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dustox
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Dustox

Poison Moth Pokémon

BugPoison

DUSTOX is instinctively drawn to light. Swarms of this POKéMON are attracted by the bright lights of cities, where they wreak havoc by stripping the leaves off roadside trees for food.

Base Stats

HP 60
Attack 50
Defense 70
Sp. Atk 50
Sp. Def 90
Speed 65
Total 385

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
flying 2xrock 2xfire 2xpsychic 2x
Resistant to
fighting ¼xgrass ¼xpoison ½xbug ½x

Abilities

Shield Dust

Held Items

Silver Powder 5%Shed Shell 5%

Evolution Chain

wurmple Wurmple
→
silcoon Silcoon Lv. 7
cascoon Cascoon Lv. 7
→
beautifly Beautifly Lv. 10
dustox Dustox Lv. 10

Moves

Details

Category Poison Moth Pokémon
Height 1.2 m
Weight 31.6 kg
Base Exp 173
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Forest
Egg Groups Bug

Sprites

dustox Front Front
dustox Back Back
dustox Front Shiny Front Shiny
dustox Back Shiny Back Shiny
dustox Front ♀ Front ♀
dustox Back ♀ Back ♀
dustox Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
dustox Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
dustox Official Art Official Art
dustox Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nu
ZUNU
Special Wall
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Careful
EVs
HP 252
Atk 4
SpD 252
Physical Attacker
Item
Choice Band
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252
SunnyBeamer
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Timid / Modest
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Dustox is mostly inferior to other Pokemon if you use a sweeper set due to its low Attack, but its Special Defense is good enough to stop most pure special sweepers. It should only be used on NU teams.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc