#269

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 2x rock 2x fire 2x psychic 2x

Resistant to

fighting ¼x grass ¼x poison ½x bug ½x fairy ½x

Abilities

Shield Dust Compound Eyes (Hidden)

Held Items

Silver Powder 5%Shed Shell 5%

Evolution Chain

Wurmple

→

Silcoon Lv. 7

Cascoon Lv. 7

→

Beautifly Lv. 10

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

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Front ♀

Back ♀

Front Shiny ♀

Back Shiny ♀

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 0.2%

Quiver Dance + Iron Defense

Moves

Item

Black Sludge

Nature

Bold

EVs

HP 248

Def 120

Spe 140

Strategy Overview

With its two 4x resistances to Grass and Fighting, an immunity to Toxic, and access to both Quiver Dance and Iron Defense, Dustox can slowly turn into a setup sweeper. However, its typing brings forth several notable weaknesses, most notably to Fire, Flying, and Rock, that allow Dustox to be overcome by threats such as Simisear, Dodrio, and Aggron. Dustox also faces fierce competition from Bellossom as a bulky Quiver Dance sweeper, as Bellossom has better offensive stats as well as Strength Sap to restore its health while lowering the target's Attack.