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Poison Pokémon weakness, resistance, and strength

Our poison Pokémon weakness guide can help you discover how to deal with those pesky ‘mon, or maybe how to make the most of your toxic pals.

Poison Pokemon weakness - Nidoking in front of the poison type icon in front of a map of Kanto

Our poison Pokémon weakness guide is here to supply the antidote to your toxic woes. Some Pokémon like to lay the smackdown, others have a tendency to shock you, and a few use poison to chip away at you. Honestly, it’s hard to believe that a lil creature like Toxel can be so toxic (actually, it’s right there in the name), but we take one look at that cute, grumpy face, and we forgive them. Still, it’s nice to know what the poison-type weakness is to deal with what they throw at you.

However, should you want a tough ‘mon that can inflict toxic on your enemy’s team, our picks for the best poison Pokémon can help you. Or, if you need a different type of creature from the Pokédex, take a look at our starter Pokémon, mythical Pokémon, ice Pokémon, and ghost Pokémon guides.

Here’s what you need to know about the poison Pokémon weakness.

Poison Pokemon weakness - the poison type icon in front of a map of Kanto

What are poison Pokémon weaknesses?

The Poison Pokémon weakness is ground- and psychic-types. If you need help overcoming these two types, our psychic Pokémon weakness and ground Pokémon weakness guides are on hand to help you out.

Poison Pokémon counters

As for who to use if you want to defeat a poison Pokémon, we suggest the likes of Rhyperior, Musharna, and Hypno. Or, for some generation-specific options, look below:

Each of our suggestions is at least partly one of the above types, meaning if you equip them with the right moves (psychic or ground), you shouldn’t struggle too much. However, while we can’t deny that Gardevoir is a powerful psychic-type, we must point out that she’s also part fairy, which opens her up to a powerful counter from poison Pokémon – always consider the secondary typing of a Pokémon.

Poison Pokemon weakness - Beedrill in front of the posion type icon in front of a map of Kanto

What are poison Pokémon resistances?

Poison ‘mon are resistant to poison and toxic themselves and can handle their own against both bug- and fighting-types. With this in mind, if you choose to use Gallade in a battle against a poison-type, make sure you use his psychic abilities, as his fighting moves are ineffective.

To get one up on the competition with these types, check out our bug Pokémon weakness and fighting Pokémon weakness guide to find the soft spot.

Why does poison resist fighting?

You can’t punch away the common cold. That’s it; that’s why fighting-types are weak to poison. You can’t physically fight off an ailment, and that’s exactly what poison is. Poison Pokémon essentially attack you from the inside through toxins and gasses, things that you can’t block or throw a punch at.

Poison Pokemon weakness - Arbok in front of the poison type icon in front of a map of Kanto

What are poison Pokémon strengths?

Poison Pokémon are super effective against fairy- and grass-types. Pokémon such as Togekiss, Dachsbun, and Clefable stand no chance against poison-types, which is very good to know should you struggle to deal with fairy-types. Plus, grass-types such as Meowscarda take considerable damage from poison Pokémon, too.

Sure, poison Pokémon decimate fairy and grass-types, but who else does? Read our fairy Pokémon weakness and grass Pokémon weakness articles to find out.

What are the best tera types for poison Pokémon?

Thanks to tera types in Scarlet and Violet, there are ways to offset the weaknesses of poison-types, even if they only have two of them. We suggest you aim for dark or ghost if you want to combat the psychic weakness, while going for a water tera type if you want to fight off the ground weakness.

So there you have it, the poison Pokémon weakness. If you need help with those who lurk in the shadows, it’s our dark Pokémon weakness and ghost Pokémon weakness guides that you should read.