Poison type in PokéSurvivor
Everything the Poison type does in PokéSurvivor: which of the 18 types its moves punish, what shrugs them off, every Poison move you can build around, and the legendary arena that tests it.
- 4
- moves
- 4
- evolvable
- 78
- Pokémon
- 3
- legendaries
Attacking
Playing Poison on offence
Poison moves deal ×1.6 damage to these types.
dual types cap at ×2.4
Poison moves and their evolutions
4 of the game's 64 moves are {type} moves, and 4 of them can evolve.
Sludge
ProjectileToxic sludge that poisons on impact.
Evolves intoSludge BombPower
Poison Sting
ProjectileA quick poisonous sting.
Evolves intoPoison JabSprint
Toxic
TrailYou leave pools of poison that badly poison whoever steps on them.
Evolves intoPoison GasSynthesis
Toxic Spikes
MinesPoison spikes that badly poison when they burst.
Evolves intoGunk ShotSynthesis
The kind tells you how the move is delivered, which matters as much as the type: an orbit defends your body, a beam kills one large target, a burst clears a crowd.
The Poison rift arena
Dual-type legendaries pick one of their types at random for the arena, so Toxic Swamp is the home you will see roughly half the time when a Poison legendary opens a rift.
- Poison3 legendaries
Toxic Swamp
Toxic swamp with lingering pools of poison covering the safe routes.
Open the type chart →
Poison legendaries
3 legendaries can open a Poison rift, including the ones that only pass through this type on one half of a dual typing.
Poison partners
75 of the 966 partners are Poison in at least one of their types, not counting the legendaries listed above. Starters are marked, and every entry links back to the region it comes from.
#001BulbasaurGrassPoisonStarter
#002IvysaurGrassPoison
#003VenusaurGrassPoison
#013WeedleBugPoison
#014KakunaBugPoison
#015BeedrillBugPoison
#023EkansPoison
#024ArbokPoison
#029Nidoran♀Poison
#030NidorinaPoison
#031NidoqueenPoisonGround
#032Nidoran♂Poison
#033NidorinoPoison
#034NidokingPoisonGround
#041ZubatPoisonFlying
#042GolbatPoisonFlying
#043OddishGrassPoison
#044GloomGrassPoison
#045VileplumeGrassPoison
#048VenonatBugPoison
#049VenomothBugPoison
#069BellsproutGrassPoison
#070WeepinbellGrassPoison
#071VictreebelGrassPoison
#072TentacoolWaterPoison
#073TentacruelWaterPoison
#088GrimerPoison
#089MukPoison
#092GastlyGhostPoison
#093HaunterGhostPoison
#094GengarGhostPoison
#109KoffingPoison
#110WeezingPoison
#167SpinarakBugPoison
#168AriadosBugPoison
#169CrobatPoisonFlying
#211QwilfishWaterPoison
#269DustoxBugPoison
#315RoseliaGrassPoison
#316GulpinPoison
#317SwalotPoison
#336SeviperPoison
#406BudewGrassPoison
#407RoseradeGrassPoison
#434StunkyPoisonDark
#435SkuntankPoisonDark
#451SkorupiPoisonBug
#452DrapionPoisonDark
#453CroagunkPoisonFighting
#454ToxicroakPoisonFighting
#543VenipedeBugPoison
#544WhirlipedeBugPoison
#545ScolipedeBugPoison
#568TrubbishPoison
#569GarbodorPoison
#590FoongusGrassPoison
#690SkrelpPoisonWater
#691DragalgePoisonDragon
#747MareaniePoisonWater
#748ToxapexPoisonWater
#757SalanditPoisonFire
#758SalazzlePoisonFire
#793NihilegoRockPoison
#803PoipolePoison
#804NaganadelPoisonDragon
#848ToxelElectricPoison
#849ToxtricityElectricPoison
#903SneaslerFightingPoison
#904OverqwilDarkPoison
#965VaroomSteelPoison
#966RevavroomSteelPoison
#969GlimmetRockPoison
#970GlimmoraRockPoison
#980ClodsirePoisonGround
#994FerropolillaFirePoison
966 Pokémon · Pokédex →
Related types
Types that interact with Poison on the chart, on offence or defence, for whatever you build next.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Poison type good in PokéSurvivor?
It has 4 moves to build around, 4 of which evolve, and it hits 2 of the 18 types for ×1.6. That is enough range to carry a run, provided you keep a second answer for anything that resists it.
What are Poison moves super effective against?
Grass, Fairy. Against a dual-type target those multipliers multiply up to the ×2.4 cap, which is the largest damage bonus the game allows.
What is Poison weak against?
Moves of these types deal ×1.6 to Poison Pokémon: Ground, Psychic. At the other end, Poison takes only ×0.6 from Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy, so those are the matchups you can ignore.
Which Poison moves should I choose?
Sludge, Poison Sting, Toxic, Toxic Spikes. As a rule, take one crowd-clearing move and one single-target move, then add a stat or utility slot once your damage is stable.
Which legendary guards the Poison arena?
Toxic Swamp is the {type} rift arena, and the legendaries that can open it are Eternatus, Munkidori, Fezandipiti. A win is always worth ×10 gacha tickets.
- GuideControls on PC and phone, levelling, evolutions, builds, enemy behaviour, rifts, economy and co-op — plus the habits that extend a run.Read the guide →
- PokédexAll 966 partners with types, region, starter and legendary flags, searchable and filterable, each one linked to its type pages.Open the Pokédex →
- Legendaries & arenasThe 18 rift arenas with their terrain, and all 87 legendaries that can open them — plus a checklist to run before you step through.See the arenas →
- Moves64 moves and 59 evolutions, with the delivery kind, the effect, the card each evolution needs and what the evolved form gains.Browse moves →
Ready to try a run?
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