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Pokédex No.0269
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Dustox

No.0269 · Poison Moth Pokémon

Dustox

ドクケイル

BugPoison
Height
1.2 m
Weight
31.6 kg
Color
Green
Shape
Bug Wings
Abilities

Protects against incoming moves' extra effects.

Increases moves' accuracy to 1.3×.

02 //Base stats

Base stats
StatBase
HP60
230–324
Attack50
94–218
Defense70
130–262
Sp. Atk50
94–218
Sp. Def90
166–306
Speed65
121–251
Total385Higher than 36% of all Pokémon

Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).

HP 60Attack 50Defense 70Speed 65Sp. Def 90Sp. Atk 50
  • HPtop 66%
  • Attacktop 83%
  • Defensetop 51%
  • Sp. Atktop 74%
  • Sp. Deftop 23%
  • Speedtop 52%

03 //Type matchups

Defensive multipliers
Type matchups
Takes 2× damage
FireFlyingPsychicRock
Takes ½× damage
PoisonBugFairy
Takes ¼× damage
GrassFighting
Damage taken from every type
Normal1×
Fire2×
Water1×
Electric1×
Grass¼×
Ice1×
Fighting¼×
Poison½×
Ground1×
Flying2×
Psychic2×
Bug½×
Rock2×
Ghost1×
Dragon1×
Dark1×
Steel1×
Fairy½×
Its own types hit these super-effectively (STAB)
GrassPsychicDarkFairy

04 //Evolution

Evolution

05 //Easily confused with

Most similar silhouettes
Easily confused with
Dustox silhouette
Dustox
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Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.

06 //Where to find it

By game
Where to find it
GamesLocationMethod
SVZA
Not in this game

Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.

07 //Moves

46 moves
Moves
LvMoveTypeCat.Pow
EvoPage →Flying40
1Page →Bug60
1Page →Flying40
1Page →Normal—
1Page →Poison15
1Page →Bug—
1Page →Normal40
12Page →Psychic50
15Page →Poison—
17Page →Fairy—
20Page →Poison65
22Page →Psychic65
25Page →Bug80
27Page →Psychic—
30Page →Normal—
32Page →Poison—
35Page →Bug90
37Page →Normal—
40Page →Bug—

Learnset from Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Tap a move for its effect.

08 //Pokédex entries

9 unique entries
Pokédex entries
Tends to be drawn to bonfires on dark nights. Difficult to chase away from settlements because of the way it scatters highly toxic scales.
Legends Arceus
It scatters its fine dust all over when it is attacked. It is a nocturnal Pokémon.
HeartgoldSoulsilver
Toxic powder is scattered with each flap. At night, it is known to strip leaves off trees lining boulevards.
PlatinumBlackWhiteBlack 2White 2
It violently flutters its wings to scatter toxic dust when attacked. It becomes active after sunset.
PearlY
A nocturnal Pokémon. Drawn by streetlights, they messily eat the leaves of trees lining boulevards.
DiamondX
It scatters horribly toxic dust when it senses danger. They tend to gather in the glow of streetlamps at night.
FireredLeafgreen

09 //Names in other languages

9 languages
Names in other languages
Japanese
ドクケイル
Rōmaji
Dokucale
Korean
독케일
Chinese (Simplified)
毒粉蛾
Chinese (Traditional)
毒粉蛾
French
Papinox
German
Pudox
Spanish
Dustox
Italian
Dustox

10 //Training & breeding

Training & breeding

Training

EV yield3 Sp. Def
Catch rate45 (11.9% per Poké Ball at full HP, Gen 5+)
Base friendship70
Base experience173
Growth rateMedium

Breeding

Egg groupsBug
Egg cycles15
Gender50% ♂ · 50% ♀
Gender differencesYes
Habitatforest

Other names

Japaneseドクケイル
Korean독케일
GermanPudox
FrenchPapinox
SpanishDustox
ItalianDustox

Regional Pokédex numbers

Hoenn #18Original Sinnoh #52Extended Sinnoh #52Updated Hoenn #18Hisui #22

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Dustox summary

Dustox is a Bug/Poison-type Poison Moth Pokémon introduced in Generation 3, number 269 in the National Pokédex. It has a base stat total of 385 (HP 60, Attack 50, Defense 70, Sp. Atk 50, Sp. Def 90, Speed 65). It is weak to Fire, Flying, Psychic and Rock moves. Its abilities are shield-dust, with compound-eyes as a hidden ability.

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