Poison Sting

Poison Sting is a Fast Attack of type Poison in Pokémon GO. In Gym and Raid battles, it deals 4 damage and it generates 6 energy. In GO Battle League, Poison Sting deals 4 damage and generates 9 energy. Explore its damage and energy stats in battles, its effectiveness against various Pokémon types, and see which Pokémon wield it best.

Poison Sting effectiveness against other Pokémon types


Poison	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6

Poison Sting Adventure Effects

Poison Sting has no Adventure Effects.

Poison Sting in Gym and Raid Battles

Gym and Raid Battles Stats

Category	Fast Attack
Type	Poison
Power	4
Energy	6
Animation Duration	0.5s
Damage Window	0.3s - 0.5s
DPS	8.00 Damage per second
DPE	0.67 Damage per Energy
EPS	12.00 Energy per second

Similar moves in Gym and Raid Battles

Name	PWR	ENG	Duration	EPS	DPS
Poison Jab	13	9	1.0s	9.00	13.00
Acid	11	10	1.0s	10.00	11.00
Poison Sting	4	6	0.5s	12.00	8.00

Poison Sting in Trainer Battles

Trainer Battles Stats

Category	Fast Attack
Type	Poison
Power	4
Energy	9
Duration	2 Turns
DPS	0.44 Damage per second
EPS	4.50 Energy per second
DPE	0.44 Damage per Energy
Tags	Fast Charge

Special effects

Poison Sting has no special effects.

Similar moves in Trainer Battles

Name	DPT	EPT	PWR	ENG	CD
Poison Jab General	3.50	3.50	7	7	1s
Acid Multipurpose	3.00	4.00	6	8	1s
Poison Sting Fast Charge	2.00	4.50	4	9	1s

Strongest Pokémon with Poison Sting

Configuration

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score
1	Mega Beedrill	Poison Sting	Fell Stinger+	20.74	324.0	17.9
2	Shadow Overqwil	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	15.42	266.8	13.5
3	Roserade	Poison Sting	Grass Knot	14.35	255.6	12.6
4	Shadow Toxicroak	Poison Sting	Dynamic Punch	14.34	195.3	12.1
5	Shadow Nidoking	Poison Sting	Earth Power	13.75	212.6	11.8
6	Overqwil	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	13.07	271.3	11.7
7	Shadow Scolipede	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	13.67	192.8	11.6
8	Shadow Drapion	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	12.68	225.7	11.1
9	Shadow Nidoqueen	Poison Sting	Earth Power	12.55	229.4	11.0
10	Toxicroak	Poison Sting	Dynamic Punch	12.33	201.4	10.7
11	Nidoking	Poison Sting	Earth Power	11.71	217.2	10.3
12	Scolipede	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	11.72	198.3	10.2
13	Shadow Tentacruel	Poison Sting	Hydro Pump	10.92	219.8	9.7
14	Drapion	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	10.76	229.8	9.6
15	Nidoqueen	Poison Sting	Earth Power	10.61	232.7	9.5
16	Shadow Qwilfish	Poison Sting	Shadow Ball	11.25	134.0	9.3
17	Hisuian Qwilfish	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	10.72	166.3	9.2
18	Shadow Beedrill	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	11.21	126.6	9.2
19	Shadow Arbok	Poison Sting	Brutal Swing	10.55	131.5	8.8
20	Tentacruel	Poison Sting	Hydro Pump	9.33	225.3	8.5
21	Qwilfish	Poison Sting	Shadow Ball	9.75	139.4	8.3
22	Beedrill	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	9.81	132.9	8.3
23	Arbok	Poison Sting	Brutal Swing	9.07	135.7	7.8
24	Clodsire	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	8.38	213.6	7.6
25	Vespiquen	Poison Sting	Bug Buzz	8.23	166.2	7.3
26	Ariados	Poison Sting	Megahorn	8.35	114.3	7.1
27	Shadow Nidorino	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	8.83	83.1	7.0
28	Shadow Nidorina	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	8.24	91.2	6.7
29	Nidorino	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	7.93	89.6	6.5
30	Nidorina	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	7.24	96.3	6.1
31	Shadow Whirlipede	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	7.15	79.4	5.8
32	Whirlipede	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	6.27	83.5	5.3
33	Shadow Skorupi	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	6.55	64.2	5.2
34	Cacnea	Poison Sting	Grass Knot	6.68	47.3	4.9
35	Skorupi	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	5.82	68.5	4.8
36	Shadow Tentacool	Poison Sting	Bubble Beam	5.76	55.8	4.6
37	Shadow Cacnea	Poison Sting	Seed Bomb	6.25	36.9	4.4
38	Ekans	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	5.60	41.3	4.2
39	Mareanie	Poison Sting	Gunk Shot	5.20	51.8	4.2
40	Croagunk	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	5.61	40.0	4.2
41	Tentacool	Poison Sting	Bubble Beam	5.05	58.7	4.2
42	Shadow Nidoran♀	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	5.34	39.2	4.0
43	Shadow Ekans	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	5.59	34.3	4.0
44	Nidoran♀	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	5.09	44.8	4.0
45	Shadow Croagunk	Poison Sting	Brick Break	5.37	31.9	3.8
46	Nidoran♂	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	5.09	35.2	3.7
47	Shadow Nidoran♂	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	4.75	27.3	3.3
48	Venipede	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	4.44	31.1	3.3
49	Spinarak	Poison Sting	Cross Poison	4.56	28.4	3.3
50	Shadow Venipede	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	4.38	25.6	3.1

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