Poison Fang

Poison Fang is a Poison-type Charge move in Pokémon GO. In Gym and Raid battles, it deals 35 damage and it costs 33 energy. In GO Battle League, Poison Fang deals 45 damage and costs 40 energy. Explore its damage and energy stats in battles, its effectiveness against various Pokémon types, and see which Pokémon wield it best.

Poison Fang 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 Fang Adventure Effects

Poison Fang has no Adventure Effects.

Poison Fang in Gym and Raid Battles

Gym and Raid Battles Stats

Category	Charge
Type	Poison
Power	35
Energy	33
Animation Duration	1.7s
Damage Window	0.9s - 1.4s
DPS	20.59 Damage per second
DPE	1.06 Damage per Energy

Similar moves in Gym and Raid Battles

Name	PWR	ENG	Duration	DPS
Sludge	50	33	2.1s	23.81
Poison Fang	35	33	1.7s	20.59
Cross Poison	40	33	1.5s	26.67
Sludge Bomb	80	50	2.3s	34.78
Sludge Wave	110	100	3.2s	34.38
Gunk Shot	130	100	3.1s	41.94
Acid Spray	20	50	3.0s	6.67

Poison Fang in Trainer Battles

Trainer Battles Stats

Category	Charge
Type	Poison
Power	45
Energy	40
Duration	6 Turns
DPS	1.13 Damage per second
DPE	1.13 Damage per Energy
Tags	Spam / BaitDebuff

Special effects

Special

Poison Fang has a 100.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Similar moves in Trainer Battles

Name	DPE	PWR	ENG
Sludge Spam / Bait Special Sludge has a 0% chance to:	1.25	50	40
Poison Fang Spam / Bait Special Poison Fang has a 0% chance to:	1.13	45	40
Cross Poison Spam / Bait Special Cross Poison has a 0% chance to:	1.43	50	35
Sludge Bomb General Special Sludge Bomb has a 0% chance to:	1.60	80	50
Sludge Wave Nuke Special Sludge Wave has a 0% chance to:	1.69	110	65
Gunk Shot Nuke Special Gunk Shot has a 0% chance to:	1.73	130	75
Acid Spray General Special Acid Spray has a 0% chance to:	0.44	20	45

Strongest Pokémon with Poison Fang

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