Poison Fang

Poison Fang is a Charged Attack of type Poison in Pokémon GO. In Gym and Raid battles, it deals 30 damage and it costs 33 energy. In GO Battle League, Poison Fang deals 50 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	Charged Attack
Type	Poison
Power	30
Energy	33
Animation Duration	1.5s
Damage Window	0.7s - 1.2s
DPS	20.00 Damage per second
DPE	0.91 Damage per Energy

Similar moves in Gym and Raid Battles

Name	PWR	ENG	Duration	DPS
Sludge	50	33	2.0s	25.00
Poison Fang	30	33	1.5s	20.00
Cross Poison	40	33	1.5s	26.67
Sludge Bomb	85	50	2.5s	34.00
Sludge Wave	105	100	3.0s	35.00
Gunk Shot	130	100	3.0s	43.33
Acid Spray	20	50	3.0s	6.67
Acid Spray+	160	100	3.0s	53.33
Max Ooze	250	100	2.5s	100.00
G-Max Malodor	350	100	2.5s	140.00

Poison Fang in Trainer Battles

Trainer Battles Stats

Category	Charged Attack
Type	Poison
Power	50
Energy	40
Duration	6 Turns
DPS	1.25 Damage per second
DPE	1.25 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	1.75	70	40
Poison Fang Spam / BaitDebuff Special Poison Fang has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	1.25	50	40
Cross Poison Spam / BaitBoost Special Cross Poison has a 12.5% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 50.0%	1.43	50	35
Sludge Bomb General	1.60	80	50
Sludge Wave Nuke	1.69	110	65
Gunk Shot Nuke	1.73	130	75
Acid Spray GeneralDebuff Special Acid Spray has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 33.3%	0.44	20	45
Acid Spray+ High EnergyDebuff Special Acid Spray+ has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 33.3%	0.50	20	40
Max Ooze High Energy	-
G-Max Malodor High Energy	-

Strongest Pokémon with Poison Fang

Configuration

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score
1	Mega Sharpedo	Waterfall	Poison Fang	12.53	201.0	10.8
2	Shadow Crobat	Gust	Poison Fang	10.88	195.4	9.6
3	Shadow Sharpedo	Waterfall	Poison Fang	12.16	97.8	9.3
4	Shadow Nidoqueen	Poison Jab	Poison Fang	10.52	192.2	9.3
5	Salazzle	Poison Jab	Poison Fang	10.77	150.8	9.1
6	Sharpedo	Waterfall	Poison Fang	10.38	100.2	8.3
7	Grafaiai	Poison Jab	Poison Fang	9.55	144.4	8.2
8	Crobat	Gust	Poison Fang	9.14	196.9	8.2
9	Shadow Venomoth	Bug Bite *	Poison Fang	9.67	125.4	8.1
10	Nidoqueen	Poison Jab	Poison Fang	8.85	194.1	7.9
11	Seviper	Poison Jab	Poison Fang	9.41	126.3	7.9
12	Shadow Mightyena	Bite	Poison Fang	9.12	110.0	7.6
13	Shadow Golbat	Bite	Poison Fang	8.48	119.9	7.2
14	Venomoth	Bug Bite *	Poison Fang	8.25	128.4	7.1
15	Mightyena	Bite	Poison Fang	7.77	112.5	6.6
16	Golbat	Bite	Poison Fang	7.25	123.0	6.3
17	Shadow Nidorina	Bite	Poison Fang	6.42	71.1	5.2
18	Shadow Carvanha	Bite	Poison Fang	8.50	28.8	4.9
19	Salandit	Poison Jab	Poison Fang	6.43	47.9	4.8
20	Nidorina	Bite	Poison Fang	5.57	74.0	4.7
21	Carvanha	Bite	Poison Fang	7.25	29.5	4.5
22	Shadow Venonat	Bug Bite	Poison Fang	5.76	49.2	4.5
23	Venonat	Bug Bite	Poison Fang	5.06	51.8	4.1
24	Shroodle	Poison Jab	Poison Fang	5.67	34.2	4.0
25	Shadow Ekans	Acid	Poison Fang	5.45	33.5	3.9
26	Ekans	Acid	Poison Fang	4.89	36.1	3.7
27	Shadow Nidoran♀	Bite	Poison Fang	4.74	34.8	3.5
28	Nidoran♀	Bite	Poison Fang	4.26	37.5	3.3
29	Shadow Zubat	Bite	Poison Fang	4.29	22.3	2.9
30	Shadow Poochyena	Snarl	Poison Fang	4.60	19.2	2.9
31	Zubat	Bite	Poison Fang	3.84	24.0	2.7
32	Poochyena	Snarl	Poison Fang	3.95	19.8	2.6