Poison Fast move

Poison Sting

Raid and GO Battle League stats for Poison Sting, plus every Pokemon that can learn it.

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

Gained per use

Duration

0.5s

Animation time

DPS

8.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 4
Energy: +6
Duration: 0.5s
DPS: 8.0 dmg/s
EPS: 12 energy/s
Damage window start: 0.28s
Damage window end: 0.48s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 4
Energy: +9
Turns: 1 (0.5s)
DPT: 4 dmg/turn
EPT: 9 energy/turn

Editor's notes

Notable Pokémon that can learn it include Roserade, Overqwil, Toxicroak and Nidoking. These are the Pokémon that get the most out of Poison Sting.

In raids it puts out 8.0 DPS and 12 energy/sec, so it charges your charged move quickly.

Toni Ramón

Founder & lead editor

What these stats mean

Power, energy, duration, DPS and the PvP numbers

Power: Base damage each use deals before type and stat multipliers.
Energy: Energy generated per use — it fuels your charged move.
Duration: Animation time. You cannot dodge or attack during it.
DPS: Damage per second — power × 1000 / duration.
PvP stats: GO Battle League runs on 0.5s turns with its own power and energy values, so they differ from the raid numbers.

Top Pokemon with Poison Sting

Released Pokemon that learn this move, ranked by base attack. Max CP is at level 50 with 15/15/15 IVs.

#	Pokemon	Max CP	ATK	DEF	STA
1	Roserade GrassPoison	3,359	243	185	155
2	Overqwil DarkPoison	3,331	222	171	198
3	Toxicroak PoisonFighting	2,813	211	133	195
4	Nidoking PoisonGround	2,902	204	156	191
5	Scolipede BugPoison	2,766	203	175	155
6	Qwilfish WaterPoison	2,319	184	138	163
7	Drapion PoisonDark	2,774	180	202	172
8	Nidoqueen PoisonGround	2,813	180	173	207
9	Beedrill BugPoison	2,087	169	130	163
10	Arbok Poison	2,172	167	153	155
11	Tentacruel WaterPoison	2,739	166	209	190
12	Ariados BugPoison	2,004	161	124	172
13	Cacnea Grass	1,404	156	74	137
14	Vespiquen BugFlying	2,267	149	190	172
15	Nidorino Poison	1,575	137	111	156
16	Clodsire PoisonGround	2,208	127	151	277
17	Nidorina Poison	1,481	117	120	172
18	Croagunk PoisonFighting	1,077	116	76	134
19	Ekans Poison	1,049	110	97	111
20	Spinarak BugPoison	924	105	73	120
21	Whirlipede BugPoison	1,294	100	173	120
22	Mareanie PoisonWater	1,100	98	110	137
23	Tentacool WaterPoison	1,177	97	149	120
24	Skorupi PoisonBug	1,142	93	151	120
25	Venipede BugPoison	799	83	99	102
26	Weedle BugPoison	516	63	50	120
27	Cascoon Bug	626	60	77	137
28	Silcoon Bug	626	60	77	137
29	Kakuna BugPoison	489	46	75	128

FAQ

Is Poison Sting a good move?

Poison Sting deals 4 base damage over 0.5 seconds, which works out at 8.0 DPS while generating 12 energy per second for your charged move. Compare it with the rest of the Poison moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Poison Sting?

The table above lists the 29 strongest by base attack, led by Roserade, Overqwil, Toxicroak.

Is Poison Sting better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 4 power for 6 energy over 0.5s. In GO Battle League it uses 4 power for 9 energy over 1 turns (0.5s). The two sets of numbers are independent, so read the PvE block for raids and the PvP block for GO Battle League.

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