Moves, #40, Poison Sting
Poison Sting is learned by 43 species by level and 2 by egg
Of the 1,025 species this site covers, default forms only
Effect, in PokéAPI's words
“Has a chance to poison the target.”
Who learns it
45 species in all, 8 of 25 games shown
| Species | Method | Level |
|---|---|---|
 Arbok | Level up | 1 |
 Sandslash | Level up | 1 |
 Tentacool | Level up | 1 |
 Tentacruel | Level up | 1 |
 Spinarak | Level up | 1 |
 Ariados | Level up | 1 |
 Gligar | Level up | 1 |
 Qwilfish | Level up | 1 |
 Cacnea | Level up | 1 |
 Cacturne | Level up | 1 |
 Vespiquen | Level up | 1 |
 Croagunk | Level up | 1 |
 Toxicroak | Level up | 1 |
 Mareanie | Level up | 1 |
 Toxapex | Level up | 1 |
 Overqwil | Level up | 1 |
 Clodsire | Level up | 1 |
 Sandshrew | Level up | 3 |
 Ekans | Level up | 4 |
 Joltik | Egg | |
 Galvantula | Egg |
| Species | Method | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Tentacool | Level up | 1 |
| Tentacruel | Level up | 1 |
| Gligar | Level up | 1 |
 Wurmple | Level up | 1 |
 Silcoon | Level up | 1 |
 Beautifly | Level up | 1 |
 Cascoon | Level up | 1 |
 Dustox | Level up | 1 |
 Roselia | Level up | 1 |
 Budew | Level up | 1 |
 Roserade | Level up | 1 |
 Skorupi | Level up | 1 |
 Drapion | Level up | 1 |
| Croagunk | Level up | 1 |
| Toxicroak | Level up | 1 |
 Gliscor | Level up | 1 |
| Overqwil | Level up | 1 |
| Species | Method | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Roselia | Level up | Evolve, 1 |
 Weedle | Level up | 1 |
 Beedrill | Level up | 1, 17 |
| Arbok | Level up | 1, 4 |
| Sandslash | Level up | 1 |
 Nidoran♀ | Level up | 1 |
 Nidorina | Level up | 1 |
 Nidoqueen | Level up | 1 |
 Nidoran♂ | Level up | 1 |
 Nidorino | Level up | 1 |
 Nidoking | Level up | 1 |
| Tentacool | Level up | 1 |
| Tentacruel | Level up | 1 |
| Spinarak | Level up | 1 |
| Ariados | Level up | 1 |
| Gligar | Level up | 1 |
| Qwilfish | Level up | 1 |
| Beautifly | Level up | 1 |
| Dustox | Level up | 1 |
| Cacnea | Level up | 1 |
| Cacturne | Level up | 1 |
| Roserade | Level up | 1 |
| Vespiquen | Level up | 1 |
| Skorupi | Level up | 1 |
| Drapion | Level up | 1 |
| Croagunk | Level up | 1 |
| Toxicroak | Level up | 1 |
| Gliscor | Level up | 1 |
| Sandshrew | Level up | 3 |
| Ekans | Level up | 4 |
| Wurmple | Level up | 5 |
| Species | Method | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Roselia | Level up | Evolve, 1 |
| Sandslash | Level up | 1 |
| Nidoran♀ | Level up | 1 |
| Nidorina | Level up | 1 |
| Nidoqueen | Level up | 1 |
| Nidoran♂ | Level up | 1 |
| Nidorino | Level up | 1 |
| Nidoking | Level up | 1 |
| Tentacool | Level up | 1 |
| Tentacruel | Level up | 1 |
| Qwilfish | Level up | 1 |
| Roserade | Level up | 1 |
| Vespiquen | Level up | 1 |
| Skorupi | Level up | 1 |
| Drapion | Level up | 1 |
| Croagunk | Level up | 1 |
| Toxicroak | Level up | 1 |
 Venipede | Level up | 1 |
 Whirlipede | Level up | 1 |
 Scolipede | Level up | 1 |
 Jellicent | Level up | 1 |
| Mareanie | Level up | 1 |
| Toxapex | Level up | 1 |
| Sandshrew | Level up | 3 |
 Frillish | Level up | 4 |
| Joltik | Egg |
| Species | Method | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Weedle | Level up | 1 |
| Arbok | Level up | 1, 4 |
| Sandslash | Level up | 1, 5 |
| Nidoqueen | Level up | 1 |
| Nidoking | Level up | 1 |
| Tentacool | Level up | 1 |
| Tentacruel | Level up | 1 |
| Spinarak | Level up | 1 |
| Ariados | Level up | 1 |
| Gligar | Level up | 1 |
| Qwilfish | Level up | 1 |
| Cacnea | Level up | 1 |
| Cacturne | Level up | 1 |
| Roserade | Level up | 1 |
| Vespiquen | Level up | 1 |
| Skorupi | Level up | 1 |
| Drapion | Level up | 1 |
| Toxicroak | Level up | 1, 8 |
| Whirlipede | Level up | 1, 5 |
| Scolipede | Level up | 1, 5 |
| Mareanie | Level up | 1 |
| Toxapex | Level up | 1 |
| Ekans | Level up | 4 |
| Sandshrew | Level up | 5 |
| Wurmple | Level up | 5 |
| Venipede | Level up | 5 |
| Roselia | Level up | 7 |
| Croagunk | Level up | 8 |
| Nidoran♀ | Level up | 13 |
| Nidorina | Level up | 13 |
| Nidoran♂ | Level up | 13 |
| Nidorino | Level up | 13 |
| Joltik | Egg |
| Species | Method | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Weedle | Level up | 1 |
| Arbok | Level up | 1, 4 |
| Sandslash | Level up | 1, 5 |
| Nidoqueen | Level up | 1 |
| Nidoking | Level up | 1 |
| Tentacool | Level up | 1 |
| Tentacruel | Level up | 1 |
| Spinarak | Level up | 1 |
| Ariados | Level up | 1 |
| Gligar | Level up | 1 |
| Qwilfish | Level up | 1 |
| Cacnea | Level up | 1 |
| Cacturne | Level up | 1 |
| Roserade | Level up | 1 |
| Vespiquen | Level up | 1 |
| Skorupi | Level up | 1 |
| Drapion | Level up | 1 |
| Toxicroak | Level up | 1, 8 |
| Whirlipede | Level up | 1, 5 |
| Scolipede | Level up | 1, 5 |
| Mareanie | Level up | 1 |
| Toxapex | Level up | 1 |
| Ekans | Level up | 4 |
| Sandshrew | Level up | 5 |
| Wurmple | Level up | 5 |
| Venipede | Level up | 5 |
| Roselia | Level up | 7 |
| Croagunk | Level up | 8 |
| Nidoran♀ | Level up | 13 |
| Nidorina | Level up | 13 |
| Nidoran♂ | Level up | 13 |
| Nidorino | Level up | 13 |
| Joltik | Egg |
| Species | Method | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Weedle | Level up | 1 |
| Arbok | Level up | 1, 4 |
| Sandslash | Level up | 1, 5 |
| Nidoqueen | Level up | 1 |
| Nidoking | Level up | 1 |
| Tentacool | Level up | 1 |
| Tentacruel | Level up | 1 |
| Spinarak | Level up | 1 |
| Ariados | Level up | 1 |
| Gligar | Level up | 1 |
| Qwilfish | Level up | 1 |
| Cacnea | Level up | 1 |
| Cacturne | Level up | 1 |
| Roserade | Level up | 1 |
| Vespiquen | Level up | 1 |
| Skorupi | Level up | 1 |
| Drapion | Level up | 1 |
| Toxicroak | Level up | 1, 8 |
| Whirlipede | Level up | 1, 5 |
| Scolipede | Level up | 1, 5 |
| Ekans | Level up | 4 |
| Sandshrew | Level up | 5 |
| Wurmple | Level up | 5 |
| Venipede | Level up | 5 |
| Roselia | Level up | 7 |
| Croagunk | Level up | 8 |
| Nidoran♀ | Level up | 13 |
| Nidorina | Level up | 13 |
| Nidoran♂ | Level up | 13 |
| Nidorino | Level up | 13 |
| Joltik | Egg |
Changed over time
One change since Generation I
- Effect chance 20%30% from Gold and Silver, Generation II