#0269

Dustox

Bug Poison Gen III

Pokédex Data

Height: 1.2 m (3'11")
Weight: 31.6 kg (69.7 lbs)
Abilities: Shield Dust · Compound Eyes (Hidden)
Gender Ratio: 50% male, 50% female
Catch Rate: 45
Base Exp.: 173
Growth Rate: Medium
EV Yield: 3 Special Defense
Egg Groups: Bug
Egg Cycles: 15 (3,840 steps)
Base Friendship: 70
Color: Green
Shape: Bug wings

Dustox, a Poison Moth Pokémon, made its debut in Generation III of the Pokémon series. It is the evolved form of Cascoon. This Bug / Poison-type Pokémon often dwells in forests.

Pokédex Entries

Ruby

DUSTOX is instinctively drawn to light. Swarms of this POKéMON are attracted by the bright lights of cities, where they wreak havoc by stripping the leaves off roadside trees for food.

Sapphire

When DUSTOX flaps its wings, a fine dust is scattered all over. This dust is actually a powerful poison that will even make a pro wrestler sick. This POKéMON searches for food using its antennae like radar.

Emerald

It is a nocturnal POKéMON that flies from fields and mountains to the attraction of streetlights at night. It looses highly toxic powder from its wings.

FireRed

It scatters horribly toxic dust when it senses danger. They tend to gather in the glow of streetlamps at night.

LeafGreen

It scatters horribly toxic dust when it senses danger. They tend to gather in the glow of streetlamps at night.

Diamond

A nocturnal Pokémon. Drawn by streetlights, they messily eat the leaves of trees lining boulevards.

Pearl

It violently flutters its wings to scatter toxic dust when attacked. It becomes active after sunset.

Platinum

Toxic powder is scattered with each flap. At night, it is known to strip leaves off trees lining boulevards.

HeartGold

It scatters its fine dust all over when it is attacked. It is a nocturnal Pokémon.

SoulSilver

It scatters its fine dust all over when it is attacked. It is a nocturnal Pokémon.

Scarlet

Not available in this game

Violet

Not available in this game

Legends: Z-A

No data yet

Base Stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

385

Defenses

Immune To

No Damage From

None

Very Resistant Against

¼ Damage From

Fighting Grass

Resistant Against

½ Damage From

Poison Bug Fairy

Weak Against

2× Damage From

Flying Rock Fire Psychic

Very Weak Against

4× Damage From

None

Evolution

Moves

Scarlet

Not available in this game

Violet

Not available in this game

Legends: Z-A

No data yet

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
—	Confusion	Psychic	Special	50	100	25
1	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100	35
6	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	—	—	15
6	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
11	Poison Powder	Poison	Status	—	75	35
18	Silver Wind	Bug	Special	60	100	5
25	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100	10
34	Extrasensory	Psychic	Special	80	100	20
43	Bug Buzz	Bug	Special	90	100	10

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Gust	Flying	Special	40	100	35
12	Confusion	Psychic	Special	50	100	25
15	Poison Powder	Poison	Status	—	75	35
17	Moonlight	Fairy	Status	—	—	5
20	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100	10
22	Psybeam	Psychic	Special	65	100	20
25	Silver Wind	Bug	Special	60	100	5
27	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
30	Whirlwind	Normal	Status	—	—	20
32	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10
35	Bug Buzz	Bug	Special	90	100	10
37	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
40	Quiver Dance	Bug	Status	—	—	20

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM62	Acrobatics	Flying	Physical	55	100	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM53	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100	10
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100	20
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100	15
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
TM83	Infestation	Bug	Special	20	100	20
TM16	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100	10
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100	20
TM19	Roost	Flying	Status	—	—	5
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100	15
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100	10
TM22	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10
TM89	U-turn	Bug	Physical	70	100	20
TM09	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100	10

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Bug Bite	Bug	Physical	60	100	20
Defog	Flying	Status	—	—	15
Electroweb	Electric	Special	55	95	15
Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100	10
Laser Focus	Normal	Status	—	—	30
Signal Beam	Bug	Special	75	100	15
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100	15
Tailwind	Flying	Status	—	—	15

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
10	Gust	Flying	Special	40	100	35
12	Confusion	Psychic	Special	50	100	25
15	Poison Powder	Poison	Status	—	75	35
17	Moonlight	Fairy	Status	—	—	5
20	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100	10
22	Psybeam	Psychic	Special	65	100	20
25	Silver Wind	Bug	Special	60	100	5
27	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
30	Whirlwind	Normal	Status	—	—	20
32	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10
35	Bug Buzz	Bug	Special	90	100	10
37	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
40	Quiver Dance	Bug	Status	—	—	20

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM62	Acrobatics	Flying	Physical	55	100	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM53	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100	10
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	—	100	20
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100	20
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100	15
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
TM83	Infestation	Bug	Special	20	100	20
TM16	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100	10
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100	20
TM19	Roost	Flying	Status	—	—	5
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100	15
TM94	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100	10
TM22	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100	10
TM76	Struggle Bug	Bug	Special	50	100	20
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10
TM89	U-turn	Bug	Physical	70	100	20
TM09	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100	10

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Bug Bite	Bug	Physical	60	100	20
Electroweb	Electric	Special	55	95	15
Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100	10
Signal Beam	Bug	Special	75	100	15
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100	15
Tailwind	Flying	Status	—	—	15

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
10	Confusion	Psychic	Special	50	100	25
13	Gust	Flying	Special	40	100	35
17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
20	Moonlight	Fairy	Status	—	—	5
24	Psybeam	Psychic	Special	65	100	20
27	Whirlwind	Normal	Status	—	—	20
31	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
34	Silver Wind	Bug	Special	60	100	5
38	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10
41	Bug Buzz	Bug	Special	90	100	10
45	Quiver Dance	Bug	Status	—	—	20

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM62	Acrobatics	Flying	Physical	55	100	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM53	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100	10
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	—	100	20
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100	20
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100	15
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
TM16	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100	10
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100	20
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100	15
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	15
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100	10
TM22	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100	10
TM76	Struggle Bug	Bug	Special	50	100	20
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10
TM89	U-turn	Bug	Physical	70	100	20
TM09	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100	10

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Bug Bite	Bug	Physical	60	100	20
Electroweb	Electric	Special	55	95	15
Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100	10
Roost	Flying	Status	—	—	5
Signal Beam	Bug	Special	75	100	15
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100	15
Tailwind	Flying	Status	—	—	15

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
10	Confusion	Psychic	Special	50	100	25
13	Gust	Flying	Special	40	100	35
17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
20	Moonlight	Fairy	Status	—	—	5
24	Psybeam	Psychic	Special	65	100	20
27	Whirlwind	Normal	Status	—	—	20
31	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
34	Silver Wind	Bug	Special	60	100	5
38	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10
41	Bug Buzz	Bug	Special	90	100	10

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15
TM78	Captivate	Normal	Status	—	100	20
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM53	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100	10
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	—	100	20
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100	20
TM19	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100	10
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100	15
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
TM16	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
TM83	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	—	100	15
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100	10
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100	20
TM51	Roost	Flying	Status	—	—	5
TM43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	15
TM62	Silver Wind	Bug	Special	60	100	5
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100	10
TM22	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10
TM89	U-turn	Bug	Physical	70	100	20

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Air Cutter	Flying	Special	60	95	25
Bug Bite	Bug	Physical	60	100	20
Ominous Wind	Ghost	Special	60	100	5
Signal Beam	Bug	Special	75	100	15
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100	15
String Shot	Bug	Status	—	95	40
Swift	Normal	Special	60	—	20
Tailwind	Flying	Status	—	—	15
Twister	Dragon	Special	40	100	20

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
10	Confusion	Psychic	Special	50	100	25
13	Gust	Flying	Special	40	100	35
17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
20	Moonlight	Fairy	Status	—	—	5
24	Psybeam	Psychic	Special	65	100	20
27	Whirlwind	Normal	Status	—	—	20
31	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
34	Silver Wind	Bug	Special	60	100	5
38	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
TM105	Flash	Normal	Status	—	100	20
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100	20
TM19	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100	15
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
TM16	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100	10
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100	20
TM43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	15
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100	10
TM22	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100	10
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	15
Mimic	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10

Locations

Game	Location	Method	Levels
Winds and Waves	Not yet released

Game	Location	Method	Levels
Scarlet	Not available in this game
Violet	Not available in this game
Legends: Z-A	No data yet

Game	Location	Method	Levels
Sword	Not available in this game
Shield	Not available in this game
Brilliant Diamond	Trade or migrate
Shining Pearl	Trade or migrate
Legends: Arceus	Trade or migrate

Game	Location	Method	Levels
Sun	Trade or migrate
Moon	Trade or migrate
Ultra Sun	Trade or migrate
Ultra Moon	Trade or migrate
Let's Go, Pikachu	Not available in this game
Let's Go, Eevee	Not available in this game

Game	Location	Method	Levels
X	Trade or migrate
Y	Trade or migrate
Omega Ruby	Trade or migrate
Alpha Sapphire	Trade or migrate

Game	Location	Method	Levels
Black	Trade or migrate
White	Trade or migrate
Black 2	Trade or migrate
White 2	Trade or migrate

Game	Location	Method	Levels
Diamond	Trade or migrate
Pearl	Eterna Forest	Walking in tall grass or a cave	Lv. 12
	Sea Route 230	Walking in tall grass or a cave	Lv. 51
Platinum	Eterna Forest	Walking in tall grass or a cave	Lv. 14
	Route 205	Walking in tall grass or a cave	Lv. 15
	Route 224	Walking in tall grass or a cave	Lv. 52
	Route 229	Walking in tall grass or a cave	Lv. 48
HeartGold	National Park	Walking in tall grass or a cave	Lv. 25–32
SoulSilver	National Park	Walking in tall grass or a cave	Lv. 25–32

Game	Location	Method	Levels
Ruby	Trade or migrate
Sapphire	Trade or migrate
Emerald	Trade or migrate
FireRed	Trade or migrate
LeafGreen	Trade or migrate