Dustox #0269

The Poison Moth Pokémon

Typing	BugPoison
Abilities	Shield Dust Compound Eyes - Hidden
Classification	The Poison Moth Pokémon
National ID	#0269
Regional ID	#0052

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

FlyingRockFirePsychic

Resists x½

PoisonBugFairy

Resists x¼

FightingGrass

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This page displays data from Shining Pearl (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	60	120—167
Attack	50	49—112
Defense	70	67—134
Sp. Attack	50	49—112
Sp. Defense	90	85—156
Speed	65	63—128
Total	385	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 7

At Level 7

At Level 10

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Bug
Egg Cycles	15
Egg Steps	3840 - Generations II, III, and VII 3825 - Generations IV 3855 - Generations V and VI 3825 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 1920 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	50.20% 49.80%
Height	1.2 m (3'11")
Weight	31.6 kg (69.7 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	3 Sp. Defense
Base Exp. Yield	193
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~11.95% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Brilliant Diamond "Dustox are nocturnal Pokémon. Drawn by streetlights, they messily eat the leaves of trees lining boulevards." Shining Pearl "It violently flutters its wings to scatter toxic dust when attacked. It becomes active after sunset."
Legends: Arceus "Tends to be drawn to bonfires on dark nights. Difficult to chase away from settlements because of the way it scatters highly toxic scales."
X "A nocturnal Pokémon. Drawn by streetlights, they messily eat the leaves of trees lining boulevards." Y "It violently flutters its wings to scatter toxic dust when attacked. It becomes active after sunset."
Alpha 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." Omega 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."
Black White "Toxic powder is scattered with each flap. At night, it is known to strip leaves off trees lining boulevards."
Black 2 White 2 "Toxic powder is scattered with each flap. At night, it is known to strip leaves off trees lining boulevards."
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 SoulSilver "It scatters its fine dust all over when it is attacked. It is a nocturnal Pokémon."
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."
FireRed LeafGreen "It scatters horribly toxic dust when it senses danger. They tend to gather in the glow of streetlamps at night."
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."

Learnset

Level-up Evolution TM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Dustox via level-up in Pokémon Shining Pearl:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Bug Bite	60	100	Bug	Phys.
1	Gust	40	100	Flying	Spec.
1	Harden	—	—	Normal	Stat.
1	Poison Sting	15	100	Poison	Phys.
1	String Shot	—	95	Bug	Stat.
1	Tackle	40	100	Normal	Phys.
12	Confusion	50	100	Psychic	Spec.
15	Poison Powder	—	75	Poison	Stat.
17	Moonlight	—	—	Fairy	Stat.
20	Venoshock	65	100	Poison	Spec.
22	Psybeam	65	100	Psychic	Spec.
25	Leech Life	80	100	Bug	Phys.
27	Light Screen	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
30	Whirlwind	—	—	Normal	Stat.
32	Toxic	—	90	Poison	Stat.
35	Bug Buzz	90	100	Bug	Spec.
37	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
40	Quiver Dance	—	—	Bug	Stat.

Learnset via Evolution

The following moves are learned by Dustox upon evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Gust	40	100	Flying	Spec.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Dustox via TM in Pokémon Shining Pearl:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM006	Toxic	—	90	Poison	Stat.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM016	Light Screen	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM019	Giga Drain	75	100	Grass	Spec.
TM022	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
TM029	Psychic	90	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM030	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM036	Sludge Bomb	90	100	Poison	Spec.
TM040	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM046	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM051	Roost	—	—	Flying	Stat.
TM053	Energy Ball	90	100	Grass	Spec.
TM058	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM062	Bug Buzz	90	100	Bug	Spec.
TM068	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM070	Flash	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM087	Swagger	—	85	Normal	Stat.
TM089	U-turn	70	100	Bug	Phys.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM097	Defog	—	—	Flying	Stat.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation III

Ruby

Evolve

Sapphire

Evolve

FireRed

Transfer

LeafGreen

Transfer

Emerald

Evolve

Generation IV

Diamond

Evolve

Pearl

Catchable

Platinum

Catchable

HeartGold

Catchable

SoulSilver

Catchable

Generation V

Black

Transfer

White

Evolve

Black 2

Transfer

White 2

Transfer

Generation VI

X

Evolve

Y

Evolve

Alpha Sapphire

Evolve

Omega Ruby

Evolve

Generation VII

Sun

Transfer

Moon

Transfer

Ultra Sun

Transfer

Ultra Moon

Transfer

Generation VIII

Brilliant Diamond

Evolve

Shining Pearl

Catchable

Legends: Arceus

Catchable

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

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Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

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Dustox #0269

The Poison Moth Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Learnset via Evolution

Learnset via TM

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites