Dustox #052(Nat. #0269)

The Poison Moth Pokémon

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

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

FlyingRockFirePsychic

Resists x½

PoisonBug

Resists x¼

FightingGrass

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Sprite and 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	3825
Gender Ratio	50.39% 49.61%
Height	1.2 m (3'11")
Weight	31.6 kg (69.7 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	3 Sp. Defense
Base Exp. Yield	161
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~6.25% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Platinum

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

Learnset

Level-up Pre-evo Tutor TM HM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

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

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Confusion	50	100	Psychic	Spec.
10	Confusion	50	100	Psychic	Spec.
13	Gust	40	100	Flying	Spec.
17	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
20	Moonlight	—	—	Normal	Stat.
24	Psybeam	65	100	Psychic	Spec.
27	Whirlwind	—	100	Normal	Stat.
31	Light Screen	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
34	Silver Wind	60	100	Bug	Spec.
38	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
41	Bug Buzz	90	100	Bug	Spec.

Pre-evolution Moves

The following moves are learned by Dustox via a pre-evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Bug Bite (Wurmple)Levelup	60	100	Bug	Phys.
Harden (Cascoon)Levelup (Cascoon)Levelup	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Iron Defense (Cascoon)Tutor	—	—	Steel	Stat.
Poison Sting (Wurmple)Levelup	15	100	Poison	Phys.
String Shot (Wurmple)Levelup	—	95	Bug	Stat.
Tackle (Wurmple)Levelup	35	95	Normal	Phys.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Dustox as Tutor Moves in Pokémon Platinum:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Air Cutter	55	95	Flying	Spec.
Ominous Wind	60	100	Ghost	Spec.
Signal Beam	75	100	Bug	Spec.
Snore	40	100	Normal	Spec.
Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
Twister	40	100	Dragon	Spec.

Tutor moves can only be learned by visiting a special Move Tutor.

Learnset via TM

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

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Spec.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM016	Light Screen	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM019	Giga Drain	60	100	Grass	Spec.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM022	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
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.
TM043	Secret Power	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM046	Thief	40	100	Dark	Phys.
TM051	Roost	—	—	Flying	Stat.
TM053	Energy Ball	80	100	Grass	Spec.
TM058	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM062	Silver Wind	60	100	Bug	Spec.
TM068	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM070	Flash	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM078	Captivate	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM083	Natural Gift	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM087	Swagger	—	90	Normal	Stat.
TM089	U-turn	70	100	Bug	Phys.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Dustox via HM in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM05	Defog	—	—	Flying	Stat.

Transfer Moves

The following moves are learned by Dustox via Transfer from an older game:

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Bug Bite	HGSS	60	100	Bug	Phys.
Double-Edge	E FRLG	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Harden	E FRLG RS DP HGSS	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Iron Defense	HGSS	—	—	Steel	Stat.
Mimic	E FRLG	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Poison Sting	E FRLG RS DP HGSS	15	100	Poison	Phys.
String Shot	E FRLG RS HGSS DP	—	95	Bug	Stat.
Tackle	E FRLG RS DP HGSS	35	95	Normal	Phys.
Tailwind	HGSS	—	—	Flying	Stat.

Transfer moves require transferring the Pokémon from a previous generation where it could learn the move.

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