Dustox
#0269

Dustox

Dustox
BugPoison
📏 1.2 m ⚖️ 31.6 kg 🎯 45 · Hard to catch

Tends to be drawn to bonfires on dark nights. Difficult to chase away from settlements because of the way it scatters highly toxic scales.

Dustox is a Bug/Poison-type Pokémon. It takes double damage from Fire, Flying, Psychic and Rock, and resists five types. Its base stats add up to 385: the highest is Special Defense (90) and the lowest are Attack and Special Attack (50).

It is the third stage of its evolution line, along with Wurmple and Cascoon. Its ability is Shield Dust, and its Hidden Ability is Compound Eyes. It is in the Bug egg group and can breed with 92 species. In Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl it learns 18 moves by level-up and 27 by TM.

BASE STATS

AT LV 100
HP 60
230-324
Attack 50
94-218
Defense 70
130-262
Sp. Atk 50
94-218
Sp. Def 90
166-306
Speed 65
121-251
TOTAL 385
EVs on defeat: Sp. Def +3

ABILITIES

Shield Dust

Protective dust shields the Pokémon from the additional effects of moves.

Compound Eyes (hidden)

The Pokémon's compound eyes boost its accuracy.

BREEDING

GroupsBug
Gender50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Breeds with92

MOVES

Data from Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl 18 moves
Start Gust Flying Special 40 100% 35
Lv. 1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100% 35
Lv. 1 Poison Sting Poison Physical 15 100% 35
Lv. 1 String Shot Bug Status — 95% 40
Lv. 1 Harden Normal Status — — 30
Lv. 1 Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100% 20
Lv. 12 Confusion Psychic Special 50 100% 25
Lv. 15 Poison Powder Poison Status — 75% 35
Lv. 17 Moonlight Fairy Status — — 5
Lv. 20 Venoshock Poison Special 65 100% 10
Lv. 22 Psybeam Psychic Special 65 100% 20
Lv. 25 Leech Life Bug Physical 80 100% 10
Lv. 27 Light Screen Psychic Status — — 30
Lv. 30 Whirlwind Normal Status — — 20
Lv. 32 Toxic Poison Status — 90% 10
Lv. 35 Bug Buzz Bug Special 90 100% 10
Lv. 37 Protect Normal Status — — 10
Lv. 40 Quiver Dance Bug Status — — 20

WEAKNESSES & RESISTANCES

💥 WEAK x2 / x4

Firex2Flyingx2Psychicx2Rockx2

🛡️ RESISTS x0.5 / x0.25

Grassx¼Fightingx¼Poisonx½Bugx½Fairyx½

EVOLUTION LINE

Wurmple #0265 Wurmple
Lv. 7 ▶
Silcoon #0266 Silcoon
Lv. 10 ▶ Beautifly #0267 Beautifly
Lv. 7 ▶
Cascoon #0268 Cascoon
Lv. 10 ▶ Dustox #0269 Dustox
◀ #0268 Cascoon