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Dustoxin Pokémon Crystal Advance Redux

bugpoison

Pokédex Entry

Poison Moth Pokémon

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

Dustox in Pokémon Crystal Advance Redux

Dustox is #269 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Crystal Advance Redux. This page covers its bug/poison typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 5 encounter locations.

Type
BugPoison
Dex
#269
Abilities
Shield Dust(Primary)

Prevents added effects.

Compoundeyes(Secondary)

Increases Accuracy by 30%.

Growth Rate
mediumfast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
bug
Hatch Rate
Slowest (40 cycles)
Catch Rate
45
pokeball
Poké Ball5.3%
greatball
Great Ball7.5%
ultraball
Ultra Ball8.9%
Base Exp
161
EV Yield
3 SpecialDefense
Wild Held Items
Weak To
fire ×2flying ×2psychic ×2rock ×2
Resists
grass ×0.25fighting ×0.25poison ×0.5bug ×0.5fairy ×0.5

Evolution Chain

Base form
Level up a female Wurmple to Lv. 7
Level up a male Wurmple to Lv. 7
Level up Cascoon to Lv. 10
Level up Silcoon to Lv. 10

How to Obtain

Look for Dustox in Battle Tower (rare), in Resort Gorgeous (rare), and in Cape Brink (very rare), among two other areas. Wild ones range from level seven to 60.

Wild Encounters (5)

Evolution Moves (1)

Moves learned upon evolving into Dustox.

Confusionpsychic
PWR50ACC100PP25
A weak telekinetic attack that may also leave the foe confused.

Level Up Moves (23)

RestLevel: 1psychic
PWR0ACC0PP10
The user sleeps for two turns to fully restore HP and heal any status problem.
SnoreLevel: 1normal
PWR50ACC100PP15
An attack that can be used only while asleep. It may cause flinching.
ConfusionLevel: 1psychic
PWR50ACC100PP25
A weak telekinetic attack that may also leave the foe confused.
VenoshockLevel: 1poison
PWR65ACC100PP10
The foe is soaked by a special acid. Its power doubles if the foe is poisoned.
Bug BiteLevel: 1bug
PWR60ACC100PP20
The user bites the foe, eating its Berry if it is holding one.
String ShotLevel: 1bug
PWR0ACC95PP40
The foe is bound with strings shot from the mouth to reduce its Speed.
Poison StingLevel: 1poison
PWR15ACC100PP35
The foe is stabbed with a toxic barb, etc. It may poison the foe.
ElectrowebLevel: 1electric
PWR55ACC95PP15
The user traps the foe in an electric net. It also lowers the foe's Speed.
GustLevel: 12flying
PWR40ACC100PP35
Strikes the foe with a gust of wind whipped up by wings.
PoisonPowderLevel: 15poison
PWR0ACC75PP35
A cloud of toxic dust is scattered. It may poison the foe.
Rage PowderLevel: 15bug
PWR0ACC0PP20
The user scatters a cloud of powder, making foes attack only the user.
ProtectLevel: 17normal
PWR0ACC0PP10
Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession.
MoonlightLevel: 20fairy
PWR0ACC0PP5
Restores the user's HP. The amount of HP regained varies with the weather.
PsybeamLevel: 23psychic
PWR65ACC100PP20
A peculiar ray is shot at the foe. It may leave the foe confused.
SludgeLevel: 26poison
PWR65ACC100PP20
Toxic sludge is hurled at the foe. It may poison the target.
WhirlwindLevel: 29normal
PWR0ACC100PP20
The foe is made to switch out with an ally. In the wild, the battle ends.
Light ScreenLevel: 32psychic
PWR0ACC0PP30
A wall of light cuts damage from Special attacks for five turns.
Silver WindLevel: 35bug
PWR60ACC100PP5
The foe is attacked with a silver dust. It may raise all the user's stats.
ToxicLevel: 38poison
PWR0ACC85PP10
A move that badly poisons the foe. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
Quiver DanceLevel: 42bug
PWR0ACC0PP20
The user dances to raise its Sp. Atk, Sp. Def. and Speed stats.
Bug BuzzLevel: 46bug
PWR90ACC100PP10
The user creates a damaging sound wave that may lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Sludge BombLevel: 50poison
PWR90ACC100PP10
Filthy sludge is hurled at the foe. It may poison the target.
Energy BallLevel: 55grass
PWR80ACC100PP10
The foe is blasted with natural energy. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def.

Pre-evolution-only Moves (3)

These moves must be learned before evolving; Dustox cannot learn them through its own level-up, TM/HM, tutor, egg, wild, or evolution moves.

HardenEvo(Cascoon · Evolution move)normal
PWR0ACC0PP30
The user stiffens all the muscles in its body to raise its Defense stat.
Iron DefenseLevel: 9(Cascoon · Level 9)steel
PWR0ACC0PP15
The user hardens its body's surface to sharply raise its Defense stat.
TackleLevel: 1(Wurmple · Level 1)normal
PWR40ACC100PP35
A physical attack in which the user charges, full body, into the foe.

TM/HM Moves (21)

Curseghost
PWR0ACC0PP10TM03
A move that works differently for the Ghost type and all the other types.
Toxicpoison
PWR0ACC85PP10TM06
A move that badly poisons the foe. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
Hidden Powertypeless
PWR60ACC100PP15TM10
An attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the user.
Sunny Dayfire
PWR0ACC0PP5TM11
The sun blazes for five turns, powering up Fire-type moves.
Sweet Scentnormal
PWR0ACC100PP20TM12
Allures the foe to reduce evasiveness. It also attracts wild Pokémon.
Hyper Beamnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM15
A severely damaging attack that makes the user rest on the next turn.
Protectnormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM17
Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession.
Giga Draingrass
PWR75ACC100PP10TM19
A harsh attack that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP.
Solarbeamgrass
PWR120ACC100PP10TM22
A 2-turn move that blasts the foe with absorbed energy in the 2nd turn.
Returnnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM27
This attack move grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer.
Psychicpsychic
PWR90ACC100PP10TM29
A strong telekinetic attack. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def stat.
Shadow Ballghost
PWR80ACC100PP15TM30
A shadowy blob is hurled at the foe. May also lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Roostflying
PWR0ACC0PP10TM31
The user lands and rests its body. It restores half of the user's max HP.
Double Teamnormal
PWR0ACC0PP15TM32
The user creates illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness.
Swaggernormal
PWR0ACC90PP15TM34
A move that makes the foe confused, but also sharply raises its Attack.
Sludge Bombpoison
PWR90ACC100PP10TM36
Filthy sludge is hurled at the foe. It may poison the target.
Swiftnormal
PWR60ACC0PP20TM39
Star-shaped rays that never miss are fired at all foes in battle.
Detectfighting
PWR0ACC0PP5TM43
Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession.
Restpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP10TM44
The user sleeps for two turns to fully restore HP and heal any status problem.
Thiefdark
PWR60ACC100PP25TM46
An attack that may take the foe's held item if the user isn't holding one.
Flashnormal
PWR0ACC100PP20HM05
A blast of light that cuts the foe's accuracy. It also illuminates caves.

Move Tutor Moves (11)

Aerial Ace(Pallet Town)flying
PWR60ACC0PP20Tutor
An extremely fast attack against one target. It can't be evaded.
Struggle Bug(Azalea Town)bug
PWR50ACC100PP20Tutor
While resisting, the user attacks the foe, lowerings its Sp. Atk stat.
Attract(Goldenrod City)normal
PWR0ACC100PP15Tutor
If it is the other gender, the foe is made infatuated and unlikely to attack.
Sleep Talk(Ecruteak City)normal
PWR0ACC0PP10Tutor
While asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows.
Energy Ball(Celadon City)grass
PWR80ACC100PP10Tutor
The foe is blasted with natural energy. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Signal Beam(Saffron City)bug
PWR75ACC100PP15Tutor
The foe is hit with a flashing beam that may also cause confusion.
Facade(Goldenrod Dept., Ice Path)normal
PWR70ACC100PP20Tutor
An attack that is boosted if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
Mimic(Goldenrod Dept., Saffron City)normal
PWR0ACC100PP10Tutor
The user copies the move last used by the foe for the rest of the battle.
Defog(Battle Tower, Slowpoke Well, Underwater Sevii)flying
PWR0ACC0PP20Tutor
Reduces the foe's evasion stat. Also removes Spikes, Barriers etc.
U-Turn(Battle Tower, Goldenrod City)bug
PWR70ACC100PP20Tutor
After attacking, the user switches places with a party Pokémon.
Ominous Wind(Burnt Tower, Goldenrod Dept.)ghost
PWR60ACC100PP5Tutor
Repulsive wind is used to attack. It may also raise all the user's stats.

Type Summary

4
Weaknesses
4
Resistances
0
Immunities
10
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Dustox. Use these types to counter it effectively.

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Dustox resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

Base Stats

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