| Toxic Boost
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どくぼうそう
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| Poison Rampage
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Flavor text
| Generation VI
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| Powers up physical attacks when the Pokémon is poisoned.
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| Generation VII
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| Powers up physical attacks when the Pokémon is poisoned.
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| Generation IX
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| Powers up physical moves when the Pokémon is poisoned.
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Toxic Boost (Japanese: どくぼうそう Poison Rampage) is an Ability introduced in Generation V. It is the signature Ability of Zangoose.
Effect
In battle
While the Pokémon with this Ability is poisoned or badly poisoned, the power of its physical moves is increased by 50%.
Outside of battle
Toxic Boost has no effect outside of battle.
Pokémon with Toxic Boost
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Pokémon
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Types
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First Ability
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Second Ability
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Hidden Ability
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| 0335
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Zangoose
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Normal
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Normal
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Immunity
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None
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Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
- For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.
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Trivia
- Zangoose having Toxic Boost appears to directly reference its long-standing feud with Seviper, its Poison-type rival.
In other languages
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This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.
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