| Type | Power | Accuracy | PP |
| Poison | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| Target | Contact | TM/HM | |
| Any one target | Yes | -- | |
Poison Tail has an increased chance for inflicting Critical Hits.
Like all moves that have an increased chance for inflicting Critical Hits, Poison Tail is a 2 level increase on the scale for chances of causing a Critical Hit.
Additionally, Poison Tail has a 10% chance of causing the target pokemon to become Poisoned.
Poison Tail receives the flinching bonus when King's Rock is attached to the using pokémon.
Poison Tail is affected by Brightpowder when the opposing pokémon is equipped with it.