Dustox

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Dustox
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National Pokédex
Cascoon - Dustox (#269) - Lotad
Hoenn Pokédex
Cascoon - Dustox (#018) - Lotad
Sinnoh Pokédex
Cascoon - Dustox (#052) - Mitsuhoney
Japanese name Dokucale
Evolves from Cascoon
Evolves into None
Generation Third
Species Poison Moth Pokémon
Type Bug / Poison
Height 3 ft 11 in (1.2 m)
Weight 70.0 lb (31.6 kg)
Ability Shield Dust

Dustox (ドクケイル Dokukeiru?, Dokucale in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the Japanese Pokémon media franchise. Dustox debuted in 2002 in the Japanese versions of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. In all aspects of the franchise, Dustox, as with all other Pokémon, are used to battle both wild, untamed Pokémon and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.[1]

Dustox's name comes from the words dust and toxic, since it is a Poison pokémon that uses powdery, poison-based attacks. The Japanese name Dokucale is derived from the Japanese word for poison (毒 doku?) and the English word scale. The name Dustox refers to the species as a whole, as well as to individual specimens in the games, anime, manga, trading cards, and other media.

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[edit] Biology

Dustox is a moth with a purple body, unique eyes (in that they have three separate pupils each), a set of four small legs, and a pair of green wings. When seen live, these wings appear very obviously separate as Dustox flaps them; however, based on viewing many still images of Dustox like the one above, many people at first believe that they make up one wing in the shape of a semicircle. This is not the case. Dustox has often been compared with Venomoth, another moth Pokémon with a purple body, and is noted for looking more colorful and exotic.

Dustox is a nocturnal Pokémon that resides in trees, fields, caves, and mountains during the day and is active at night. It feeds on leaves from trees, and it searches for this food using its antennae like radar dishes with signals. Dustox’s wings are covered with a fine, powerfully toxic dust, and each night it looses the excess dust it routinely generates onto its wings. The dust is its natural armament against predators. When a bird attacks, Dustox flaps its wings to spread its poisonous dust onto the enemy in order to weaken it and/or discourage it.

In any region close to a nearby major city, Dustox fly in swarms in the direction of those cities, instinctively drawn to their bright, non-solar lights. They then wreak unintentional havoc by stripping off all of the leaves off of road-side trees for food.

[edit] In the video games

Dustox are featured in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire of the Pokémon video game series. Originally in Japanese, but later translated into other languages, the games have sold over 143 million copies worldwide.[2]

Dustox cannot be caught in the wild in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, and must be evolved from Cascoon at level 10.

In Diamond and Pearl however, Dustox can be found in the wild, albeit rarely.

Like Venomoth, Dustox can learn psychic attacks like Psybeam and Confusion, which help them considerably. Their Shield Dust ability also prevents them from receiving the secondary effects of moves like Thunderbolt (which, in addition to doing damage, can sometimes paralyze the opponent).

All Pokémon have specific statistical ratings of the qualities, such as power, speed, and vitality, which help them in battles. All ratings can be improved by certain costly items available in the game.[3] Dustox have decent HP and Defense, and good Special Defense. These complement their Shield Dust ability and the defensive moves they learn like Moonlight, and Light Screen.

[edit] In the anime

In the anime, Jessie of Team Rocket has one that she (like May with her Beautifly), uses for Contests. Jessie, however, is constantly cheating with her Dustox, while May and Beautifly play fairly.

[edit] In the Trading Card Game

Dustox has appeared only twice. It was as a Stage-2 Grass-type in EX Ruby and Sapphire and as Dustox EX in Legend Maker.

[edit] References

Publications
  • Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
  • Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
  • Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

[edit] External links

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