What is Dustox weak to?

In Legends: Arceus, watch for Blaziken (Fire), Dodrio (Flying), and Gardevoir (Psychic) when using Dustox. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Rock-type attackers are also a problem.

In Legends: Arceus, Dustox has niche appeal at best. 385 base stats means you're fighting uphill by mid-game. There are better Bug/Poison Pokemon available.

In Legends: Arceus, Dustox brings 385 BST to the table. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Legends: Arceus's meta. Psychic with Focus Sash is the standard set.

What is the best ability for Dustox?

Shield Dust protects against incoming moves' extra effects. That's the one you want on Dustox. Compound Eyes is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.

What role does Dustox play in battle?

Dustox is a special attacker with base 50 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often.

Dustox Legends: Arceus - Weakness, Moveset & Stats

Special

Balanced

CTier

65Speed · Below Avg

Is Dustox Good in Legends: Arceus Playthrough?

Bug/Poison Dustox has more bulk than Beautifly but lower offense. Neither Wurmple evolution stays useful past the Obsidian Fieldlands. A survey entry, not a team pick.

How to Get Dustox in Legends: Arceus

Dustox starts showing up in early-game routes at decent spawn rates across 4 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Where To Catch Dustox in PLA

Wurmple is your first catch on the way to Dustox. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 2-32 across 9 total spots in the chain.

Step 1Catch Wurmple
Floaro Gardens
Lv.2-6Grass
Rate 15%
Horseshoe Plains
Lv.2-6Grass
Rate 15%
The Heartwood
Lv.3-6Grass
Rate 15%
Train until Level 7 to evolve into Cascoon
Step 2Catch or Evolve Cascoon
Floaro Gardens
Lv.3-5Grass
Rate 15%
Night
The Heartwood
Lv.7-9Grass
Rate 15%
Night
or evolve from Wurmple (Step 1)
Train until Level 10 to evolve into Dustox
Step 3Dustox ✓
The Heartwood
Lv.13-16Grass
Rate 15%
Night
Grueling Grove
Lv.15-18Grass
Rate 15%
Night
Floaro Gardens
Lv.18-22Grass
Rate 15%
Night
Veilstone Cape
Lv.29-32Grass
Rate 15%
Night
or evolve from Cascoon (Step 2)

Dustox Weakness

Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock moves hit Dustox for super-effective damage. The Bug/Poison typing picks up 5 resistances to work with.

Dustox Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Poison, Bug, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting

What is Dustox Weak Against

Avg

4Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Flying Psychic Rock

½xResist

Poison Bug Fairy

¼xResist

Grass Fighting

0xImmune

None

What is Dustox Strong Against

4Strong

3Resisted

0Immune

Score+1

2xStrong

Grass Psychic Dark Fairy

½xResisted

Poison Ghost Steel

0xImmune

None

Best Pokemon Against Dustox

Gallade PsychicFighting	B
Available Move Moves Psycho CutLv. 18 Damage vs Dustox Psycho Cut 2x 99-116%KO View Gallade builds →
Togekiss FairyFlying	B
Available Move Moves Air SlashLv. 25 Damage vs Dustox Air Slash 2x 84-99% View Togekiss builds →
Drifblim GhostFlying	C
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 29 Mystical FireLv. 25 Damage vs Dustox Extrasensory 2x 47-56% Mystical Fire 2x 46-54% View Drifblim builds →
Yanmega BugFlying	C
Available Move Moves Air SlashLv. 25 Damage vs Dustox Air Slash 2x 80-95% View Yanmega builds →
Scyther BugFlying	B
Available Move Moves Aerial AceLv. 11 Damage vs Dustox Aerial Ace 2x 78-92% View Scyther builds →

Dustox Evolutions

You get Dustox from Wurmple at level 10. It's one of 2 possible evolutions in this branching family, each requiring its own method. Breed through Wurmple to get eggs. The evolution from Wurmple pushed Dustox to 385 total stats. Sp.Def saw the largest single gain at +60. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

5 Forms

#265Wurmple

#266SilcoonLevel 7 (Random)

#267BeautiflyLevel 10

#268CascoonLevel 7 (Random)

#269DustoxLevel 10

Stat Comparison 5 Forms

Bug

Bug

BugFlying

Bug

Dustox

BugPoison

50+5

60+10

50+5

60+10

ATK

35-10

70+35

35-10

50+15

DEF

55+20

50-5

55+20

70+15

SP.ATK

25+5

100+75

25+5

50+25

SP.DEF

25-5

50+25

25-5

90+65

SPE

15-5

65+50

15-5

65+50

BST

195D-Tier

205D-Tier+10

395C-Tier+190

205D-Tier+10

385C-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

Balanced

TYPE

Physical

Utility

Special

Utility

Breeding is not available in this game

PLA Dustox Best Moveset

Bug/Poison at 50 Sp. Atk and 90 Sp. Def with 65 Speed. Special bulk exists but the moveset's offensive output at 50 Sp. Atk is negligible. Takes special hits reasonably. Deals almost no damage back.

Best Build

Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves List

The offense anchors on Bug Buzz and Sludge Bomb, with Psychic and Normal coverage and more adding reach. It's a workable movepool for Dustox that handles most situations. Bug Buzz and Energy Ball give it enough punch where it matters.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Confusion

—5010025Psychic

Lv 1

Poison Sting

—2210035Poison

Lv 6

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

Lv 6

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 11

Poison Powder

B—7535Poison

Lv 18

Silver Wind

D901005Bug

Lv 25

Venoshock

D9710010Poison

Lv 34

Extrasensory

D8010020Psychic

Lv 43

Bug Buzz

B13510010Bug

TM Moves

Dustox can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Dustox doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

Tutor

Energy Ball

B9010010Grass

Tutor

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

Tutor

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

Tutor

Ominous Wind

—601005Ghost

Tutor

Psychic

B9010010Psychic

Tutor

Rest

C——10Psychic

Tutor

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

Tutor

Sludge Bomb

A13510010Poison

Tutor

Swift

D60—20Normal

Base Stats

Avg

HP60

Attack50

Defense70

Sp. Atk50

Sp. Def90

Speed65

Total385

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.2 m

Weight31.6 kg

Base XP173

Abilities

Shield Dust

Protects against incoming moves' extra effects.

Compound EyesHidden Ability

Increases moves' accuracy to 1.3×.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+3Spe

Strong Special Defense training target

Pokedex Entry

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

Pokemon Legends: Arceus

Dustox Legends: Arceus Guide

In Legends: Arceus, watch for Blaziken (Fire), Dodrio (Flying), and Gardevoir (Psychic) when using Dustox. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Rock-type attackers are also a problem.
In Legends: Arceus, Dustox has niche appeal at best. 385 base stats means you're fighting uphill by mid-game. There are better Bug/Poison Pokemon available.
In Legends: Arceus, Dustox brings 385 BST to the table. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Legends: Arceus's meta. Psychic with Focus Sash is the standard set.
Shield Dust protects against incoming moves' extra effects. That's the one you want on Dustox. Compound Eyes is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
Dustox is a special attacker with base 50 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often.

Game Availability

Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Dustox appears in 14 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through wild encounters.

Click a game to view version-specific details

Togekiss FairyFlying	B
Available Move Moves Air CutterLv. 11 Damage vs Dustox Air Cutter 2x 69-82% View Togekiss builds →
Alakazam Psychic	B
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 6 Damage vs Dustox Confusion 2x 64-76% View Alakazam builds →
Staraptor NormalFlying	B
Available Move Moves Aerial AceLv. 9 Damage vs Dustox Aerial Ace 2x 82-98% View Staraptor builds →
Scyther BugFlying	B
Available Move Moves Aerial AceLv. 11 Damage vs Dustox Aerial Ace 2x 78-93% View Scyther builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Available Move Moves Air CutterLv. 18 Damage vs Dustox Air Cutter 2x 45-55% View Golbat builds →

Gardevoir PsychicFairy	B
Available Move Moves PsychicLv. 34 Damage vs Dustox Psychic 2x 102-120%KO View Gardevoir builds →
Infernape FireFighting	B
Available Move Moves FlamethrowerLv. 34 Damage vs Dustox Flamethrower 2x 86-102%KO View Infernape builds →
Arcanine Fire	B
Available Moves Moves Raging FuryLv. 29 Rock SlideLv. 21 Damage vs Dustox Raging Fury 2x 145-171%KO Rock Slide 2x 61-72% View Arcanine builds →
Drifblim GhostFlying	C
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 29 Mystical FireLv. 25 Damage vs Dustox Extrasensory 2x 45-54% Mystical Fire 2x 44-52% View Drifblim builds →
Togekiss FairyFlying	B
Available Moves Moves Air SlashLv. 25 ExtrasensoryLv. 34 Damage vs Dustox Air Slash 2x 81-96% Extrasensory 2x 57-68% View Togekiss builds →

Alakazam Psychic	B
Available Move Moves PsychicLv. 43 Damage vs Dustox Psychic 2x 106-125%KO View Alakazam builds →
Infernape FireFighting	B
Available Move Moves Raging FuryLv. 46 Damage vs Dustox Raging Fury 2x 136-161%KO View Infernape builds →
Staraptor NormalFlying	B
Available Move Moves Brave BirdLv. 37 Damage vs Dustox Brave Bird 2x 154-182%KO View Staraptor builds →
Gardevoir PsychicFairy	B
Available Move Moves PsychicLv. 34 Damage vs Dustox Psychic 2x 99-118%KO View Gardevoir builds →
Typhlosion Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatLv. 43 RolloutLv. 11 Damage vs Dustox Overheat 2x 126-149%KO Rollout 2x 20-24% View Typhlosion builds →

Honchkrow DarkFlying	B
Available Move Moves Brave BirdLv. 52 Damage vs Dustox Brave Bird 2x 161-190%KO View Honchkrow builds →
Rampardos Rock	B
Available Move Moves Head SmashLv. 47 Damage vs Dustox Head Smash 2x 257-302%KO View Rampardos builds →
Infernape FireFighting	B
Available Move Moves Flare BlitzLv. 52 Damage vs Dustox Flare Blitz 2x 137-162%KO View Infernape builds →
Alakazam Psychic	B
Available Move Moves PsychicLv. 43 Damage vs Dustox Psychic 2x 105-124%KO View Alakazam builds →
Braviary NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Brave BirdLv. 43 Esper WingLv. 25 Damage vs Dustox Brave Bird 2x 159-188%KO Esper Wing 2x 31-37% View Braviary builds →

Honchkrow DarkFlying	B
Available Move Moves Brave BirdLv. 52 Damage vs Dustox Brave Bird 2x 162-191%KO View Honchkrow builds →
Rampardos Rock	B
Available Move Moves Head SmashLv. 47 Damage vs Dustox Head Smash 2x 258-303%KO View Rampardos builds →
Heatran FireSteel	S
Obtain MethodFirespit Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Magma StormLv. 57 Ancient PowerLv. 12 Damage vs Dustox Magma Storm 2x 114-135%KO Ancient Power 2x 46-55% View Heatran builds →
Infernape FireFighting	B
Available Move Moves Flare BlitzLv. 52 Damage vs Dustox Flare Blitz 2x 139-164%KO View Infernape builds →
Alakazam Psychic	B
Available Move Moves PsychicLv. 43 Damage vs Dustox Psychic 2x 107-126%KO View Alakazam builds →

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Dustox Legends: Arceus

Is Dustox Good in Legends: Arceus Playthrough?

How to Get Dustox in Legends: Arceus

Where To Catch Dustox in PLA

Dustox Weakness

What is Dustox Weak Against

Best Pokemon Against Dustox

Dustox Evolutions

How to Evolve

PLA Dustox Best Moveset

Best Build

Moves List

How to Read the Moves Table

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Visual Signals

CAT (Category)

Tier (S to D)

PWR (Power)

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Level-Up Moves

TM Moves

Egg Moves

Tutor Moves

Base Stats

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