Malignant Chain
- Non-contact — Damaging moves that don’t make contact (status moves excluded). The attacker takes no damage from Rough Skin, Iron Barbs or Rocky Helmet.
Values in Gen 9
Effect
The user pours toxins into the target by wrapping them in a toxic, corrosive chain. This may also leave the target badly poisoned.
Effects & flags
Changes by generation
Newest first. Periods with identical values are grouped; bold values changed from the previous (older) period.
| Generation | Type | Cat | Pow | Acc | PP | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokémon ChampionsNot available | — | |||||
| Gen 9 | Poison | Spec | 100 | 100 | 5 | 0 |
Pokémon that run this move
OU (Singles)2026-09
PecharuntPercentages are the share within each Pokémon in OU (Singles) (2026-09).
Source: Smogon (OU)
Doubles OU2026-09
Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in Doubles OU (2026-09).
Source: Smogon (Doubles OU)
Type
Moves of the same type
Pokémon that learn this move1 Pokémon
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FAQ
What type is Malignant Chain?
Malignant Chain is a Poison-type Spec move.
What does Malignant Chain do?
The user pours toxins into the target by wrapping them in a toxic, corrosive chain. This may also leave the target badly poisoned.
What are Malignant Chain's power, accuracy and PP?
Power 100, accuracy 100, PP 5.
Which Pokémon can learn Malignant Chain?
1 Pokémon can learn it, e.g. Pecharunt.