Poison Barb

Every wild place a Pokémon that may hold Poison Barb turns up, best odds first. The odds are how often each of them appears there times how often it holds the item, added up for every one you can meet at the same time. Hold chances are from the game's files as of August 2026.

2. 2
   Rosecove Beach

   Chapter 7

   1 in 25encounters Old Rod

   Good Rod1 in 33Surfing1 in 48

   • Tentacool
     Old Rod

     80% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
   • Tentacool
     Good Rod

     50% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
   • Tentacool
     SurfingLv. 27-32

     42% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
   • Tentacruel
     Good Rod

     10% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
3. 3
   Lost Islands - Deep Jungle

   Chapter 24

   1 in 25encounters Old Rod

   Good Rod1 in 35Surfing1 in 37

   • Tentacool
     Old RodLv. 10

     80% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
   • Tentacool
     Good RodLv. 20

     32% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
   • Tentacruel
     SurfingLv. 20-30

     31% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
   • Tentacruel
     Good RodLv. 20

     24% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
   • Tentacool
     SurfingLv. 20-30

     23% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
4. 4
   Route 17

   Chapter 25

   1 in 26encounters Old Rod

   Surfing1 in 104Good Rod1 in 113

   • Tentacool
     Old Rod

     76% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
   • Tentacruel
     SurfingLv. 31-39

     19% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
   • Tentacool
     Good Rod

     18% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
5. 5
   Lost Islands

   Chapter 24

   1 in 29encounters Surfing, 2 Pokémon

   Old Rod1 in 30Good Rod1 in 32

   • Tentacruel
     SurfingLv. 20-30

     50% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
   • Tentacool
     SurfingLv. 20-30

     20% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
   • Tentacool
     Old Rod

     67% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
   • Tentacruel
     Good Rod

     50% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
   • Tentacool
     Good Rod

     12% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
   • Mareanie
     Good Rod

     0.99% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
6. 6
   Decca Beach

   Chapter 25

   1 in 30encounters Old Rod

   Good Rod1 in 43Surfing1 in 56

   • Tentacool
     Old Rod

     67% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
   • Tentacool
     Good Rod

     47% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
   • Tentacruel
     SurfingLv. 30-40

     36% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
7. 7
   Grove of Dreams

   Chapter 9

   1 in 62encounters by day

   At night1 in 82

   • Venipede
     Tall grassLv. 20-23

     32% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
8. 8
   Crescent Town

   Chapter 26

   1 in 80encounters Surfing

   Old Rod1 in 91Good Rod1 in 112

   • Tentacruel
     SurfingLv. 31-39

     25% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
   • Tentacool
     Old Rod

     22% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead
   • Tentacool
     Good Rod

     18% meet 5% hold it 20% with the lead

• Lead with Compound Eyes or Super LuckThe first Pokémon in your party, even a fainted one, turns a 5% item into 20% and a 50% one into 60%. At the best place above that takes Poison Barb from 1 in 24 to 1 in 6 encounters.
  Butterfree
  Venonat
  Yanma
  Joltik
  Nincada
  Scatterbug
• Catch it, do not steal itIn this game Thief and Covet only keep the item until the battle ends; your Pokémon does not leave with it. A caught Pokémon keeps its item, so throw a ball and take the item from it in your party.
• Check first with FriskA Frisk Pokémon names the foe's item when it comes in, so you only spend balls on the ones holding it. Put the Compound Eyes Pokémon first, fainted, and send Frisk in to battle.

• Cragonos CliffsRight corner of the cliff inside the tall grass before the bridge to the patch of flowers.Chapter 10 On the map