Harmless
Harmless adjective - Not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt.
Poisoned
Poisoned adjective - Containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing.
Usage example: leaving poisoned food to try to kill the roaches
Both words in one sentence
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The assassin tempts Sherlock into a battle of wits involving two identical pills: one poisoned, the other harmless.
Source: I Know You Know I Know - He is heartbroken when all of the inhabitants of Doma are poisoned to death by Kefka, gives fatherly advice to Terra, and turns against Kefka as soon as the latter proves to be not so harmless.
Source: Sliding Scale of Anti-Villains -
It also comes with the odd note that once the spell expires it reverts back to egg, which is harmless unless the poisoned creature is vulnerable to eggs.
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