Pol pollen was a material that had the reputation of causing kowakian monkey-lizards to become both unstable and hazardous. The slicer known as "DJ" compared the Vesustrian resort security guard named Dezmoont to a monkey-lizard affected by pol pollen, but claimed he was even more unhinged.
The initial reference to pol pollen in Star Wars canon occurred in the 2018 comic book Star Wars: The Last Jedi – DJ – Most Wanted 1, which was authored by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker. The author William C. Dietz initially conceived of pol pollen for the 1997 Star Wars Legends novella titled Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire.