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Toxicroak - Movesets and Counters
This is a strategy guide for using Toxicroak in competitive play for the games Pokemon Sword and Shield. Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, and Held Items to use with Toxicroak, as well as its strengths and weak points.

Toxicroak - Related Guides
Evolution and Learnset	Build for Ranked Battle

Pokemon	Type ane	Blazon 2
Toxicroak
Abilities
Dry Pare	Reduces HP if it is hot. Water Restore HP.
Anticipation	Senses a foe's dangerous moves.
Poison Touch (Hidden)	May poison targets when a Pokemon makes contact.'

	Blazon
Takes 4x harm
Takes 2x damage
Takes 0.5x damage
Takes i/4x damage
Takes 0x damage	-

What is Blazon Effectiveness?

HP	Assault	Defence force	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
83	106	65	86	65	85

Best Natures
Jolly (+Spd, -Sp.Atk)	Timid (+Spd, -Atk)

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Nature	Jolly(+Spd, -Sp.Atk)
EV Spread	Def four / Atk 252 / Spd 252
Final Stat Values	HP 158 / Atk 158 / Def 86 / Sp.Def 85 / Spd 150
Ability	Dry Skin
Held Item	Life Orb
Moveset	・Swords Dance ・Gunk Shot ・Sucker Dial ・Bleed Punch

Toxicroak is a formidable set-up sweeper that can catch teams off guard, and even cheque some of the most commonly used sweepers in the Metagame.

Cheers to its power, Toxicroak has plenty of chances to set-upwardly with Swords Dance, such as switching in to a Dracovish selection-locked into Fishous Rend.

Gunk Shot is Toxicroak's most powerful STAB move, and can easily KO a Bold Sylveon with full Defensive investment even wtihout using Swords Dance!

Drain Punch is its secondary STAB move that as well provides respectable healing. Finally, Sucker Dial allows Toxicroak to hit faster Psychic and Ghost-blazon Pokemon for super effective damage and potentially KOing them after a Swords Dance boost.

This EV spread is pretty straightforward and meant to highlight Toxicroak'southward highest stats. 252 EVs on Attack and Speed ensures information technology hits hard and fast, while the remaining 4 Defense EVs allows it to take physical hits better.

Dry out Skin is the best ability for this offensive set, allowing Toxicroak to blot and heal off incoming Water-type moves at the toll of 25% more damage to Burn down-type moves.

This gives Toxicroak plenty of chances to switch in on a Selection-locked H2o-type movement and set-upwardly with Swords Trip the light fantastic.

Life Orb is the preferred held item for this build, boosting the power of Toxicroak'south moves past 30% at the toll of x% of its maximum HP. This recoil impairment is easily patched up by using Bleed Dial though!

Thunder Punch	A great alternative to Sucker Punch that allows Toxicroak to hit Flying and Water-blazon Pokemon for super constructive harm.
Ice Punch	Another good alternative to Sucker Dial. This move allows Toxicroak to hitting Basis, Grass, and Flying-type Pokemon for super constructive damage.
Cantankerous Chop	An alternative to Drain Dial with college base power but with lower accurateness and no secondary healing upshot.

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Nature	Timid(+Spd, -Atk)
EV Spread	Def iv / Sp.Atk 252 / Spd 252
Final Stat Values	HP 158 / Def 86 / Sp.Atk 138 / Sp.Def 85 / Spd 150
Power	Dry Skin
Held Item	Life Orb
Moveset	・Nasty Plot ・Sludge Wave ・Focus Boom ・Vacuum Wave

Although Toxicroak has a lower special assail stat, it tin can role as a powerful special sweeper that tin easily surprise opposing teams that are expecting the typical physical-oriented Toxicroak.

This set functions like to the previous one, except Toxicroak fills the role of a special set-up sweeper with Nasty Plot.

Sludge Wave and Focus Blast are it's main STAB moves, and can striking a lot of Pokemon in the metagame for super constructive harm. Vacuum Wave is its terminal attack, and is a STAB priority move that allows it to hit faster and frailer Pokemon and potentially KO them after a Nasty Plot boost.

This EV spread is pretty straightforward and meant to highlight Toxicroak's highest stats. 252 EVs on Sp.Atk and Speed ensures it hits hard and fast, while the remaining 4 Defence force EVs allows it to accept physical hits amend.

Dry out Skin is the all-time ability for this offensive ready, allowing Toxicroak to blot and heal off incoming Water-type moves at the toll of 25% more harm to Fire-type moves.

This gives Toxicroak plenty of chances to switch in on a Option-locked H2o-type motility and set-upwardly with Nasty Plot.

Life Orb is the preferred held particular for this build, boosting the ability of Toxicroak's moves by 30% at the cost of ten% of its maximum HP.

Shadow Ball	A great alternative to Vacuum Wave that allows Toxicroak to hit Ghost-type Pokemon that can otherwise wall it.
Venoshock	This is a situational move that becomes a 130 base power STAB move when Toxicroak uses information technology on a opposing Pokemon that's Poisoned.
Sludge Bomb	A weaker culling to Sludge Moving ridge, just is a amend selection if you're using this set in Doubles every bit information technology doesn't hit Toxicroak'southward ally Pokemon.

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Nature	Jolly(+Spd, -Sp.Atk)
EV Spread	Def 4 / Atk 252 / Spd 252
Final Stat Values	HP 158 / Atk 158 / Def 86 / Sp.Def 85 / Spd 150
Ability	Poison Touch
Held Item	Male monarch's Rock
Moveset	・Imitation Out ・Sucker Punch ・Drain Punch ・Poisonous substance Jab

This Toxicroak build is an offensive supporter, functioning as a lead that annoys and cripples the opposing team with Toxicant and flinching.

Fake Out allows Toxicroak to scout moves and interrupt an opposing Pokemon that can pose a danger to your team. Bleed Punch and Poison Jab are its main STAB moves, while Sucker Dial allows Toxicroak to hit faster and frailer Pokemon.

All of these moves are contact moves, which ways they have the chance to actuate Toxicroak's Poison Bear on ability.

This EV spread is pretty straightforward and meant to highlight Toxicroak'south highest stats. 252 EVs on Assail and Speed ensures it hits hard and fast, while the remaining 4 Defence EVs allows it to have concrete hits better.

Poison Touch gives Toxicroak a 30% chance to inflict the Poison status effect when information technology hits an opponent with a contact move.

The 30% take a chance is applied before other factors, which means Toxicroak has ii separate chances to inflict the Toxicant condition effect if it uses another move with a take a chance to Toxicant.

This is the reason why we employ Toxicant Jab instead of Gunk Shot; while the latter move is stronger, it doesn't make contact and thus cannot activate Toxicant Touch.

This set uses the Rex's Rock held particular, giving Toxicroak's moves a x% risk to flinch. This can show very troublesome to your opposing team, especially if the movement inflicts Poisonous substance beforehand!

Thunder Dial	A great culling to Sucker Punch that allows Toxicroak to hit Flying and Water-type Pokemon for super constructive damage.
Ice Punch	Another skilful culling to Sucker Punch. This move allows Toxicroak to hit Ground, Grass, and Flying-type Pokemon for super effective harm.
Cantankerous Chop	An alternative to Drain Dial with college base ability but with lower accuracy and no secondary healing upshot.

What sets Toxicroak autonomously from other physical and special sweepers is its great dual Toxicant/Fighting STAB. It'due south currently the only Pokemon with this dual STAB, making information technology a great answer to the common Fairy, Grass, and Dark-type Pokemon that populate the metagame.

Toxicroak finds enough of opportunities to switch in and set up-upwards cheers to its Dry Skin ability. Information technology tin can switch in to a Dracovish or Azumarill, or Urshifu Rapid-Strike locked to a Water-blazon movement and set-upwardly with impunity.

Though information technology faces stiff competition from stronger and faster attackers, Toxicroak's unique dual typing and excellent utility in its ability let it comfortably fit into many teams.

Toxicroak's Dry Skin ability makes it a keen candidate for fill-in sweeper in the Rain. Thanks to its power, Toxicroak regains 1/3 of its maximum HP at the end of a turn - essentially nullifying Life Orb damage when used in tandem with Drain Punch.

It's ability also makes it a slap-up counter to Rain teams in general. Check out our article below to acquire more than well-nigh how to build a Weather Team.

How to Build a Weather Team

Toxicroak's access to Fake Out and utility moves such equally Quick Guard make it a great offensive lead in doubles. Information technology's excels in its niche as a tricky status-inflicting lead with Poison Affect and its contact moves.

Check out our guide below to learn how to build a Doubles Team.
How to Build a Doubles Team

Toxicroak

Weakness

Though Toxicroak is relatively fast, there are faster Pokemon that take little damage from Sucker Punch and can easily knock it out.

Pokemon	Clarification
Lucario	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Faster than Toxicroak with a Jolly Nature ・Immune to Poisonous substance-type moves ・Inner Focus ability grants it amnesty to flinching ・Justified ability gives it a +i Attack boost when hit by a Night-type move. Moveset & Best Build for Lucario
Cinderace	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Tin can KO Toxicroak with Pyro Brawl or Zen Headbutt Moveset & Best Build for Cinderace

Fifty-fifty with boosting moves, Toxicroak can't hope to go past peculiarly sturdy defensive Pokemon!

Pokemon	Description
Corviknight	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Immune to Toxicant-blazon moves and the Poison status issue ・Bulk Upwards variants can easily KO Toxicroak with Dauntless Bird Moveset & Best Build for Corviknight
Amoonguss	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Takes litte harm from both Physical and Special Toxicroak ・Tin stop a set-up with Spore ・Amnesty to the Poison condition ways it can comfortably redirect Toxicroak's contact moves Moveset & All-time Build for Amoonguss

Pokemon Sword and Shield - Best Builds for Ranked Battle

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Movesets & All-time Builds for Returning Pokemon
Mimikyu	Launder Rotom	Gyarados
Ferrothorn	Aegislash	Excadrill
Tyranitar	Hydreigon	Rut Rotom
Arcanine	Mamoswine	Toxapex
Togekiss	Cloyster	Durant
Snorlax	Charizard	Sylveon
Lucario	Hippowdon	Umbreon
Conkeldurr	Quagsire	Gastrodon
Lapras	Whimsicott	Rhyperior
Goodra	Haxorus	Glaceon
Mow Rotom	Type: Aught	Gengar
Milotic	Gardevoir	Flygon
Chandelure	Lanturn	Torkoal
Bisharp	Seismitoad	Silvally
Butterfree	Primarina	Incineroar
Blastoise	Decidueye	Venusaur
Darmanitan	Alolan Ninetales	Gothitelle
Crawdaunt	Clefable	Reuniclus
Kommo-o	Terrakion	Cobalion
Virizion	Noivern	Fan Rotom
Toxicroak	Pelipper	Jellicent
Celebi	Clefairy	Hitmontop
Diggersby	Ditto	Raichu
Hawlucha	Shiftry