Toxicroak
PvE Analysis
Toxicroak isn't a bad attacker, but when face-to-face with the stronger options in any niche that it can occupy, Toxicroak croaks.
Best PvE Offensive Moveset
Counter + Dynamic Punch | Best |
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Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | Best |
- Counter and Dynamic Punch make Toxicroak a decent Fighting attacker.
- Pair Poison Jab with Sludge Bomb for great Poison-type DPS.
- Mud Shot and Mud Bomb can work if you're absolutely desperate for some Ground Type damage, but it's severely outclassed.
- Shadow Ball doesn’t have any offensive use for Toxicroak.
Best PvE Defensive Moveset
Poison Jab or Counter + Dynamic Punch or Sludge Bomb | Best |
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Poison Jab and Counter perform very similarly on defense, but Poison Jab has wider type coverage.
Same thing goes for Sludge Bomb and Dynamic Punch.
- Mud Bomb has lower energy cost, but it’s very weak and easier to dodge.
- Mud Shot is poor on defense.
- Shadow Ball hits pretty hard and has great counter-coverage, but Toxicroak is likely to drop to a few Confusions regardless.
PvP Analysis
Counter + Mud Bomb and Sludge Bomb |
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Counter is the go to fast move for Toxicroak as it provides wide coverage and gains STAB.
Mud Bomb provides wide coverage and costs the least amount of energy. Sludge Bomb costs a modest amount of energy and provides situational coverage while benefiting from STAB. Shadow Ball can smack Psychic- and Ghost-type Pokemon that would otherwise be problematic for Toxicroak. Dynamic Punch, 90 Damage and 50 Energy cost, is also an option to double down on the Fighting coverage depending on the PvP format.
Great League | 3 / 5 |
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Toxicroak is one of those Pokemon that sees play every now and then in the open Great League thanks to its unique typing and good moveset. It's a Fighting-type that fares better against Fairy-type Pokemon like Azumarill and Alolan Ninetales compared to most others. This can make Toxicroak an appealing partner to some Dragon-type Pokemon as it simultaneously provides coverage against Steel-type Pokemon without outright losing to Fairies. Unfortunately, Toxicroak does suffer from its frailty, requiring shields to actually win matchups that it should be favored against. The dominance of Annihilape also greatly hurts Toxicroak; it is a generally superior Fighting-type choice, and it also walls any Toxicroak that lacks Shadow Ball. However, Toxicroak may not even want to run Shadow Ball as that gives up its unique Fairy coverage. | |
Ultra League | 3 / 5 |
See: Great League. It also has to contend with Giratina now, which comfortably walls any Toxicroak that lacks Shadow Ball. More Fighting-type competition now exists in the name of Virizion and Cobalion. Toxicroak's title as a Fighting-type that beats other Fighters continues to be outclassed by Annihilape. | |
Master League | 0 / 5 |
Its main series ability, Dry Skin, is the reason it sometimes sees play amongst the strongest Pokemon. The ability allows Toxicroak to benefit from rain and have a fantastic matchup against Kyogre. Unfortunately, Dry Skin doesn't exist in this game. |