[OVERVIEW]
- It has incredible defense, Special defense but lacks HP due which it gets OHKOed or 2HKOed by many common threats.
- It is able to handle a majority of special set-up sweeprs which include Xerneas, Palkia and other cm/support Arceus.
- It is a good option to use on stall teams mainly when it comes to handle z-geomancy Xerneas or any other variant of it.
- A viable Toxic Spiker and immunes Toxic Spikes on switch-in.
- It possesses an excellent ability in Regenerator, which allows it to heal by switching out rather than using a turn for Recover.
- It has no offensive capabilites so relying on a good damage from its moves over won't solve the purpose.
- It can also act as a soft check to Lucario-mega and Blaziken-megabut it needs a Scald burn to win against it. Its ability, Regenrator makes it one of the best pivots, which means that Toxapex is easily able to switch in and out of favorable and unfavorable match-ups without worry.
- It struggles a lot against taunt users like yveltal and gengar mega. Moreover it has 0 chance to set up/tackle Gengar mega if Gengar-Mega is holding taunt or substitute.
Name: Regenerator
Move 1: Toxic Spikes / Toxic
Move 2: Haze
Move 3: Scald
Move 4: Recover
Item: Wacan Berry
Nature: Calm
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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- Toxic Spikes cripples opposing grounded Pokemon upon switching in, pressuring them with residual damage each turn. It allows great amount of time for your team and allowing a teammate to breakthrough the opposing team.
- Toxic is used to spread consistent damage and punish switch-ins.
- Haze provides you to check Xerneas and other formes of Arceus which runs calm mind. It is a good option to punish Pokemon that try to set up against it.
- Scald has a higher chance to burn the target and make physical attackers reluctant to switch into Toxapex. It also gets STAB due to its water typing.
- Recover is used as a last slot to keep Toxapex alive even though it gets regenerator but one on one it helps you to consistently take hits from the likes of Xerneas.
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- Regenerator is the vastly preferred ability because it allows Toxapex to pivot effectively by healing when it switches out. It gives Toxapex a form of recovery. 252 HP , 252 SpD and allow Toxapex to take on certain threats on Offensive and slower balanced teams such as Giratina-O. While making use of Toxapex's decent special bulk.
- Wacan Berry saves toxapex from getting OHKOed by xerneas's thunder at 2 and using haze at the right moment.
- Running calm nature makes Toxapex even more bulkier and handling opposing mon even with more ease.
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- Toxapex should be switched on resisted attacks or on Pokemon that are checked by it such as xerneas.
- Though it has respectable bulk but don't switch it into unresisted attacks especially if its task isn't completed i.e. its check hasn't faint.
- Before using Toxic Spikes, assess the opposing team. If it has too many Pokemon immune to them or a grounded Poison-type, it is preferable to not use Toxic Spikes at all.
- Use only one layer of toxic spikes if your opponent is using an offensive team, as regular poison will result in more damage short-term.
- Scald is Toxapex's way of dealing damage, but its mediocre Special Attack stat prevents it from OHKOing even targets that are hit super effectively such as Arceus-Rock and Arceus-Ground, so switching is the best option since they can use their powerful STAB to make your Toxapex faint.
- Spreading burns with Scald is another good way to force switches and ease Toxapex's matchup against physical attackers.
- It is an answer to set-up sweepers basically Xerneas and some Arceus Formes so be sure to keep it healthy to prevent these pokemon from sweeping.
- It works well mostly on stall teams that can make up for its defensive weakness and passiveness.
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- Toxapex works well with Ferrothorn, covering each other weaknesses as well as both physical and special side. Toxapex is a free switchin for Ferrothorn's weakness and vice versa. Since Toxapex isn't having physical bulk so Ferrothorn can easily tank it unless Ho-Oh which KOes or 2HKOes both of the mons and take chip damage from scald.
- Tyranitar, Muk Alola, Aegislash or Scizor can pursuit trap psychic-types and gengar mega that threatens Toxapex, though they share some weakness against ground type moves.
- Zygarde-C can take on most physical threats to Toxapex which ease.
- Dark types like Yveltal , Darkceus can help deal with psychic-types.
- Mega Sableye acts as a reliable spinblocker to keep Toxapex's Toxic Spikes on the field.
- Skarmory is capable of forming a good hazard stacking core with Toxapex.
- Giratina-O too immunes rapid spin and gets the perfect chance to use twave / toxic. It also has access to hex which doubles the damage to a pokemon who is affected by Toxapex's Toxic Spikes / Toxic.
- Celesteela resists psychic and immunes ground moves which makes it a good mon to pair with Toxapex and in the mean time you can use leech seed.
Other Options
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- Shed Shell is used to switch out of Gengar-mega and Dugtrio.
- Ice Beam is the move which can be used instead of scald so as to get a good damage against Mega Salamence, Rayquaza or Zygarde formes.
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- Zygarde: It doesn't really care about the scald burn or Toxic poison since it can heal off its status by using Rest.
- Mega Gengar: Best check, absorbs TSpikes and can trap and KO Toxapex at little risk to itself. Its recommended to switch out if a gengar is switched in. If it is already in the mega form then it will have a little chance to survive if Gengar Mega is carrying Taunt which mostly does.
- Ho-Oh: It takes a little damage from Scald and can hit hard with Brave Bird or Earthquake.
- Psychic-types: Deoxys-A, Mewtwo formes, Lunala, Tapu Lele, will have no trouble breaking past Toxapex barring a Scald burn on the physical attackers.
- Ground-types: Excadrill, Landorus, Arceus-Ground and Landorus-T threaten with STAB EQ, but weak to of Scald and dare its 30% scald Burn chance. Groudon Primal gets the chance to set up against Toxapex and is also immune to scald because of its ability. Scald can trouble non PDon and zygarde though.
- Mega Sableye: Prevents Toxapex from setting up TSpikes and takes little damage.
- Setup Sweepers: Ekiller and Megamence gets an easy way to set up against Toxapex without worrying about scald because arceus gets lum berry and the former gets facade / Refresh.
- Strong physical attackers: Ho-Oh, Mega Salamence, Rayquaza, EKiller, SD Ghostceus.
- Wall Breakers: Powerful wallbreakers like Tapu Lele easily break throughs Toxapex with brute force.
- Taunt users: If Toxapex is unable to status its target, it will rarely do any significant damage to it, these include Yveltal, Tapu Lele, Mewtwo and Darkrai which runs taunt and due to this it makes opposing pokemon to set up substitute and then making a pressure on your team.
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