[SET]
Toxapex @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Rocky Helmet / Black Sludge
Name: Physically Defensive (Poison)
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
- Chilling Water / Surf
- Haze
- Recover
- Toxic Spikes / Baneful Bunker / Infestation
[Set comments]
Toxapex, thanks to its solid type combination and high defensive stats, is a pivotal wall on Poison teams, being able to take hits from many physical threats, such as Barraskewda, and deter them with Chilling Water. Surf is an alternative to Chilling Water thanks to its higher damage output, which lets Toxapex threaten to OHKO threats like Hisuian Arcanine after minimal chip damage and is better off against threats that don't care for their attack being lowered, such as Moltres. Haze removes the buffs from sweepers, including Ceruledge, Mimikyu, and Kingambit. Toxapex has three notable options for its second support move: Toxic Spikes to complete Poison's entry hazard stacking core and puts teams on a timer; Baneful Bunker to allow Toxapex to scout opponents, poison contact attackers such as Chien-Pao, and heal with Black Sludge; and Infestation to trap opponents that don't threaten Toxapex such as Alolan Muk and Klefki. Infestation can also be ran as instead of a Water STAB move with Baneful Bunker or Toxic to trap and waste away the plentiful contact attackers.
Alolan Muk serves as a great teammate for Toxapex, being a special tank able to take on many of the special Psychic- and Ghost-types that threaten Toxapex, like Espathra, Galarian Slowking, Flutter Mane, and Gholdengo. Overqwil, while not as specially bulky as Alolan Muk, can also deter Psychic- and Ghost-types, soft check physical Iron Valiant and check physical Dragapult thanks to Intimidate, and benefit much more from Toxic Spikes with Barb Barrage. Amoonguss is a second Regenerator physical wall with a neutrality to Ground and resistance to Electric able to combat many Pokemon that threaten Toxapex such as Great Tusk, Quagsire, Rotom-W and Regieleki. Clodsire is an Unaware special wall immune to Electric that checks attack threats like Regieleki and Magnezone along with special setup Pokemon like Volcarona and Hydreigon. Air Balloon Glimmora can support Toxapex by removing entry hazards from the field for non-Heavy-Duty Boots sets, being temporarily immune to Ground with Air Balloon, and using Corrosion Toxic to put threats Toxapex majorly dislikes such as opposing Toxapex, Hisuian Goodra and Heatran on timers. Corrosion Salazzle can also provide Corrosion Toxic support along with using Encore to mess up Pokemon that view Toxapex as a setup opportunity like Kingambit. Sneasler can also be used to punch holes through teams thanks to its powerful STAB Close Combat, which can KO threats like Iron Treads and Baxcalibur, while Toxapex can come in and absorb damage for Sneasler and wear foes down with Infestation and Toxic Spikes.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
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Poison analysis by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengairxan.622813/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/neko.542526/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/dugza.473171/
Grammar checked by:
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Toxapex @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Rocky Helmet / Black Sludge
Name: Physically Defensive (Poison)
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
- Chilling Water / Surf
- Haze
- Recover
- Toxic Spikes / Baneful Bunker / Infestation
[Set comments]
Toxapex, thanks to its solid type combination and high defensive stats, is a pivotal wall on Poison teams, being able to take hits from many physical threats, such as Barraskewda, and deter them with Chilling Water. Surf is an alternative to Chilling Water thanks to its higher damage output, which lets Toxapex threaten to OHKO threats like Hisuian Arcanine after minimal chip damage and is better off against threats that don't care for their attack being lowered, such as Moltres. Haze removes the buffs from sweepers, including Ceruledge, Mimikyu, and Kingambit. Toxapex has three notable options for its second support move: Toxic Spikes to complete Poison's entry hazard stacking core and puts teams on a timer; Baneful Bunker to allow Toxapex to scout opponents, poison contact attackers such as Chien-Pao, and heal with Black Sludge; and Infestation to trap opponents that don't threaten Toxapex such as Alolan Muk and Klefki. Infestation can also be ran as instead of a Water STAB move with Baneful Bunker or Toxic to trap and waste away the plentiful contact attackers.
Alolan Muk serves as a great teammate for Toxapex, being a special tank able to take on many of the special Psychic- and Ghost-types that threaten Toxapex, like Espathra, Galarian Slowking, Flutter Mane, and Gholdengo. Overqwil, while not as specially bulky as Alolan Muk, can also deter Psychic- and Ghost-types, soft check physical Iron Valiant and check physical Dragapult thanks to Intimidate, and benefit much more from Toxic Spikes with Barb Barrage. Amoonguss is a second Regenerator physical wall with a neutrality to Ground and resistance to Electric able to combat many Pokemon that threaten Toxapex such as Great Tusk, Quagsire, Rotom-W and Regieleki. Clodsire is an Unaware special wall immune to Electric that checks attack threats like Regieleki and Magnezone along with special setup Pokemon like Volcarona and Hydreigon. Air Balloon Glimmora can support Toxapex by removing entry hazards from the field for non-Heavy-Duty Boots sets, being temporarily immune to Ground with Air Balloon, and using Corrosion Toxic to put threats Toxapex majorly dislikes such as opposing Toxapex, Hisuian Goodra and Heatran on timers. Corrosion Salazzle can also provide Corrosion Toxic support along with using Encore to mess up Pokemon that view Toxapex as a setup opportunity like Kingambit. Sneasler can also be used to punch holes through teams thanks to its powerful STAB Close Combat, which can KO threats like Iron Treads and Baxcalibur, while Toxapex can come in and absorb damage for Sneasler and wear foes down with Infestation and Toxic Spikes.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengairxan.622813/
Poison analysis by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengairxan.622813/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/neko.542526/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/dugza.473171/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/wrathoftheleopard.511181/
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