AG Toxapex [QC 2/2] [GP:1/1]

[Fc]

[SET]
name: Defensive Pivot
move 1: Scald
move 2: Recover
move 3: Haze
move 4: Knock Off / Toxic / Toxic Spikes
item: Rocky Helmet / Shed Shell
ability: Regenerator
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

Toxapex has a niche in the AG metagame as a defensive pivot, with Regenerator giving it incredible longevity to soft check and pivot around many offensive threats. Knock Off and its ability to spread status make it a nuisance to a lot of Pokemon, chipping down teams slowly and taking advantage of passive Pokemon that can't damage it heavily like Thunder Wave Necrozma-DM, defensive Eternatus, and Ho-Oh. It can check all of Marshadow, defensive Yveltal, and Calm Mind Kyogre, and it can chip Zacian-C heavily with Rocky Helmet and Wild Charge recoil if it tries taking Toxapex down. Scald is required to make Toxapex less passive, threatening burns on Pokemon that otherwise set up freely such as Zacian-C and Necrozma-DM. Even with it, though, Haze is mandatory to prevent setup sweepers such as Bulk Up Marshadow and Calm Mind Kyogre from turning Toxapex into a liability for a team. Knock Off provides item displacement and a strong way to hit Calyrex-S trying to set up on Toxapex, which is very valuable to reduce passivity and make that matchup less detrimental. Toxic and Toxic Spikes chip down the opposing team more quickly than Scald, but the heavy presence of Eternatus make these options rarely reach their full potential. Rocky Helmet can wear down Pokemon like Zacian-C, Urshifu-S, and U-turn pivots in Pheromosa and Galarian Darmanitan, while Shed Shell prevents Toxapex from being trapped by Gothitelle, otherwise being essentially a guaranteed KO for it.

Necrozma-DM appreciates Toxapex scouting for Assurance on Zacian-C and chipping it more with Rocky Helmet. Toxapex can also remove Heavy-Duty Boots from Ho-Oh and Yveltal, the most common Defog users, making them easier to wear down. Toxapex also checks Marshadow and most Dark-types, which threaten Necrozma-DM, unless they Dynamax. Offensive wallbreakers like Kyogre and Yveltal checked by Eternatus enjoy Toxapex pressuring it with Knock Off and Scald burns. Yveltal also helps by being immune to Ground and switching into Calyrex-S, covering for two of Toxapex's greatest weaknesses. Lunala is a good wall for Zekrom, Groudon, and Zygarde, which can all threaten Toxapex with strong super effective STAB moves, and Toxapex in return can pivot into Marshadow, Urshifu-S, and Yveltal, which pressure Lunala. Blissey is the sturdiest special sponge in the metagame, walling special attackers that can muscle past Toxapex like Life Orb Eternatus, Geomancy-boosted Xerneas, and Choice Specs Kyogre. Ho-Oh and Toxapex can form a Regenerator core that shuts down most defensive teams with infinite passive healing and spreading status.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Black Sludge can be used to increase Toxapex's longevity further, and Sitrus Berry lets it counter Poltergeist from Marshadow, but Rocky Helmet and Shed Shell are usually better.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Strong Special Attackers**: Choice Specs Kyogre, Calyrex-S, Kyurem-W, and most other special wallbreakers can force out Toxapex, although they need to be careful of Toxic or Knock Off if switching in.

**Ground- and Electric-types**: Groudon, Zygarde-C, and Zekrom can pressure Toxapex with their incredibly strong and super effective STAB moves, and Rest variants of the former two don't even fear burns from Scald too much.

**Ditto**: Combined with other pivots, Ditto can PP stall Toxapex incredibly effectively, as it refreshes its PP every time it switches into Toxapex. Regenerator lets it heal off any damage dealt, and taking Knock Off lets it stall even longer with the ability to switch moves, using Recover and trying for Scald burns of its own.

**Gothitelle**: Gothitelle can eliminate Rocky Helmet variants of Toxapex and threatens even ones with Shed Shell, as Toxapex commonly has to switch into Knock Off from Yveltal or Necrozma-DM, leaving it vulnerable.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Fc, 511624]]
- Quality checked by: [[Icemaster, 464176], [baconeatinassassin, 367227]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]

 

[Icemaster]

[SET]
name: Defensive Pivot
move 1: Scald
move 2: Recover
move 3: Haze
move 4: Knock Off / Toxic / Toxic Spikes
item: Rocky Helmet / Shed Shell
ability: Regenerator
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

Toxapex has a niche in the AG metagame as a defensive pivot, with Regenerator giving it incredible longevity to soft check and pivot around many offensive threats, (mention its ability to be a nuisance to the opposing team with knock off and status). It can check Marshadow, Urshifu, defensive Yveltal, Calm Mind Kyogre, and chip Zacian-C heavily with Rocky Helmet and Wild Charge recoil if it tries taking Toxapex down, making its defensive capabilities valuable against a variety of Pokemon. Scald is required to make Toxapex less passive, threatening burns on Pokemon that try to abuse it as set up fodder. Recover for longevity is also mandatory, as is Haze which prevents set up sweepers, especially Substitute users like Zygarde-C and Xerneas, from turning Toxapex into a liability for a team. Knock Off provides item displacement and a strong way to hit Calyrex-S trying to set up on Toxapex, which are very valuable things for a passive Pokemon to have in its arsenal. Toxic and Toxic Spikes also threaten to chip down the opposing team faster than Scald, but the large presence of Eternatus make these harder to consistently use to their full potential. Rocky Helmet can wear down Pokemon like Zacian-C, Urshifu, and U-turn pivots in Pheromosa and Galarian Darmanitan, while Shed Shell as the item prevents Toxapex from being trapped by Gothitelle, something that is essentially a guaranteed KO for it.

Necrozma-DM appreciates Toxapex's presence as a pivot, being able to scout for Assurance on Zacian-C and chip it more with Rocky Helmet. Pex can also knock defoggers, maybe mention this Toxapex also walls Marshadow and most Dark-types which threaten Necrozma-DM. Offensive breakers like Kyogre and Yveltal who are checked by Eternatus are great partners for Toxapex, as it can pressure Eternatus with Knock Off and Scald burns to make Eternatus easier to break. Yveltal is also helpful as both a ground immunity and Calyrex-S switch in, covering for 2 of Toxapex's greatest weaknesses. Lunala is a good wall for Zekrom, Groudon, and Zygarde which can all threaten Toxapex with strong super effective STAB moves, and Toxapex in return can pivot into Marshadow, Urshifu, and Yveltal which pressure Lunala. Blissey is the strongest special sponge in the metagame, allowing it to wall special attackers that can muscle past Toxapex like Life Orb Eternatus, Geomancy boosted Xerneas, and Choice Specs Kyogre. Ho-Oh + Pex Regen core to spread lots of status and wall nearly all defensive structures?

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Black Sludge can be used to increase Toxapex's longevity further with Regenerator, but it loses out on utility through chipping Pokemon hitting it with contact moves or it loses to Gothitelle.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Strong Special Attackers**: Choice Specs Kyogre, Calyrex-S, Kyurem-w, and most other special wallbreakers can force out Toxapex by breaking through its bulk.

Groudon

**Dragon-types**: Kyurem-W, Kyurem-B, and Zekrom force out Toxapex with their Super effective coverage especially when set up, Zygarde can stall with Rest making it unbothered by status, and Eternatus can pressure with powerful Dynamax Cannons while being unbothered by Scald.

**Ditto**: Combined with other pivots, Ditto can be used to PP stall Toxapex incredibly effectively. Regenerator lets it heal off any damage dealt, and if Knocked Off it can stall even longer with the ability to switch moves, using Recover and trying for Scald burns of its own.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Fc, 511624]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

Really good work, QC 1/2

 

[baconeatinassassin]

add remove comment

qc check 2

[SET]
name: Defensive Pivot
move 1: Scald
move 2: Recover
move 3: Haze
move 4: Knock Off / Toxic / Toxic Spikes
item: Rocky Helmet / Shed Shell
ability: Regenerator
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

Toxapex has a niche in the AG metagame as a defensive pivot, with Regenerator giving it incredible longevity to soft check and pivot around many offensive threats. Knock Off and its ability to spread status make it a nuisance to a lot of Pokemon, chipping down teams slowly and taking advantage of passive Pokemon that can't damage it heavily like Thunder Wave Necrozma-DM and defensive Eternatus can mention ho-oh here too. It can check Marshadow, Urshifu, defensive Yveltal, Calm Mind Kyogre, and chip Zacian-C heavily with Rocky Helmet and Wild Charge recoil if it tries taking Toxapex down, making its defensive capabilities valuable against a variety of Pokemon idk if urshifu should be the 2nd thing mentioned but i'm not sure how listing works. Scald is required to make Toxapex less passive, threatening burns on Pokemon that try to abuse it as set up fodder. why can't you use knock + toxic instead? should mention the steels (zac-c, dd dm) as why Recover for longevity is also mandatory, as is Haze which prevents set up sweepers, especially Substitute users like Zygarde-C and Xerneas, from turning Toxapex into a liability for a team. both zyg & xern force pex out anyways with their neutral moves; i'd say its use is moreso for things like bulky cm ogre/bu marsh Knock Off provides item displacement and a strong way to hit Calyrex-S trying to set up on Toxapex, which are very valuable things for a passive Pokemon to have in its arsenal. Toxic and Toxic Spikes also threaten to chip down the opposing team faster than Scald, but the large presence of Eternatus make these harder to consistently use to their full potential. Rocky Helmet can wear down Pokemon like Zacian-C, Urshifu, and U-turn pivots in Pheromosa and Galarian Darmanitan, while Shed Shell as the item prevents Toxapex from being trapped by Gothitelle, something that is essentially a guaranteed KO for it.

Necrozma-DM appreciates Toxapex's presence as a pivot, being able to scout for Assurance on Zacian-C and chip it more with Rocky Helmet. Toxapex can also remove Heavy-Duty Boots from Ho-Oh and Yveltal, the most common Defog users, making them easier to wear down. Toxapex also checks walls Marshadow and most Dark-types which threaten Necrozma-DM. if they dyna it isn't really walling Offensive breakers like Kyogre and Yveltal who are checked by defensive Eternatus are great partners for Toxapex, as it can pressure Eternatus with Knock Off and Scald burns to make Eternatus easier to break. Yveltal is also helpful as both a ground immunity and Calyrex-S switch in, covering for 2 of Toxapex's greatest weaknesses. Lunala is a good wall for Zekrom, Groudon, and Zygarde which can all threaten Toxapex with strong super effective STAB moves, and Toxapex in return can pivot into Marshadow, Urshifu, and Yveltal which pressure Lunala. Blissey is the strongest special sponge in the metagame, allowing it to wall special attackers that can muscle past Toxapex like Life Orb Eternatus, Geomancy boosted Xerneas, and Choice Specs Kyogre. Ho-Oh paired with Toxapex can form a Regenerator core that shuts down most defensive teams with infinite passive healing and spreading status.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Black Sludge can be used to increase Toxapex's longevity further with Regenerator, but it loses out on utility through chipping Pokemon hitting it with contact moves or it loses to Gothitelle. Toxapex can also forgo an item in order to neuter Poltergeist from Marshadow; however, the utility provided by held items is usually appreciated more.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Strong Special Attackers**: Choice Specs Kyogre, Calyrex-S, Kyurem-w, and most other special wallbreakers can force out Toxapex by breaking through its bulk. mention how they have to beware of knock/toxic if they try to switch-in

**Groudon Super effective coverage**: Groudon, Zygarde-C and Zekrom can pressure Toxapex with its their incredibly strong STAB moves, and Rest variants of the former two don't even fear burns from Scald too much.

**Dragon-types**: Kyurem-W, Kyurem-B, and Zekrom force out Toxapex with their Super effective coverage especially when set up, Zygarde can stall with Rest making it unbothered by status, and Eternatus can pressure with powerful Dynamax Cannons while being unbothered by Scald. these have all been pretty much been covered in the earlier two sections now

**Ditto**: Combined with other pivots, Ditto can be used to PP stall Toxapex incredibly effectively. Regenerator lets it heal off any damage dealt, and if Knocked Off it can stall even longer with the ability to switch moves, using Recover and trying for Scald burns of its own.

make a section for gothitelle for rocky helm variants (or shed shell if it gets knocked)

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Fc, 511624]]
- Quality checked by: [[Icemaster, 464176], [baconeatinassassin, 367227]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

good, 2/2

 

[Adeleine]

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[SET]
name: Defensive Pivot
move 1: Scald
move 2: Recover
move 3: Haze
move 4: Knock Off / Toxic / Toxic Spikes
item: Rocky Helmet / Shed Shell
ability: Regenerator
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

Toxapex has a niche in the AG metagame as a defensive pivot, with Regenerator giving it incredible longevity to soft check and pivot around many offensive threats. Knock Off and its ability to spread status make it a nuisance to a lot of Pokemon, chipping down teams slowly and taking advantage of passive Pokemon that can't damage it heavily like Thunder Wave Necrozma-DM, defensive Eternatus, and Ho-Oh. It can check all of Marshadow, defensive Yveltal, and Calm Mind Kyogre, and it can chip Zacian-C heavily with Rocky Helmet and Wild Charge recoil if it tries taking Toxapex down, making its defensive capabilities valuable against a variety of Pokemon. Scald is required to make Toxapex less passive, threatening burns on Pokemon that try to abuse it as set up fodder otherwise set up freely such as Zacian-C and Necrozma-DM walling Knock Off + Toxic. Recover for longevity is also mandatory, as is Haze which prevent set up Necrozma-DM. Even with it, though, Haze is mandatory to prevent setup sweepers such as Bulk Up Marshadow or and Calm Mind Kyogre from turning Toxapex into a liability for a team. Knock Off provides item displacement and a strong way to hit Calyrex-S trying to set up on Toxapex, which are very valuable things for a passive Pokemon to have in its arsenal. is very valuable to reduce passivity and make that matchup less detrimental. (I imagine something like this makes sense, bc you say later caly-s is one of its main weaknesses? feel free to reword/etc) Toxic and Toxic Spikes also threaten to chip down the opposing team faster more quickly than Scald, but the large heavy presence of Eternatus make these harder to consistently use to options rarely reach their full potential. Rocky Helmet can wear down Pokemon like Zacian-C, Urshifu, (specific which) and U-turn pivots in Pheromosa and Galarian Darmanitan, while Shed Shell as the item prevents Toxapex from being trapped by Gothitelle, something that is otherwise being essentially a guaranteed KO for it.

Necrozma-DM appreciates Toxapex's presence as a pivot, being able to scout Toxapex scouting for Assurance on Zacian-C and chipping it more with Rocky Helmet. Toxapex can also remove Heavy-Duty Boots from Ho-Oh and Yveltal, the most common Defog users, making them easier to wear down. Toxapex also checks Marshadow and most Dark-types, (AC) which threaten Necrozma-DM, (AC) unless they Dynamax. Offensive wallbreakers like Kyogre and Yveltal who are checked by defensive Eternatus are great partners for Toxapex, as it can pressure Eternatus checked by Eternatus enjoy Toxapex pressuring it with Knock Off and Scald burns to make Eternatus easier to break. Yveltal is also helpful as both a ground immunity and Calyrex-S switch in, also helps by being immune to Ground and switching into Calyrex-S, covering for 2 two of Toxapex's greatest weaknesses. Lunala is a good wall for Zekrom, Groudon, and Zygarde, (AC) which can all threaten Toxapex with strong super effective STAB moves, and Toxapex in return can pivot into Marshadow, Urshifu-S, and Yveltal, (AC) which pressure Lunala. Blissey is the strongest sturdiest special sponge in the metagame, allowing it to wall walling special attackers that can muscle past Toxapex like Life Orb Eternatus, Geomancy-boosted (added hyphen) Xerneas, and Choice Specs Kyogre. Ho-Oh paired with and Toxapex can form a Regenerator core that shuts down most defensive teams with infinite passive healing and spreading status.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Black Sludge can be used to increase Toxapex's longevity further with Regenerator, but it loses out on utility through chipping Pokemon hitting it with contact moves or it loses to Gothitelle. Toxapex can also use Sitrus Berry in order to neuter Poltergeist from Marshadow; however, the utility provided by Rocky Helmet or Shed Shell is usually appreciated more. further, and Sitrus Berry lets it counter Poltergeist from Marshadow, but Rocky Helmet and Shed Shell are usually better.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Strong Special Attackers**: Choice Specs Kyogre, Calyrex-S, Kyurem-W, and most other special wallbreakers can force out Toxapex by breaking through its bulk, although they need to be careful of Toxic or Knock Off if switching in.

**Super effective coverage**: **Ground- and Electric-types**: Groudon, Zygarde-C, (AC) and Zekrom can pressure Toxapex with their incredibly strong and super effective STAB moves, and Rest variants of the former two don't even fear burns from Scald too much.

**Ditto**: Combined with other pivots, Ditto can be used to PP stall Toxapex incredibly effectively, as it refreshes its PP every time it switches into Toxapex. (I assume?) Regenerator lets it heal off any damage dealt, and if Knocked Off it can taking Knock Off lets it stall even longer with the ability to switch moves, using Recover and trying for Scald burns of its own.

**Gothitelle**: Gothitelle can eliminate Rocky Helmet variants of Toxapex (RC) and threatens even ones with Shed Shell, (AC) as Toxapex commonly has to switch into Knock Off from Yveltal or Necrozma-DM, leaving it vulnerable.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Fc, 511624]]
- Quality checked by: [[Icemaster, 464176], [baconeatinassassin, 367227]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]

1/1

 

[Tuthur]

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