CAP Toxapex

[spoo]

[SET]
name: The Pex
move 1: Scald
move 2: Knock Off / Toxic
move 3: Recover
move 4: Haze
item: Rocky Helmet / Black Sludge
ability: Regenerator
nature: Relaxed
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Toxapex is the premier defensive Water-type in the metagame. Its massive physical bulk allows Toxapex to switch into some of the tier's most threatening physical attackers such as Urshifu-R, Venomicon-E, Weavile, and Melmetal and force them out with the threat of burn from Scald and Knock Off. Beyond checking strong wallbreakers, Scald and Knock Off also allow Toxapex to not be passive and make important progress over the course of a game. Haze is necessary to check prominent setup sweepers like Weavile, Dragonite, Volcarona, and Galarian Moltres. A set with maximum Defense and Rocky Helmet is best for punishing physical attackers such as the aforementioned Weavile, Venomicon-E, and Urshifu-R; however, Black Sludge can also be run for valuable passive recovery. An EV spread of 252 HP / 124 Def / 132 SpD with a Sassy nature prevents Toxapex from being 2HKOed by Weavile's Knock Off, as well as helping it against special attackers like Dragapult by letting it survive two Shadow Balls after Stealth Rock and two Draco Meteors without entry hazards.

Toxapex is most commonly ran on balance and certain bulky offense teams. Landorus-T is a great teammate that forms a sturdy defensive backbone with Toxapex, checking Electric-types such as Zeraora; in return, it appreciates Toxapex's good matchup against Water-types and Ice-types. Bulky Steel-types like Ferrothorn and Heatran are strong partners, checking Psychic-types like Tapu Lele while benefiting from Toxapex dealing with Fire-types. Clefable forms a defensive core with Toxapex that is highly difficult to wear down with status, hazards, or other residual damage. Pokemon with Regenerator like Astrolotl and Tornadus-T are potent teammates that are useful for scouting opposing attackers. Kartana, especially its Choice Scarf set, is a good partner; Toxapex can often remove Heavy-Duty Boots from Kartana's Flying-type checks like Tornadus-T and Zapdos and benefit from its ability to threaten checks like Tapu Lele and Arctozolt. Finally, many offensive Pokemon such Garchomp and Venomicon-E appreciate Toxapex's ability to check Weavile, while Dragapult, Dragonite, and other Dragon-types benefit from Toxapex's good matchup into Fairy-types.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Poison Jab can be run in place of either Scald or Knock Off to deal with Calm Mind Tapu Fini; if used over Scald, Toxapex can run an Impish nature as well. Shed Shell lets Toxapex switch into Heatran and Whirlpool Tapu Fini much more comfortably. Toxic Spikes over Scald pressures grounded Pokemon that don't run Heavy-Duty Boots, like Dragapult, Tapu Fini, and Tapu Lele. Baneful Bunker can be used over Knock Off to catch physical attackers like Weavile and U-turn users such as Dragapult by surprise, though it is often inconsistent and loses out on Knock Off's great general utility. Finally, the combination of Block + Spite can be used over Scald + Haze to trap and PP stall foes like Clefable and opposing Toxapex to enable Toxapex's own teammates; however, this set forgoes much of Toxapex's general utility and is inconsistent and niche.

Checks and Counters
====

**Electric-types**: Electric-types like Zeraora, Tapu Koko, Zapdos, Rotom-W, Krilowatt, Magnezone, and Arctozolt are some of the most common and effective methods of threatening Toxapex. However, Zeraora and Arctozolt despise being burned, and most of these Pokemon don't enjoy losing their item to Knock Off and aren't safe switch-ins.

**Ground-types**: Landorus-T, Garchomp, Colossoil, and Equilibra threaten Toxapex. However, none of them are safe switch-ins, as Toxapex can survive any one hit from them and threaten back with Scald or Knock Off; Landorus-T and Garchomp especially despite this interaction.

**Strong Wallbreakers**: Pokemon like Tapu Lele, Nidoking, and Air Balloon Heatran can immediately force Toxapex out, but these three cannot safely switch in as they risk losing their item or accruing undesirable chip damage. Venomicon can switch in on Toxapex and set up on it, though Venomicon may lose its Heavy-Duty Boots in the process. Swords Dance Kartana is one of the few physical attackers capable of threatening Toxapex, as +2 Leaf Blade has a chance to OHKO; however, it can never directly switch in and must set up first.

**Taunt**: Taunt users like Calm Mind Tapu Fini, Cosmic Power Mew, Taunt + Magma Storm Heatran, and certain Tornadus-T variants are highly effective options at dealing with Toxapex; Taunt prevents Toxapex from using Recover and removing boosts from the former two with Haze.

**Future Sight**: Future Sight users like Slowbro, Slowking, Galarian Slowking, and occasionally Tapu Lele enable teammates normally walled by Toxapex such as Urshifu-R and Weavile to break past it. The former two Pokemon also do not particularly mind losing their item or being burned, making them decent switch-ins.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[spoo, 251944]]
- Quality checked by: [[dex, 277988], [Lasen, 273339]]
- Grammar checked by: [[DC, 449990]]

 

[Rabia]

spoo not setting a very good example...

 

[spoo]

 

[dex]

QC Check

[SET]
name: The Pex
move 1: Scald
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Recover
move 4: Haze
item: Rocky Helmet
ability: Regenerator
nature: Relaxed
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Toxapex is the premier defensive Water-type in the metagame. Toxapex's massive physical bulk allows it to switch into some of the tier's most threatening physical attackers such as Urshifu-R, Weavile, and Melmetal, which are promptly forced out else they risk a burn from Scald or losing their item to Knock Off. Beyond checking strong wallbreakers, Scald and Knock Off also allow Toxapex to not be passively taken advantage of and make important incremental progress over the course of a game. Haze is necessary to check prominent set-up sweepers like Weavile, Venomicon-E, Volcarona, and Galarian Moltres. (+1 Brave Bird into neutral Brave Bird from venom has a roll to KO pex, I would rather include venom in the section about Scald forcing it out. a burned venom is a dead venom.) A set with max Defense and Rocky Helmet is best for punishing physical attackers such as the aforementioned Weavile, Venomicon-E, and Urshifu-R; however, Black Sludge can also be run for valuable passive recovery, as can an EV spread of 252 HP / 124 Def / 132 SpD with a Sassy nature to still live two Knock Offs from Weavile while checking Special Attackers like Dragapult much better.

Toxapex is most commonly run on balance and certain bulky offense teams; teammates like Landorus-T and bulky Steel-types like Ferrothorn and Heatran are capable of making a sturdy defensive backbone to fall back on, checking Electric-types such as Zeraora and Psychic-types like Tapu Lele, respectively, and in turn appreciating Toxapex's good matchup against Water-types, Ice-types, and Fire-types. Clefable is a powerful teammate as well, forming a defensive core that is highly difficult to wear down with status, hazards, or other incremental damage. Pokemon with Regenerator like Astrolotl and Tornadus-T are also potent teammates, reliably pivoting around opposing attackers to scout their moves and respond accordingly. Finally, offensive Pokemon such Garchomp and Venomicon-E appreciate Toxapex's ability to check their revenge killers like Weavile, while Dragapult, Dragonite, and other Dragon-types benefit from Toxapex's good matchup into many of the tier's Fairy-types. (Scarf Kartana appreciates Zapdos and Torn losing their boots to pex and threatens lele, deserves a mention as a good teammate on BO)

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Poison Jab can be run in place of either Scald or Knock Off in order to deal with Calm Mind Tapu Fini; if run over Scald, Toxapex can use an Impish nature as well. Shed Shell also has its merits as an item, crucially letting it switch into Heatran and Whirlpool Tapu Fini much more comfortable. Finally, the combination of Block + Spite is an interesting one, usually run over Scald + Haze with the goal of trapping and PP stalling foes like Clefable and other Toxapex in order to enable its own teammates; however, this set can perform inconsistently as it forgoes much of Toxapex's general utility outside of these specific interactions. (I would make mention of Toxic Spikes here. While it may not be the best, it can be very useful to matchup fini and pult)

Checks and Counters
====

**Electric-types**: The tier's myriad of Electric-types like Zeraora, Tapu Koko, Zapdos, Rotom-W, Krilowatt, Magnezone, and Arctozolt are some of the most common and effective methods of threatening Toxapex. However, Zeraora and Arctozolt despite despise being burned, and none most (eh, rotom and mag can live without their items) of these Pokemon enjoy losing their item to Knock Off, so one cannot usually switch them in safely.

**Ground-types**: Landorus-T, Garchomp, Colossoil, and Equilibra all threaten Toxapex in some capacity. However, it should be noted that Toxapex can live one hit from any of them and threaten Scald or Knock Off back. The former two especially despise this, but it means that all four will not always be safe to switch in.

**Strong Wallbreakers**: Pokemon like Tapu Lele and Heatran (move heatran to the taunt section. ik balloon tran can theoretically beat pex in a 1v1, but generally it sucks to lose that much HP on eruption tran) can immediately force Toxapex out due to the threat of being OHKO'd or trapped, but these two cannot safely switch in as they risk it risks losing their its item or accruing undesirable chip damage. Venomicon can switch in on Toxapex and set up on it, though it may lose its Heavy Duty Boots in the process. Swords Dance Kartana is one of the few physical attackers capable of threatening Toxapex, as a +2 Leaf Blade has a chance to OHKO; however, it can never switch directly in and must set up first. (band weavile can 2HKO with Beat Up if rocks or spikes are up, might be worth a mention, tho that is up to you)

**Taunt**: Taunt users like Calm Mind Tapu Fini, Cosmic Power Mew, and certain Tornadus-T are highly effective options at dealing with Toxapex due to Taunt denying its recovery, or removing their boosts with Haze in the case of the first two options. (add mention of Taunt + Magma Storm tran)

**Future Sight**: Future Sight users like Slowbro, Slowking, and Galarian Slowking are excellent for enabling teammates normally walled by Toxapex such as Urshifu-R and Weavile to break past it. The former two Pokemon also do not particularly mind losing their item or being burned, making them decent switch-ins. (I would add Tapu Lele to the list, FS lele good)

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[spoo, 251944]]
- Quality checked by: [[dex, 277988], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

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[Lasen]

Sprigatito has grown on me as a name

THE WALL

[SET]
name: The Pex
move 1: Scald
move 2: Knock Off / Toxic
move 3: Recover
move 4: Haze
item: Rocky Helmet / Black Sludge (you already bring it up in set details and I feel that it warrants a slash over just a set mention)
ability: Regenerator
nature: Relaxed
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Toxapex is the premier defensive Water-type in the metagame. Toxapex's massive physical bulk allows it to switch into some of the tier's most threatening physical attackers such as Urshifu-R, Venomicon-E, Weavile, and Melmetal, which are promptly forced out else they risk a burn from Scald or losing their item to Knock Off. Beyond checking strong wallbreakers, Scald and Knock Off also allow Toxapex to not be passively taken advantage of and make important incremental progress over the course of a game. Haze is necessary to check prominent set-up sweepers like Weavile, Dragonite, Volcarona, and Galarian Moltres. A set with max Defense and Rocky Helmet is best for punishing physical attackers such as the aforementioned Weavile, Venomicon-E, and Urshifu-R; however, Black Sludge can also be run for valuable passive recovery, as can an EV spread of 252 HP / 124 Def / 132 SpD with a Sassy nature to still live two Knock Offs from Weavile while checking Special Attackers like Dragapult much better.
(maybe mention that Timid Dragapult can't 2HKO with Shadow Ball even after coming in on Stealth Rock, kind of a nitpick)

(I definitely think Toxic warrants a slash as another way to cripple foes like Zapdos, Astrolotl, and Volcanion. Knock is much easier to fit on another mon like Ferrothorn/Torn-T/offensive breakers so the extra status can be nice)

Toxapex is most commonly run on balance and certain bulky offense teams; teammates like Landorus-T and bulky Steel-types like Ferrothorn and Heatran are capable of making a sturdy defensive backbone to fall back on, checking Electric-types such as Zeraora and Psychic-types like Tapu Lele, respectively, and in turn appreciating Toxapex's good matchup against Water-types, Ice-types, and Fire-types. (I think you should split the sentence into two: one for Lando-T checking Electrics and one for the Steels because it reads a bit weird at the moment) Clefable is a powerful teammate as well, forming a defensive core that is highly difficult to wear down with status, hazards, or other incremental damage. Pokemon with Regenerator like Astrolotl and Tornadus-T are also potent teammates, reliably pivoting around opposing attackers to scout their moves and respond accordingly. Kartana, especially its Choice Scarf set variant, is a good partner as well; Toxapex can often remove Heavy Duty Boots from Kartana's Flying-type checks like Tornadus-T and Zapdos, while in return it enjoys Kartana's ability to threaten some of its checks like Tapu Lele and Arctozolt. Finally, many offensive Pokemon such Garchomp and Venomicon-E appreciate Toxapex's ability to check their revenge killers like (it's one example, add more if you wish but I think it's fine with just a Weavile) Weavile, while Dragapult, Dragonite, and other Dragon-types benefit from Toxapex's good matchup into many of the tier's Fairy-types.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Poison Jab can be run in place of either Scald or Knock Off in order to deal with Calm Mind Tapu Fini; if run over Scald, Toxapex can use an Impish nature as well. Shed Shell also has its merits as an item, crucially letting it switch into Heatran and Whirlpool Tapu Fini much more comfortable. One can opt to run Toxic Spikes over Scald to pressure grounded Pokemon that don't often run Heavy Duty Boots like Dragapult, Tapu Fini, and Tapu Lele. Finally, the combination of Block + Spite is an interesting one, usually run over Scald + Haze with the goal of trapping and PP stalling foes like Clefable and other Toxapex in order to enable its own teammates; however, this set can perform inconsistently as it forgoes much of Toxapex's general utility outside of these specific interactions. Add Baneful Banker here please :)

Checks and Counters
====

**Electric-types**: The tier's myriad (no change here but I read myriad and audibly said "bruh") of Electric-types like Zeraora, Tapu Koko, Zapdos, Rotom-W, Krilowatt, Magnezone, and Arctozolt are some of the most common and effective methods of threatening Toxapex. However, Zeraora and Arctozolt despise being burned, and most of these Pokemon don't enjoy losing their item to Knock Off, so one cannot usually switch them in safely.

**Ground-types**: Landorus-T, Garchomp, Colossoil, and Equilibra all threaten Toxapex in some capacity. However, it should be noted that Toxapex can live one hit from any of them and threaten Scald or Knock Off back. The former two especially despise this, but it means that all four will not always be safe to switch in.

**Strong Wallbreakers**: Pokemon like Tapu Lele, Nidoking, and Air Balloon Heatran can immediately force Toxapex out due to the threat of being OHKO'd or trapped, but these two cannot safely switch in as they risk losing their item or accruing undesirable chip damage. Venomicon can switch in on Toxapex and set up on it, though it may lose its Heavy Duty Boots in the process. Swords Dance Kartana is one of the few physical attackers capable of threatening Toxapex, as a +2 Leaf Blade has a chance to OHKO; however, it can never switch directly in and must set up first.

**Taunt**: Taunt users like Calm Mind Tapu Fini, Cosmic Power Mew(no), Taunt + Magma Storm Heatran, and certain Tornadus-T are highly effective options at dealing with Toxapex due to Taunt denying its recovery, or removing their boosts with Haze in the case of the first two options.

**Future Sight**: Future Sight users like Slowbro, Slowking, Galarian Slowking, and occasionally Tapu Lele are excellent for enabling teammates normally walled by Toxapex such as Urshifu-R and Weavile to break past it. The former two Pokemon also do not particularly mind losing their item or being burned, making them decent switch-ins.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[spoo, 251944]]
- Quality checked by: [[dex, 277988], [Lasen, 273339]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

you had a couple of silly errors like "abiltiy" that I fixed and this is kind of a nitpicky check. Let me know if you disagree with any of the changes.

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Pex

[SET]
name: The Pex
move 1: Scald
move 2: Knock Off / Toxic
move 3: Recover
move 4: Haze
item: Rocky Helmet / Black Sludge
ability: Regenerator
nature: Relaxed
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Toxapex is the premier defensive Water-type in the metagame. Toxapex's Its massive physical bulk allows it Toxapex to switch into some of the tier's most threatening physical attackers such as Urshifu-R, Venomicon-E, Weavile, and Melmetal,(RC) which are promptly forced and force them out else they risk a burn from Scald or losing their item to Knock Off with the threat of burn from Scald and Knock Off. Beyond checking strong wallbreakers, Scald and Knock Off also allow Toxapex to not be passively taken advantage of and make important incremental progress over the course of a game. Haze is necessary to check prominent set-up setup sweepers like Weavile, Dragonite, Volcarona, and Galarian Moltres. A set with maximum Defense and Rocky Helmet is best for punishing physical attackers such as the aforementioned Weavile, Venomicon-E, and Urshifu-R; however, Black Sludge can also be run for valuable passive recovery. An EV spread of 252 HP / 124 Def / 132 SpD with a Sassy nature is also possible, still taking two Knock Offs from Weavile while checking Special Attackers like Dragapult much better, being able to comfortably live two Shadow Balls after Stealth Rock damage and two Draco Meteors without hazards. An EV spread of 252 HP / 124 Def / 132 SpD with a Sassy nature prevents Toxapex from being 2HKOed by Weavile's Knock Off, as well as helping it against special attackers like Dragapult by letting it survive two Shadow Balls after Stealth Rock and two Draco Meteors without entry hazards.

Toxapex is most commonly run ran on balance and certain bulky offense teams. Landorus-T is a great teammate which that forms a sturdy defensive backbone to fall back on with Toxapex, checking Electric-types such as Zeraora;(add semicolon) and in turn appreciating in return, it appreciates Toxapex's good matchup against Water-types and Ice-types. Bulky Steel-types like Ferrothorn and Heatran are also strong partners, checking Psychic-types like Tapu Lele while benefiting from Toxapex dealing with Fire-types. Clefable forms a defensive core with Toxapex that is highly difficult to wear down with status, hazards, or other incremental residual damage. Pokemon with Regenerator like Astrolotl and Tornadus-T are also potent teammates,(RC) reliably pivoting around opposing attackers to scout their moves and respond accordingly that are useful for scouting opposing attackers. Kartana, especially its Choice Scarf set, is a good partner as well; Toxapex can often remove Heavy-(AH)Duty Boots from Kartana's Flying-type checks like Tornadus-T and Zapdos,(RC) while in return it enjoys Kartana's some of its and benefit from its ability to threaten checks like Tapu Lele and Arctozolt. Finally, many offensive Pokemon such Garchomp and Venomicon-E appreciate Toxapex's ability to check Weavile, while Dragapult, Dragonite, and other Dragon-types benefit from Toxapex's good matchup into many of the tier's Fairy-types.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====

Poison Jab can be run in place of either Scald or Knock Off in order to deal with Calm Mind Tapu Fini; if used over Scald, Toxapex can run an Impish nature as well. Shed Shell also has its merits as an item, crucially letting it lets Toxapex switch into Heatran and Whirlpool Tapu Fini much more comfortable comfortably. One can opt to run Toxic Spikes over Scald to pressures grounded Pokemon that don't run Heavy-(AH)Duty Boots,(AC) like Dragapult, Tapu Fini, and Tapu Lele. Baneful Bunker can be used over Knock Off to catch physical attackers like Weavile or and U-turn users such as Dragapult by surprise, though it is often inconsistent and loses out on Knock Off's great general utility. Finally, the combination of Block + Spite is an interesting one, usually run over Scald + Haze with the goal of trapping and PP stalling can be used over Scald + Haze to trap and PP stall foes like Clefable and other opposing Toxapex in order to enable its Toxapex's own teammates; however, this set can perform inconsistently as it forgoes much of Toxapex's general utility outside of these specific interactions and is inconsistent and niche.

Checks and Counters
====

**Electric-types**: The tier's myriad of Electric-types like Zeraora, Tapu Koko, Zapdos, Rotom-W, Krilowatt, Magnezone, and Arctozolt are some of the most common and effective methods of threatening Toxapex. However, Zeraora and Arctozolt despise being burned, and most of these Pokemon don't enjoy losing their item to Knock Off,(RC) so one cannot usually switch them in safely and aren't safe switch-ins.

**Ground-types**: Landorus-T, Garchomp, Colossoil, and Equilibra all threaten Toxapex in some capacity. However, it should be noted that Toxapex can live one hit from any of them and threaten Scald or Knock Off back. The former two especially despise this, but it means that all four will not always be safe to switch in. However, none of them are safe switch-ins, as Toxapex can survive any one hit from them and threaten back with Scald or Knock Off; Landorus-T and Garchomp especially despite this interaction.

**Strong Wallbreakers**: Pokemon like Tapu Lele, Nidoking, and Air Balloon Heatran can immediately force Toxapex out due to the threat of being OHKO'd or trapped, but these two cannot safely switch in as they risk fear of losing their item or accruing undesirable chip damage.(which two? there are three Pokemon) Venomicon can switch in on Toxapex and set up on it, though it Venomicon may lose its Heavy-(AH)Duty Boots in the process. Swords Dance Kartana is one of the few physical attackers capable of threatening Toxapex, as a +2 Leaf Blade has a chance to OHKO; however, it can never switch directly switch in and must set up first.

**Taunt**: Taunt users like Calm Mind Tapu Fini, Cosmic Power Mew, Taunt + Magma Storm Heatran, and certain Tornadus-T variants are highly effective options at dealing with Toxapex;(add semicolon) due to Taunt denying its recovery, or removing their boosts with Haze in the case of the first two options Taunt prevents Toxapex from using Recover and removing boosts from the former two with Haze. (It doesn't deny recovery cuz u still have Regenerator + Black Sludge; it just prevents Recover)

**Future Sight**: Future Sight users like Slowbro, Slowking, Galarian Slowking, and occasionally Tapu Lele are excellent for enabling enable teammates normally walled by Toxapex such as Urshifu-R and Weavile to break past it. The former two Pokemon also do not particularly mind losing their item or being burned, making them decent switch-ins.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[spoo, 251944]]
- Quality checked by: [[dex, 277988], [Lasen, 273339]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

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