[SET]
name: Physical Attacker
move 1: Gunk Shot
move 2: Drain Punch
move 3: Sucker Punch
move 4: Knock Off / Swords Dance / Earthquake
item: Life Orb / Black Sludge
ability: Dry Skin
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Toxicroak is one of the premier wallbreakers in NU; between the great coverage it possesses and utility it brings to the table, it very rarely will be deadweight in any given game. Additionally, Toxicroak can soft check opposing wallbreakers like Abomasnow and easily switch into passive foes such as Clefairy and non-Sleep Powder Eldegoss, giving it ample opportunity to wallbreak. Sucker Punch helps to revenge kill faster foes like Togedemaru and Unfezant. Knock Off is a generally safe move to spam and cripples switch-ins like Cofagrigus, Sandaconda, and Garbodor. Alternatively, Swords Dance makes Toxicroak even more threatening and gives it sweeping potential thanks to Sucker Punch's priority. Earthquake is also an option to let Toxicroak more easily bypass Poison-types like Garbodor, opposing Toxicroak, and Silvally-Poison. Life Orb is the preferred item for the increase in damage output, although Black Sludge gives Toxicroak extra longevity and lets it switch into resisted moves like non-Choice Band Sawk's Close Combat more frequently.
Toxicroak's blend of offensive and defensive tools makes it a great fit on bulky offense and balance teams in need of its role compression. Special wallbreakers like Drampa, Rotom-F, and Abomasnow are great partners because they can deal with physicals walls like Cofagrigus and Sandaconda that Toxicroak struggles with. In return, Toxicroak is great at removing special walls like Clefairy and Galarian Stunfisk. Late-game cleaners like Swords Dance Silvally formes and Choice Scarf Togedemaru benefit from Toxicroak busting holes in the opposing team. Toxicroak also pairs well with Electric-types like Rotom-F and Rotom-S, which can help pressure Water-types like Silvally-Water and Wishiwashi and switch into Flying-type attacks.
[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Sludge Bomb
move 3: Focus Blast / Vacuum Wave
move 4: Shadow Ball / Vacuum Wave
item: Life Orb
ability: Dry Skin
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Nasty Plot Toxicroak is both a scary wallbreaker and an effective late-game sweeper thanks to its great coverage and helpful Speed tier. While physical sets struggle with checks like Cofagrigus and Sandaconda being difficult to reliably overcome, special sets flip those matchups on their heads and give Toxicroak a notable advantage. Sludge Bomb is mandatory so Toxicroak can bypass Clefairy and Alcremie, while Focus Blast nukes Sandaconda, Piloswine, and Quagsire. Shadow Ball hits Cofagrigus for super effective damage and gives Toxicroak a safer move to hit Poison-types with. It's preferable to Dark Pulse because Ghost-types such as Cofagrigus and Golurk commonly run Colbur Berry. Vacuum Wave is an alternative to either Focus Blast or Shadow Ball that capitalizes more on Toxicroak's cleaning potential at the expense of coverage.
This Toxicroak variant fits well on any variant of offense or balance thanks to its versatility and offensive prowess. Late-game cleaners such as Swords Dance Silvally formes, Choice Scarf Togedemaru, and Iron Defense or Nasty Plot Cofagrigus benefit from Toxicroak putting great strain on opposing teams' defensive cores; in specific, the former two greatly benefit from Toxicroak luring in and smacking opposing Cofagrigus with a boosted Shadow Ball, while the latter appreciates checks such as Garbodor and Quagsire being dealt with. This set, particularly Vacuum Wave variants, also fits great on Aurora Veil teams with support from Abomasnow, which makes it even harder to revenge kill.
[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Gunk Shot
move 2: Cross Chop
move 3: Knock Off
move 4: Earthquake
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Dry Skin
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Toxicroak's Speed, coverage, and power are just enough to make it a reliable Choice Scarf user. With Choice Scarf, Toxicroak can reliably revenge kill setup sweepers like opposing Toxicroak, Dragon Dance Flapple, and Swords Dance Rapidash. Cross Chop is used because it OHKOes Silvally-Dark after Stealth Rock, although Drain Punch is a usable alternative to boost Toxicroak's longevity and has perfect accuracy. Knock Off cripples common switch-ins like Cofagrigus and Sandaconda, and Earthquake lets Toxicroak smack Poison-types such as Garbodor and opposing Toxicroak.
This Toxicroak set is a solid glue Pokemon on balanced and bulky offensive teams that desire the great utility it offers. Since Choice Scarf Toxicroak lacks raw wallbreaking power, strong attackers like Indeedee-F, Abomasnow, and Drampa can help open holes in the opposition for it to clean late-game. Similarly, Toxicroak appreciates entry hazard support from Pokemon like Sandaconda, Piloswine, and Ferroseed so it can clean more reliably. In return, Toxicroak can switch into Scald from Lanturn and Fighting-type moves from the likes of Sawk. Toxicroak's moves are easily exploited by setup Pokemon like Cofagrigus and Silvally-Water, so defensive teammates like Eldegoss and Lanturn help with repositioning.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Rabia, 336073]]
- Quality checked by: [[quziel, 297859], [Ho3nConfirm3d, 231074]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Estronic, 240732]]
name: Physical Attacker
move 1: Gunk Shot
move 2: Drain Punch
move 3: Sucker Punch
move 4: Knock Off / Swords Dance / Earthquake
item: Life Orb / Black Sludge
ability: Dry Skin
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Toxicroak is one of the premier wallbreakers in NU; between the great coverage it possesses and utility it brings to the table, it very rarely will be deadweight in any given game. Additionally, Toxicroak can soft check opposing wallbreakers like Abomasnow and easily switch into passive foes such as Clefairy and non-Sleep Powder Eldegoss, giving it ample opportunity to wallbreak. Sucker Punch helps to revenge kill faster foes like Togedemaru and Unfezant. Knock Off is a generally safe move to spam and cripples switch-ins like Cofagrigus, Sandaconda, and Garbodor. Alternatively, Swords Dance makes Toxicroak even more threatening and gives it sweeping potential thanks to Sucker Punch's priority. Earthquake is also an option to let Toxicroak more easily bypass Poison-types like Garbodor, opposing Toxicroak, and Silvally-Poison. Life Orb is the preferred item for the increase in damage output, although Black Sludge gives Toxicroak extra longevity and lets it switch into resisted moves like non-Choice Band Sawk's Close Combat more frequently.
Toxicroak's blend of offensive and defensive tools makes it a great fit on bulky offense and balance teams in need of its role compression. Special wallbreakers like Drampa, Rotom-F, and Abomasnow are great partners because they can deal with physicals walls like Cofagrigus and Sandaconda that Toxicroak struggles with. In return, Toxicroak is great at removing special walls like Clefairy and Galarian Stunfisk. Late-game cleaners like Swords Dance Silvally formes and Choice Scarf Togedemaru benefit from Toxicroak busting holes in the opposing team. Toxicroak also pairs well with Electric-types like Rotom-F and Rotom-S, which can help pressure Water-types like Silvally-Water and Wishiwashi and switch into Flying-type attacks.
[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Sludge Bomb
move 3: Focus Blast / Vacuum Wave
move 4: Shadow Ball / Vacuum Wave
item: Life Orb
ability: Dry Skin
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Nasty Plot Toxicroak is both a scary wallbreaker and an effective late-game sweeper thanks to its great coverage and helpful Speed tier. While physical sets struggle with checks like Cofagrigus and Sandaconda being difficult to reliably overcome, special sets flip those matchups on their heads and give Toxicroak a notable advantage. Sludge Bomb is mandatory so Toxicroak can bypass Clefairy and Alcremie, while Focus Blast nukes Sandaconda, Piloswine, and Quagsire. Shadow Ball hits Cofagrigus for super effective damage and gives Toxicroak a safer move to hit Poison-types with. It's preferable to Dark Pulse because Ghost-types such as Cofagrigus and Golurk commonly run Colbur Berry. Vacuum Wave is an alternative to either Focus Blast or Shadow Ball that capitalizes more on Toxicroak's cleaning potential at the expense of coverage.
This Toxicroak variant fits well on any variant of offense or balance thanks to its versatility and offensive prowess. Late-game cleaners such as Swords Dance Silvally formes, Choice Scarf Togedemaru, and Iron Defense or Nasty Plot Cofagrigus benefit from Toxicroak putting great strain on opposing teams' defensive cores; in specific, the former two greatly benefit from Toxicroak luring in and smacking opposing Cofagrigus with a boosted Shadow Ball, while the latter appreciates checks such as Garbodor and Quagsire being dealt with. This set, particularly Vacuum Wave variants, also fits great on Aurora Veil teams with support from Abomasnow, which makes it even harder to revenge kill.
[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Gunk Shot
move 2: Cross Chop
move 3: Knock Off
move 4: Earthquake
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Dry Skin
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Toxicroak's Speed, coverage, and power are just enough to make it a reliable Choice Scarf user. With Choice Scarf, Toxicroak can reliably revenge kill setup sweepers like opposing Toxicroak, Dragon Dance Flapple, and Swords Dance Rapidash. Cross Chop is used because it OHKOes Silvally-Dark after Stealth Rock, although Drain Punch is a usable alternative to boost Toxicroak's longevity and has perfect accuracy. Knock Off cripples common switch-ins like Cofagrigus and Sandaconda, and Earthquake lets Toxicroak smack Poison-types such as Garbodor and opposing Toxicroak.
This Toxicroak set is a solid glue Pokemon on balanced and bulky offensive teams that desire the great utility it offers. Since Choice Scarf Toxicroak lacks raw wallbreaking power, strong attackers like Indeedee-F, Abomasnow, and Drampa can help open holes in the opposition for it to clean late-game. Similarly, Toxicroak appreciates entry hazard support from Pokemon like Sandaconda, Piloswine, and Ferroseed so it can clean more reliably. In return, Toxicroak can switch into Scald from Lanturn and Fighting-type moves from the likes of Sawk. Toxicroak's moves are easily exploited by setup Pokemon like Cofagrigus and Silvally-Water, so defensive teammates like Eldegoss and Lanturn help with repositioning.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Rabia, 336073]]
- Quality checked by: [[quziel, 297859], [Ho3nConfirm3d, 231074]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Estronic, 240732]]
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