Question

Mine knows:
Rock Climb,
Strength,
Rock Smash,
Poison Jab.

toxicroak learnset

Comments

Hi pullerrush, I changed this to "Toxicroak" since that is the final evolution, and the one that everyone would be using...

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5th Gen tier: OU

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Actually, UU.

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For smogon, it's OU

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Those tiers change from usage though, and will fluctuate for some time now. It's best to just wait until they publish them on their site.

Answer 1

I would go with something like this:
- Sucker Punch or X-Scissor (a must since he is 4x weak to Psychic)
- Brick Break
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance or Rain Dance

Rain Dance is great on a Toxicroak with 'Dry Skin' ability because it will recover HP each turn. Equip Leftovers as well for lots of HP-recovering!

Comments

love the moveset but maybe substitute earthquake with poison jab, because it doesn't cover any additional weaknesses, and poison jab w/ STAB would be 120 power with 30% chance of poisoning the foe, and earthquake is 100 with no additional effects.....

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I would use Drain Punch Instead of Brick Break otherwise its great

Answer 2

This is my favorite but you need Platinum:
1. Ice Punch gets rid of Flying and Ground guys.
2. Gunk Shot is powerful+STAB and can poison.
3. Sucker Punch for Psychic guys and it lets you move first.
4. Earthquake for power plus takes out Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock, and Steel.

Comments

Not so fond of the other moves, but I like Ice Punch.

Answer 3

I would choose this moveset:

Brick Break: Breaks through Light Screen and Reflect, decent power, high accuracy, makes use of Toxicroak's attack stat, STAB.

X-Scissor: Takes down Psychic types which do x4 damage, goodpower, high accuracy, makes use of Toxicroak's attack,

Stone Edge: High power, good chance for critical-hit, used to defeat Flying types.

Poison Jab: Good damage, high accuracy, STAB, good chance of poisoning the foe.

Answer 4

Rain dance if it has dry skin or swords dance,
poison jab
brick break
x-scissor

since it doesn't havethe best stats give it leftovers!!

Answer 5

Gen V

Toxicroak (M) @ Expert Belt

Trait: Dry Skin

EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd

Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)

• Sucker Punch
• Drain Punch
• Stone Edge
• Poison Jab

Comments

What does Gender have to do with it?

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Is that the Toxicroak that gave me such a hard time earlier? ( Still pissing in your lemonade btw )

And I don't see the word gengar in there..

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Nope, this one has Poison Jab instead of Swords Dance. And Gender just comes with the PO copy paste, since all my movesets are from my Pokemon Online Pokemon team sets.

Answer 6

Toxicroak (M) @ Black Sludge
Trait: Poison Touch/Dry Skin
EVs: 4 HP, 252 Atk, 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)

• Substitute
• Bulk Up
• Drain Punch
• Ice Punch/Sucker Punch

Here is what I would use. Substitute is there for obvious reasons, and blocks Status which cripples it a lot. Bulk Up boosts Attack and Defense which makes it harder to take down while under the Substitute. Drain Punch is chosen STAB, which heals Toxicroak from all the damage caused by Substitute. Ice Punch covers its Flying and more importantly, Ground Type weakness. Sucker Punch can be used to cover Psychic Type threats like Alakazam and Espeon, but Ice Punch is more preferred. Black Sludge is chosen over Leftovers because being a Poison Type, it gets Double the Leftovers recovery with it. EVs give it max Attack for maximum power and Speed to Outspeed threats that can revenge kill it in OU.Dry Skin can be used to abuse it with Rain, getting even more recovery, but it doesn't really mean much of you aren't using it on a Rain Team. Poison Touch gives a nice 20% Chance of Poison upon using a contact move, which is very nice.

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-Mike Y(^_^)Y

Comments

A solid set, got dat big upvote.

Answer 7

This guy is very interesting. He is a great teammate on a rain team due to dry skin and a great switch-in to water types. You can go 2 ways with this guy, physical or special.

Physical Toxicroak
Ability: Dry Skin
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) or Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk, 252 Spe, 4 HP
Item: Black Sludge or Life Orb
- Poison Jab- STAB plus great chance to poison
- Drain Punch- add more healing
- Swords Dance- raises your attack to insane levels
- Stone Edge/X-Scissor/Ice Punch- get rid of your weaknesses

Special Toxicroak
Ability: Dry Skin
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk) or Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA, 252 Spe, 4 HP
Item: Black Sludge or Life Orb
- Sludge Wave/Sludge Bomb- STAB with a little more power or STAB with a better chance to poison
- Vaccum Wave- priority STAB and works great with Nasty Plot
- Nasty Plot- raise your Special Attack
- Shadow Ball/Dark Pulse- get rid of psychics

Answer 8

Toxicroak (M) @ Black Sludge
Trait: Dry Skin
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 188 SDef / 64 Spd
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Sucker Punch
- Drain Punch
- Bulk Up
- Poison Jab

Answer 9

Croagunk (M) @ Eviolite
Trait: Poison Touch
EVs: 188 Atk / 188 SAtk / 116 Spd
Hasty Nature (+Spd, -Def)
- Drain Punch
- Poison Jab
- Venoshock
- Shadow Ball / Rock Slide / Bullet Punch / HP [Ice]

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Okay, this set might look strange, but this is how it works:
Hit the opponent with Poison Jab first, hoping for a 60% chance of poison, then follow up with Venoshock, which now has a amazing 195 BP. Drain Punch for Healing and STAB, while the last options are coverage.

Answer 10

This Toxicroak has been a lifesaver. But it needs to be used in Rain.

Toxicroak @ Black Sludge
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature (+Spe, -SpA)

• Swords dance
• Substitute
• Drain Punch
• Sucker Punch

This Tockicroak doesn't rely on Bulk Up to survive. It relys on Speed. One substitute, then Swords Dance. Maybe more if you can survive it. Then Drain Punch and Sucker Punch all the way to the end.

Answer 11

ice punch-powerful, deals with flying and ground types
shadow ball/sucker punch-deal with psychic types
poison jab-powerful good change to poison the target
brick brake-powerful

Answer 12

This is a little different and works best with a pokemon before it that used Substitute and Baton Pass. It can work alone, though.

Toxicroak (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Dry Skin
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Focus Punch
- Sucker Punch
- Poison Jab
- Substitute

Ok, so I didn't put E.V.s into Sp.Def. because Toxicroak isn't going to stand up to a Psychic type that has Calm Mind, even with the Sp.Def. boosting.

If you haven't been baton passed a substitute, set one up. That is what sets up Focus Punch. Sucker Punch and Poison Jab seem pretty obvious, Sucker Punch for the Psychics and Poison Jab for the STAB.

I know some of you want to run Drain Punch over Focus Punch, but with Substitute, Focus Punch works (and Substitute provides Leftovers healing/Dry Skin healing).

Pretty deadly if used well, if you have any suggestions, please tell me.

Answer 13

Toxicroak (M) @ Black Sludge
Trait: Dry Skin
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Ice Punch
- Toxic
- ThunderPunch

For use of Rain.

Answer 14

(For Rain Teams)

AmphibiPWN (Toxicroak) (M) @ Black Sludge
Trait: Dry Skin
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)

• Sucker Punch/ X-Scissor
• Ice Punch
• Stone Edge/ ThunderPunch
• Drain Punch (B/W 2 Tutor)

Answer 15

I'm so ashy...

Ability: Dry Skin

Nature: Modest/Timid

EVs: 4HP, 252 SpA, 252 Spe

Item: Black Sludge

Nasty Plot: One of the best special boosting moves out there, turns Toxicroak into a altogether different threat.

Vacuum Wave/Focus Blast: Priority or more power but shaky accuracy, your choice.

Dark Pulse/Shadow Ball: Both have great type coverage with Toxicroak's Fighting STAB. Dark Pulse for the chance of flinching or Shadow Ball for the chance of lowering the opponents special defence.

Sludge Wave/Hidden Power Ice: High power STAB move put poor type coverage or Hidden Power Ice for dealing with Dragon, Ground and Flying types.

Answer 16

• Substitute
• Bulk Up
• Drain Punch
• Ice Punch
  Item: Leftovers
  Ability: Dry Skin
  EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spd
  Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)

I always have this set on my Toxicroak when I use drizzle Politoed in my team. You'll pretty much get to have a substitute up anytime you want because of dry skin in the rain, leftovers, and drain punch. Ice punch for flying types.

Comments

Wouldn't you want black sludge instead if lefties?

Answer 17

This is my Toxicroak if anything just comment.
Nature : Lonely
Ability : Dry Skin (Water restores HP)(Heat reduces HP)
Item : Big Root (a Pokemon held item that boosts the power of HP-stealing moves to let the holder recover more HP)

Moves

Toxic 10/10 (poison opponent)
Poison Jab 20/20 (very good move and power, also might poison)
Toxic Spikes 20/20 (very good if your opponent is switching a lot or just to get the psn)
Close Combact 5/5 (great move for lot of HP reduction)

If you need the stats you comment
Great Pokemon for Drizzle or Rain Dance team