What is a good moveset for Toxtricity?

Question

If you have a good competitive moveset for Toxtricity, post an answer below and upvote the best ones. Movesets for any of its pre-evolutions can also be shared on this thread.

Be sure to include full set details in your post, e.g. items, abilities, natures and EVs. Some explanation, including the intended game mode for your set, is also appreciated. Access the full list of guidelines here.

Toxtricity Pokédex and learnset for reference.

Answer 1

Toxtricity (Amped Form) @ Throat Spray
Ability: Punk Rock
EVs: 56 Atk / 200 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Boomburst
- Shift Gear
- Drain Punch
- Overdrive

• Boomburst (Very strong, and gets a boost from punk rock)
• Shift Gear (doubles speed and gives an attack boost)
• Drain Punch (damages the opponent, heals you)
• Overdrive (punk rock boost and STAB)

Answer 2

Weakness Policy

Toxtricity @ Weakness Policy
Ability: Punk Rock
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Endure
- Shift Gear
- Boomburst / Stored Power / Sludge Wave
- Overdrive

Endure is to take the super effective hit and activate Weakness Policy. Shift Gear is for when you need to speed up and to boost Stored Power. Third moveslot can be Boomburst for raw Punk Rock boosted damage, Stored Power for niche coverage and when a Weakness Policy/Shift Gear is set up it will have a base power of 160, and Sludge Wave is STAB. Overdrive is a standard STAB boosted by Punk Rock.

thing is, Toxtricity only has 2 weaknesses and 8 resistances. :P

Answer 3

Toxtricity @ Throat Spray
Ability: Punk Rock
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Overdrive
- Boomburst
- Acid Spray
- Thunder Wave / Toxic / Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb / Thunderbolt / Thunder

• Overdrive: Punk rock + STAB + throat spray=power
• Boomburst: Power!!!
• Acid spray: Cheap damage to power up other moves

Comments

No overdrive? cid spray is preferred over sludge bomb/wave? Only 3 move slots? You recommend toxic on an offensive mon? This is all around trash.

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I did put Overdrive(as the first move) and btw acid spray is just a preference u can always swap it out for any other move

Answer 4

Toxtricity @ Throat Spray
Ability: Punk Rock
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Overdrive
- Boomburst
- Toxic
- Hex

The problem with this Pokemon is that the majority of the good natures for this Pokemon will give you the low key form. That doesn't matter here as this moveset won't utilize either final level-up move. Although I will say the low key move is definitely more niche. If you want amped-up form or to utilize the final level-up move I recommend using a nature that negates itself, such as Hardy. Not the best option but cut your losses somewhere. Anywho moveset time:

1: OverDrive - Nice Stab
2: BoomBurst - Crazy powerful plus more with the ability.
3+4: Toxic + Hex! - I haven't played with this enough but I wanted to get this idea out there so people could try it. Starting with Toxic is always a good idea. Using Hex does double the damage to any Pokemon affected by a status condition.

Kinda different and this won't give you a poison stab move but who knows. I'm open to all suggestions and comments. I've stated this on other posts, but I'm the guys that goes against the grain and tinkers with movesets just to find something new and different.

Comments

Toxic and hex combo? What about toxic and venoshock? Or even better, none of them. Shift gear to raise your mediocre speed and sludge bomb for STAB is just superior

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here's my recommendation. Toxtricity is too frail to be using Toxic, since it dies to basically everything, and it has mediocre speed. Instead of Toxic+Hex, you can have another Pokemon set up Toxic Spikes (as long as the opponent doesn't have any poison types) and instead of Hex, you can use Venoshock, since it has the same base power as Hex, and gets STAB due to Toxtricity's posion typing. To replace Toxic, Shift Gear helps boost its speed. But sludge wave is usually more reliable than Venoshock

Answer 5

Toxtricity @ Throat Spray
Ability: Punk Rock
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Overdrive
- Shift Gear
- Boomburst
- Sludge Bomb

• Overdrive - STAB + Ability + Item
• Shift Gear - For mediocre Speed
• Boomburst - Powerful + Ability + Item
• Sludge Bomb - STAB + 30% Poison chance

Comments

Toxtricity with a timid nature is low-key form and low-key can't lear shift gear so what other nature could you use.

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You can mint the nature. Minting a Toxtricity's nature does not change its form. Start with an Amped form and change it.

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Oh ty I forgot about those

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I think getting Electro Ball on Timid Nature would be better

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Electro Ball is a terrible, overrated move. This demonstrates you are not aware of the synergy involved with using Overdrive. As a sound move, it gets boosted by its ability, Punk Rock. Plus, Electro Ball gets weaker depending on the target.

Answer 6

Stored Power Sweeper:

Toxtricity @ Throat Spray
Ability: Punk Rock
EVs: 128 HP / 252 SpA / 128 Spe
Timid Nature
- Overdrive
- Shift Gear
- Stored Power
- Boomburst / Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb / Acid Spray

Using a combination of the Throat Spray item and Shift Gear, it is possible to get Stored Power to deal quite a lot of damage. Firstly, Overdrive is a solid sound move, that deals STAB damage and activates its Throat Spray. Going to the bottom, Boomburst fills a similar role, while the latter three options are used to deal STAB damage, and to have a good option against Soundproof. Shift Gear can be used to set up, and boost the power of stored power. Unfortunately, it increases Attack instead of Special Attack, but it still is helpful for the boost. If Shift Gear is used, the power of Stored Power increases to 80 automatically. If you use two Shift Gears and attack with a sound move once, the power is boosted up to 160! However, Toxtricity needs to be survive to pull this off, so I gave him 128 EVs in HP to help it.

Overall, this set can be used against a wide variety of Pokémon, but may struggle against ground types and Ferrothorn.

Thanks!

Answer 7

Darn it nebbyY, already did a physical toxricity set. We'll here's another one.

Toxtricity @ Life Orb
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Shift Gear
- Gunk Shot / Poison jab
- Drain Punch
- Wild charge

Shift gear is the best setup move in my opinion, and a +2 boost in speed and +1 in attack really helps gunk shot is a risky move, but it can ohko a max defense clefable. Here's the proof:252+ Atk Life Orb Toxtricity Gunk Shot vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Clefable: 406-478 (103 - 121.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO. Nice huh? On the other hand, poison jab is for if you dont want any risks but it can't ko unless you crit. Drain punch to recover hp from a stab wild charge. And the best thing is, what usually walls it like magnazone and excadrill can be hit by a super effective drain punch, which are normally the best switch is on Toxtricity

Comments

I didn't know it got Gunk Shot

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iT dOeS(checks again to make sure. Yea it does)

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Can you make a better technician setup? None of these moves would relieve the damage buff that the ability grants to lower power moves.

Answer 8

This is going to be a special sweeper.
Toxtricity-Low-Key (M) @ Throat Spray / Any Berry
Ability: Punk Rock
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpA
Mild Nature
- Overdrive
- Hex
- Gunk Shot / Belch
- Boomburst
Overdrive is special and Punk Rock and Throat Spray makes the move stronger and it is STAB. Hex is for status. Belch is for a berry and it is STAB. Gunk Shot has 30% chance for poisoning the target and it is STAB. Boomburst gets powered up with the Punk Rock and Throat Spray.

Answer 9

Toxtricity @ Throat Spray
Ability: Punk Rock
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Overdrive
- Sludge Wave
- Boomburst
- Noble Roar

Noble roar reduces opponent’s attack and boosts yours because of throat spray. Overdrive and Boomburst both are boosted by punk rock and it boosts your attack. Sludge Wave if your opponent tries to use throat chop or soundproof.

Answer 10

Support-Fighter Mix Toxtricity!
(Either forms work, but I prefer Low-Key since the colors are cooler imo :P)

Toxtricity (M) @ Throat Spray / Black Sludge
Ability: Punk Rock
EVs: 224 HP / 114 SpA / 184 Spe
Timid Nature
- Boomburst
- Discharge/Overdrive
- Toxic
- Thunder Wave / Sludge Wave / Drain Punch

Now here, this boy here mixes both as a decent fighter and as a supporter. Throat Spray raises your Sp. Atk after using Boomburst, while Black Sludge heals little by little. What's more, Black Sludge will also poison your foes if they use the Trick/Switcheroo strategy. Boomburst deals a crapload of damage, plus boosted by Punk Rock + Throat Spray if you choose the said item. Discharge/Overdrive is STAB. Both are equally good, though Discharge has a higher chance of Paralyzing (30%). Toxic is of course, to Poison your foes. Thunder Wave is to Paralyze if Discharge doesn't, and Sludge Wave is coverage against Fairy. Drain Punch is also an option, both to inflict damage and heal a bit.

Answer 11

Gen 9 RU Choice Specs

Toxtricity @ Choice Specs
Ability: Punk Rock
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest / Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Boomburst
- Overdrive
- Sludge Bomb / Snarl
- Volt Switch

I'm really surprised no one posted a Choice Specs Toxtricity set yet. This is a standard Choice Specs set with the Terastal mechanic for Gen 9. Overdrive is for a powerful Electric STAB that gets boosted by Punk Rock. Sludge Bomb is used for the Poison STAB since Toxtricity doesn't have Sludge Wave in Gen 9. Snarl can be to deal super effective damage to Palossand. Volt Switch is used to let Toxtricity switch out while dealing damage to opposing Pokemon. Tera Normal is used to make Boomburst a powerful STAB move that gets a x2 boost from STAB due to Tera, x1.5 from Choice Specs, and a x1.3 boost from Punk Rock. In other words, Tera Normal Boomburst becomes an incredibly powerful move that goes boom. Modest Nature is used to make Toxtricity hit even harder, while Timid Nature is used for more speed.

Answer 12

Toxtricity (Amped Form) @ Throat Spray/Weakness Policy or even Choice Scarf
Ability: Punk Rock
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 HP
Modest/Timid Nature
- Boomburst
- Overdrive
- Sludge Bomb
- Hex/Shift Gear

Overdrive bc I hate not using a Pokemon signature move and its very good(also got ab boost and stab)
Boomburst bc high power + ab boost and will hit eletric,grass,dragon and ground types better than overdrive
Sludge Bomb bc best special poison move + stab + 30% poisoning will help the last move(or no if shift gear)
Hex bc it has its power double if target has an status condition and overdrive or sludge bomb ill goodly combo
Shift Gear bc even if he dont use his atk +2 stages of speed is good against psychic types(all out speed my boi)

Throat Spray To Get Free +1 Sp.Atk. if you use an special move
Weakness Policy ill give an higher buff than Spray but is more risky
Choice Scarf to make him attacks first(toxtricity is very fragile)

Punk Rock Boost All Sound Moves(Overdrive And Boomburst)that are going to be your best moves

This Moveset Dont Use Atk. So Lets Lower It To Raise Another Better Stat(Modest For Sp. Atk Or Timid For Speed)

EVs In Sp Attack So He Will Make a City-Shake And Speed To Make Him Try Attack First

Answer 13

Gen 9 NU (Mixed or Special) Shift Gear

Toxtricity @ Throat Spray / Silk Scarf
Ability: Punk Rock
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe or 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Naive / Timid / Modest Nature
- Shift Gear
- Boomburst
- Overdrive
- Drain Punch / Snarl / Sludge Wave / Encore / Volt Switch

Reposting a Shift Gear Toxtricity set (this time for NU) since Toxtricity is currently being suspect tested at the time this was posted. Shift Gear is used to boost Toxtricity's speed to outspeed faster Pokemon in the meta such as Cinccino and Choice Scarf Pokemon such as Flamigo and Munkidori. Boomburst is used as Toxtricity's most powerful move due to Punk Rock boosting its power. Overdrive is used for Toxtricity's STAB due to it also being boosted by Punk Rock, being useful to hit Pokemon who resist or are immune to Boomburst such as Basculegion, Houndstone, and Klefki. Both Boomburst and Overdrive also allow Toxtricity to use Throat Spray to get a Special Attack boost, making Toxtricity a scary sweeper.

The last slot is rather flexible. Drain Punch is used to allow Toxtricity to deal damage to non Tera Ghost Chansey. Snarl can be used to hit the rare Ground/Ghost types in Goluk and Palossand. Sludge Wave gives Toxtricity a Poison STAB that can be useful to hit Pokemon such as Scream Tail, Tsareena, and Sylveon super effectively, as well as dealing neutral damage to Brambleghast and Decidueye. Encore letting you lock a Pokemon into using the move they last used is a useful move to be able to give Toxtricity more breathing room to be able to set up. Volt Switch may sound weird on a Shift Gear set, but Volt Switch is used to essentially allow Toxtricity to bluff a Choice Specs set before revealing Shift Gear late game.

Tera Normal is used for the Tera Type to make Boomburst a STAB boost, making it more powerful. Throat Spray is the usual item for the Special Attack boost after using Boomburst or Overdrive. Silk Scarf is only used if you use Volt Switch for the 4th move since it allows Toxtricity to bluff a Choice Specs set when you use Boomburst. Naive Nature and the first EV spread is used if you use Drain Punch for the last slot. If you aren't using Drain Punch, using the second EV spread listed of 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe. Timid is used if you aren't using Drain Punch or Volt Switch for the last slot. Modest Nature is only used with Volt Switch for the last slot to let Toxtricity bluff a Choice Specs since those sets use Modest Nature.

Answer 14

Gen 9 NU Physical Shift Gear

Toxtricity @ Life Orb
Ability: Technician
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Shift Gear
- Gunk Shot
- Drain Punch
- Thief

I know this one is extremely similar to the Physical Shift Gear set Haze posted, but this set uses Tera and actually has a move that takes advantage of Technician. People in NU have recently experimenting with Physical Shift Gear Toxtricity. While Physical Toxtricity is worse than its Special sets, it does have a couple of things going for it that give it a niche in NU. Since this is Physical, Toxtricity can actually beat checks to it such as Chansey(regardless of the Tera it uses), Copperajah, and Duraludon that it otherwise wouldn't be able to with its Special Shift Gear set. Since this set also uses Shift Gear to boost speed and attack, you're able to bluff a Special set before you reveal your attacking moves. Gunk Shot is used since it is Toxtricity's most powerful Physical STAB. Drain Punch allows Toxtricity to deal super effective damage to Pokemon such Copperajah and Duraludon while also restoring HP to heal off Life Orb recoil. Thief is used for the last slot since it not only gets boosted by Technician, it also lets Toxtricity deal super effective damage to Psychic- and Ghost-types such as Brambleghast, Munkidori, Galarian Articuno, Meleotta, Houndstone, Basculegion, Decidueye, Palossand, and Golurk, with Technician Thief meaning you can have a way to hit Psychic-types without having to risk Gunk Shot missing. Thief is also useful against Tera Ghost Chansey, as some people have been running Tera Ghost Chansey as a way to avoid being hit by Drain Punch from the mixed Shift Gear set. Life Orb is used to boost the power of Toxtricity's attacks. Tera Dark is used for the Tera since it allows Thief to become a STAB move while also giving Toxtricity an immunity to Psychic moves. Adamant Nature is used to give Toxtricity as much power as possible. You can consider going Jolly Nature if you prefer to have more speed.