#748
Toxapex
Brutal Star Pokémon
PoisonWater
Toxapex crawls along the ocean floor on its 12 legs. It leaves a trail of Corsola bits scattered in its wake.
Base Stats
HP 50
Attack 63
Defense 152
Sp. Atk 53
Sp. Def 142
Speed 35
Total 495
Type Effectiveness
Abilities
Held Items
Evolution Chain
Moves
Details
Category Brutal Star Pokémon
Height 0.7 m
Weight 14.5 kg
Base Exp 173
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat —
Egg Groups Water1
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
Defensive
Item
Rocky Helmet / Shed Shell
Ability
Regenerator
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 248
Def 252
SpD 8
Strategy Overview
- Toxapex's typing and solid defensive stats allow it to function as a defensive pivot for balanced and stall-inclined teams and as a check to common threats such as Ho-Oh, Marshadow, and Mega Lucario.
- Toxapex has a great utility movepool with moves like Haze, Knock Off, and Scald, and it's also one of the few viable Pokemon in the tier with access to Toxic Spikes.
- Regenerator along with Recover allows Toxapex to pivot into many attacks and stay alive throughout the game fairly easily.
- However, Toxapex's lackluster offensive stats make it quite passive, which leads it to being trapped by Mega Gengar, a very common Pokemon in the tier.
- This, combined with the fact that Toxapex has a Ground-type weakness, leaves it vulnerable against common Ground-types such as Primal Groudon, Arceus-Ground, and Zygarde.
Common Teammates
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc