Toxicroak — Abilities, Weaknesses & Best Builds
"Toxicroak is a physical attacker built around physical attacks (106 Attack). It can trade hits at a competitive speed tier, and it's commonly used because its poison/fighting typing resists 6 attack types but you'll need to play around 3 weaknesses."
✅ Strong against
Resisted or immune to these attack types
⚠️ Watch out for
These attack types deal extra damage
How to actually play it
- 1
Open Toxicroak into a favorable type matchup using its poison/fighting STAB.
- 2
Pick the move that does the most damage to the most likely switch-in, not just the current Pokémon.
- 3
Pivot out once the opponent brings in a counter — don't get walled and lose a turn.
What new players get wrong
- ✕
Switching Toxicroak into psychic and ground attacks — it's a fast way to lose half your team's plan.
- ✕
Expecting it to OHKO things — its job is usually role compression, not raw damage.
Why we rate Toxicroak the way we do
- Dual typing — more weaknesses to track
- Multiple abilities to choose between
Base Stats
Total: 490Use EVs to amplify the highest two — that's usually where this Pokémon's job lives.
Loading moves…
| Move | Type | Cat | Pwr | Acc | PP | How |
|---|
Where Toxicroak shows up
#111
Usage ~1.92% · Win rate ~52.23%
Toxicroak FAQ
- What are Toxicroak's abilities in Pokémon Champions?
- Toxicroak can run anticipation, dry-skin, poison-touch. The competitive default is usually anticipation — see the abilities section above for the trade-offs.
- What is Toxicroak weak to in Pokémon Champions?
- Toxicroak takes extra damage from psychic, ground, flying. The full weakness breakdown is in the Weaknesses section, including any 4× type matchups.
- What is the best moveset for Toxicroak?
- The best moveset for Toxicroak depends on whether you're running it in Singles or Doubles. The Best Moveset section above lists the standard competitive set used at the top of the Pokémon Champions ladder.
- What counters Toxicroak in Pokémon Champions?
- The most reliable counters to Toxicroak are Pokémon with strong psychic, ground, flying attacks that outspeed it. See the Best Counters section for specific picks.
- Is Toxicroak good in the current Pokémon Champions meta?
- Toxicroak's usage and win rate in M-B Singles and Doubles are shown in the Format Snapshot section. Cross-reference with the Champions Lab tier list for full context.