We rate Toedscruel C-Tier: a situational pick that fills a niche. At 515 BST, it fits the pivot role. Base 120 Sp. Def stands out.

What is Toedscruel weak to?

Watch for Cloyster (Ice), Arcanine (Fire), and Salamence (Flying) when using Toedscruel. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Cloyster is the most dangerous since Ice moves deal 4x damage. Bug-type attackers are also a problem.

What is the best ability for Toedscruel?

Mycelium Might status moves go last, but are not affected by the opponent's ability. That's the one you want on Toedscruel. Only ability available, so no decision to make.

What role does Toedscruel play in battle?

Base 100 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Toedscruel is a mixed attacker with base 70 Attack and 80 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a pivot.

What are the best moves for Toedscruel?

Run Earthpower, Rapid Spin, Giga Drain, and Toxic on Toedscruel. Earthpower is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the pivot role with a mix of damage and utility.

Toedscruel - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Pivot

CTier

100Speed · Fast

Toedscruel Best Moveset

Ground/Grass at 120 Sp. Def and 100 Speed with AbilityMycelium Might making status moves always go last but ignore all opposing abilities. Held ItemHeavy Duty Boots blocks TermEntry Hazards. NatureTimid runs fast MoveSpore that can't be blocked by Overcoat, Safety Goggles, or Grass typing. The moveset fires guaranteed Spore through ability immunity. D-Tier through Mycelium Might Spore.

★Gen IX — Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AD

Toedscruel sat at D-Tier in Gen IX. This was Toedscruel's competitive peak. Its most popular set ran Myceliummight with Heavy-Duty Boots, favoring a Timid nature.

Terastallization became available

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

Lv 54

Earth Power

Ground90COMMONSTAB

Egg

Rapid Spin

Normal50COMMONCoverage

Lv 48

Giga Drain

Grass75COMMONSTAB

TM175

Toxic

Poison—RAREUtility

Egg

Leech Seed

Grass—RARESTAB

TM181

Knock Off

Dark65RARECoverage

Toedscruel Scarlet & Violet Moves Toedscruel Legends Z-A Moves

Best Build

Experimental

Special Sweeper

Item

Heavy Duty Boots

Toedscruel best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

SpA

SpD

Spe

Special Sweeper Moveset

Earth PowerSTAB
Rapid Spin
Giga DrainSTAB
ToxicUtility

Recommended Teammates

DragoniteGood

AlomomolaGood

ClodsireGood

View full Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A moveset →

Toedscruel Weakness

Ice, Fire, Flying, and Bug moves hit Toedscruel for super-effective damage. Ice hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The upside? Electric-type moves can't touch it at all. Toedscruel's special bulk (base 120 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Toedscruel Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Ice
2x (Weak)	Fire, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Ground, Rock
0x (Immune)	Electric

What is Toedscruel Weak Against

Vulnerable

4Weak

2Resist

1Immune

Score-5

4xCritical

Ice

2xWeak

Fire Flying Bug

½xResist

Ground Rock

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric

What is Toedscruel Strong Against

7Strong

3Resisted

0Immune

Score+4

2xStrong

Fire Water Electric Poison Ground Rock Steel

½xResisted

Grass Flying Bug

0xImmune

None

Best Pokemon Against Toedscruel

Alomomola	A
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureRelaxed Moves Flip Turn WishRecovery ProtectPriority ScaldSTAB Damage vs Toedscruel Flip Turn 16-19% Scald 8-10% View Alomomola builds →
Glimmora	A
Recommended Build AbilityToxicdebris ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves Mortal Spin Earth Power Stealth Rock Power Gem Damage vs Toedscruel Power Gem 12-15% View Glimmora builds →
Ting-Lu	A
Recommended Build AbilityVesselofruin ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves EarthquakeSTAB RuinationSTAB WhirlwindUtility Stealth Rock Damage vs Toedscruel Earthquake 18-22% View Ting-Lu builds →
Rotom-Wash
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Hydro Pump Volt Switch Will O Wisp Pain Split View Rotom-Wash builds →
Weezing-Galar
Recommended Build AbilityNeutralizinggas ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureBold Moves DefogUtility Will O Wisp Pain Split Strange Steam View Weezing-Galar builds →

Evolution

Evolved from Toedscool. Toedscruel is the final form in this two-stage line. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. HP grew the most through evolution (+40 over Toedscool), and Toedscruel peaks at 515 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#948Toedscool

Level 30

#949Toedscruel

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Toedscool

GroundGrass

Toedscruel

GroundGrass

80+40

ATK

70+30

DEF

65+30

SP.ATK

80+30

SP.DEF

100

120+20

SPE

100+30

BST

335C-Tier

515C-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Toedscruel to get Toedscool eggs easily using 89 partners from the Plant egg group.

Egg Groups

Grass

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

How to Get Toedscruel

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moderate rates for Toedscruel across 6 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Where To Catch Toedscruel in SV

The path to Toedscruel starts with Toedscool at Lv. 7-60 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Toedscool
Fellhorn Gorge
Lv.7-60Overworld
Kitakami Hall
Lv.7-60Overworld
Kitakami Wilds
Lv.7-60Overworld
Mossfell Confluence
Lv.7-60Overworld
Oni Mountain
Lv.7-60Overworld
Revelers Road
Lv.7-60Overworld
Timeless Woods
Lv.7-60Overworld
Asado Desert - Grass
Lv.18-34Overworld
Rate 1%
Casseroya Lake - Forest
Lv.18-34Overworld
Rate 1%
East Province (Area One) - Forest
Lv.18-34Overworld
Rate 1%
East Province (Area One) - Grass
Lv.18-34Overworld
Rate 1%
East Province (Area Three) - Grass
Lv.18-34Overworld
Rate 1%
East Province (Area Two) - Forest
Lv.18-34Overworld
Rate 1%
East Province (Area Two) - Grass
Lv.18-34Overworld
Rate 1%
North Province (Area One) - Forest
Lv.18-34Overworld
Rate 1%
North Province (Area Three) - Grass
Lv.18-34Overworld
Rate 1%
North Province (Area Two) - Forest
Lv.18-34Overworld
Rate 1%
South Province (Area Five) - Grass
Lv.18-34Overworld
Rate 1%
South Province (Area Four) - Forest
Lv.18-34Overworld
Rate 1%
South Province (Area Four) - Grass
Lv.18-34Overworld
Rate 1%
South Province (Area One) - Forest
Lv.18-34Overworld
Rate 1%
South Province (Area One) - Grass
Lv.18-34Overworld
Rate 1%
South Province (Area Three) - Grass
Lv.18-34Overworld
Rate 1%
South Province (Area Two) - Forest
Lv.18-34Overworld
Rate 1%
South Province (Area Two) - Grass
Lv.18-34Overworld
Rate 1%
Tagtree Thicket - Forest
Lv.18-34Overworld
Rate 1%
The Pokémon League - Grass
Lv.18-34Overworld
Rate 1%
West Province (Area One) - Grass
Lv.18-34Overworld
Rate 1%
West Province (Area Three) - Forest
Lv.18-34Overworld
Rate 1%
West Province (Area Three) - Grass
Lv.18-34Overworld
Rate 1%
West Province (Area Two) - Grass
Lv.18-34Overworld
Rate 1%
Train until Level 30 to evolve into Toedscruel
Step 2Toedscruel ✓
Kitakami Wilds
Lv.30-60Overworld
Timeless Woods
Lv.30-60Overworld
Casseroya Lake - Forest
Lv.30-56Overworld
Rate 2%
or evolve from Toedscool (Step 1)

Base Stats

Sp. Def and Speed carry most of Toedscruel's stat budget. Defense's the obvious dump stat. Moderately hard to find and yields 2 Sp. Def EVs. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

High

HP80

Attack70

Defense65

Sp. Atk80

Sp. Def120

Speed100

Total515

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging90 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.9 m

Weight58.0 kg

Base XP180

Abilities

Mycelium MightHidden Ability

Status moves go last, but are not affected by the opponent's ability.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+2Spe

Special Defense training target

Pokedex Entry

It coils its 10 tentacles around prey and sucks out their nutrients, causing the prey pain. The folds along the rim of its head are a popular delicacy.

Pokemon Violet

Toedscruel Guide

We rate Toedscruel C-Tier: a situational pick that fills a niche. At 515 BST, it fits the pivot role. Base 120 Sp. Def stands out.
Watch for Cloyster (Ice), Arcanine (Fire), and Salamence (Flying) when using Toedscruel. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Cloyster is the most dangerous since Ice moves deal 4x damage. Bug-type attackers are also a problem.
Mycelium Might status moves go last, but are not affected by the opponent's ability. That's the one you want on Toedscruel. Only ability available, so no decision to make.
Base 100 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Toedscruel is a mixed attacker with base 70 Attack and 80 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a pivot.
Run Earthpower, Rapid Spin, Giga Drain, and Toxic on Toedscruel. Earthpower is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the pivot role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Toedscruel joined the series in Scarlet & Violet and has been available in 1 titles so far. With 2 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

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