The Brutal Star Pokemon. Toxapex has Regenerator and colossal defenses with Recover, Toxic, and Haze. Poison/Water with one of the most annoying stall sets in the game.
Abilities in past games
Ability 1MercilessAbility 1This Pokémon's moves critical hit against poisoned targets.Ability 2LimberAbility 2Prevents paralysis.
495HP50Attack63Defense152Speed35Sp.Def142Sp.Atk53
Mareanie
Toxapex
Weak to
Pokemon Winds and Waves launches worldwide in 2027. Its details here come from prerelease material and are not confirmed final.
Utility
Balanced
35Speed · Very Slow

Toxapex in Pokemon Winds & Waves

Spotted in official prerelease footage and screenshotsReviewed Oct 13, 2026

We spotted Toxapex in official prerelease footage and screenshots of Pokemon Winds and Waves.

Watch on YouTube (spotted at 2:08)

Toxapex in an official Pokemon Winds and Waves screenshot, Underwater
Official screenshot: Underwater
Toxapex in an official Pokemon Winds and Waves screenshot, Sunset beach
Official screenshot: Sunset beach

Where it was spotted

Not revealed yet for Winds and Waves: locations, moves and base stats, so this page has no builds or counters for it yet.

More on the game: Pokemon Winds and Waves hub, Winds and Waves starters.

Shiny Toxapex in Winds & Waves

Shiny Toxapex has not been shown for Winds & Waves yet. See every game where Shiny Toxapex can be hunted.

The shiny preview and evolution chain below are from earlier games.

Normal vs Shiny
Normal Toxapex in Winds & WavesNormal
Shiny Toxapex in Winds & Waves Shiny
Color ShiftBluetoGray
Shiny TierA Tier Shiny

Shiny Toxapex Evolution

2 Forms
Showing shiny artworkView Full Evolution Chart

Toxapex Weakness

Toxapex is weak to Electric, Ground, and Psychic. With 8 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Standard number of weaknesses for the Poison/Water typing.

Toxapex Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Electric, Ground, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)Fire, Water, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Steel, Fairy

What is Toxapex Weak Against

Good
3Weak
8Resist
0Immune
Score+2
4xCritical
None
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None

What is Toxapex Strong Against

5Strong
0Resisted
0Immune
Score+5
½xResisted
None
0xImmune
None

Toxapex Evolutions

In previous games, Toxapex closed out its evolution line. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Mareanie
PoisonWater
Toxapex
PoisonWater
HP
50
50
ATK
53
63+10
DEF
62
152+90
SP.ATK
43
53+10
SP.DEF
52
142+90
SPE
45
35-10
BST
305D-Tier
495C-Tier+190
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Utility
Utility

Breeding

Unconfirmed

In earlier games, Toxapex could be paired through the Water 1 egg group to produce Mareanie eggs.

Egg Groups
Water 1
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Base Stats

In previous games, Defense and Sp. Def carried most of Toxapex's stat budget.

Base Stats
Above
HP50
D
Attack63
C
Defense152
S
Sp. Atk53
D
Sp. Def142
A
Speed35
F
Total495
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging75 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.7 m
Weight14.5 kg
Base XP173
Abilities
Merciless
This Pokémon's moves critical hit against poisoned targets.
Limber
Prevents paralysis.
RegeneratorHidden Ability
Heals for 1/3 max HP upon switching out.
EV Yield
HPAtkDef+2SpASpDSpe
Defense training target
Pokedex Entry

Toxapex gets into fierce battles with Bruxish over areas where warm ocean currents flow, but the odds are always against it.

Pokedex entry from Pokemon Violet

Game Availability

Toxapex joined the series in Sun & Moon and has been available in 4 titles so far. With 3 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

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