In Legends: Z-A, For a casual playthrough, Toxel works as a placeholder. Electric/Poison coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Toxtricity . That's where the stats start mattering.

Toxel Legends: Z-A - Weakness, Locations & Evolution

Mixed

Balanced

DTier

40Speed · Very Slow

How to Get Toxel in Legends: Z-A

No wild encounters for Toxel in Legends: Z-A. Bring Toxel over from Sword & Shield or Scarlet & Violet, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.

How to Obtain Toxel in LZA

Step 1Toxel ✓
CARTRIDGE TRADE
from Scarlet & Violet
Available
Catch in Scarlet & Violet via Overworld · South Province (Area Four), then trade to the current game via link cable.
LATER APPEARANCE
from Sword & Shield
Not Tradeable
Appears in Sword & Shield via Walking · Hammerlocke Hills · Thunderstorm. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Train until Level 30 to evolve into Toxtricity
Step 2Evolve into Toxtricity

Toxel Weakness

Toxel is weak to Ground and Psychic. Watch out for Ground attacks, those deal 4x damage. It resists 8 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely.

Toxel Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Ground
2x (Weak)	Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Electric, Grass, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Bug, Steel, Fairy

What is Toxel Weak Against

Good

2Weak

8Resist

0Immune

Score+2

4xCritical

Ground

2xWeak

Psychic

½xResist

Electric Grass Fighting Poison Flying Bug Steel Fairy

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

What is Toxel Strong Against

4Strong

1Resisted

0Immune

Score+3

2xStrong

Water Grass Flying Fairy

½xResisted

Ground

0xImmune

None

Best Pokemon Against Toxel

Excadrill GroundSteel	B
Available Move Moves EarthquakeLv. 46 Damage vs Toxel Earthquake 4x 562-661%KO View Excadrill builds →
Krookodile GroundDark	B
Available Move Moves EarthquakeLv. 42 Damage vs Toxel Earthquake 4x 496-584%KO View Krookodile builds →
Alakazam Psychic	B
Available Move Moves Future SightLv. 45 Damage vs Toxel Future Sight 2x 336-396%KO View Alakazam builds →
Garchomp DragonGround	B
Available Move Moves DigLv. 42 Damage vs Toxel Dig 4x 437-514%KO View Garchomp builds →
Gardevoir PsychicFairy	B
Available Move Moves Future SightLv. 58 Damage vs Toxel Future Sight 2x 314-369%KO View Gardevoir builds →

Toxel Evolutions

Toxel starts the chain as a baby form and evolves into Toxtricity at level 30. To get more eggs, breed the evolved versions. Evolving adds up to 260 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#848Toxel

Transfer Only

#849Toxtricity

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Toxel

ElectricPoison

Toxtricity

ElectricPoison

75+35

ATK

98+60

DEF

70+35

SP.ATK

114+60

SP.DEF

70+35

SPE

75+35

BST

242D-Tier

502C-Tier+260

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding is not available in this game

LZA Toxel Best Moveset

Electric/Poison TermStab at 54 Sp. Atk on slow 40 Speed cooldowns fires without threatening anything worth fighting. 40/35/35 bulk doesn't survive return fire. The moveset is a placeholder. Toxtricity's 114 Sp. Atk and improved stats give the line an actual combat identity.

Best Build

Experimental

Special Tank

Toxel best EVs are Sp. Atk and Sp. Def

EVs

SpA

SpD

Spe

Special Tank Moveset

NuzzleSTAB
Tera Blast
AcidSTAB
Metal Sound

Recommended Teammates

MagikarpGood

TynamoGood

Moves List

A compact toolkit overall. The offense runs through Nuzzle for Toxel, with Normal coverage doing what it can. Don't expect versatility from this one.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 1

Nuzzle

S3010020Electric

TM Moves

TM35

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM109

Facade

B7010020Normal

TM17

Protect+4

B——10Normal

TM85

Substitute

C——10Normal

Egg Moves

Toxel doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Toxel can't learn any Tutor moves

Base Stats

Below

HP40

Attack38

Defense35

Sp. Atk54

Sp. Def35

Speed40

Total242

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight11.0 kg

Base XP48

Abilities

Rattled

Raises Speed one stage upon being hit by a dark, ghost, or bug move.

Static

Has a 30% chance of paralyzing attacking Pokémon on contact.

KlutzHidden Ability

Prevents the Pokémon from using its held item in battle.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entry

It has no problem drinking dirty water. An organ inside Toxel’s body filters such water into a poisonous liquid that is harmless to Toxel.

Pokemon Legends: Z-A

Toxel Legends: Z-A Guide

In Legends: Z-A, For a casual playthrough, Toxel works as a placeholder. Electric/Poison coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Toxtricity. That's where the stats start mattering.

Game Availability

Since Sword & Shield, Toxel has been obtainable in 3 games. A Generation 8 debut means a shorter history, but Toxel has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

Diggersby NormalGround	C
Available Move Moves DigLv. 28 Damage vs Toxel Dig 4x 215-254%KO View Diggersby builds →
Kadabra Psychic	C
Available Move Moves PsychicLv. 35 Damage vs Toxel Psychic 2x 215-254%KO View Kadabra builds →
Meowstic Psychic	C
Available Move Moves PsyshockLv. 36 Damage vs Toxel Psyshock 2x 143-170%KO View Meowstic builds →
Meditite FightingPsychic	C
Available Move Moves Zen HeadbuttLv. 25 Damage vs Toxel Zen Headbutt 2x 86-101%KO View Meditite builds →

Excadrill GroundSteel	B
Available Move Moves EarthquakeLv. 46 Damage vs Toxel Earthquake 4x 533-628%KO View Excadrill builds →
Krookodile GroundDark	B
Available Move Moves EarthquakeLv. 42 Damage vs Toxel Earthquake 4x 472-556%KO View Krookodile builds →
Hippowdon Ground	B
Available Move Moves EarthquakeLv. 40 Damage vs Toxel Earthquake 4x 453-534%KO View Hippowdon builds →
Camerupt FireGround	C
Available Move Moves EarthquakeLv. 40 Damage vs Toxel Earthquake 4x 411-484%KO View Camerupt builds →
Gabite DragonGround	C
Available Move Moves DigLv. 42 Damage vs Toxel Dig 4x 308-363%KO View Gabite builds →

Excadrill GroundSteel	B
Available Move Moves EarthquakeLv. 46 Damage vs Toxel Earthquake 4x 539-635%KO View Excadrill builds →
Krookodile GroundDark	B
Available Move Moves EarthquakeLv. 42 Damage vs Toxel Earthquake 4x 476-560%KO View Krookodile builds →
Garchomp DragonGround	B
Available Move Moves DigLv. 42 Damage vs Toxel Dig 4x 419-494%KO View Garchomp builds →
Kadabra Psychic	C
Available Move Moves Future SightLv. 45 Damage vs Toxel Future Sight 2x 291-343%KO View Kadabra builds →
Hippowdon Ground	B
Available Move Moves EarthquakeLv. 40 Damage vs Toxel Earthquake 4x 458-539%KO View Hippowdon builds →

Excadrill GroundSteel	B
Available Move Moves EarthquakeLv. 46 Damage vs Toxel Earthquake 4x 549-647%KO View Excadrill builds →
Krookodile GroundDark	B
Available Move Moves EarthquakeLv. 42 Damage vs Toxel Earthquake 4x 486-572%KO View Krookodile builds →
Garchomp DragonGround	B
Available Move Moves DigLv. 42 Damage vs Toxel Dig 4x 426-502%KO View Garchomp builds →
Kadabra Psychic	C
Available Move Moves Future SightLv. 45 Damage vs Toxel Future Sight 2x 296-349%KO View Kadabra builds →
Hippowdon Ground	B
Available Move Moves EarthquakeLv. 40 Damage vs Toxel Earthquake 4x 466-548%KO View Hippowdon builds →

Excadrill GroundSteel	B
Available Move Moves EarthquakeLv. 46 Damage vs Toxel Earthquake 4x 541-637%KO View Excadrill builds →
Krookodile GroundDark	B
Available Move Moves EarthquakeLv. 42 Damage vs Toxel Earthquake 4x 478-563%KO View Krookodile builds →
Garchomp DragonGround	B
Available Move Moves DigLv. 42 Damage vs Toxel Dig 4x 419-494%KO View Garchomp builds →
Kadabra Psychic	C
Available Move Moves Future SightLv. 45 Damage vs Toxel Future Sight 2x 292-344%KO View Kadabra builds →
Hippowdon Ground	B
Available Move Moves EarthquakeLv. 40 Damage vs Toxel Earthquake 4x 462-545%KO View Hippowdon builds →

Settings

Toxel Legends: Z-A

How to Get Toxel in Legends: Z-A

How to Obtain Toxel in LZA

Toxel Weakness

What is Toxel Weak Against

Best Pokemon Against Toxel

Toxel Evolutions

How to Evolve

LZA Toxel Best Moveset

Best Build

Moves List

How to Read the Moves Table

Tabs

Visual Signals

CAT (Category)

Tier (S to D)

PWR (Power)

Sorting & Filter

Level-Up Moves

TM Moves

Egg Moves

Tutor Moves

Base Stats

Toxel Legends: Z-A Guide