Is Toxicroak Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Croagunk evolves at level 37. Poison/Fighting with AbilityDry Skin. Ghetsis uses one, and for good reason. Strong Attack handles Grimsley and contributes against Iris's Aggron and Lapras. AbilityDry Skin heals in rain but takes extra sun damage.
Croagunk resists most of Cheren's coverage and hits back hard.
Croagunk trades roughly evenly with Roxie's team.
Croagunk has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Croagunk has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Croagunk has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Croagunk trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Croagunk trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Croagunk trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Shauntal's team hits Toxicroak's weaknesses hard.
Toxicroak has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Toxicroak trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Toxicroak trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Toxicroak has the type edge here and should clean up Iris's team.
Catch Toxicroak on Pinwheel Forest (walking, Lv 55, uncommon).
How to Get Toxicroak in Black 2 & White 2
moderate rates across 2 locations for Toxicroak in endgame routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Where To Catch Toxicroak in B2W2
The path to Toxicroak starts with Croagunk at Lv. 55-56 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch CroagunkIcirrus CityLv.55-56GrassRate 15%Spring/summer/autumnMoor of IcirrusLv.55-56GrassRate 15%AnyRoute 8Lv.55-56GrassRate 15%Spring/summer/autumn- Step 2Toxicroak ✓Pinwheel Forest - OutsideLv.55GrassRate 10%Anyor evolve from Croagunk (Step 1)
Toxicroak Weakness
Type-wise, Toxicroak takes extra damage from Psychic, Ground, and Flying. Watch out for Psychic attacks, those deal 4x damage. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Dry Skin grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Toxicroak leans offensive (base 106 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Psychic |
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Flying |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Poison, Rock, Dark |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Bug |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Toxicroak Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Toxicroak
 Pidove Normal | C | |
 Solosis Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Solosis builds →Future Sight 4x208-245%KO | ||
 Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 4x148-175%KO Air Cutter 2x57-68% | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
 Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
 Duosion Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Duosion builds →Future Sight 4x240-283%KO | ||
 Claydol GroundPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Claydol builds →Extrasensory 4x122-144%KO Dig 2x61-72% | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 4x146-173%KO Air Cutter 2x58-70% | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x128-151%KO Aerial Ace 2x53-62% | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
 Beheeyem Psychic | C | |
 Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 4x245-288%KO | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Gliscor builds →Dig 2x78-93% Aerial Ace 2x60-71% | ||
 Gothitelle Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Gothitelle builds →Future Sight 4x194-229%KO | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Sigilyph builds →Psychic 4x188-221%KO Air Slash 2x78-93% | ||
Beheeyem Psychic | C | |
Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 4x240-283%KO | ||
Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Gliscor builds →Dig 2x77-91% Aerial Ace 2x58-69% | ||
Gothitelle Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Gothitelle builds →Future Sight 4x193-227%KO | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Sigilyph builds →Psychic 4x183-216%KO Air Slash 2x77-91% | ||
 Azelf Psychic | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 23 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Azelf builds →Future Sight 4x242-285%KO Acrobatics 2x45-53% | ||
Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 4x242-285%KO | ||
Beheeyem Psychic | C | |
 Mesprit Psychic | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestial Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Mesprit builds →Future Sight 4x209-246%KO Acrobatics 2x39-46% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 4x207-244%KO Earthquake 2x86-102%KO Aerial Ace 2x52-61% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChopleberry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Tyranitar builds →Pursuit10-12% Crunch20-24% Superpower30-36% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves View Blissey builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves View Chansey builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDrizzle ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Politoed builds →Scald24-29% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRaindish ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Tentacruel builds →Rapid Spin11-13% Scald22-26% | ||
Toxicroak Evolutions
Evolved from Croagunk. Toxicroak is the final form in this two-stage line. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Attack grew the most through evolution (+45 over Croagunk), and Toxicroak peaks at 490 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Toxicroak to get Croagunk eggs easily using 53 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Acupressure, Bullet Punch, Counter and 11 more.
B2W2 Toxicroak Best Moveset
AbilityDry Skin absorbs Water moves for 12.5%% HP recovery each turn in rain, and Poison/Fighting TermStab fires from 106 Attack. The moveset answers Water teams by switching into their strongest attacks for free healing. Rain support turns Toxicroak into a self-sustaining physical threat that opponents must answer with Ground or Psychic coverage.
Best Build
Toxicroak best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Drain Punch
- Sucker Punch
- Swords Dance
- Ice Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Stall teams hate this. Toxicroak can spread damage across 11 types, with Ghost and Ground punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Focus Punch and Focus Blast keeps the pressure honest on everything else.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
The croaking that Toxicroak produces before a battle is for churning the poison it has stored in its poison sac.
Toxicroak Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Dry Skin changes the entire equation for Toxicroak. The 490 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as an attacker. Drain Punch with Life Orb is the standard set.
Dry Skin is what you want on Toxicroak. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Anticipation, Poison Touch) work on paper but Dry Skin is what makes Toxicroak worth using.
Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Toxicroak is a physical attacker with base 106 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as an attacker.
For Black 2 & White 2, the core moveset is Drain Punch, Sucker Punch, Swords Dance, and Icepunch. Drain Punch leads at 0% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Available in 13 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Toxicroak spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves