In Black & White, 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.

What is Toxicroak weak to?

In Black & White, Toxicroak's biggest threats include Espeon (Psychic), Swampert (Ground), and Staraptor (Flying), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Espeon is the most dangerous since Psychic moves deal 4x damage.

What is the best ability for Toxicroak?

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.

What role does Toxicroak play in battle?

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.

What are the best moves for Toxicroak?

For Black & White, the core moveset is Drain Punch, Sucker Punch, Swords Dance, and Icepunch. Drain Punch leads at 23% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Toxicroak - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Attacker

CTier

85Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

The stat budget goes to damage. Attack and Sp. Atk carry the offense, Defense doesn't even come close. A Toxic Mouth Pokemon on a medium-fast 1M XP curve, worth 2 Attack EVs per KO.

Base Stats

Above

HP83

Attack106

Defense65

Sp. Atk86

Sp. Def65

Speed85

Total490

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.3 m

Weight44.4 kg

Base XP172

Abilities

Anticipation

Notifies all trainers upon entering battle if an opponent has a super-effective move, self destruct, explosion, or a one-hit KO move.

Dry SkinTop Pick

Causes 1/8 max HP in damage each turn during strong sunlight, but heals for 1/8 max HP during rain. Increases damage from fire moves to 1.25×, but absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

Poison TouchHARare

Has a 30% chance of poisoning target Pokémon upon contact.

Dry Skin grants Water immunity

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

It has a poison sac at its throat. When it croaks, the stored poison is churned for greater potency.

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.

Toxicroak Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Psychic
2x (Weak)	Ground, Flying
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting, Poison, Rock, Dark
0.25x (Resist)	Bug

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

6Resist

1Immune

Score-1

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

Psychic

2xWeak

Ground Flying

½xResist

Grass Fighting Poison Rock Dark

¼xResist

Bug

0xImmune

Water

STAB (6)

Grass Normal Ice Rock Dark Steel

How to Beat Toxicroak in Black & White (Best Counters)

In Black & White, Dragonite can KO Toxicroak with Outrage (102-120%). Politoed deals 36-43% with Scald.

Dragonite DragonFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityMultiscale ItemLum Berry NatureAdamant Moves Dragon Dance Extreme Speed OutrageSTAB Fire Punch Damage vs Toxicroak Extreme Speed 46-54% Outrage 102-120%KO View Dragonite builds →
ChanseyWears down with Toxic, cures status via Natural Cure Normal	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves Seismic Toss Soft Boiled ToxicUtility Thunder Wave View Chansey builds →
PolitoedBurns with Scald, wears down with Toxic Water	B
Recommended Build AbilityDrizzle ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves ScaldSTAB EncoreUtility ProtectPriority ToxicUtility Damage vs Toxicroak Scald 36-43% View Politoed builds →
Breloom GrassFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves Mach Punch Bullet Seed Swords Dance Low Sweep Damage vs Toxicroak Mach Punch 22-25% Bullet Seed 14-16% View Breloom builds →
JellicentImmune to Fighting, resists Poison, recovers with Recover WaterGhost	B
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves RecoverRecovery Will O Wisp TauntUtility ScaldSTAB Damage vs Toxicroak Scald 35-41% View Jellicent builds →

Black & White Evolution

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

2 Forms

#453Croagunk

Level 37

#454Toxicroak

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Croagunk

PoisonFighting

Toxicroak

PoisonFighting

83+35

ATK

106+45

DEF

65+25

SP.ATK

86+25

SP.DEF

65+25

SPE

85+35

BST

300C-Tier

490C-Tier+190

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

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.

Egg Groups

Humanshape

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

14moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Toxicroak Best Moveset

Life Orb buys the setup turn. Toxicroak clicks Swords Dance, then starts cleaning with Drain Punch and the remaining moves. Jolly nature with max Attack and Speed EVs makes sure nothing tanks a boosted hit comfortably.

Best Build

Solid pick

Physical Setup Sweeper

Ability

Dry Skin

Item

Life OrbPOWER

Best Nature for Toxicroak

Jolly+SPE

Toxicroak best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

SpD

Spe

Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset

Drain PunchSTAB
Sucker Punch
Swords Dance
Ice Punch

Recommended Teammates

PolitoedGood

FerrothornDecent

Moves

Breeding's the move. Acupressure and Bullet Punch give Toxicroak options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 7 types already covers a decent range on top of Focus Punch and Focus Blast. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 1

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Lv 1

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Lv 3

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Lv 8

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Lv 10

Taunt

C—10020Dark

Lv 15

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Lv 17

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Lv 22

Revenge-4

—6010010Fighting

Lv 24

Swagger

——9015Normal

Lv 29

Mud Bomb

—658510Ground

Lv 31

Sucker Punch+1

S801005Dark

Lv 36

Venoshock

—6510010Poison

Lv 41

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Lv 49

Poison Jab

B8010020Poison

Lv 54

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

Lv 62

Flatter

——10015Dark

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TM78

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM63

Embargo

D—10015Dark

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

C120705Fighting

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM47

Low Sweep

C6010020Fighting

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

B8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

C701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

C4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM34

Sludge Wave

B9510010Poison

TM71

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

S——30Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

—6010010Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM09

Venoshock

—6510010Poison

TM83

Work Up

D——30Normal

TM81

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Acupressure

———30Normal

Egg

Bullet Punch+1

D4010030Steel

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Cross Chop

B100805Fighting

Egg

Drain Punch

S7510010Fighting

Egg

Dynamic Punch

C100505Fighting

Egg

Fake Out+3

D4010010Normal

Egg

Feint+2

—3010010Normal

Egg

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

Egg

Me First

———20Normal

Egg

Meditate

———40Psychic

Egg

Smelling Salts

—7010010Normal

Egg

Vacuum Wave+1

D4010030Fighting

Egg

Wake-Up Slap

—6010010Fighting

Tutor Moves

Toxicroak can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

Gen 4

Fury Cutter

—209520Bug

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

How to Get Toxicroak in Black & White

Toxicroak doesn't appear wild. Catch Croagunk instead, it shows up at solid rates. Evolve it at level 37 to get Toxicroak. The 2-stage line is mapped in the step cards below.

How to Obtain Toxicroak in Black & White

Step 1Catch Croagunk
Route 8
WhiteGrass Lv.30 Route
CommonMid
AnySwarm active
Route 8
BlackGrass Lv.30 Route
CommonMid
AnySwarm active
Train until Level 37
Step 2Toxicroak ✓

Toxicroak Guide

In Black & White, 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.
In Black & White, Toxicroak's biggest threats include Espeon (Psychic), Swampert (Ground), and Staraptor (Flying), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Espeon is the most dangerous since Psychic moves deal 4x damage.
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 & White, the core moveset is Drain Punch, Sucker Punch, Swords Dance, and Icepunch. Drain Punch leads at 23% 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

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