Is Toxicroak Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Poison/Fighting with AbilityDry Skin for Water immunity healing. 106 Attack handles Byron and Candice. The Fire weakness from AbilityDry Skin makes Flint dangerous, but Toxicroak contributes well everywhere else. Swords Dance plus Poison Jab/Cross Chop tears through teams.
Croagunk has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Croagunk has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Croagunk trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's team hits Croagunk's weaknesses hard.
Fantina's team hits Croagunk's weaknesses hard.
Toxicroak has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Toxicroak has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Toxicroak has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Toxicroak trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Toxicroak trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Toxicroak has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Toxicroak trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Toxicroak trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Toxicroak cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 37.
How to Get Toxicroak in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
No wild encounters for Toxicroak. The 2-stage line runs through Croagunk, which you can catch at moderate rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 37 once you've got the levels.
How to Obtain Toxicroak in BDSP
The path to Toxicroak starts with Croagunk at Lv. 16-20 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch CroagunkBogsunk CavernLv.16-20GrassRiverbank CaveLv.16-20CaveStill-Water CavernLv.16-20CaveSwampy CaveLv.16-20Grass
Step 2Toxicroak ✓
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 |
What is Toxicroak Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Toxicroak
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x87-103%KO Aerial Ace 2x35-42% | ||
 Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 4x211-248%KO Aerial Ace 2x23-28% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Girafarig NormalPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Girafarig builds →Dream Eater 4x190-224%KO Earthquake 2x58-69% | ||
Hypno Psychic | C | |
Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x87-103%KO Aerial Ace 2x35-42% | ||
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 4x211-248%KO Aerial Ace 2x23-28% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Bronzong builds →Dream Eater 4x171-202%KO Earthquake 2x63-74% | ||
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Grumpig builds →Dream Eater 4x189-222%KO Bulldoze 2x23-28% | ||
Girafarig NormalPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Girafarig builds →Dream Eater 4x189-222%KO Earthquake 2x57-67% | ||
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 4x206-243%KO Aerial Ace 2x23-28% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Bronzong builds →Dream Eater 4x167-197%KO Earthquake 2x61-72% | ||
Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Grumpig builds →Dream Eater 4x187-221%KO Bulldoze 2x22-27% | ||
Girafarig NormalPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Girafarig builds →Dream Eater 4x187-221%KO Earthquake 2x57-67% | ||
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 4x204-240%KO Aerial Ace 2x22-27% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Chimecho Psychic | C | |
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Bronzong builds →Dream Eater 4x167-197%KO Earthquake 2x60-72% | ||
Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Grumpig builds →Dream Eater 4x182-215%KO Bulldoze 2x22-27% | ||
Girafarig NormalPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Girafarig builds →Dream Eater 4x182-215%KO Earthquake 2x55-66% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Chimecho Psychic | C | |
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Bronzong builds →Dream Eater 4x167-197%KO Earthquake 2x60-72% | ||
Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Grumpig builds →Dream Eater 4x182-215%KO Bulldoze 2x22-27% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 4x277-326%KO | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Xatu builds →Future Sight 4x228-268%KO Air Slash 2x71-84% | ||
Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 4x198-233%KO Earthquake 2x60-71% | ||
Chimecho Psychic | C | |
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Gardevoir can KO Toxicroak with Psychic (265-312%). Staraptor threatens a KO with Double-Edge (128-151%).
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast70-82% Psychic 4x265-312%KO Shadow Ball39-46% | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Staraptor builds →Close Combat43-50% Double Edge128-151%KO U Turn12-15% | ||
Toxicroak Evolutions
Evolved from Croagunk. Toxicroak is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool 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 39 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Acupressure, Bullet Punch, Counter and 7 more.
BDSP Toxicroak Best Moveset
Dropped from A-tier as 106 Attack at 85 Speed behind Poison/Fighting dual TermStab lost ground. AbilityDry Skin heals in rain and grants Water immunity. Hidden AbilityPoison Touch adds poison on contact. The moveset runs physical offense with rain synergy. C-tier because 83/65/65 bulk and 4x Psychic weakness are exploitable.
Best Build
Toxicroak best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Drain Punch
- Sucker Punch
- Swords Dance
- Substitute
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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 Belch. The egg moves push it further.
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
Base Stats
Its knuckle claws secrete a toxin so vile that even a scratch could prove fatal.
The toxin made in its poison sac is pumped to the knuckle claws through tubes down its arms.
Toxicroak Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 Black Sludge 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, the core moveset is Drain Punch, Sucker Punch, Swords Dance, and Substitute. 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