Is Toxicroak Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Poison/Fighting with AbilityDry Skin for Water immunity and healing. Fighting crushes Molayne's Steel E4 and Hau's Tauros. Poison handles Mina's Fairy trial. Covers three endgame fights with type advantage. Frail to Psychic and Ground, but the coverage is excellent.
Croagunk resists most of Ilima's coverage and hits back hard.
Toxicroak has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Toxicroak has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
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Kiawe's typing presses Croagunk's defenses.
Croagunk has the type edge here and should clean up Mallow's team.
Croagunk has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Sophocles's team hits Croagunk's weaknesses hard.
Acerola's typing presses Croagunk's defenses.
Toxicroak has the type edge here and should clean up Nanu's team.
Toxicroak trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Toxicroak trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Toxicroak trades roughly evenly with Molayne's team.
Toxicroak has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Toxicroak trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Toxicroak trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Toxicroak has the type edge here and should clean up Kukui'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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Toxicroak can't be caught in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Transfer Croagunk from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Toxicroak in USUM
Step 1Obtain CroagunkLATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Great Marsh · Pre-National Dex. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Route 212. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Swarm · Route 8 · Swarm active. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Walking · Route 8. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Walking · Route 7 · Yellow Flower. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · Dusty Bowl · Overcast. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.- 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
 Espeon Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Espeon builds →Future Sight 4x301-355%KO | ||
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Slowbro builds →Psyshock 4x165-194%KO Bulldoze 2x34-41% Aerial Ace 2x34-41% | ||
 Oranguru NormalPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Oranguru builds →Psyshock 4x153-181%KO Bulldoze 2x29-34% | ||
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Espeon builds →Future Sight 4x306-361%KO | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Slowbro builds →Dream Eater 4x207-244%KO Bulldoze 2x35-41% Aerial Ace 2x35-41% | ||
Oranguru NormalPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Oranguru builds →Dream Eater 4x189-223%KO Bulldoze 2x28-34% | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Route 1 Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Drifblim builds →Dream Eater 4x126-149%KO Fly 2x79-93% | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Espeon builds →Future Sight 4x299-351%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 4x287-339%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 4x280-330%KO | ||
 Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Slowking builds →Dream Eater 4x200-236%KO Bulldoze 2x32-39% | ||
Hypno Psychic | C | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Hypno builds →Synchronoise 4x186-219%KO | ||
 Lunala PsychicGhost | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Lunala builds →Dream Eater 4x261-307%KO Air Slash 2x66-78% | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Espeon builds →Future Sight 4x300-353%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 4x288-339%KO | ||
 Delphox FirePsychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Delphox builds →Future Sight 4x266-314%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 4x279-328%KO | ||
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Mewtwo builds →Future Sight 4x352-414%KO Earthquake 2x73-87% Aerial Ace 2x44-52% | ||
Lunala PsychicGhost | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Lunala builds →Dream Eater 4x266-313%KO Air Slash 2x67-79% | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Espeon builds →Future Sight 4x304-358%KO | ||
 Azelf Psychic | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Azelf builds →Future Sight 4x294-346%KO Acrobatics 2x45-53% | ||
 Beheeyem Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Beheeyem builds →Synchronoise 4x294-346%KO | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Xerneas's Thunder hits Toxicroak for 61-72%. Marshadow's Close Combat hits Toxicroak for 38-45%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFairyaura ItemPower Herb NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Xerneas builds →Moonblast53-62% Focus Blast33-39% Thunder61-72% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Marshadow builds →Shadow Sneak26-30% Close Combat38-45% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDarkaura ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Yveltal builds →Dark Pulse26-31% U Turn8-10% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPowerconstruct ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Zygarde builds →Extreme Speed27-32% | ||
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 56 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Acupressure, Bullet Punch, Counter and 12 more.
USUM Toxicroak Best Moveset
106 Attack at 85 Speed with AbilityDry Skin healing from Water attacks and granting Water immunity. Poison/Fighting TermStab hits Fairy super-effectively through Poison. MoveSwords Dance doubles Attack. The moveset holds B-tier through Dry Skin Water immunity and Poison coverage that answers Fairy-types at boosted Attack.
Best Build
Toxicroak best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Drain Punch
- Swords Dance
- Gunk Shot
- Poison Jab
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 Belch 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
Base Stats
Toxicroak Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, the core moveset is Drain Punch, Swords Dance, Gunkshot, and Poisonjab. 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