[SET]
Toxapex @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Rocky Helmet / Black Sludge
Name: Physically Defensive (Poison)
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
- Surf / Infestation / Chilling Water
- Haze
- Toxic / Toxic Spikes
- Recover
[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its Water-typing and incredible combination of defensive stats in tandem with Regenerator, Toxapex serves as a pivotal wall for Poison teams, taking on several key offensive threats such as Gouging Fire, Barraskewda, and Weavile. Surf provides a consistent form of damage for Toxapex while also threatening Fire- and Rock-types like Moltres, Hisuian Arcanine, and Kleavor. Infestation can trap and wear down foes such as Hisuian Samurott and Keldeo, especially when paired with Toxic. Alternatively, Chilling Water can lower the Attack of would-be threats like Dragon Dance Gouging Fire and Bulk Up Okidogi, preventing them from sweeping the team. Haze enables Toxapex to remove buffs from setup sweepers such as Ceruledge, Scizor, and Urshifu-R. Toxic allows Toxapex to check Dragon Dance Gouging Fire and Volcarona, putting them on timers and enabling Poison teams to outlast them. Alternatively, Toxic Spikes can be used on teams already having a Toxic user to more reliably wear down types lacking good entry hazard removal, such as Dark and Ghost, forcing the majority of the opposing team to be on a timer. Heavy-Duty Boots nullifies entry hazard chip damage on Toxapex, preventing it from getting worn down when switching into threats such as Iron Boulder and Cloyster. Alternatively, Rocky Helmet punishes contact attackers such as Sneasler and allows Toxapex to counter Tidy Up Maushold. Finally, Black Sludge pairs well with Infestation, enabling Toxapex to stay in on trapped foes more reliably.
Amoonguss and Galarian Slowking pair excellently with Toxapex, creating a defensive Regenerator core for Poison teams, with Toxapex being the sturdiest physical wall out of the trio, handling threats like Meowscarada and Cloyster, which the other two cannot handle. In return, Amoonguss can come in on Ground- and Electric-types like Great Tusk, Sandy Shocks, and Regieleki to handle them with its Grass-type STAB moves, as well as dealing with setup sweepers such as Dragon Dance Dragapult and Swords Dance Ogerpon-W with Foul Play. Assault Vest Galarian Slowking complements Toxapex by being a specially bulky Regenerator wall, taking on the likes of Heatran, Latios, and Zapdos for Toxapex. Alolan Muk provides an incredible special wall, capable of taking on Psychic- and Ghost-type threats such as Galarian Slowking, Hatterene, Flutter Mane, and Spectrier. Galarian Weezing provides incredible Ground and Dragon immunity, which helps it check threats like Mamoswine, Garchomp, and Hydrapple while spreading burns with Will-O-Wisp, making it easier for Toxapex to wall physical attackers like Kleavor. Galarian Weezing also appreciates Toxapex's Water-typing to take on Steel-types attacks from the likes of Scizor and Tinkaton. Iron Moth enjoys Toxapex's ability to come in on Water-type moves from the likes of Choice Scarf Urshifu-R and Barraskewda. In return, Iron Moth can remove Steel- and Ice-types like non-Choice Scarf Iron Treads, Gholdengo, Alolan Sandslash, and Alolan Ninetales with its Fire-type STAB moves while also dealing with Landorus and Kyurem with Choice Specs-boosted Overheat. Sneasler and Okidogi can remove bulky special walls that can absorb Toxapex's Toxic, such as Blissey, Hisuian Goodra, and Alolan Muk, with their powerful Fighting-type STAB moves, while appreciating Toxapex's Toxic wearing down physical walls like Sableye, Moltres, and Slowbro. Choice Scarf Sneasler can also reliably check threats such as Choice Scarf Hoopa-U, Iron Valiant, and the Ogerpon formes for Toxapex.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Poison
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Air Balloon can serve a crucial niche, allowing Toxapex to wall Ceruledge once its Air Balloon is popped, along with granting it a temporary Ground immunity that allows it to pivot in on Choice-locked Ground-types like Excadrill and Mamoswine safely. Baneful Bunker can be used over Toxic and Toxic Spikes with Infestation and Black Sludge, enabling Toxapex to easily trap and wear down targets like Choice Band Gouging Fire and Barraskewda, as Baneful Bunker can spread poison and help Toxapex recover with Black Sludge simultaneously. Using both Surf and Infestation is a viable tactic that allows Toxapex to trap and eliminate Toxic-immune targets such as Klefki and Galarian Weezing while also wearing down certain targets greatly, such as Archaludon and Alolan Muk, during Infestation's trapping turns to either remove or cripple checks to teammates such as Okidogi and Iron Moth.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengairxan.622813/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/boomp.637295/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lustre.567354/
Toxapex @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Rocky Helmet / Black Sludge
Name: Physically Defensive (Poison)
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
- Surf / Infestation / Chilling Water
- Haze
- Toxic / Toxic Spikes
- Recover
[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its Water-typing and incredible combination of defensive stats in tandem with Regenerator, Toxapex serves as a pivotal wall for Poison teams, taking on several key offensive threats such as Gouging Fire, Barraskewda, and Weavile. Surf provides a consistent form of damage for Toxapex while also threatening Fire- and Rock-types like Moltres, Hisuian Arcanine, and Kleavor. Infestation can trap and wear down foes such as Hisuian Samurott and Keldeo, especially when paired with Toxic. Alternatively, Chilling Water can lower the Attack of would-be threats like Dragon Dance Gouging Fire and Bulk Up Okidogi, preventing them from sweeping the team. Haze enables Toxapex to remove buffs from setup sweepers such as Ceruledge, Scizor, and Urshifu-R. Toxic allows Toxapex to check Dragon Dance Gouging Fire and Volcarona, putting them on timers and enabling Poison teams to outlast them. Alternatively, Toxic Spikes can be used on teams already having a Toxic user to more reliably wear down types lacking good entry hazard removal, such as Dark and Ghost, forcing the majority of the opposing team to be on a timer. Heavy-Duty Boots nullifies entry hazard chip damage on Toxapex, preventing it from getting worn down when switching into threats such as Iron Boulder and Cloyster. Alternatively, Rocky Helmet punishes contact attackers such as Sneasler and allows Toxapex to counter Tidy Up Maushold. Finally, Black Sludge pairs well with Infestation, enabling Toxapex to stay in on trapped foes more reliably.
Amoonguss and Galarian Slowking pair excellently with Toxapex, creating a defensive Regenerator core for Poison teams, with Toxapex being the sturdiest physical wall out of the trio, handling threats like Meowscarada and Cloyster, which the other two cannot handle. In return, Amoonguss can come in on Ground- and Electric-types like Great Tusk, Sandy Shocks, and Regieleki to handle them with its Grass-type STAB moves, as well as dealing with setup sweepers such as Dragon Dance Dragapult and Swords Dance Ogerpon-W with Foul Play. Assault Vest Galarian Slowking complements Toxapex by being a specially bulky Regenerator wall, taking on the likes of Heatran, Latios, and Zapdos for Toxapex. Alolan Muk provides an incredible special wall, capable of taking on Psychic- and Ghost-type threats such as Galarian Slowking, Hatterene, Flutter Mane, and Spectrier. Galarian Weezing provides incredible Ground and Dragon immunity, which helps it check threats like Mamoswine, Garchomp, and Hydrapple while spreading burns with Will-O-Wisp, making it easier for Toxapex to wall physical attackers like Kleavor. Galarian Weezing also appreciates Toxapex's Water-typing to take on Steel-types attacks from the likes of Scizor and Tinkaton. Iron Moth enjoys Toxapex's ability to come in on Water-type moves from the likes of Choice Scarf Urshifu-R and Barraskewda. In return, Iron Moth can remove Steel- and Ice-types like non-Choice Scarf Iron Treads, Gholdengo, Alolan Sandslash, and Alolan Ninetales with its Fire-type STAB moves while also dealing with Landorus and Kyurem with Choice Specs-boosted Overheat. Sneasler and Okidogi can remove bulky special walls that can absorb Toxapex's Toxic, such as Blissey, Hisuian Goodra, and Alolan Muk, with their powerful Fighting-type STAB moves, while appreciating Toxapex's Toxic wearing down physical walls like Sableye, Moltres, and Slowbro. Choice Scarf Sneasler can also reliably check threats such as Choice Scarf Hoopa-U, Iron Valiant, and the Ogerpon formes for Toxapex.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Poison
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Air Balloon can serve a crucial niche, allowing Toxapex to wall Ceruledge once its Air Balloon is popped, along with granting it a temporary Ground immunity that allows it to pivot in on Choice-locked Ground-types like Excadrill and Mamoswine safely. Baneful Bunker can be used over Toxic and Toxic Spikes with Infestation and Black Sludge, enabling Toxapex to easily trap and wear down targets like Choice Band Gouging Fire and Barraskewda, as Baneful Bunker can spread poison and help Toxapex recover with Black Sludge simultaneously. Using both Surf and Infestation is a viable tactic that allows Toxapex to trap and eliminate Toxic-immune targets such as Klefki and Galarian Weezing while also wearing down certain targets greatly, such as Archaludon and Alolan Muk, during Infestation's trapping turns to either remove or cripple checks to teammates such as Okidogi and Iron Moth.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengairxan.622813/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/boomp.637295/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lustre.567354/
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