Toxicroak
PoisonFighting
Best attacking moveset: Counter and Dynamic Punch, worth 11.8 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Toxicroak can learn 20 combinations. Counter with Dynamic Punch does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counter | Fighting | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Mud Shot | Ground | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Poison Jab | Poison | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Poison Sting | Poison | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drain Punch | Fighting | 50 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Dynamic Punch | Fighting | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Mud Bomb | Ground | 60 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 100 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Toxicroak has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,813 at level 50, 2,488 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,421 CP at level 20, or 1,777 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,350 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 211 attack · 133 defense · 195 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1.3 m and 44.4 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Toxicroak does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Normal, Rock, Steel.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 19.0 |
| Rock | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 19.0 |
| Steel | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 19.0 |
| Grass | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 19.0 |
| Ice | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 19.0 |
| Dark | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 19.0 |
| Fairy | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 19.0 |
| Psychic | Poison Sting + Shadow Ball | 14.7 |
| Ghost | Mud Shot + Shadow Ball | 13.5 |
| Poison | Mud Shot + Mud Bomb | 13.3 |
| Fire | Mud Shot + Mud Bomb | 13.3 |
| Electric | Mud Shot + Mud Bomb | 13.3 |
| Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 11.8 |
| Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 11.8 | |
| Ground | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 11.8 |
| Bug | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 11.8 |
| Water | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 11.8 |
| Dragon | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 11.8 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Toxicroak is actually for.
Counters: what beats Toxicroak
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 67.8 |
 Alakazam | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic Legacy | 57.8 |
 Azelf | Psychic | Confusion + Futuresight | 56.1 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 55.8 |
 Espeon | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic | 55.8 |
 Lunala | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 54.6 |
 Tapu Lele | PsychicFairy | Confusion + Futuresight | 54.0 |
 Latios | DragonPsychic | Zen Headbutt + Psychic | 53.6 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Zen Headbutt + Psychic | 51.5 |
 Deoxys | Psychic | Zen Headbutt + Psycho Boost | 51.3 |
Ranked by damage per second against Toxicroak's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.