Pokémon Sun and Moon has a lot of amazingly strong Pokémon but one of the prominent ones that are attracting competitive players is Toxapex. This little creature is a beast when it comes to online battles as not only can it withstand basically every attacks, it also has a long-list of diverse abilities making it very versatile and fitting for any existing team compositions. Today, we will be giving some of the ideal builds for Toxapex to help you in your competitive battles.
Pokemon Sun and Moon Toxapex Overview
Toxapex is arguably one of the best tanks in Generation VII for the fact that the Pokémon has a myriad of abilities for various roles including the negative status effects and whatnot. To learn more about how this Pokémon be your crowning glory, let's first take a look at its base stats.
Toxapex Base Stats | |
HP | 50 |
Attack | 63 |
Defense | 152 |
Sp. Attack | 53 |
Sp. Defense | 142 |
Speed | 35 |
Stat-wise, it's an ideal tank given that Defense has more value than HP when it comes to "tankiness" as the mitigated damage through the stat far outweighs the damage a Pokémon receive with high HP but with poor damage mitigations. Now, let's move forward on the builds and strategies.
Pokémon Sun and Moon Toxapex Builds and Strategies
Regenerator Build: status effects
Toxic
Liquidation/Haze
Infestation
Recover
Stats
HP - 252
Def - 4
Sp. Defense - 252
Merciless Build : signature move
Stockpile
Poison Jab
Recover
Liquidation
Stats
HP - 252
Def - 4
Sp. Def - 252
Verlisify made a tutorial video regarding Toxapex moveset guide which you can see down below. Be sure to check back for more Pokémon Sun and Moon Tips and Guides!
