Pokédex · VII (Alola)

Toxapex#748

Its strongest point is Defense — among the highest in the entire Pokédex. On the other hand, Speed — lower than 88% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. In defense it has 3 weaknesses and 8 resistances at its disposal.

Shiny Toxapex
Regular version
Poison Water
Height: 0.7 m (2′04″) Weight: 14.5 kg (32.0 lbs)

Base stats

HP
50
19%
Atk
63
33%
Def
152
99%
SpA
53
33%
SpD
142
99%
Spe
35
12%
TOTAL
495
68%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Defense; weak point: Speed.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Defense, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

The stats describe a physical wall — it hits weakly on both sides, but its Defense stays high. A nature does not touch HP, so extra bulk can only be added on this side.

  • Impish +Def · −SpA Raises what this species uses to absorb hits, at the cost of Sp. Atk — a stat it does not use anyway.
  • Relaxed +Def · −Spe The same defensive gain, paid for with Speed it does not have anyway. Under Trick Room the drop becomes an advantage.
  • Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 6

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Alola #114 Sun / Moon
Alola #137 Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Galar #308 Sword / Shield
Isle of Armor #128 Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Isle of Armor
Paldea #345 Scarlet / Violet
Pokémon Champions #748 Champions

Abilities

  • Merciless This Pokémon's moves critical hit against poisoned targets.
  • Limber Prevents paralysis.
  • Regenerator Heals for 1/3 max HP upon switching out.

How players use it

Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 OU is the most popular format with no top-down team restrictions — everything is allowed except what was deemed too strong.

Rank 51 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 3.08% of teams.

Tera Type Steel 44.4% Fairy 18.9% Ghost 14.6% Grass 13.4% Flying 3% Dark 2.2%
EV spreads Impish · 252 HP / 244 Def / 12 Spe 23.9% Calm · 252 SpD / 248 HP / 8 Def 8.9% Bold · 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD 7.2% Careful · 252 SpD / 248 HP / 8 Def 6.7% Bold · 252 Def / 248 HP / 8 SpD 4.8%

Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.

Pokédex entry

Toxapex crawls along the ocean floor on its 12 legs. It leaves a trail of Corsola bits scattered in its wake.

Egg Group: Water 1 Gender: 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Catch difficulty: medium (75/255) Base friendship: 70/255 Base EXP: 173

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Toxapex takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

Weak to Electric ×2 Ground ×2 Psychic ×2
Resistant to Fire ×½ Water ×½ Ice ×½ Fighting ×½ Poison ×½ Bug ×½ Steel ×½ Fairy ×½

How it was drawn

Sprite taken straight from the game in which Toxapex appeared.

Gen 7 2016
Toxapex in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon

Variant gallery

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Toxapex — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Toxapex — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Toxapex — small pixel sprite in its regular coloring
Pixel sprite
Toxapex — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

TCG cards (6)

All Toxapex cards →

Toxapex has 6 cards in 4 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Offspring can come from 111 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

Where to catch it (17)

All locations →

The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Galar

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (58 via TM/TR, 15 via tutor) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Bite Dark Physical 60 100% 25
1 Peck Flying Physical 35 100% 35
1 Poison Sting Poison Physical 15 100% 35
1 Wide Guard Rock Status — — 10
15 Venoshock Poison Special 65 100% 10
20 Recover Normal Status — — 5
25 Pin Missile Bug Physical 25 95% 20
29 Spike Cannon Normal Physical 20 100% 15
30 Toxic Spikes Poison Status — — 20
35 Liquidation Water Physical 85 100% 10
42 Acid Spray Poison Special 40 100% 20
42 Venom Drench Poison Status — 100% 20
49 Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100% 20
56 Toxic Poison Status — 90% 10
— Baneful Bunker Poison Status — — 10