Is Toxel Good in Scarlet & Violet Playthrough?
Electric/Poison Toxel from Paldea. Evolves into Toxtricity at level 30, with the form depending on its nature. Amped (Attack natures) or Low Key (Special natures). Both are good.
Toxel trades roughly evenly with Katy's team.
Toxel has the type edge here and should clean up Brassius's team.
Iono's typing presses Toxel's defenses.
Toxel trades roughly evenly with Kofu's team.
Toxtricity trades roughly evenly with Larry's team.
Toxtricity trades roughly evenly with Ryme's team.
Toxtricity trades roughly evenly with Tulip's team.
Toxtricity trades roughly evenly with Grusha's team.
Rika's team hits Toxtricity's weaknesses hard.
Toxtricity trades roughly evenly with Poppy's team.
Toxtricity has the type edge here and should clean up Larry's team.
Toxtricity trades roughly evenly with Hassel's team.
Toxtricity trades roughly evenly with Geeta's team.
Catch Toxel on South Province (Area Four) (overworld, Lv 10-25).
Your Toxel should hit Level 30 before you reach Larry, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Toxel in Scarlet & Violet
Toxel's scattered across 8 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.
Where To Catch Toxel in SV
To get Toxel, start by catching Toxel through walking encounters at Lv. 10-49. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Toxel ✓South Province (Area Four) - GrassLv.10-25OverworldRate 36%South Province (Area Four) - MountainLv.10-25OverworldRate 24%South Province (Area Six) - MountainLv.10-25OverworldRate 24%South Province (Area Six) - CaveLv.10-25OverworldRate 15%
Step 2Catch or Evolve into ToxtricitySouth Province (Area Four) - MountainLv.30-49OverworldRate 6%South Province (Area Six) - CaveLv.30-49OverworldRate 6%South Province (Area Six) - MountainLv.30-49OverworldRate 6%or evolve from Toxel (Step 1)
Toxel Weakness
Toxel is weak to Ground and Psychic. Watch out for Ground attacks, those deal 4x damage. It resists 8 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ground |
| 2x (Weak) | Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Electric, Grass, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Bug, Steel, Fairy |
What is Toxel Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Toxel
 Mudsdale Ground | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxel View Mudsdale builds →High Horsepower 4x481-567%KO | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxel View Donphan builds →Stomping Tantrum 4x370-436%KO | ||
 Clodsire PoisonGround | B | |
 Dugtrio Ground | C | |
 Gabite DragonGround | C | |
Mudsdale Ground | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxel View Mudsdale builds →High Horsepower 4x480-565%KO | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
 Sandile GroundDark | C | |
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Sandaconda Ground | C | |
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Mudsdale Ground | C | |
 Palossand GhostGround | C | |
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Clodsire PoisonGround | B | |
Mudsdale Ground | C | |
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Donphan Ground | B | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
 Garchomp DragonGround | B | |
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Dugtrio Ground | C | |
Clodsire PoisonGround | B | |
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxel View Torterra builds →Headlong Rush 4x551-649%KO | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
 Swampert WaterGround | B | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxel View Torterra builds →Headlong Rush 4x561-660%KO | ||
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Swampert WaterGround | B | |
 Hatterene PsychicFairy | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Bounce ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Toxel View Hatterene builds →Nuzzle7-8% | ||
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves View Landorus builds →
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Toxel Evolutions
Toxel starts the chain as a baby form and evolves into Toxtricity at level 30. To get more eggs, breed the evolved versions. Evolving adds up to 260 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
SV Toxel Best Moveset
Electric/Poison baby at 54 Sp. Atk and 40 Speed. AbilityStatic threatens paralysis. The stats are baby-tier. The moveset can't function. Evolve to Toxtricity for 114 Sp. Atk and AbilityPunk Rock boosting sound moves.
Best Build
Toxel best EVs are Sp. Atk and Sp. Def
Special Tank Moveset
- Nuzzle
- Tera Blast
- Acid
- Metal Sound
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The offense anchors on Belch and Acid, with Normal coverage adding reach. It's a workable movepool for Toxel that handles most situations. Belch give it enough punch where it matters.
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
It has no problem drinking dirty water. An organ inside Toxel’s body filters such water into a poisonous liquid that is harmless to Toxel.
This selfish, attention-seeking Pokémon stores poison and electricity in two different sacs inside its body.
Toxel Scarlet & Violet Guide
In Scarlet & Violet, For a casual playthrough, Toxel works as a placeholder. Electric/Poison coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Toxtricity. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Since Sword & Shield, Toxel has been obtainable in 3 games. A Generation 8 debut means a shorter history, but Toxel has appeared steadily across every generation since.
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 4DP
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 8SwShDebut
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