Is Toxicroak Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Croagunk evolves at level 37. Poison/Fighting with AbilityAnticipation. Fast and strong physically. The Poison secondary handles Gardenia retroactively and Fighting coverage hits Byron and Candice. 4x weak to Psychic makes Lucian dangerous. Strong but fragile in the wrong matchup.
Croagunk has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Croagunk has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Fantina's team hits Croagunk's weaknesses hard.
Croagunk trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Croagunk trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Toxicroak has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Toxicroak has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Toxicroak has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Toxicroak has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Toxicroak trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Toxicroak has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Toxicroak trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Toxicroak trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Croagunk on Route 212 (walking, Lv 24-25, uncommon).
- STARTING (Lv 24)
- LV 24FightingRevenge90100%10
- From Start
- TM01FightingFocus Punch225100%20
- After Roark
- TM31FightingBrick Break113100%15
- After Gardenia
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- After Fantina
- TM52FightingFocus Blast18070%5
- LV 38PoisonPoison Jab120100%20
- LV 43PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- After Volkner
- TM79DarkDark Pulse80100%15
Your Croagunk should hit Level 37 before you reach Byron, at typical leveling pace.
- From Start
- TM01FightingFocus Punch225100%20
- After Roark
- TM31FightingBrick Break113100%15
- After Fantina
- TM52FightingFocus Blast18070%5
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Maylene
- TM68NormalGiga Impact15090%5
- TM75NormalSwords Dance—100%20
- LV 41PoisonPoison Jab120100%20
- LV 49PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
How to Get Toxicroak in Platinum
moderate rates across 1 locations for Toxicroak in mid-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Where To Catch Toxicroak in Pt
The path to Toxicroak starts with Croagunk at Lv. 20-26 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch CroagunkGreat Marsh - Daily PokemonLv.20-26FloorRate 10%Before post-gameRoute 212 - SouthLv.24-25GrassRate 10%
Step 2Toxicroak ✓Great Marsh - Daily PokemonLv.20-26FloorRate 10%Before post-gameor evolve from Croagunk (Step 1)
Toxicroak Weakness
Type-wise, Toxicroak takes extra damage from Psychic, Ground, and Flying. Watch out for Psychic attacks, those deal 4x damage. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Dry Skin grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Toxicroak leans offensive (base 106 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Psychic |
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Flying |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Poison, Rock, Dark |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Bug |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Toxicroak Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Toxicroak
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift | ||
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Gallade builds →Earthquake 2x82-97% Confusion 4x82-97% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Lunatone builds →Confusion 4x105-124%KO Earthquake 2x45-53% | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Gliscor Ground | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Lunatone builds →Psychic 4x180-212%KO Earthquake 2x44-53% | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Drifblim builds →Psychic 4x116-137%KO Fly 2x80-94% | ||
Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 2x100-118%KO Aerial Ace 2x62-73% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Lunatone builds →Dream Eater 4x200-236%KO Earthquake 2x44-53% | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Drifblim builds →Dream Eater 4x126-149%KO Fly 2x80-94% | ||
Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 2x98-115%KO Aerial Ace 2x58-70% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Drifblim builds →Dream Eater 4x125-147%KO Fly 2x77-91% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 4x274-322%KO | ||
Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 2x95-112%KO Aerial Ace 2x59-69% | ||
 Mr. Mime Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 4x201-237%KO Aerial Ace 2x22-27% | ||
Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Lunatone builds →Dream Eater 4x190-224%KO Earthquake 2x43-51% | ||
 Azelf Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodLake Valor Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Azelf builds →Future Sight 4x297-349%KO | ||
Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 4x297-349%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 4x284-334%KO | ||
 Uxie Psychic | B | |
Obtain MethodLake Acuity Interact Encounter | ||
Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 2x98-116%KO Aerial Ace 2x59-70% | ||
Azelf Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodLake Valor Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Azelf builds →Future Sight 4x294-346%KO | ||
Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 4x294-346%KO | ||
 Mesprit Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Mesprit builds →Future Sight 4x253-299%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 4x284-335%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
In Platinum, Gardevoir can KO Toxicroak with Psychic (264-311%). Staraptor threatens a KO with Double-Edge (86-101%).
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 4x264-311%KO Thunderbolt44-52% | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Toxicroak View Staraptor builds →Close Combat28-34% U Turn8-10% Double Edge86-101%KO | ||
Toxicroak Evolutions
Evolved from Croagunk. Toxicroak is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Attack grew the most through evolution (+45 over Croagunk), and Toxicroak peaks at 490 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Toxicroak to get Croagunk eggs easily using 39 partners from the Humanshape egg group. Notable egg moves include Bullet Punch, Cross Chop, Dynamic Punch and 8 more.
Pt Toxicroak Best Moveset
Water immunity and passive healing through AbilityDry Skin make rain teams the natural home for the moveset. 106 Attack at 85 Speed powers physical Fighting and Poison coverage, and the freedom from Water attacks opens switch-in options most Fighting types don't have.
Best Build
Toxicroak best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Sucker Punch
- Swords Dance
- Brick Break
- Low Kick
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Stall teams hate this. Toxicroak can spread damage across 10 types, with Ghost and Ground punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Focus Punch and Focus Blast keeps the pressure honest on everything else.
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 a poison sac at its throat. When it croaks, the stored poison is churned for greater potency.
Toxicroak Platinum Guide
In Platinum, Dry Skin changes the entire equation for Toxicroak. The 490 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as an attacker. Sucker Punch with Black Sludge is the standard set.
Dry Skin is what you want on Toxicroak. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Anticipation) work on paper but Dry Skin is what makes Toxicroak worth using.
Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Toxicroak is a physical attacker with base 106 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as an attacker.
For Platinum, the core moveset is Sucker Punch, Swords Dance, Brickbreak, and Lowkick. Sucker Punch leads at 0% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Available in 13 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Toxicroak spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.
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 4DPDebut
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 8SwSh
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