Level 38To Toxapex

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#0748 · GENERATION 7

Toxapex Build Guide

PoisonWater

Defensive support and reset utility

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMBlack Sludge

ABILITYRegenerator

NATUREBold

Surf

Recover

Haze

Toxic

How to play

Switch between favorable matchups to recover HP with Regenerator. Haze clears stat changes on the field, while Recover restores HP without switching.

Watch out for

Key risk. Electric, Ground and Psychic attacks are super effective. Low damage can give opponents opportunities, and Haze removes your own stat changes too.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

BATTLE PLAN

When to attack, set up or switch

Switch between favorable matchups to recover HP with Regenerator. Haze clears stat changes on the field, while Recover restores HP without switching.

An opponent has finished boosting

Haze clears the boosts — including your own. If a teammate or Toxapex itself still benefits from a stat change, weigh that before resetting the field.

You need HP back

Use Recover when Toxapex must stay in. Switching to a favourable matchup instead also triggers Regenerator, but Surf and Toxic are this set’s only damage.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Toxapex in. A slower pivot may take the opponent’s hit first. Turn order and the opponent’s move still matter.

ITEM & ABILITY

How this build works

Regenerator restores HP when Toxapex switches out, so moving to a better matchup is itself recovery. Black Sludge recovers while it stays in, and Haze resets stat changes for both sides.

Watch the tradeoff. Electric, Ground and Psychic attacks are super effective. Low damage can give opponents opportunities, and Haze removes your own stat changes too.

These battle mechanics do not change the builder’s type-and-base-stat score. The tool does not simulate moves, abilities, held items or damage.

COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS

Toxapex or Slowbro?

Slowbro offers a different Water-based defensive role with Regenerator and more Special Attack.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Toxapex	Slowbro
HP	50	95
Attack	63	75
Defense	152	110
Sp. Attack	53	100
Sp. Defense	142	80
Speed	35	30

Base stats are not final battle stats. Level, nature, IVs, EVs and battle effects affect the result. Check availability in your game before choosing an alternative.

Teammate ideas

A Ground partner covers Electric attacks. A Flying teammate covers Ground attacks; check Psychic coverage separately.

Garchomp

Immune to Electric; Toxapex resists Ice attacks.

Read Garchomp guide →Compare teammates →

Corviknight

Immune to Ground and resists Psychic; both need an Electric answer.

Read Corviknight guide →Compare teammates →

These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

Compare computed teammate suggestions →

Alternative: Slowbro

Slowbro offers a different Water-based defensive role with Regenerator and more Special Attack.

Read Slowbro guide →

Try Slowbro →

Type matchups

Weak to

Electric2×Ground2×Psychic2×

Resistances and immunities

Fire0.5×Water0.5×Ice0.5×Fighting0.5×Poison0.5×Bug0.5×Steel0.5×Fairy0.5×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP50

Attack63

Defense152

Sp. Attack53

Sp. Defense142

Speed35

Evolution chain

Mareanie#747
Level 38
Toxapex#748

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

Build your Toxapex team

Start with Toxapex. Add teammates and compare your type-and-base-stat score.

Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

SLOT 01#748

Toxapex

PoisonWater

SLOT 02

SLOT 03

SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense74

Defense71

Coverage28

Synergy17

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Electric attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Ground attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Your own types can hit 5 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.
No teammate has a base Speed of 100 or higher. Consider adding a faster option.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Toxapex	Weak	Resist
Normal	1×	0	0
Fire	½×	0	1
Water	½×	0	1
Electric	2×	1	0
Grass	1×	0	0
Ice	½×	0	1
Fighting	½×	0	1
Poison	½×	0	1
Ground	2×	1	0
Flying	1×	0	0
Psychic	2×	1	0
Bug	½×	0	1
Rock	1×	0	0
Ghost	1×	0	0
Dragon	1×	0	0
Dark	1×	0	0
Steel	½×	0	1
Fairy	½×	0	1

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

NormalNeutral

Fire✓ Super effective

WaterNeutral

ElectricNeutral

Grass✓ Super effective

IceNeutral

FightingNeutral

PoisonNeutral

Ground✓ Super effective

FlyingNeutral

PsychicNeutral

BugNeutral

Rock✓ Super effective

GhostNeutral

DragonNeutral

DarkNeutral

SteelNeutral

Fairy✓ Super effective

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.