[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Focus Blast
move 3: Sludge Bomb
move 4: Vacuum Wave
item: Life Orb
ability: Dry Skin
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
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Nasty Plot gives Toxicroak a better matchup against many Pokemon that beat its physical sets, such as Weezing, Quagsire, and Garbodor. Vacuum Wave picks off weakened offensive threats like Tauros, Heliolisk, and Inteleon. Life Orb's power is preferred to Black Sludge's longevity to lessen Toxicroak's need to boost, but the sustainability can be useful in staving off entry hazards damage and giving Toxicroak more leeway around foes like Weezing, Vileplume, and some Starmie. A Timid nature puts Toxicroak above Choice Band Passimian and lets it at-worst Speed tie with Indeedee-F, opposing Toxicroak, and Duraludon.
Pivots like Silvally-Ground, Inteleon, and Tsareena are good at positioning Toxicroak against setup fodder such as Weezing, Vaporeon, and Vileplume. Toxicroak also requires teammates that can check revenge killers to it like Indeedee-F, Talonflame, and Salazzle; Pokemon like Stakataka and Mantine suffice for this, with the former's Stealth Rock guaranteeing Toxicroak's +2 Sludge Bomb OHKOes Decidueye and Dhelmise. Talonflame, as well as Mantine, can also be dealt with by removing their Heavy-Duty Boots with Knock Off users like Escavalier and Passimian. This makes it much riskier for them to switch in if Stealth Rock is up.
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Focus Blast
move 3: Sludge Bomb
move 4: Vacuum Wave
item: Life Orb
ability: Dry Skin
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====
Nasty Plot gives Toxicroak a better matchup against many Pokemon that beat its physical sets, such as Weezing, Quagsire, and Garbodor. Vacuum Wave picks off weakened offensive threats like Tauros, Heliolisk, and Inteleon. Life Orb's power is preferred to Black Sludge's longevity to lessen Toxicroak's need to boost, but the sustainability can be useful in staving off entry hazards damage and giving Toxicroak more leeway around foes like Weezing, Vileplume, and some Starmie. A Timid nature puts Toxicroak above Choice Band Passimian and lets it at-worst Speed tie with Indeedee-F, opposing Toxicroak, and Duraludon.
Pivots like Silvally-Ground, Inteleon, and Tsareena are good at positioning Toxicroak against setup fodder such as Weezing, Vaporeon, and Vileplume. Toxicroak also requires teammates that can check revenge killers to it like Indeedee-F, Talonflame, and Salazzle; Pokemon like Stakataka and Mantine suffice for this, with the former's Stealth Rock guaranteeing Toxicroak's +2 Sludge Bomb OHKOes Decidueye and Dhelmise. Talonflame, as well as Mantine, can also be dealt with by removing their Heavy-Duty Boots with Knock Off users like Escavalier and Passimian. This makes it much riskier for them to switch in if Stealth Rock is up.
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