Toxicroak (Pokémon)
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| Toxicroak ドクロッグ Dokurog | |
 Artwork from Diamond/Pearl | |
| Pronunciation | tox-ih-croak |
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| Types | Poison/Fighting |
| Species | Toxic Mouth Pokémon |
| National Dex | #454 |
| Johto Dex | #— |
| Hoenn Dex | #— |
| Sinnoh Dex | #130 |
| Fiore Browser | R— |
| Almia Browser | R-081 |
| Height | 4′03″ (1.3m) |
| Weight | 97.9 lbs. (44.4kg) |
| Abilities | Anticipation or Dry Skin |
| Egg group | Humanshape |
| Time to hatch | 5,120 steps |
| Effort yield | 2 Atk |
| Exp. yield | 181 base exp. |
| Lv. 100 at | 1,000,000 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀/50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Blue |
| Catch rate | 75 |
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Toxicroak (Japanese: ドクロッグ Dokurog) is a dual-type Poison/Fighting Pokémon.
It evolves from Croagunk at level 37.
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Biology
Physiology
Toxicroak is based on the poison dart frog. Its appearance is much more humanoid than Croagunk, though it still maintains the appearance of an oversized bipedal frog. Its main body color is a dark blue or teal. Its head bears a gently-upward curling spike which seems to be a part of the skull, as it is covered in the same color skin as the rest of its body. Toxicroak's eyes are bright yellow, sinister and intimidating, with a small snake-like pupil. Its mouth is not much different from Croagunk's; it still looks as though it is wearing a mouth-guard, with its red upper lip curling upward at the ends in a very intimidating manner. Underneath its chin is a bulbous red vocal sack. Its arms are shaped much like those of Elekid, though not as thick and instead of three claws, Toxicroak has three fingers and one large red claw on the back of each hand. Its forearms have two black rings encircling them. Its legs are muscular and seem to be adapted for speedy attacks. It has three toes on its feet, with the middle toe red on each foot, and a sharp spike jutting out of its heels. Underneath the pelvic area Toxicroak has two white horizontal lines, which have moved down from Croagunk's chest. Toxicroak has thick black lines running down the sides of its body and surrounding its limbs, making them seem as if the limbs are detachable. The black lines go up into its face and surround the eyes before meeting in the middle of its snout, just above the upper lip.
Gender differences
A female has a smaller throat-sack.
Special abilities
Toxicroak can channel poison through the spikes on the back of their hands. They can also have the ability Dry Skin which hurts them when Sunny Day is in effect but heals them if it's raining. It also causes them to be weak to fire moves but water moves used against Toxicroak will act as if Toxicroak had Water Absorb, restoring its health. Toxicroak can also have the ability Anticipation which lets the player know if the foe has a move that is super effective against Toxicroak.
Behavior
Habitat
Like its pre-evolution, Toxicroak live in moist areas around bodies of water.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
A Toxicroak appears in Enter Galactic!. It is apparently Saturn's main battling Pokémon. There have been several arguments in the fandom over whether it is shiny or whether the anime is using Toxicroak's game shiny coloration as its normal coloration.
In DP086, a Toxicroak was used in the Hearthome Collection by a rocker. It was also alternately colored by the game's standards. Some fans have taken this a proof that Toxicroak's shiny form is being used as its regular form and vice versa.
Saturn's Toxicroak reappears in DP096 and DP097. It helps its trainer and his comrades steal the Adamant Orb and Lustrous Orb from the Celestic Town Museum.
In the manga
In the TCG
- Main article: Toxicroak (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
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| IV | Diamond | Its knuckle claws secrete a toxin so vile that even a scratch could prove fatal. |
| Pearl | The toxin made in its poison sacs is pumped to the knuckle claws through tubes down its arms. | |
| Platinum | Currently unknown |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location | |
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| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Rare | Great Marsh |
| Platinum | ??? | Great Marsh (After obtaining National Dex) | ||
In side games
| Game | Location |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness) | Spacial Rift (B7-B15) Deep Spacial Rift (B1-B9) |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | Pueltown (during mission) |
Base stats
| HP: | 83 | |
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| Attack: | 106 | |
| Defense: | 65 | |
| SpAtk: | 86 | |
| SpDef: | 65 | |
| Speed: | 85 |
Type effectiveness
| Weak to | Resistant to | Immune to | Normal effectiveness |
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Learnset
Toxicroak is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
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| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal |
| Start | Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 35 | 100% | 15 | Smart | 3 ♥♥♥
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| Start | Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100% | 10 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| Start | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 35 | 100% | 15 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| 3 | Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100% | 10 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 8 | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 35 | 100% | 15 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| 10 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — | 100% | 20 | Smart | 0 |
| 15 | Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100% | 20 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| 17 | Faint Attack | Dark | Physical | 60 | —% | 20 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| 22 | Revenge | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| 24 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90% | 15 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| 29 | Mud Bomb | Ground | Special | 65 | 85% | 10 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| 31 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100% | 5 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| 36 | Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | — | —% | 20 | Cute | 0 |
| 41 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100% | 20 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| 49 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| 54 | Flatter | Dark | Status | — | 100% | 15 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon | ||||||||
By TM/HM
By breeding
| Generation IV | ||||||||
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| Father | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal |
| Hitmonchan | Bullet Punch | Steel | Physical | 40 | 100% | 30 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| Machop, Machoke, Machamp | Cross Chop | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 80% | 5 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| Machop, Machoke, Machamp | DynamicPunch | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 50% | 5 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| Makuhita, Hariyama Sableye | Fake Out | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 10 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| Lucario | Feint | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100% | 10 | Beauty | 0 |
| Drowzee, Hypno | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| Lucario | Me First | Normal | Status | — | —% | 20 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| Drowzee, Hypno Hitmonlee Mr. Mime Meditite,Medicham | Meditate | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 40 | Beauty | 0 |
| Makuhita, Hariyama | SmellingSalt | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100% | 10 | Smart | 0 |
| Hitmonchan | Vacuum Wave | Fighting | Special | 40 | 100% | 30 | Smart | 0 |
| Machop, Machoke, Machamp Makuhita, Hariyama | Wake-Up Slap | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100% | 10 | Smart | 0 |
| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB from an evolution of this Pokémon *Indicates a move only available by chain breeding | ||||||||
By tutoring
| Generation IV | |||||||||||
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| Game | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal | |||
| D | P | Pt | Bounce | Flying | Physical | 85 | 85% | 5 | Cute | 1 ♥
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| D | P | Pt | Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | 10 | 95% | 20 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| D | P | Pt | Gunk Shot | Poison | Physical | 120 | 70% | 5 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
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| D | P | Pt | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | —% | 20 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| D | P | Pt | Ice Punch | Ice | Physical | 75 | 100% | 15 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| D | P | Pt | Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 65 | 95% | 15 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| D | P | Pt | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 20 | 100% | 20 | Smart | 3 ♥♥♥
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| D | P | Pt | Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100% | 10 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| D | P | Pt | Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100% | 15 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| D | P | Pt | Spite | Ghost | Status | — | 100% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| D | P | Pt | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100% | 5 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| D | P | Pt | ThunderPunch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100% | 15 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| D | P | Pt | Vacuum Wave | Fighting | Special | 40 | 100% | 30 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game, while a colored background indicates that the move is available. | |||||||||||
Side game data
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness | ||
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 Body size: 1
| Recruit Rate: -12% | IQ Group: F |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | ||
Group: 
| Poké Assist:
| Field Move: Crush x2 |
Evolution
| Unevolved | → Level 37 | First evolution | ||
 Croagunk Poison Fighting |  Toxicroak Poison Fighting | |||
Sprites
| Gen | Game | ||||||
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| I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I. | |||||||
| II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II. | |||||||
| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III. | |||||||
| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
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For other sprites and images, please see Toxicroak images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- Toxicroak and its pre-evolution Croagunk are the only Pokémon to have the Poison/Fighting type combination, and as such, they are the only Pokémon to have a double weakness to Psychic attacks.
- Though nearly half of Toxicroak's level up moves are Dark-type, it is not a Dark-type Pokémon.
- Toxicroak's sprites are dark blue in the games, like Ken Sugimori's official artwork, but Saturn's Toxicroak in the anime has an alternate coloration.
- Toxicroak has the highest Attack stat of all Poison-type Pokémon.
- Toxicroak is the last Poison-type Pokémon in National Dex order.
Origin
Toxicroak may have been based on the poison dart frog.
Name origin
Toxicroak's name combines the words toxic and croak. Dokurog's name is a combination of 毒 doku, poison, and frog. Its German name, Toxiquak, comes from Toxin and Quak. Its French name, Coatox, comes from coassement and toxine.
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