How GOOD was Toxicroak ACTUALLY? - History of Toxicroak in Competitive Pokemon (Gens 4-7)

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  • @beebobber546
    @beebobber546 4 года назад +4858

    Toxicroak: I’m RU
    *starts raining outside*
    Toxicroak: I’m OU now

    • @frozenvoltz6739
      @frozenvoltz6739 4 года назад +112

      *UU (in gen 4)

    • @pantherman691
      @pantherman691 4 года назад +60

      Woa woa woa
      False swipes gay forgot the swsh strategy of toxicroak

    • @rejvaik00
      @rejvaik00 4 года назад +37

      *Gen 7*
      "ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?"

    • @pantherman691
      @pantherman691 4 года назад +7

      @@rejvaik00
      Yep

    • @MrIsleNFair
      @MrIsleNFair 4 года назад +7

      Parkour!

  • @beydey2647
    @beydey2647 4 года назад +2703

    "They're putting chemicals in the water, that turn the fricking frogs viable in VGC !"

  • @johnwilliams9179
    @johnwilliams9179 4 года назад +1863

    Politoed's drizzle is introduced
    Toxicroak: You know I'm something of a weather man myself

    • @carlosrosado6130
      @carlosrosado6130 4 года назад +27

      He made that exact joke in the video

    • @gugggugggugggugggugggugggu5671
      @gugggugggugggugggugggugggu5671 4 года назад +16

      why yes I too watched the video

    • @minachoi2012
      @minachoi2012 4 года назад +10

      Gugg Gugg Gugg Gugg Gugg Gugg Gugg Gugg Gugg Gugg -wouldn’t you like to know, weather boy-

    • @soupboy-yn8oz
      @soupboy-yn8oz 4 года назад +2

      @@minachoi2012 thanks

    • @itriggerpeople4433
      @itriggerpeople4433 4 года назад +4

      @@carlosrosado6130 He actually said "rain expert" so not exact but semantics

  • @Big_Bonfire
    @Big_Bonfire 4 года назад +2321

    Kyogre: “how could you possibly be a threat to me, I’m The mighty Kyogre.” Toxicroak: “wouldn’t you like to know,
    weather boy”

    • @malexthegreat
      @malexthegreat 4 года назад +79

      Kyogre: "did you just assume my gender?"

    • @williamhuynh869
      @williamhuynh869 4 года назад +157

      @@malexthegreat Toxicroak: Oh Im sorry
      Weather THING.

    • @MrIsleNFair
      @MrIsleNFair 4 года назад +59

      Quagsire is derping his face in the corner dude...

    • @finderfinder4290
      @finderfinder4290 4 года назад +25

      @@malexthegreat Kyogre: what's gender?

    • @cintronproductions9430
      @cintronproductions9430 4 года назад +34

      Kyogre: "I'm the most powerful Water type ever!"
      Dracovish: "You kidding, right?"

  • @jwanie366
    @jwanie366 4 года назад +1778

    I like how Toxicroak became more viable in a format that allowed legendaries lol

    • @oluapfaraway
      @oluapfaraway 4 года назад +103

      Basically a god Slayer

    • @chrisf.9595
      @chrisf.9595 4 года назад +44

      Kyogre was quite the oppressive force

    • @telmoth
      @telmoth 4 года назад +107

      Parasect in gen 4 had a niche in ubers, PARASECT HAD A NICHE IN UBERS

    • @asaasa7900
      @asaasa7900 4 года назад +16

      Sort of like Shedninja and some F.E.A.R. sets.

    • @jambon2730
      @jambon2730 4 года назад +14

      Quagsire and Solrock : First time?

  • @catgirlghost765
    @catgirlghost765 4 года назад +2060

    Toxicroak: I’m just not that powerful.
    Gen 8 OU: focused around rain, fairys, Dragapult who gets stomped by sucker punch.
    Toxicroak: 𝘾𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙗𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙖 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨

    • @chonkystonks115
      @chonkystonks115 4 года назад +77

      But then there's a armour borb that stonks it...

    • @joshuakim5240
      @joshuakim5240 4 года назад +287

      Toxicroak is the definition of a "format assassin". Under very special circumstances that just so happen to be OP enough to popularly abused, it dominates in ways that it probably shouldn't. But without those circumstances, it can't really hold its own due to relying too much on the opponent's team rather than its own.

    • @reddragonair3147
      @reddragonair3147 4 года назад +73

      @@joshuakim5240 Toxicroak gets fat off of "ways that it probably shouldn't". As though they were snack food.

    • @great_ape9791
      @great_ape9791 4 года назад +12

      More focused around sandstorm than rain tbh

    • @skynet6822
      @skynet6822 4 года назад +12

      more focused on sun honestly

  • @EteamProductions
    @EteamProductions 4 года назад +619

    5:43 "Toxicroak introduced itself as something of a rain expert itself" I love this script

    • @ShinyKelp
      @ShinyKelp 4 года назад +8

      What's this meme I'm not aware of?

    • @MrIsleNFair
      @MrIsleNFair 4 года назад +17

      He passes the B.R (bachelor of rain)

    • @kingchickenwing4887
      @kingchickenwing4887 4 года назад +44

      @@ShinyKelp The meme "I'm something of a scientist myself"

    • @skeetermania3202
      @skeetermania3202 2 года назад +1

      @@ShinyKelp Willem Defoe’s quote.
      “I’m something of a scientist myself.”

  • @morganwithaneevee246
    @morganwithaneevee246 4 года назад +1707

    So basically, Toxicroak has always been an anti-meta pick. When the meta was built around Toxicroak's strengths, it excelled, but it lacked the presence to personally influence the meta.

    • @hoothoot7122
      @hoothoot7122 4 года назад +165

      Morgan with an Eevee just like how frogs in real life are heavily influenced by there surroundings

    • @beta511ee4
      @beta511ee4 4 года назад +40

      Polar Flare Funnily enough, I made a similar real-life connection in the comments section of the Raikou video.

    • @shadowmax889
      @shadowmax889 4 года назад +40

      So it's the frog we need and not the one we deserve

    • @MrIsleNFair
      @MrIsleNFair 4 года назад +33

      At gen 7 RU, imo, toxicroak main role is "fairy attacker" but can be a "surprise sweeper". You may only slap gunk shot/poison jab, drain punch, swords dance, but you have this one moveslot that can be "substitute" or maybe sucker punch.
      The problem is this last moveslot is "unpredictable" because it cant be analyze from team preview, and toxicroak isnt a switch in pokemon. So, yeah i guess you will know the following procedures..

    • @redwings13400
      @redwings13400 4 года назад +51

      Pretty much. Its stats are nothing to write home about, its frail, not super fast, and not overwhelmingly strong. What it does have is a typing and ability combination that no other pokemon shares, so when the meta is right, it can do things no other pokemon can. There are better fighting types, there are better poison types, there are better pokemon that can tank water moves, there are better pokemon with good priority moves, but there's only one pokemon that can do all of these things at once.
      When these are all good traits to have, Toxicroak shines. When some of these traits don't matter as much, or some of its traits become more of a liability than a strength, there's usually a better pokemon for the job you're looking for.

  • @sarasaland4709
    @sarasaland4709 4 года назад +904

    I love how Emboar and Samurott didn’t even need a joke pick like Quagsire to interrupt their video.

    • @skiffy8121
      @skiffy8121 4 года назад +27

      smugleaf wins

    • @ashutoshkumar3864
      @ashutoshkumar3864 4 года назад +72

      Toxicroak was planned before the release of Serperior's video

    • @HardGuess
      @HardGuess 4 года назад +63

      Because Emboar is complete garbage. Sad about Samurott tho, it's pretty cool

    • @celestialudenburg3428
      @celestialudenburg3428 4 года назад +32

      I would love to forget about Emboar

    • @qkwaligreene4149
      @qkwaligreene4149 4 года назад +8

      @@HardGuess better than Samatrash

  • @kriblar98
    @kriblar98 4 года назад +605

    *me in the middle of watching “how good was Magneton actually”*
    “ooh new video”

    • @CigaretteCrayon
      @CigaretteCrayon 4 года назад +11

      That profile picture and name...
      Perfection.

    • @MoistMarsupial
      @MoistMarsupial 4 года назад

      Hello there

    • @cintronproductions9430
      @cintronproductions9430 4 года назад +1

      I love how your profile pic is Violet snorting water, LOL.

    • @vibra7
      @vibra7 4 года назад +3

      @@MoistMarsupial general Kanobi

  • @mcdonnell-douglasdc-1056
    @mcdonnell-douglasdc-1056 3 года назад +84

    I find it interesting how in Gen 5, a frog Pokemon's ability to summon rain helped to bring another frog to OU viability.

  • @HMZeroTwo
    @HMZeroTwo 4 года назад +427

    Competitive players with Dry Skin Toxicroak when it starts raining:
    _"Oh yeah, it's all coming together."_

    • @reddragonair3147
      @reddragonair3147 4 года назад +4

      Is that Kronk, friend?

    • @Samrules888
      @Samrules888 4 года назад +4

      imagine the ocean king fight where keldeo is puri puri prisoner and ferrothorn is genos.
      oh and landorus T is saitama

    • @saibeoncastillo7911
      @saibeoncastillo7911 4 года назад +9

      ToxiKronk

    • @reddragonair3147
      @reddragonair3147 4 года назад +6

      @@saibeoncastillo7911 This will be the new frog meme that dominates 2020. Let's get it over with...

    • @ozzy6458
      @ozzy6458 4 года назад +2

      Ok, whatever you say God.

  • @jacobdyingextraordinaire4805
    @jacobdyingextraordinaire4805 4 года назад +273

    Toxicroak when it starts to rain: “It’s gaming time.”

  • @nightshrine4257
    @nightshrine4257 4 года назад +280

    Remember how Groagunk would literally stab Brock's ass like 3,4 times every episode in Gen 4
    *Ah.. the good times*

    • @mercenarycorp8019
      @mercenarycorp8019 4 года назад +9

      Croagunk did it to save brock the embarrassment of how do you say it cringey flirty proposal

    • @Nosretep
      @Nosretep 4 года назад +3

      @@mercenarycorp8019 Nah. Dawn even called it out for being mean spirited.

    • @raylordofkhalah28
      @raylordofkhalah28 4 года назад +21

      The simp stopper

    • @pichuperez9037
      @pichuperez9037 3 года назад +10

      ngl Croagunk was busted in the anime, to the point that, if it faints or gets pissed, you know it's a fucking serious scenario.

    • @royalhydra9790
      @royalhydra9790 3 года назад +4

      @@pichuperez9037 Brock’s happiny also had the strength state of a machamp

  • @SpiritBomb1994
    @SpiritBomb1994 4 года назад +887

    "So you're UU?"
    Toxicroak: "yes, but actually no."

    • @ozzy6458
      @ozzy6458 4 года назад +9

      When people misquote an iconic line: Good guess, but actually no.

  • @darklightning2730
    @darklightning2730 4 года назад +49

    1:51 That running animation is hilarious.

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 4 года назад +264

    4:09
    It's so satisfying to see Toxicroak one-shot a Ho-Oh like this

    • @nightshrine4257
      @nightshrine4257 4 года назад +37

      It looked so painful Santa went
      HO HO - *Oh..*
      Imma just.. let myself out

    • @colonel1003
      @colonel1003 4 года назад +9

      Looks like one out of the ten people who are logged into this account actually watched a video and actually left a comment that wasn’t Reddit tier for once.

    • @ajellyfish3554
      @ajellyfish3554 3 года назад

      Who are you.

    • @raiden8929
      @raiden8929 2 года назад

      Why are you so far down and why are you here. Last time I saw you was akuma no ko

  • @TazTheYellow
    @TazTheYellow 4 года назад +391

    How OVERSHADOWED was Toxicroak by its pre-evolution ACTUALLY?
    Lemme put it like this. Croagunk got into Pokken. *TWICE.*

    • @LegendaryCaptain
      @LegendaryCaptain 3 года назад +62

      I think what mainly caused the overshadow was Brocks croagunk in the anime being iconic

    • @門窺視者
      @門窺視者 3 года назад +13

      @@LegendaryCaptain i agree (also his croagunk is cute, IN MY OPINION)

    • @LegendaryCaptain
      @LegendaryCaptain 3 года назад +4

      @Tsz Ho WONG Magmortor and Porygon Z as well

    • @stevenbeltran7927
      @stevenbeltran7927 3 года назад +4

      Electrivire proceeds to cross his cables💀

    • @gengarcrobat1576
      @gengarcrobat1576 3 года назад +7

      @@LegendaryCaptain Gotta love Crogunk using poison jab on Brock and dragging him away

  • @shotgunchicken7284
    @shotgunchicken7284 4 года назад +282

    Base Kyogre seeing Toxicroak: GET THAT THING AWAY FROM ME!!!

    • @rehnhuang1529
      @rehnhuang1529 4 года назад +27

      Put that thing back where it came from or so help me! So help me. I think I'm gonna cry!

    • @shotgunchicken7284
      @shotgunchicken7284 4 года назад

      @@rehnhuang1529 Hey what can I say o love the rain basin boy.

    • @reddragonair3147
      @reddragonair3147 4 года назад

      @@rehnhuang1529 I was actually just thinking this. Neat.

    • @chaosbreaker657
      @chaosbreaker657 4 года назад +14

      Toxicroak: Scared of me, eh? Haven't you met my friend?
      Kyogre: W-who?!?!?!?
      Quagsire: Hello!
      Kyogre: *scared whale noises*

    • @shotgunchicken7284
      @shotgunchicken7284 4 года назад

      @@chaosbreaker657 YES

  • @rejvaik00
    @rejvaik00 4 года назад +260

    *Poison/ Fighting*
    "The wonderful thing is I'm the only one"

    • @jaschabull2365
      @jaschabull2365 4 года назад +21

      *bounces away happily*

    • @carolmega2867
      @carolmega2867 4 года назад +4

      @@jaschabull2365
      Mewtwo: *hEllO*

    • @smileyfaceman3570
      @smileyfaceman3570 4 года назад +11

      @@carolmega2867 Mewtwo isnt a Poison/FIghting pokemon

    • @carolmega2867
      @carolmega2867 4 года назад +10

      @@smileyfaceman3570 Yup, Mewtwo isn't poison/fighting but is psychic, poison/fighting's x4 weakness, that's the point

    • @owo4288
      @owo4288 4 года назад +18

      @@carolmega2867 And then it got Sucker Punch

  • @codename618
    @codename618 3 года назад +98

    Fun fact: Not counting transformations, Toxicroak has the highest Attack stat of any Poison Type.
    Edit: Since this comment was made, Sneasler's Attack overcame Toxicroak's in spades.

    • @OswaldAurelia
      @OswaldAurelia Год назад +3

      Sneasler is literally Toxicroak But Better

    • @Charleyyy678
      @Charleyyy678 Год назад +1

      @@OswaldAureliaSneasler got banned recently.

    • @mrtrollnator123
      @mrtrollnator123 Год назад +1

      ​@@OswaldAureliaexcept in rain

  • @beanburrito4405
    @beanburrito4405 4 года назад +228

    Croagunk’s walking animation in Battle Revolution was absolutely glorious and far more expressive than the 3D model used from Gens 6-8

    • @thewisthersgames
      @thewisthersgames 4 года назад +7

      Croagunk don't appear in XD

    • @beanburrito4405
      @beanburrito4405 4 года назад +12

      The Wisthers Games Thx for pointing out my mistake, I meant Battle Revolution

    • @sreenaths6829
      @sreenaths6829 4 года назад +26

      Tbh, every mon(from gen 1 to 4) has better animations in PBR.

    • @krislee3155
      @krislee3155 4 года назад +13

      Love how he gets on all fours and hops when he's hit

    • @chaosbreaker657
      @chaosbreaker657 4 года назад +4

      Battle Revolution had god-like 3D animations.

  • @kurjao
    @kurjao 4 года назад +167

    So you’re telling me I could be doing my homework OR. Watch a FalseSwipe coverage of the evolution of my favorite pokémon? decisions decisions.

    • @lamebagels
      @lamebagels 4 года назад +7

      i’m literally doing both; you can too.

  • @maleek7321
    @maleek7321 4 года назад +132

    Alex Jones: *They're putting chemicals in the water to make the frogs gay!*
    Therapist: "Alex, the Gay Chemical Frogs aren't real. They can't hurt you."
    Gay Chemical Frogs: 3:33

    • @sand747
      @sand747 3 года назад +1

      Beautiful

  • @MrIsleNFair
    @MrIsleNFair 4 года назад +319

    My impression for this mon:
    Before fairy existing:
    "Ah, your poison type just makes worse for psychic and EQ"
    After fairy existing:
    "So anyway, i started jabbing those pesky moonspammers"

    • @sophiawilliams8650
      @sophiawilliams8650 4 года назад +5

      not like psychic is that popular of an offensive type tbh and it always had coverage for them

    • @sophiawilliams8650
      @sophiawilliams8650 4 года назад +9

      the ground weakness is a lot more concerning tbh

  • @autumn7736
    @autumn7736 4 года назад +143

    In the Gen 8 Pokédex, it says that Toxicroak and Seismitoad have common ancestors. So, with one out of the way, How GOOD was Seismitoad Actually?

  • @ixwrotexhaikus
    @ixwrotexhaikus 4 года назад +15

    5:41 we don't deserve content like this, this is absolutely beautiful

  • @AlfredoPuente8
    @AlfredoPuente8 4 года назад +83

    A fighting type that can beat fairies.

    • @acanofjuice
      @acanofjuice 3 года назад +15

      Anything with steel or poison typing along with typing can.

    • @acanofjuice
      @acanofjuice 3 года назад +6

      most likely at least

    • @jaretco6423
      @jaretco6423 2 года назад

      And part Poison.

    • @GreatDG
      @GreatDG 2 года назад +3

      Lucario wants to know your location

  • @3.2187_Kilometres
    @3.2187_Kilometres 4 года назад +45

    As a fellow posion type I love Toxicroak and am planning to use it in my diamond playthrough.

    • @ArtsyJet
      @ArtsyJet 4 года назад +7

      Wait you're a Pokémon who's gonna play Pokémon? Nani?

    • @azelfdaboi5265
      @azelfdaboi5265 4 года назад +2

      @@ArtsyJet and you're not?

    • @ArtsyJet
      @ArtsyJet 4 года назад +6

      @@azelfdaboi5265 Touché

    • @quimartolas12
      @quimartolas12 4 года назад +2

      Loby
      Toxicroak is my favorite

  • @Hnui03
    @Hnui03 4 года назад +72

    5:41
    Don't think me, a Pokemon expert and a memeologist, would miss your two meme references there

    • @notpaul5622
      @notpaul5622 4 года назад +8

      Also a modest person 😂 jk

    • @micahlambert5726
      @micahlambert5726 4 года назад +4

      Dont worry. I think you.

    • @StrawberryDreemurr
      @StrawberryDreemurr 4 года назад +2

      great minds think alike

    • @beta511ee4
      @beta511ee4 4 года назад +2

      Jason Sharpless What memes?

    • @Hnui03
      @Hnui03 4 года назад +5

      @@beta511ee4 "Allow us to introduce ourselves" and "Y'know, I'm something of a scientist myself." Your welcome ;)

  • @trueblade3636
    @trueblade3636 4 года назад +366

    “Or Toxic like Britney spears” bruh lol

    • @Darknight1024
      @Darknight1024 4 года назад +8

      Bruh 💀

    • @nightshrine4257
      @nightshrine4257 4 года назад +17

      *Cries on a towel with ugly makeup*
      *LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!*

    • @Dankyjrthethird
      @Dankyjrthethird 4 года назад

      LMAO fr tho zane that jwas weak af we need to talk

    • @cintronproductions9430
      @cintronproductions9430 4 года назад +5

      Here's a better one: "Or Toxic like the Pokémon, Smash and SMG4 communities." XD

    • @ramtheman8044
      @ramtheman8044 4 года назад +20

      You guys know it’s about the song right?

  • @iBenjamin1000
    @iBenjamin1000 4 года назад +18

    Toxicroak is great! Croagunk is one of my favorite sinnoh Pokémon/unevolved pokemon/pokemon that I like more than its evo. I used toxicroak on a really type unbalanced team in platinum, ice punch sucker punch brick break and poison jab and it was pretty good even when I also had infernape

  • @JanusHoW
    @JanusHoW 2 года назад +7

    Something else to note about Toxicroak's pre-evolution - it has the power of swagger and vibes when it walks.

  • @AtChiaPet
    @AtChiaPet 4 года назад +81

    Toxicroak is really out here being able to break through bulky waters like Suicune and Milotic

    • @jacobdyingextraordinaire4805
      @jacobdyingextraordinaire4805 4 года назад +16

      I don’t think there’s ever been a pokemon with quite so unique a set of tools. Nothing’s quite like Toxacroak.

    • @mcmc14
      @mcmc14 4 года назад +1

      Quagsire would like to know your location

    • @blackknightofmarma1892
      @blackknightofmarma1892 4 года назад +2

      @@mcmc14 Quagsire dies to a grass move tho

    • @blackknightofmarma1892
      @blackknightofmarma1892 4 года назад +2

      @@mcmc14 Ludicolo destroys quagsire, quagsire can deal with Tyranitar I'll give it that.

    • @cintronproductions9430
      @cintronproductions9430 4 года назад +2

      @@blackknightofmarma1892 Most Pokémon eat Tyranitars for breakfast, beating that thing isn't that hard.

  • @asaacisimov8621
    @asaacisimov8621 4 года назад +68

    I've been playing Pokemon for twenty years, and these videos showed me I know absolutely nothing.

    • @elevate07
      @elevate07 4 года назад +16

      Pokemon's single player is honestly awful at teaching you the game

    • @asaacisimov8621
      @asaacisimov8621 4 года назад +6

      Yeah they are! Had no idea what special was for when I was 8, didn't know about STAB til the third gen, and you were never gonna solve those Regi puzzles without a guide.

    • @elevate07
      @elevate07 4 года назад +15

      @@asaacisimov8621 There's a lot of basic strategies that the game has that you will never know because the game is obsessed with type matchups and nothing else. Good example is that all of the NPCs in the game are type locked into a monotype or bi-type team with the exception of Ace Trainers, the rival, and the Champion. In a series about choosing a party of 6 team members. Water is the most versatile type in the game, it does everything. But I can invalidate every single water type NPC in the game just by putting a single decent Grass type in front because none of them carry any coverage moves or have team members who can defend themselves.
      So if you wondered why you keep running into uber noobs online that only know how to pick the super effective move with the big number, it's not that they're stupid it's just that it's all they know. Because it's all the game bothered to teach them.

    • @thichinhphan4010
      @thichinhphan4010 4 года назад +3

      @@elevate07 Well the franchise is oriented around children : games, movies, merchandise like toys and collectibles. Adults can always think of a way to challenge themselves but children can just have simple fun playing the games.

  • @Ben-jl2rh
    @Ben-jl2rh 4 года назад +68

    Oh finally! Who else is a fan of toxicroak. Its one of my favorite pokemons.

    • @gamer-fj6sf
      @gamer-fj6sf 4 года назад +6

      Toxicroak isnt just one of my favorite mons, it IS my favorite mon

    • @ricardooliveira562
      @ricardooliveira562 4 года назад +4

      Toxicroak fan rises.

    • @GumshoeClassic
      @GumshoeClassic 4 года назад +5

      Toxicroak has been a member of the goonsquad that represents my favourite mons for a long time now, alongside Crawdaunt and my number 1 gen 8 newcomer, Obstagoon.

    • @cintronproductions9430
      @cintronproductions9430 4 года назад +2

      Maybe I should use one. Is Croagunk available in Sword? And if so, where?

    • @ricardooliveira562
      @ricardooliveira562 4 года назад +2

      @@cintronproductions9430 yes. And is a beast on right hands.

  • @harryf9885
    @harryf9885 4 года назад +16

    Toxicroak is one of my favorites. I think it looks super cool and unique. I wish it got a mega. It could be pretty good if it had a different powerful ability as you could leverage the water immunity before mega evolving.

  • @BrunoBuono-t6u
    @BrunoBuono-t6u 7 месяцев назад +1

    Toxicroak always was one of my favorite Pokémons of all time, i think Croagunk cool as first introduced, but my eyes glow for Toxicroak as i see it first time! I'm playing Pokémon X for the first time and i capture a Croagunk for my team. Improve Toxicroak is hard, but i gave it a Mega Evolution. Mega Toxicroak have now the Protean ability, with 140 base attack stat, 120 base sp attack stat and 115 base speed stat.

  • @Nate3417
    @Nate3417 4 года назад +6

    Toxicroak is absolutely one of my favourites, and is definitely going to become a big part of my VGC team paired with my Sludge Bomb Zoroark as soon as I can bring that to this game.

    • @Nate3417
      @Nate3417 4 года назад +6

      *UPDATE*
      *I WAS JUST BREEDING FOR A COMPETITIVE CROAGUNK AND I GOT A RANDOM SHINY ONE.*
      *HELL YES.*

  • @TheThegreatshinigami
    @TheThegreatshinigami 4 года назад +7

    Toxicroak
    Skuntank
    Roserade
    Drapion Gen 4 gave us some BADAZZ poison types that can't be denied!

    • @jagjitasa
      @jagjitasa 3 года назад +1

      Yes
      Especially drapion and toxicroak

    • @pokeinator7834
      @pokeinator7834 3 года назад

      Skuntank really? Roserade is decent but it ain’t great

  • @Ronald_Ruck
    @Ronald_Ruck 4 года назад +15

    By the way, I really like how you sort the moves when 'mons can be played physical or special and can use moves to boost those stats.
    Swords Dance plus moves underneath and Nasty Plot plus moves underneath.

  • @Lord_KillerBee
    @Lord_KillerBee Год назад +1

    One advantage Toxicroak possesses is having a perfect counter to handling fairy type Pokémon in generation six with its secondary poison typing, instead of being a pure fighting type such as Machamp or having Pangoro’s 4x weakness to fairy type moves. Plus gaining health back from rain teams was a nice bonus for Toxicroak, at least when drizzle was permanent on the battlefield and only went away due to sandstorm or other weather altering move/ability.

  • @lifeof_bi9982
    @lifeof_bi9982 3 года назад +26

    Torterra and Empoleon also have unique typings, thanks Gen 4!

  • @SlyScyther
    @SlyScyther 4 года назад +8

    Wow, I didn't think Toxicroak did this well. Good job, Toxicroak!

  • @dburris718
    @dburris718 4 года назад +43

    No “Rip VGC lol” in the intro=the mon is at least viable in competitive.
    Always a good video when we see, even gimmicky sets, in competitive.

  • @abhaysinghrajput9313
    @abhaysinghrajput9313 4 года назад +7

    I just love how Toxicroak moves in Gen4 games (I am forgetting the names, but not the main series games)

    • @Kupomasters57
      @Kupomasters57 3 года назад

      Not sure if your reading this but the game is called pokemon battle revolution.

  • @baszko6152
    @baszko6152 4 года назад +8

    Ah the memories of my shiny Toxicroak... Still brings wamth to my heart.

  • @aleviews2475
    @aleviews2475 4 года назад +1

    This has officially become my favorite video of the channel

  • @JackieKog
    @JackieKog 4 года назад +3

    Toxicroak is honestly the entire reason I won my VGC games and the Smogon Sun series. I love this mon

  • @abs1113
    @abs1113 4 года назад +51

    Ah yes, the agency's finest

  • @SushiGhost97
    @SushiGhost97 4 года назад +42

    Toxicroak: "I'm something of a rain expert myself"

  • @estooo
    @estooo 4 года назад +1

    Toxicroak is probably my favorite gen 4 Pokémon. Thanks for the video

  • @Boybobka
    @Boybobka 2 года назад +3

    0:30 Sneasel and Sneaseler now say otherwise

  • @sonicfan2403
    @sonicfan2403 6 месяцев назад +1

    Imagine if Brock's Croagunk evolved when it was about to one hit Saturn's Toxicroak.

  • @lilfirechicken5357
    @lilfirechicken5357 4 года назад +8

    Now we need toxicroaks pearl counterpart : drapion

  • @RaymonZX200
    @RaymonZX200 4 года назад +2

    It's nice to see my favorite Pokemon getting some love.

  • @JackSpadeVT
    @JackSpadeVT 3 года назад +5

    Early into Crown Tundra, I used a Choice Band Toxicroak with HP investments that acted as a very stupid answer to Urshifu, that also happened to wall Toxapex. It was fun

  • @ceroluthor
    @ceroluthor 4 года назад +2

    Forever and always will be my favorite pokemon :)

  • @nyxxose
    @nyxxose 4 года назад +55

    Meanwhile in Pokemon Go Great League.........
    Toxicroak: “Who decided that? And now for Cruel Mud Bomb!!!!”

    • @machina5
      @machina5 4 года назад

      Who decided what?

    • @nyxxose
      @nyxxose 4 года назад

      LuxuryLeague
      Watch the video

  • @Crause88fin
    @Crause88fin 4 года назад +1

    I'VE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR MY BOI!!!

  • @azurewriter8347
    @azurewriter8347 2 года назад +4

    toxicroak is definitely one of my favorites now. It really came in clutch against a Landorus of all things. And I find it fun to use it alongside Zoroark. I don't usually win, but it's fun.

  • @yourfriendlyneighborhoodbe5996
    @yourfriendlyneighborhoodbe5996 4 года назад +2

    Toxicroak is probably one of my favorite Pokemon of all time so to see it succeeding makes me so happy

  • @JermTheSigma
    @JermTheSigma 4 года назад +15

    So my favorite Pokémon did pretty good in the competitive scene. Noice.

  • @HEEELPMEEEEHEEEELP
    @HEEELPMEEEEHEEEELP 4 года назад +4

    Toxicroak has always been one of my favorite Pokémon to use

  • @ESPmrBrough
    @ESPmrBrough 4 года назад +7

    ok so "by popular demand" and "toxicroak" are appearing in sentences together now. is this the greatest crossover since endgame? or has hell just frozen over

  • @makepr
    @makepr 4 года назад

    Gotta say man. Watching yours vids at sunday evening with dinner at hand has become ritual for me. Been doing this for months. Ty for your oh so great content

  • @DJTileTurnip
    @DJTileTurnip 4 года назад +9

    After a year of requesting it, finally he's here on the show

  • @neerugandhi3985
    @neerugandhi3985 4 года назад +123

    When you’re so early people aren’t calling poliwhirl “babe”.

  • @bestundeadgamer3233
    @bestundeadgamer3233 2 года назад +5

    One of my favorite poison type Pokemon

  • @grimaa
    @grimaa 4 года назад

    I used to watch your videos back in the day and I forgot how much I like them, much love

  • @jackfearow
    @jackfearow 4 года назад +4

    I always had a taste for Toxicroak, started to use him in Pokemon White

  • @Pidgex
    @Pidgex 4 года назад +1

    Eyyy my favourite mon. Thanks for doing this one.

  • @musique-ef3rz
    @musique-ef3rz 4 года назад +6

    Milotic Video: Milotic could just slap on Hidden Power Psychic and call it a day
    Toxicroak Video: Milotic had to sacrifice a precious moveslot for Hidden Power Psychic

  • @ajellyfish3554
    @ajellyfish3554 3 года назад +2

    Greninja: who are you
    Toxicroak: me?

  • @sandrahwu
    @sandrahwu 4 года назад +44

    “Today we’ll see if the toxic frog was as toxic to the competitive scene as Brittney Spears.”

    • @mariojordan9543
      @mariojordan9543 4 года назад +1

      I love that quote

    • @Zuldaar
      @Zuldaar 4 года назад +2

      "if this poison dark frog"
      Which is an error btw

    • @DS_DoggerX
      @DS_DoggerX 4 года назад +2

      Zul'daar poison dart frog, as in the poison dart frog from the amazon rainforest...

    • @reddragonair3147
      @reddragonair3147 4 года назад

      @@Zuldaar It sounded to me like he said dart. I think he's got it right.

    • @Zuldaar
      @Zuldaar 4 года назад

      @@DS_DoggerX oh nice, thats cool then
      I suppose I got mislead by his comment on his typing right before that sentence

  • @xDoctorxFaustusx
    @xDoctorxFaustusx 4 года назад +13

    I have a rather fond but weird memory of Toxicroak.
    When Gen 4 GTS was working I managed to get a Toxicroak from it but it was a German one where its name is Toxiquak. From that point on because the name sounded so funny to high school me I forever know Toxicroak as Toxiqua(c)k and it feels weird hearing it as anything else.

  • @werh227
    @werh227 4 года назад +4

    0:58 When you hear the right pronunciation of plethora

  • @Eric-py8yy
    @Eric-py8yy 4 года назад +2

    All rain seters: my rain
    Toxicroak: OUR RAIN

  • @roberte.o.speedwagon6043
    @roberte.o.speedwagon6043 3 года назад +3

    "Call an ambulance! Call an ambulance! 😰"
    *rains a bit*
    "But not for me! 😤"

  • @themixer8549
    @themixer8549 4 года назад

    I've been watching FSG for quite a while now, yet I didn't realize that I wasn't subscribed yet-
    Love your guys' content and I'm looking forward for more cool histories of competitive Pokémon!

  • @AlfredoPuente8
    @AlfredoPuente8 4 года назад +12

    When you are the only fighting type that liked the inclusion of fairies.

  • @joeligmacandace9356
    @joeligmacandace9356 4 года назад +2

    As toxicroak/croagunk is my favorite Pokémon this makes me happy

  • @YatzeeWillWearAGreenHat
    @YatzeeWillWearAGreenHat 4 года назад +30

    How good was Maractus actually?
    (I mean this unironicly, it's my favourite Pokemon)

    • @chestedarmor5578
      @chestedarmor5578 4 года назад +2

      Mine too, lol.

    • @YatzeeWillWearAGreenHat
      @YatzeeWillWearAGreenHat 4 года назад +2

      @@chestedarmor5578 Cool.

    • @SwerveStarEx
      @SwerveStarEx 4 года назад +4

      Unironically used Maractus in Sword, it's wonderful. Maybe not competitively, but I love it.

    • @YatzeeWillWearAGreenHat
      @YatzeeWillWearAGreenHat 4 года назад +3

      @@SwerveStarEx I have a shiny version, its the only other shiny I ever got beside my shiny glaceon.

    • @YatzeeWillWearAGreenHat
      @YatzeeWillWearAGreenHat 4 года назад +3

      @@SwerveStarEx good to know I am not the only one loviing Maractus.

  • @NightmareZerogbs
    @NightmareZerogbs 4 года назад +2

    Oh yes, FINALLY! Potentially my favorite Pokémon

  • @Tyler-fm1ke
    @Tyler-fm1ke 4 года назад +95

    “As Britney spears” who wrote this script I want to give them a high five

  • @FeederBot
    @FeederBot 4 года назад +1

    Kyogre : You can't win me
    Groudon : I know but he can

  • @reddragonair3147
    @reddragonair3147 4 года назад +3

    I really wish the Heliolisk line was introduced in Generation V. It would be such a great sweeper in rain and sun, and could even do well in sand... And it should have had Solar Beam from the start.

  • @kalif2164
    @kalif2164 4 года назад +1

    Me: I wonder how many people wanted to see a Toxicroak video
    People who wanted to see a Toxicroak video: Yes

  • @minihands_
    @minihands_ 4 года назад +3

    one of my favorites on my birthday. nice

  • @dat_lamp
    @dat_lamp 4 года назад +2

    So glad my frog boi finally got a video.

  • @chandlerf3131
    @chandlerf3131 4 года назад +4

    Bro, it’s literally my favorite pokemon

  • @Carlitonsp1
    @Carlitonsp1 4 года назад +1

    Hell yeah my boi TOXICROAK! I loved him on my Rain team.

  • @NanaKyoto
    @NanaKyoto 4 года назад +24

    At this time of year, everyone has dry skin.
    And soon enough, there will be rain to heal in.
    Because how often do you see a Pokémon be carried by its ability?

    • @Hnui03
      @Hnui03 4 года назад +5

      Shedinja, Politoed, Ninetails, Tapu Koko, Magnezone, Greninja Protean or Ash, Cinderace once Libero is released, etc.

    • @cintronproductions9430
      @cintronproductions9430 4 года назад +4

      @@Hnui03 Shedinja never became high tier tho. It can be destroyed easily.

    • @beta511ee4
      @beta511ee4 4 года назад +4

      Jason Sharpless How is Koko carried by its ability?
      Here are some others: Serperior, Ditto, Abomasnow, Dugtrio

    • @Rarest26
      @Rarest26 4 года назад +5

      Mimikyu, Pelipper, Tyranitar, Dugtrio, Mega Kangaskhan, all the tapus and most UBs, Clefable, Blaziken, Aegislash, a lot of prankster mons, Azumarill, Diggersby, etc

    • @beta511ee4
      @beta511ee4 4 года назад +3

      Rarest How is Ttar carried by Sand Stream? Even without it, it’s still really good (although I guess it wouldn’t be as sturdy of a check to various opponents like Gengar).

  • @GumshoeClassic
    @GumshoeClassic 4 года назад +1

    My froggy boy!
    He's here!
    Also Croagunk has objectively the best idle animation of all Pokémon.

  • @Altthiel
    @Altthiel 4 года назад +7

    Hey, wouldn't it be interesting to cover notable results of pokemons in smogon tournaments as well?

  • @microwave8931
    @microwave8931 4 года назад +1

    I can imagine Toxicroak in a movie, sad he's RU and sits down, then it starts raining outside

    • @milesandrews6711
      @milesandrews6711 3 года назад

      Then it cuts to a montage of him sweeping rain teams

  • @Interiorcrocodilealigator10838
    @Interiorcrocodilealigator10838 4 года назад +8

    Rn in today’s meta, I wished that croak had a grass move to hit seismatoad, and that it had better speed as well as close combat

    • @williamhuynh869
      @williamhuynh869 4 года назад +1

      Imagine using hp grass

    • @jeremyfaure1888
      @jeremyfaure1888 4 года назад +6

      @@williamhuynh869 HAHAhaha... ha... *cries in SwSh*

    • @AZV0108
      @AZV0108 4 года назад

      If Seismitoad SOMEHOW got to have Power Whip why Toxicroak can't have even Bullet Seed or Seed Bomb?

    • @boldknock7436
      @boldknock7436 4 года назад

      @@jeremyfaure1888 To be honest getting rid of Hidden power and pursuit probably was a good thing. There should have been more checks to ghosts types though.

    • @juanpaz5124
      @juanpaz5124 3 года назад

      Idk he looks like he should be able to learn grass knot

  • @thatonekidthatnobodytruste5406
    @thatonekidthatnobodytruste5406 4 года назад +2

    Update: In sword and shield, toxicroak reached #1 usage in NU as of September 1

    • @sayvionwashington1939
      @sayvionwashington1939 4 года назад

      Aaaand, now it's ZU. 🎉Free cheers for powercreep! 🎉

    • @therealegr
      @therealegr 3 года назад

      @@sayvionwashington1939 And is back to NU now

  • @lostanguishbladelord2461
    @lostanguishbladelord2461 4 года назад +3

    Give it a Mega and let it Destroy All of the _fairies_ and 1/4 of the Psychics

  • @Hobson64
    @Hobson64 3 года назад

    14:58 Moments like this when Pokemon face duplicates of themselves will probably be the funniest ever unintentional comedy moments in False Swipe Gaming to me.