Toxtricity

Species

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“When this Pokémon sounds as if it's strumming a guitar, it's actually clawing at the protrusions on its chest to generate electricity.” — Toxtricity's Pokédex entry (Amped)^[src]

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Toxtricity is an Electric/Poison type Pokémon introduced in Eighth generation games, Pokémon Sword and Shield. It evolves from Toxel at Level 30. Its form depends on its nature. It has a Gigantamax form.

Physiology and Behavior[]

Toxtricity is a bipedal, lizard-like Pokémon with two forms. Toxtricity is a bipedal, lizard-like Pokémon with two forms. Both Amped Form and Low Key Form Toxtricity have purple-colored bodies and white eyes with black irises. Both forms also have four spikes on the back, four spikes on each wrist, and a crescent-shaped body part with seven spikes on the waist.

Amped Form Toxtricity has a slouched posture. It has a yellow underbelly, yellow stripes on its legs, and yellow accents on its back, palms, and soles. It also has a yellow electric frill that extends from its snout to its neck. Two additional electric spikes protrude from its back. It has four horns: two smaller ones above its eyes, and two larger ones on the sides of its head. Six organs protrude from its chest. Amped Form Toxtricity are known to be short-tempered and extremely confident. This form aggressively attacks anything that makes eye contact with it.

Low Key Form Toxtricity has an upright posture, with its neck standing tall. It has a light blue underbelly, light blue stripes on its legs, and light blue accents on its back, palms, and soles. It has a large fin-like horn in front of its face, and two smaller horns on the sides of its head. Its two light blue electric frills run from the base of its larger horn, and down to its neck. Four organs protrude from its chest. Low Key Form Toxtricity are known to be selfish and dismissive of others and have high regard towards their strength. Unlike its Amped Form counterpart, Low Key Form Toxtricity prefers to taunt opponents into fighting it when making eye contact with them.

Toxtricity's two forms share the same Gigantamax form. As Gigantamax Toxtricity, it has a larger appearance that resembles a combination of its two forms. It walks on all fours, but it is also capable of standing on its hind legs. It has a dark purple body with a dark pink underbelly and dark pink accents on its back, soles, and hind legs. Its spikes and the crescent-shaped body part on its waist turn bright pink, and from its waist grows a tail resembling a transmission tower, and two protrusions that resemble conductor coils. Three red clouds surround its tail. It has four horns on its head, and three large electric frills that run from between its horns down to its back: a yellow one at the center, and two light blue ones flanking it on either side. Its eyes have light blue sclerae and yellow pupils, which extend outside of its sclerae, resembling stars. Its chest has two light blue and four yellow organs protruding.

Gigantamax Toxtricity's main weapon is its excessive electric energy, which contains more electricity than a thundercloud. It can store up to one million liters of poison. This poison penetrates Gigantamax Toxtricity's brain and causes it to go berserk, leaking toxic sweat all over its body like acid rain. To attack, Gigantamax Toxtricity uses its stored electricity to create a guitar-shaped mass and slams it down toward opponents. The energy and momentum of this attack are powerful enough to create a giant crater.

By clawing at the organs on their chests, both forms of Toxtricity can generate over 15,000 volts of electricity, as well as sound. The sounds they make resemble those of electric string instruments: a standard guitar for Amped Form, and a bass guitar for Low Key Form. Toxtricity chugs stagnant water to absorb the dissolved toxins, which it then breaks down in order to generate electricity.

Appearances[]

Main Pokémon games[]

Other Pokémon games[]

In the anime[]

In the manga[]

Other media[]

Toxtricity, in its Amped Form, represents the Poison-type in Project Voltage.

Origin[]

Visually, Toxtricity resembles lizards, especially the ones from the Agama genus, like the Mwanza flat-headed rock agama and the Namib rock agama. Like Toxtricity, this genus is known for displaying a variety of bright colors and possessing spikes on the region of the ear.

Alternatively, Toxtricity may be based on newts, which are a type of salamander. Newts are poisonous, have rounded toes, and lizard-like bodies. The Northern crested newt in particular resembles Toxtricity, sharing its jagged crest, yellow underbelly, and spots resembling the chest protrusions. The spikes on the side of the Pokémon's head are reminiscent of the gills newts have in their larval stage.

Toxtricity also appears to be based on punk rock guitarists. Its Amped and Low Key forms resemble electric guitars and bass guitars; the number of their chest organs equals the number of strings on each guitar (six and four, respectively), and they make sounds similar to those of the respective instruments when strummed. Its appearance features several fashion elements commonly associated with punk, such as the mohawk hairstyle, torn pants, and spiked bracelets and belts. Gigantamax Toxtricity's ability of generating a guitar-shaped spark to attack may be a reference to guitar smashing, a common act by guitarists at the end of a concert set where they smash their guitar against the floor.

In-game Information[]

Pokédex Entries[]

Amped Form[]

Title	Entry

Eighth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Sword	When this Pokémon sounds as if it's strumming a guitar, it's actually clawing at the protrusions on its chest to generate electricity.
Pokémon Shield	This short-tempered and aggressive Pokémon chugs stagnant water to absorb any toxins it might contain.
Ninth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Scarlet	As it scatters toxic sweat and emits electricity, a melody that sounds like it came from a guitar reverberates through the surrounding area.
Pokémon Violet	The jolts of electricity it launches by violently strumming the protrusions on its chest easily exceed 15,000 volts.

Low Key Form[]

Title	Entry

Eighth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Sword	Capable of generating 15,000 volts of electricity, this Pokémon looks down on all that would challenge it.
Pokémon Shield	It has an electrical organ on its chest. While generating electricity, it fills its surroundings with what sounds like the strumming of a bass guitar.
Ninth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Scarlet	Many youths admire the way this Pokémon listlessly picks fights and keeps its cool no matter what opponent it faces.
Pokémon Violet	As it gulps down stagnant water and generates electricity in its body, a sound like a rhythm played by a bass guitar reverberates all around.

Gigantamax Toxtricity[]

Title	Entry

Eighth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Sword	Its excessive electric energy is its weapon. This Pokémon can build up more electricity than any thundercloud.
Pokémon Shield	Out of control after its own poison penetrated its brain, it tears across the land in a rampage, contaminating the earth with toxic sweat.

Game Locations[]

Title	Location(s)
Eighth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Sword	Evolve Toxel East Lake Axewell, Giant's Cap, Giant's Mirror, Hammerlocke Hills, Lake of Outrage, Motostoke Riverbank, North Lake Miloch (Max Raid Battles)
Pokémon Shield	Evolve Toxel East Lake Axewell, Giant's Cap, Giant's Mirror, Hammerlocke Hills, Lake of Outrage, Motostoke Riverbank, North Lake Miloch (Max Raid Battles)
Ninth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Scarlet	South Province: Alfornada Cavern
Pokémon Violet	South Province: Alfornada Cavern

Evolution/Forms[]

Toxel

Level 30
Form depending on Nature

Toxtricity

Form Change[]

Both forms of Toxtricity turn into the same Gigantamax form.

Gigantamax[]