Toxic-Boost
Toxic Boost is a Pokémon ability that enhances the bearer’s offensive capabilities when it is afflicted by the poisoned or badly poisoned status condition. Specifically, Toxic Boost increases the power of the Pokémon's physical attacks by 50% while it is poisoned. This boost can significantly amplify the damage output, making otherwise average physical attackers quite formidable under the right conditions.
Some interesting facts about Toxic Boost: 1. Exclusive Users: As of the latest Pokémon games, Toxic Boost is a signature ability of Zangoose. This exclusivity makes the ability and the Pokémon possessing it quite unique. 2. Synergy with Moves and Items: Toxic Boost has great synergy with certain moves and held items. For example, Zangoose often holds a Toxic Orb, an item that automatically poisons the holder after one turn. This ensures that Toxic Boost is activated quickly and reliably in battle. Additionally, the move Facade, which doubles in power when the user is poisoned, can become extremely powerful when
Effects
- This Pokémon has 1.5× its Attack when poisoned.
Flavor Texts
- black-white: Powers up physical attacks when poisoned.
- black-2-white-2: Powers up physical attacks when poisoned.
- x-y: Powers up physical attacks when the Pokémon is poisoned.
- omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire: Powers up physical attacks when the Pokémon is poisoned.
- sun-moon: Powers up physical attacks when the Pokémon is poisoned.
- ultra-sun-ultra-moon: Powers up physical attacks when the Pokémon is poisoned.
- lets-go-pikachu-lets-go-eevee: Powers up physical attacks when the Pokémon is poisoned.
- sword-shield: Powers up physical attacks when the Pokémon is poisoned.
- scarlet-violet: Powers up physical moves when the Pokémon is poisoned.
Pokémon with the Toxic-Boost ability
Zangoose
335 - Normal