How to get Toxel and evolution Toxtricity in Pokémon Go

How to get Toxel in Pokémon Go

Toxel made its global debut during the In the Wild event in November 2024. Though players who attended the Fukuoka, Japan Wild Area event were able to obtain it a little earlier. It was then one of the featured Pokémon during Wild Area 2024: Global.

Here's how you can get Toxel during Wild Area 2024: Global:

• 10km eggs

As you can see there's currently only one way to obtain a Toxel in Pokémon Go and we wouldn't be surprised if it remains trapped in the 10km egg pool for a while. Hope you own some good walking boots!

When it comes to actually hatching a Toxel, the first rule to remember is that it will only be present in the 10km eggs you collect from Monday 18th November onwards. Any unhatched 10km eggs you've collected before this date will not contain a Toxel.

For this reason, if you have one of these eggs and haven't placed it in an Incubator yet, we recommend ignoring it for the duration of Wild Area 2024: Global. Instead, it's better to focus on hatching any 10km eggs that could actually produce a Toxel or, if you need the room in your egg storage, a 2km egg. Following this method ensures you're either attempting to hatch a Toxel or making space in your egg storage for additional 10km eggs.

If you've purchased a ticket for Wild Area Global, you'll also have access to a bonus which reduce an eggs distance by half when its placed in an Incubator during event hours. Remember - this does not effect eggs already placed in Incubators, so you will have to walk the complete distance for those. Still, it's a good way of quickly clearing through your egg backlog so you can start gathering more Toxel eggs.

If you don't want to spend any real world money on Incubators, then you could focus on simply filling your egg storage with 10km eggs that include Toxel in their egg pool. This doesn't guarantee you a Toxel, but will hopefully give you nine chances to obtain one.

We don't currently know if Toxel will become a mainstay in the 10km egg pool once Wild Area 2024: Global has ended, but we wouldn't be surprised if it did. As you'll see below, it's very similar to Larvesta - a rare Pokémon confined to eggs with a high candy requirement for its evolution - so we wish you all the luck in hatching one.

How to evolve Toxel into Toxtricity in Pokémon Go

You need 400 Toxel Candy to evolve Toxel into Toxtricity in Pokémon Go. When you do, it will evolve into either the Amped or Low Key Form and, at the time of writing, the exact Toxtricity Form you get appears to be selected at random.

Toxel is another member of the infamous 'Needs 400 Candy to evolve' club in Pokémon Go, which can make Toxtricity a very tricky Pokémon to add to your Pokédex. If you're unlucky when it comes to hatching Toxel, you'll need to use Rare Candy or walk an awfully long way with Toxel as your buddy to get enough candy for this evolution.

There is, however, a work-around in the form of both Toxtricity forms appearing in four-star raid during the Wild Area 2024: Global event. Thanks to this, you can completely skip over the whole 'evolving Toxel' process and simply add Toxtricity to your Pokédex by successfully defeating it in one of these raids. Just keep in mind that, as a four-star raid boss, Toxtricity will be hard to solo - even if you have a set of powerful Pokémon. For this reason, we recommend tackling this fight alongside friends or using Remote Raids Passes in conjuction with apps like Poke Genie. We also have a Toxtricity counters and weakness guide to help you plan your team.

This isn't the only you can get Toxtricity during Wild Area 2024: Global though. It will also be appearing in Max Raids as a Dynamax Pokémon and Gigantamax Toxtricity. If you've purchased an event ticket, then you'll be able to earn an encounter with one Dynamax Toxtricity Form by progressing through the exclusive Special Research quest. Obtaining Gigantamax Toxtricity, however, can only be done by defeating it in Max Battles.

Yet, there are three downsides to focusing on Gigantamax Toxtricity. The first being that Gigantamax battles are, at the time of writing, the hardest fights you can undertake in Pokémon Go. Due to this, you'll definitely need to battle Gigantamax Toxtricity alongside a group of other players. Secondly, you can not use Remote Raid Passes for Max Battles, so you have to attend these battles in-person. If you don't know anyone else who plays Pokémon Go, we recommend either looking for a local Pokémon Go group or using Niantic's Campfire app. Finally, at the time of writing, Gigantamax Toxtricity battles are only occurring during Wild Area 2024: Global (Saturday 23rd November and Sunday 24th November) and, while they will surely return, we can't say when.

The Max Out Season is here. The new global event, Wild Area, is nearly here and In the Wild is our lead-up event, which includes the global release of Toxel. You can now catch Dynamax Pokémon through Max Battles. First, however, you need to visit Power Spots to collect Max Particles and complete the To the Max! quest. Don't forget to try out Routes, Gift Exchange and Party Play while you're hunting down rare Pokémon, fighting in the Go Battle League or competing in PokéStop Showcases.

Amped and Low Key Form Toxtricity in Pokémon Go explained

Amped and Low Key are the names of the two forms Toxtricity can evolve into, with both being present in Pokémon Go. Both the names and appearance of these forms appeared to have been inspired by punk rock music.

Amped and Low Key refer to how music can be played (with electric amplification, for example), while their appearance is reminiscent of British punk culture. Even the pink and yellow colouring of shiny Toxtricity match the colours used on Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols - the Sex Pistols debut album. This is all very fitting since Galar, the home of Gen 8 and Toxtricity, is based upon the United Kingdom. Personally, I also think the name 'Toxtricty' might have been inspired by System of a Down's song, Toxicity.

When it comes to where the two forms sit in the Pokémon Go meta, it's important to note that both are identical stat-wise and moves; meaning, if you only have an Amped Toxtricity, you're also essentially running a Low Key Toxtricity and vice versa. Since the differences are purely cosmetic at the time of writing, obtaining both Toxtricity forms is an act only done for players who want to fully complete their Pokédex and not have a strange little shadow hanging out in the Pokémon's entry.

If you do want to use it, then the best place for Toxtricity will be the Great League (though there are better options…) Electric and Poison-type are an interesting combination after all, especially with how it makes Toxtricity's only weaknesses Psychic and Ground-type Pokémon.

Shiny Toxel: What does shiny Toxel and Toxtricity look like in Pokémon Go?

Yes, shiny Toxel and shiny Toxtricity are in Pokémon Go. Since these forms were released as part of the In the Wild and Wild Area 2024: Global events, both shiny Toxel and Toxtricity have been available since the Pokémon made their Pokémon Go debuts. Best of all, however, is that neither shinies are green.

As you can see in the preview below, the purple shading for Toxel and Toxtricity's two forms is switched for a dark pink shade. One that is darker when it comes to both Amped and Low Key Toxtricity. The result is three cool looking shiny forms that are very obviously shiny forms unlike some other Pokémon I could mention…

Shiny Toxel Family Comparison from r/The Silph Road

Thank you GabeBit08 from reddit for the above preview of shiny Toxel and Toxtricity.

Best of luck when it comes to finding a Toxel and evolving it into Toxtricity!