Toxapex's incredible defense traits were immediately discovered once August25 began. Little could actually overwhelm it and it could single handedly 1v6 entire teams with baneful bunker/toxic & recover that were not built entirely around beating it. It could haze mons trying to set up on it and even if you fit coverage for Toxapex, it could often eat the hit or multiple and stall you out with toxic and recover or switch to a teamate that could deal with you. Toxapex's counters were pretty much just the combination of Weavile to knock off Toxapex's Shed Shell, then dugtrio to trap and kill it. However even then you had to have some damage on Toxapex already as Dugtrio was not a guaranteed kill. Apart from that Toxicroak was excellent at walling Toxapex with it's poison immunity and Water immunity from Dry Skin, however these two team styles being the only "viable" counter play to toxapex put a heavy restriction on an already inherently restrictive tier's team building, and so it was quick banned by the 35 Council. Notably the council was prepared to quick ban Weavile as well, however Scizor was rolled in place of Toxapex which could defensively check Weavile.

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