Toxitank (TCG): Difference between revisions

* '''{{TCG ID|Platinum|Skuntank G|94}}''' - Skuntank G combos well with Toxicroak G because of its ''Poison Structure'' Poké-Power.  If the Toxitank player has a {{TCG|Stadium card}} in play, he or she can use ''Poison Structure'' to {{TCG|Poisoned|Poison}} both Active Pokémon.  However, since it does not affect Pokémon SP, it will generally only Poison the opponent's Active Pokémon, allowing Toxicroak G's ''Deep Poison'' attack to do more damage and nullifying any Poké-Powers the affected Pokémon possesses.

* '''{{TCG ID|Platinum|Weavile G|17}}''' - In addition to Honchkrow G, Weavile is an ideal starter Pokémon for the deck.  Its ''Call for Family'' attack allows the player to search his or her deck for up to two Pokémon SP and place them onto his or her Bench. This is useful early in the game, since most critical Pokémon in the deck are Basic Pokémon SP. Additionally, Weavile G can provide a powerful attacker at any point in the game.  For {{e|Darkness}}{{e|Colorless}}{{e|Colorless}}, ''Team Attack'' does 10 damage plus an additional 10 damage for each Pokémon SP the Toxitank player has in play.  With six Pokémon-SP in play, including Weavile G, and an {{TCG|Team Galactic's Invention G-101 Energy Gain|Energy Gain}} attached, Weavile G is able to do 70 damage for only two energy attachments.

* '''{{TCG ID|Legends Awakened|Uxie|43}}''' - Uxie provides the deck with its main draw support.  When played from the hand, its ''Set Up'' Poké-Power allows the Toxitank player to draw cards until he or she has seven cards in hand.  Although the non-leveled-up Uxie's usefulness ends with this effect, {{TCG ID|Legends Awakened|Uxie LV.X|146}} provides a powerful attacker, and a continuous draw effect with its ''Trade Off'' Poké-Power.

* '''{{TCG|Cyrus's Conspiracy}}''' - Cyrus's Conspiracy gives Toxitank its primary searching power - an [[Engine (TCG)#Cyrus engine/SP engine|SP engine]].  By allowing the player to search out one [[Energy card (TCG)#Basic Energy cards|Basic Energy card]], one {{TCG|Supporter card}}, and one {{TCG|Trainer card}} with ''Team Galactic's Invention'' in its name, Cyrus's Conspiracy gives Toxitank indirect access to most cards in the deck.  If he or she is in need of a Pokémon SP, he or she can use Cyrus's Conspiracy to search for {{TCG|Team Galactic's Invention G-109 SP Radar|SP Radar}}, which can in turn search for a Pokémon SP.  The most common use of Cyrus's Consiracy, though, is to stockpile resources, such as Poké Turn, Power Spray, and various Basic Energy cards, in the player's hand for later use.

* '''{{TCG|Team Galactic's Invention G-105 Poké Turn|Poké Turn}}''' - Poké Turn is often cited as the most critical Trainer card in any SP deck, for good reason.  By allowing the player to return any Pokémon SP on his or her side of the field to the hand, Poké Turn essentially provides for healing, free retreating, and the re-use of coming-into-play effects such as {{TCG ID|Platinum|Crobat G|47}}'s ''Flash Bite''.  If Toxitank begins with an unfavorable start, such as {{TCG ID|Platinum|Bronzong G|41}} or {{TCG ID|Rising Rivals|Lucario GL|8}}, Poké Turn can rectify that by returning the Pokémon to the player's hand.  If a Toxicroak G is on the verge of being knocked out, Poké Turn can deny the opponent a prize and effectively heal the Toxicroak.

* '''{{TCG|Team Galactic's Invention G-103 Power Spray|Power Spray}}''' - Power Spray is the deck's foremost disruption card, and a primary reason Toxitank was able to compete against Stage-2 setup decks such as {{TCG|Mother Gengar}} and {{TCG|BlastCatty}}.  By negating any {{TCG|Poké-Power}} used by the opponent during his or her turn, Power Spray could stall the opponent's setup and temporarily cripple many leading decks that relied on Poké-Powers for support and drawing.