So I caught a croagunk who is missing an eye due to an accident with some poachers, and was wondering if she would get it back after evolving

I’m afraid not, anonymous. Missing limbs or other body parts, as well as major scars, generally don’t repair themselves as a pokémon evolves. Scientists are admittedly not sure why this is so for scars, especially as an evolution quite literally transforms the body into something new and stronger, but for limbs and body parts, it’s a pretty simple explanation: you can’t transform a body part into something new and stronger if it doesn’t exist.

Don’t worry, though—nowadays, there is a lot more acceptance of pokémon with disabilities such as those, and there are plenty of resources to help you and your croagunk train without being hindered by her lack of an eye. The biggest piece of advice I can give you at the moment is always support your croagunk (or toxicroak) and reassure her that she’s just as strong and capable as fully able-bodied croagunk and toxicroak.

Best of luck!

Hey bill! Ive been recently having some trouble with my toxicroak. Since I moved to alola he hasn’t been dealing well in the heat, which I’m assuming is due to his dry skin ability. Do you have any advice?

Keep him as moist as possible, anonymous. I know. That sounds a bit … odd, but that’s the simple truth. A toxicroak’s means of thermoregulation depends heavily on how moist its skin is. While toxicroak without the Dry Skin ability can generate a layer of mucus to trap some moisture in, those with Dry Skin have trouble producing this mucus. That’s why they need to be supplied with cool water: pools, frequent trips to the beach, plenty of water to drink, and so forth. The more hydrated your toxicroak is and the more your toxicroak bathes himself in water, the easier it will be for him to deal with the heat.

Of course, keeping him in a cool, perhaps air-conditioned place may help too.

Best of luck, anonymous!

trainzelda
replied to your post “So Toxicroak sounds dangerous to even be around, how is it that people…”

I thought they meant, like, how are you supposed to care for toxicroak if you can’t even touch it?

With extreme caution.

In all seriousness, though, as toxicroak are among the more humanoid pokémon in existence (even if it otherwise appears to be a giant frog), it will do much of the work that would require physical contact itself—namely grooming. Beyond that, many of the tasks involved with taking care of a toxicroak don’t require physical contact at all, and toxicroak are not particularly fond of physical forms of affection, either. At most, you may be at risk for toxin exposure whenever you clean its habitat, but this is why toxicroak handlers recommend installing filters (and wearing gloves when changing these filters) to help regulate toxic buildup in their ponds or pools.

More volatile pokémon such as muk may be a bit more of a challenge, but there’s some evidence out there that muk can actually control its toxicity and how much bacteria it harbors. No one’s quite sure how, exactly, but seeing as Professor Oak has yet to succumb to muk poisoning (or any other sort of injury resulting from periodic Body Slamming via muk), we’re reasonably sure that it’s fully capable of regulating its biochemistry.

Either that or Professor Oak is far, far more resilient than the average human being. You know, the scientific community isn’t actually sure which, so this may perhaps be a bad example.

Croagunk and Toxicroak

Croagunk
The Toxic Mouth Pokémon
Type: Poison/Fighting
Official Registration #: 453
Entry: This frog-like pokémon may be recognizable to sports fans, as it’s highly popular as a mascot for various teams. Of course, this is perfect, as the author can think of no pokémon more appropriate to serve as a representation for good sportsmanship than one known for fighting dirty and stabbing opponents with its strong, poison-tipped fingers whenever they least expect it.

Toxicroak
The Toxic Mouth Pokémon
Type: Poison/Fighting
Official Registration #: 454
Entry: The evolved form of croagunk, by battle experience. Many parts of toxicroak’s body are actually highly dangerous and are either containers for or coated with an extremely potent venom. Its claws, for example, are tipped with a venom that can kill an adult human being with the lightest scratch, its skin can induce paralysis seconds after contact, and its mouth—for which its species was named—is capable of spewing toxic gas and sludge. In fact, toxicroak’s distinctive croaking is actually part of its battle tactics by serving it two advantages. First, the act of croaking vibrates the poison sac on its throat and shakes the venom inside to increase its potency. Second, as noted earlier, toxicroak’s croak is highly distinctive and recognizable, so the croak itself brings toxicroak’s attention onto individuals who may be ideal choices of prey … by chasing away anything intelligent enough to fight back.