Why does Toxtricity run Boomburst in Gen 8 OU?

I mean, the, whatever type of creature this thing is, is an Electric- and Poison-type. It doesn’t get STAB on Boomburst. On the other hand, it doesn’t really have a very flashy movepool so aside from that, are there other reasons why this thing runs the move or is it simply the lack of alternatives? And speaking of, is there any notable difference between its two forms? I checked its stats and abilities but there doesn’t seem to be any difference aside from appearance

Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.

Boomburst is Toxtricity’s strongest attack (calc). This is because Boomburst has 140 power compared to 95 on Sludge Wave and 80 on Overdrive.

STAB is not enough to make the latter two moves stronger than Boomburst.

252 SpA Choice Specs Punk Rock Toxtricity Boomburst vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Arceus: 232-273 (60.8 - 71.6%) – guaranteed 2HKO252 SpA Choice Specs Toxtricity Sludge Wave vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Arceus: 181-214 (47.5 - 56.1%) – 83.2% chance to 2HKO252 SpA Choice Specs Punk Rock Toxtricity Overdrive vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Arceus: 199-235 (52.2 - 61.6%) – guaranteed 2HKO

Sludge Wave is the weakest of the three because it’s the only one that isn’t boosted by Punk Rock. Boomburst also hits Pokemon that resist Toxtricity’s STABs, like Landorus-T and Garchomp.

Here are the differences between the Toxtricity forms.