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Croconaw アリゲイツ Alligates
Artwork from TCG
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Type	Water
Species	Big Jaw Pokémon
Height	3′07″ (1.1m)
Weight	55.1 lbs. (25.0kg)
Ability	Torrent
Egg groups	Monster
	Water 1
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 Atk, 1 Def
Exp. yield	143 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,059,860 exp.
Gender	12.5% ♀ / 87.5% ♂
Pokédex color	Blue
Catch rate	45
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Croconaw (Japanese: アリゲイツ Alligates) is a Water-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.5.5 Special moves 5.5.6 TCG-only Moves 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 5.9 Trivia 5.9.1 Origin 5.9.1.1 Name origin 6 In other languages 7 External links

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

Croconaw mainly live near water, but are rare in the wild.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

In the beginning of Pokémon 4Ever, Ash battled against a Pokémon Trainer who had a Croconaw.

Marina owned a Croconaw named Wani-Wani that was used in a fair few battles as well as against Attila and Hun. As revealed in A Stand-Up Sit-Down!, it became a Feraligatr.

A Forest Ranger of Mt. Silver had a Croconaw in Mother Of All Battles.

A Croconaw was used by one of two twin brothers in The Champ Twins in a battle against Ash and Dawn. The other twin used Quilava.

In the manga

In Pokémon Special Silver's Totodile evolves into a Croconaw.

In the TCG

Main article: Croconaw (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
II	Gold	If it loses a fang, a new one grows back in its place. There are always 48 fangs lining its mouth.
	Silver	It opens its huge jaws wide when attacking. If it loses any fangs while biting, they grow back in.
	Crystal	The tips of its fangs are slanted backward. Once those fangs clamp down, the prey has no hope of escape.
	Stadium 2	If it loses a fang, a new one grows back in its place. There are always 48 fangs lining its mouth.
III	Ruby	Once Croconaw has clamped its jaws on its foe, it will absolutely not let go. Because the tips of its fangs are forked back like barbed fishhooks, they become impossible to remove when they have sunk in.
	Sapphire	Once Croconaw has clamped its jaws on its foe, it will absolutely not let go. Because the tips of its fangs are forked back like barbed fishhooks, they become impossible to remove when they have sunk in.
	Emerald	Once its jaws clamp down on its foe, it will absolutely not let go. Because the tips of its fangs are forked back like fishhooks, they become irremovably embedded.
	FireRed	It opens its huge jaws wide when attacking. If it loses any fangs while biting, they grow back in.
	LeafGreen	If it loses a fang, a new one grows back in its place. There are always 48 fangs lining its mouth.
IV	Diamond	Once it bites down, it won't let go until it loses its fangs. New fangs quickly grow into place.
	Pearl	Once it bites down, it won't let go until it loses its fangs. New fangs quickly grow into place.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
II	Pokémon Gold and Silver	None	Evolve Totodile
	Pokémon Crystal	None	Evolve Totodile
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	None	Trade
	Pokémon Emerald	None	Evolve Totodile
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	One	Phenac City (Shadow)
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Evolve Totodile
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	None	Pal Park
	Pal Park		Pond

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Trozei!	Huge Storage 2 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Northwind Field (27F-29F) Mt. Faraway (30F-39F)
Pokémon Ranger	Underground Waterways

Base stats

HP:	65
Attack:	80
Defense:	80
SpAtk:	59
SpDef:	63
Speed:	58

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Grass: 2× Electric: 2×	Steel: ½× Fire: ½× Water: ½× Ice: ½×	Normal: 1× Fighting: 1× Flying: 1× Poison: 1× Ground: 1× Rock: 1× Bug: 1× Ghost: 1× Psychic: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

Croconaw is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation II Level Move Type 21 Bite 28 Scary Face 37 Slash 45 Screech 55 Hydro Pump

Generation III Level Move Type 21 Bite 28 Scary Face 37 Slash 45 Screech 55 Hydro Pump

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. 21 Ice Fang 24 Thrash 30 Crunch 33 Slash 39 Screech 42 Aqua Tail 48 Superpower 51 Hydro Pump

By TM/HM

Generation II # Move Type TM01 DynamicPunch TM02 Headbutt TM03 Curse TM05 Roar TM06 Toxic TM08 Rock Smash TM10 Hidden Power TM13 Snore TM14 Blizzard TM16 Icy Wind TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM20 Endure TM21 Frustration TM23 Iron Tail TM27 Return TM28 Dig TM31 Mud-Slap TM32 Double Team TM34 Swagger TM35 Sleep Talk TM43 Detect TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM49 Fury Cutter HM01 Cut HM03 Surf HM04 Strength HM06 Whirlpool

Generation III # Move Type TM01 Focus Punch TM03 Water Pulse TM05 Roar TM06 Toxic TM07 Hail TM10 Hidden Power TM13 Ice Beam TM14 Blizzard TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM21 Frustration TM23 Iron Tail TM27 Return TM28 Dig TM31 Brick Break TM32 Double Team TM39 Rock Tomb TM40 Aerial Ace TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract HM01 Cut HM03 Surf HM04 Strength HM06 Rock Smash HM07 Waterfall HM08 Dive

Generation IV # Move Type Cat. TM01 Focus Punch TM03 Water Pulse TM05 Roar TM06 Toxic TM07 Hail TM10 Hidden Power TM13 Ice Beam TM14 Blizzard TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM21 Frustration TM23 Iron Tail TM27 Return TM28 Dig TM31 Brick Break TM32 Double Team TM39 Rock Tomb TM40 Aerial Ace TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM56 Fling TM58 Endure TM65 Shadow Claw TM75 Swords Dance TM78 Captivate TM80 Rock Slide TM82 Sleep Talk TM83 Natural Gift TM87 Swagger TM90 Substitute HM01 Cut HM03 Surf HM04 Strength HM06 Rock Smash HM07 Waterfall

By breeding

Move	Type	Cat.	Father
AncientPower			Relicanth Omanyte, Omastar Kabuto, Kabutops
Crunch			Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar Huntail
Dragon Claw			Charizard Feraligatr Sceptile
Dragon Dance			Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
Hydro Pump			Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise Psyduck, Golduck Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath,Politoed Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra Lapras Omanyte, Omastar Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr Marill,Azumarill Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo Milotic Huntail, Gorebyss Relicanth
Ice Punch			Abomasnow
Metal Claw			Aron, Lairon, Aggron Prinplup, Empoleon
Mud Sport			Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert Relicanth
Rock Slide			Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar
Thrash			Nidoking Cubone, Marowak Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar
Water Sport			Psyduck, Golduck Seel, Dewgong Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo Pelipper Surskit, Masquerain Milotic
*Indicates moves only available through chain breeding.

By tutoring

Special moves

TCG-only Moves

• Tackle
• Take Down

Side game data

Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -19%	Friend Area: Rub-a-Dub River
Phrases
51%-100% HP	It doesn't matter if I lose my fangs--they grow back in!
26%-50% HP	My health is getting down to around half.
1%-25% HP	I'm exhausted... I can't open my jaws...
Level Up	Leveled up! I can feel more fangs growing in!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:	Loops: 5	Minimum Experience: -
Poké Assist:	Field Move: Soak x2	Maximum Experience: -
Croconaw attacks with globs of water. Beware of puddles on the ground, too!

Evolution

Basic Totodile

Level 18 Croconaw

Level 30 Feraligatr

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
			Image:Spr 2c 159.gif
			Image:Spr 2c 159 s.gif			Image:Spr b g2 159 s.png
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 159.png			Image:Spr 3f 159.png
	Image:Spr 3r 159 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 159 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 159 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 159 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl				Back
	Image:Spr 4d 159.png
						Image:Spr b g4 159 s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Croconaw images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Croconaw's belly design was changed from white to tan, and black outlines were added to its eyes in Generation III.
• Croconaw's spike on its head is flat in Generation II.

Origin

This species of Pokémon is based on crocodylians.

Name origin

Croconaw's name is a combination of crocodile and gnaw, whereas its Japanese name is based on alligator.

In other languages

• German: Tyracroc
• French: Crocrodil
• Korean: 엘리게이 Elligei

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

Starter Pokémon
	Grass-type	Fire-type	Water-type
Kanto (Prof. Oak)	Bulbasaur - Ivysaur - Venusaur	Charmander - Charmeleon - Charizard	Squirtle - Wartortle - Blastoise
Johto (Prof. Elm)	Chikorita - Bayleef - Meganium	Cyndaquil - Quilava - Typhlosion	Totodile - Croconaw - Feraligatr
Hoenn (Prof. Birch)	Treecko - Grovyle - Sceptile	Torchic - Combusken - Blaziken	Mudkip - Marshtomp - Swampert
Sinnoh (Prof. Rowan)	Turtwig - Grotle - Torterra	Chimchar - Monferno - Infernape	Piplup - Prinplup - Empoleon
Pokémon Yellow	Pokémon Colosseum	Pokémon XD	Pokémon Ranger
Pikachu (player only) Eevee (rival only)	Espeon Umbreon	Eevee Vaporeon - Jolteon - Flareon - Espeon - Umbreon	Plusle (Solana) Minun (Lunick)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon		Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2
Bulbasaur - Charmander - Squirtle - Pikachu - Meowth - Psyduck - Machop - Cubone Eevee - Chikorita - Cyndaquil - Totodile - Treecko - Torchic - Mudkip - Skitty		Bulbasaur - Charmander - Squirtle - Pikachu - Meowth - Chikorita - Cyndaquil - Totodile Treecko - Torchic - Mudkip - Skitty - Turtwig - Chimchar - Piplup - Munchlax

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