Croconaw (Pokémon)

Croconaw アリゲイツ Alligates

Artwork from TCG

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Croconaw (Japanese: アリゲイツ Alligates) is a Water-type Pokémon.

It evolves from Totodile starting at level 18 and evolves into Feraligatr starting at level 30.

Biology

Physiology

Croconaw are medium-sized mostly blue reptiles with red spikes, and a set of pronounced jaws. They possess an asymmetrical pattern on their chests that somewhat resembles a spotted animal skin.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Along with the usual Water-type abilities, their powerful jaws are capable of regrowing fangs that are lost, and their teeth are barbed like a fishing hook, making them impossible to pull out with ordinary strength.

Behavior

Habitat

Water's-edge Pokémon

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

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Much like the rest of its family, it is presumed to be a carnivore.

In the anime

Croconaw 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.

A Croconaw appeared in Camping It Up!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

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

In the TCG

Main article: Croconaw (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

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

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Special moves

Pokémon Colosseum
Shadow moves		Level 30+	Purified moves
Shadow Rush	Shadow		Rain Dance	Water
--			Scary Face	Normal
--			Bite	Dark
--			Surf	Water

TCG-only Moves

• Tackle
• Take Down

Side game data

Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
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:  Water	Loops: 5	Minimum Experience: 30
Poké Assist: ( Water )	Field Move: (Soak ×2)	Maximum Experience: 55
"Croconaw attacks with globs of water. Beware of puddles on the ground, too!"
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -10%	IQ Group: E

Evolution

	Unevolved	→ Level 18	First evolution	→ Level 30	Second evolution
	Totodile  Water		Croconaw  Water		Feraligatr  Water

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	File:Spr 3r 159 s.png		File:Spr 3e 159 s.gif	File:Spr 3f 159 s.png		File:Spr b g3 159 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
				NO SPRITES AVAILABLE

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

Trivia

• The design on Croconaw's belly reverses direction in the Generation III sprites and onward.
• Not counting starters in spin off games, Croconaw evolves faster than any other Water-type starter (It evolves at lvl. 30). In fact, it is also the fastest starter to reach its final stage, Feraligatr.

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 - From crocodile.
• Korean: 엘리게이 Elligei

External links

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.