Croconaw (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Croconaw (disambiguation).

Croconaw アリゲイツ Alligates #159
Art by Ken Sugimori from HeartGold and SoulSilver
Type  Water   Water   Water   Water   Water   Water	Species Big Jaw Pokémon
Abilities Torrent ----- Sheer Force Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #008 Hoenn #314* Sinnoh #— Unova #— Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R-074 Almia R— Oblivia R-091 Oblivia (past) N-020 Not in any regional Browser
Height 3'07" Imperial 1.1m Metric 3'07"/1.1m 0.0m	Weight 55.1lbs Imperial 25.0kg Metric 55.1lbs/25.0kg 0.0kg
Dex color Blue	Footprint
Body style	Catch rate 45 5.9%
Gender ratio Genderless Unknown 87.5% male, 12.5% female
Breeding Monster and Water 1 groups 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 1 Def 1 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 143 Battle Exp.: 1431*
External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex Generation IV Generation V Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

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.

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 2.1 Major appearances 2.1.1 Khoury's Croconaw 2.1.2 Other 2.2 Minor appearances 2.3 Pokédex entries 3 In the manga 3.1 Pokémon Adventures 3.2 Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Held items 5.4 Stats 5.4.1 Base stats 5.4.2 Pokéathlon stats 5.5 Type effectiveness 5.6 Learnset 5.6.1 By leveling up 5.6.2 By TM/HM 5.6.3 By breeding 5.6.4 By tutoring 5.6.5 By a prior evolution 5.6.6 TCG-only moves 5.7 Side game data 5.8 Evolution 5.9 Sprites 6 Trivia 6.1 Origin 6.1.1 Name origin 7 In other languages 8 External links

Biology

Physiology

Croconaw are medium-sized, bipedal, crocodilian Pokémon, mostly blue in coloration with yellow accentuations and black eye markings. Croconaw have three clusters of red spikes on their body, one with three prongs on its head like a crest, one with two prongs on its back, and one diamond-shaped spike on its tail. Croconaw has a set of pronounced, yellow-colored jaws. Although Croconaw has been described as always having forty-eight fangs lining its mouth, only six are discernible, with only four visible when the mouth is closed. They possess an asymmetrical, yellow-colored 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. Their teeth are positioned like a barbed fishing hook, making them impossible to pull out with ordinary strength.

Behavior

Croconaw open their huge jaws wide when attacking. Once they bite down, they will not let go until they lose their fangs. New fangs quickly grow into place, and there are always forty-eight fangs lining their mouth.

Habitat

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

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Croconaw eats prey, making it a carnivore.

In the anime

Major appearances

Khoury's Croconaw

Khoury's Totodile evolved in Bagged Then Tagged!.

Other

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.

Minor appearances

In the beginning of Celebi: Voice of the Forest, 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.

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

A Croconaw appeared in Camping It Up!.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry DP029 Croconaw Dawn's Pokédex Croconaw, the Big Jaw Pokémon, and the evolved form of Totodile. It opens its mouth wide and attacks, and if it loses its teeth, they regrow quickly. DP147 Croconaw Lyra's Pokédex Croconaw, the Big Jaw Pokémon, and the evolved form of Totodile. Once it bites down on something, it won't let go until it loses its fangs. But new fangs grow back quickly. This concludes the entries from the Diamond & Pearl series.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

In Pokémon Adventures, Silver's Totodile evolves into a Croconaw, which then becomes a Feraligatr with the other two starters whilst fighting the powerful, angry Lugia of the Whirl Islands.

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

In The Golden Boys, Gold starts with a Totodile that later evolves into a Croconaw.

In the TCG

Main article: Croconaw (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II. Generation I Red Blue {{{redbluedex}}} Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}} Generation 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. Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald {{{rsedex}}} Ruby 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. Ruby {{{rubydex}}} Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} 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 LeafGreen {{{frlgdex}}} 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. Generation IV Diamond Pearl {{{dpdex}}} Diamond Pearl Platinum Once it bites down, it won't let go until it loses its fangs. New fangs quickly grow into place. Diamond {{{diamonddex}}} Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold SoulSilver {{{hgssdex}}} HeartGold If it loses a fang, a new one grows back in its place. There are always 48 fangs lining its mouth. SoulSilver It opens its huge jaws wide when attacking. If it loses any fangs while biting, they grow back in. Generation V Black White Once it bites down, it won't let go until it loses its fangs. New fangs quickly grow into place. Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}}  ??? No Pokédex data is available.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II. Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade Generation II Gold Silver None Evolve Totodile Crystal None Evolve Totodile Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Evolve Totodile FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum One Phenac City (Shadow) XD None Evolve Totodile Generation IV Diamond Pearl None Trade Platinum None Trade HeartGold SoulSilver None Evolve Totodile Pal Park Pond Generation V Black White None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Trozei!	Huge Storage 2 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team	Northwind Field (27F-29F) Mt. Faraway (30F-39F)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Lake Afar (B1-B24)
Pokémon Ranger	Waterworks
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	Sophian Road Dark Temple
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Beach: Rugged Flats

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Colosseum		Mystic Water (100%)

Stats

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 65	125 - 172	240 - 334
Attack: 80	76 - 145	148 - 284
Defense: 80	76 - 145	148 - 284
Sp.Atk: 59	57 - 122	110 - 238
Sp.Def: 63	61 - 126	117 - 247
Speed: 58	56 - 121	108 - 236
Total: 405   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 2/3 ★★☆	Power 4/5 ★★★★☆
Skill 2/3 ★★☆	Stamina 4/5 ★★★★☆
Jump 3/3 ★★★	Total 15/19 ★★★

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Weak to Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Resistant against Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Unaffected by Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Damaged normally by Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Start	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
Start	Leer	Normal	Status	—	100%	30
Start	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100%	25
6	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100%	25
8	Rage	Normal	Physical	20	100%	20
13	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
15	Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
21	Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95%	15
24	Flail	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15
30	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
33	Chip Away	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
39	Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
42	Screech	Normal	Status	—	85%	40
48	Thrash	Normal	Physical	120	100%	10
51	Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90%	10
57	Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100%	5
60	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	120	80%	5
A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Croconaw obtained at level 1 in Generation V Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Croconaw Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Croconaw Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM01	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	—	—%	15
	TM02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100%	15
	TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
	TM07	Hail	Ice	Status	—	—%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15
	TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	100%	10
	TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
	TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80%	10
	TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—%	20
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
	TM55	Scald	Water	Special	80	100%	15
	TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
	TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
	TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—%	30
	TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
	HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30
	HM03	Surf	Water	Special	95	100%	15
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15
	HM05	Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100%	15
	HM06	Dive	Water	Physical	80	100%	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Croconaw Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Croconaw Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	AncientPower	Rock	Special	60	100%	5
	Aqua Jet	Water	Physical	40	100%	20
	Block	Normal	Status	—	—%	5
	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
	Dragon Dance	Dragon	Status	—	—%	20
	Fake Tears*	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	120	80%	5
	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100%	15
	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95%	35
	Mud Sport	Ground	Status	—	—%	15
	Thrash	Normal	Physical	120	100%	10
	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100%	20
	Water Sport	Water	Status	—	—%	15
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Croconaw in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Croconaw in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Croconaw Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Croconaw Click on the generation numbers at the top to see egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV
Game		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
B	W	Water Pledge	Water	Special	50	100%	10
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Croconaw can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Croconaw cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Croconaw Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Croconaw Click on the generation numbers at the top to see move tutor moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV
Stage	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior evolutions.
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Croconaw Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Croconaw Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

TCG-only moves

• Tackle
• Take Down

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available	Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available	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! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up Leveled up! I can feel more fangs growing in!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -10% IQ group: E
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Water  Poké Assist: ( Water ) Field move: (Soak ×2) Loops: 5 Min. exp.: 30 Max. exp.: 55 Browser entry   Croconaw attacks with globs of water. Beware of puddles on the ground, too!
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Water  ( Water ) Past ( Normal ) (Crush ×3) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   It shoots orbs of water to attack.
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.

Evolution

Unevolved Totodile  Water

Level 18 →

First evolution Croconaw  Water

Level 30 →

Second evolution 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
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White				Back

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

Trivia

• Not counting starters in spin-off games, Croconaw evolves faster than any other starter (evolving at level 30).

Origin

Croconaw is based on a crocodilian. Also, the head spikes and the pattern on the chest seem to be based on the wild hair and animal-skin cloth worn by a caveman.

Name origin

Croconaw's name is a combination of crocodile and gnaw, though it may also involve "maw". Its Japanese name is based on alligator.

In other languages

Language Name Name Origin German Tyracroc Possibly a portmanteau of Tyrann and Krokodil. French Crocrodil From crocodile. Korean 엘리게이 Elligei Partly based off alligator. Chinese (Mandarin) 藍鱷 / 蓝鳄 Lán'è Means "Blue crocodilian". Chinese (Cantonese) 藍鱷 Làahm'ngohk Same as Mandarin name.

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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