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Totodile ワニノコ Waninoko
Artwork from Emerald
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Type	Water
Species	Big Jaw Pokémon
Height	2′00″ (0.6m)
Weight	20.9 lbs. (9.5kg)
Ability	Torrent
Egg groups	Monster
	Water 1
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 Atk
Exp. yield	66 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,059,860 exp.
Gender	12.5% ♀ / 87.5% ♂
Pokédex color	Blue
Catch rate	45
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Totodile (Japanese: ワニノコ Waninoko) is a Water-type Pokémon. Along with Chikorita and Cyndaquil, it is one of the three starter Pokémon available at the beginning of the Generation II games. It is also available in Pokémon Emerald as an award for catching the first 200 Pokémon in the Hoenn Pokédex.

Totodile comes with the ability Torrent, which increases the power of Water-type attacks by 50% once the Pokémon has less than one-third of its maximum HP.

Totodile evolves into Croconaw starting at Level 18, then 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 3 In the manga 4 In the TCG 5 Other appearances 5.1 Super Smash Bros. Melee 5.1.1 Trophy information 6 Game data 6.1 NPC appearances 6.2 Pokédex entries 6.3 Game locations 6.3.1 In side games 6.4 Base stats 6.5 Type effectiveness 6.6 Learnset 6.6.1 By leveling up 6.6.2 By TM/HM 6.6.3 By breeding 6.6.4 By tutoring 6.6.5 Special moves 6.6.6 TCG-only Moves 6.7 Side game data 6.8 Evolution 6.9 Sprites 6.10 Trivia 6.10.1 Origin 6.10.1.1 Name origin 6.11 In other languages 7 Related articles 8 External links

Biology

Totodile is the first form of the Feraligatr evolutionary line. Despite their small size, Totodile are very powerful, especially underwater. Immediately upon hatching, the mother will take her newborn brood down to the water to swim and hunt. Despite their strength, young Totodile stay close to their mother for quite some time.

Physiology

Totodile look like small blue alligators with red spines. They are bipedal and have sharp claws. Their large jaws are very strong and filled with sharp teeth.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Totodile have a powerful set of jaws for a Pokémon its size. Just a playful nip can be painful. Like the other Water-typed Starter Pokémon, the power of Totodile's Water-type attacks get stronger when it is in a pinch.

Behavior

Totodile have a habit of biting anything it sees. Because of this, you should never turn your back on it.

Habitat

Totodile live close to the water. Being reptilian, they prefer tropical climates and are typically found around large rivers and ocean shores.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

A Totodile that belonged to Prof. Elm went missing in Don't Touch That 'Dile. That Totodile found Team Rocket and chomped down on Jessie's hair. Ash and co. managed to get the Totodile back to Prof. Elm.

Ash later captured a Totodile in The Totodile Duel, after battling for it with Misty. Ash's Totodile, who had a very playful personality, remained with him throughout Ash's Johto adventures, before being left in Professor Oak's lab.

Marina has a Feraligatr nicknamed Wani-Wani that evolved from a Totodile that she received from Prof. Elm in The Legend of Thunder!.

In the manga

In Pokémon Special Silver stole a Totodile from Professor Elm's lab.

In the TCG

Main article: Totodile (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Totodile was the only Gold/Silver/Crystal Starter to appear only as a random trophy, not in a Poké Ball.

Trophy information

Little but feisty is the best description for these Water-type Pokémon. The first thing they do when they see something move is latch onto it with their powerful jaws. Totodile was one of the three Pokémon that Professor Elm offered to trainers in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. They evolve into Croconaw.

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: Totodile will sometimes come down on a rope to replace the egg on the Ruby Field in place of Aerodactyl.

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
II	Gold	Its well-developed jaws are powerful and capable of crushing anything. Even its trainer must be careful.
	Silver	It is small but rough and tough. It won't hesitate to take a bite out of anything that moves.
	Crystal	This rough critter chomps at any moving object it sees. Turning your back on it is not recommended.
	Stadium 2	Its well-developed jaws are powerful and capable of crushing anything. Even its trainer must be careful.
III	Ruby	Despite the smallness of its body, Totodile's jaws are very powerful. While the Pokémon may think it is just playfully nipping, its bite has enough power to cause serious injury.
	Sapphire	Despite the smallness of its body, Totodile's jaws are very powerful. While the Pokémon may think it is just playfully nipping, its bite has enough power to cause serious injury.
	Emerald	Despite its small body, Totodile's jaws are very powerful. While it may think it is just playfully nipping, its bite has enough strength to cause serious injury.
	FireRed	It is small but rough and tough. It won't hesitate to take a bite out of anything that moves.
	LeafGreen	Its well-developed jaws are powerful and capable of crushing anything. Even its trainer must be careful.
IV	Diamond	It has the habit of biting anything with its developed jaws. Even its Trainer needs to be careful.
	Pearl	It has the habit of biting anything with its developed jaws. Even its Trainer needs to be careful.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
II	Pokémon Gold and Silver	One	Starter Pokémon from Professor Elm in New Bark Town
	Pokémon Crystal	One	Starter Pokémon from Professor Elm in New Bark Town
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	None	Trade
	Pokémon Emerald	One	Reward from Professor Birch for completing the Hoenn Pokédex
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	One	Reward for defeating 100 trainers in Mt. Battle
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	None	Pal Park
	Pal Park		Pond

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Channel	Bus Stop
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Randomly on the Ruby Field
Pokémon Trozei!	Phobos Submarine Endless Level 32 Trozei Battle Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Starter Pokémon Wyvern Hill (6F-11F) Waterfall Pond (6F-10F)
Pokémon Ranger	Underground Waterways

In Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, Totodile can not evolve.

Base stats

HP:	50
Attack:	65
Defense:	64
SpAtk:	44
SpDef:	48
Speed:	43

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

Totodile is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation II Level Move Type Start Scratch Leer 7 Rage 13 Water Gun 20 Bite 27 Scary Face 35 Slash 43 Screech 52 Hydro Pump

Generation III Level Move Type Start Scratch Leer 7 Rage 13 Water Gun 20 Bite 27 Scary Face 35 Slash 43 Screech 52 Hydro Pump

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. Start Scratch Leer 6 Water Gun 8 Rage 13 Bite 15 Scary Face 20 Ice Fang 22 Thrash 27 Crunch 29 Slash 34 Screech 36 Aqua Tail 41 Superpower 43 Hydro Pump

By TM/HM

Generation II # Move Type TM01 DynamicPunch TM02 Headbutt TM03 Curse TM06 Toxic 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 HM01 Cut HM03 Surf HM04 Strength HM06 Whirlpool

Generation III # Move Type TM01 Focus Punch TM03 Water Pulse 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 HM07 Waterfall HM08 Dive

Generation IV # Move Type Cat. TM01 Focus Punch TM03 Water Pulse 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 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

• Fury Swipes
• Flail

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 11.4%	Friend Area: Rub-a-Dub River
Phrases
51%-100% HP	Can I bite? Can I really bite?
26%-50% HP	Oh, sheesh. I only have half my HP left.
1%-25% HP	I'm fainting... I don't have the power to bite...
Level Up	I did it! I leveled up!
Partner Phrases
51%-100% HP	Let's give it our best shot, <name>!
26%-50% HP	Ouch... I'm starting to hurt.
1%-25% HP	I can't take much more... I need help, <name>...
Level Up	Yeah! Leveled!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:	Loops: 4	Minimum Experience: -
Poké Assist:	Field Move: Soak	Maximum Experience: -
Totodile powerfully spits blobs of water. It may squirt them in succession.

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 158.gif
			Image:Spr 2c 158 s.gif			Image:Spr b g2 158 s.png
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 158.png			Image:Spr 3f 158.png
	Image:Spr 3r 158 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 158 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 158 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 158 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl				Back
	Image:Spr 4d 158.png
						Image:Spr b g4 158 s.png

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

Trivia

• Totodile's Gold and Silver sprite had a white chest line, which was later changed to a tan chest line.

Origin

This Pokémon is based on a crocodile.

Name origin

Totodile's name is a combination of the words tot and crocodile. Its Japanese name can be taken to mean 鰐の子, child of a crocodile/alligator.

In other languages

• German: Karnimani
• French: Kaiminus - From Caiman.
• Korean: 리아코 Riako

Related articles

• Ash's Totodile

External links

• Article on Wikipedia
• Croc!, the fanlisting for Totodile at The Anime Fanlistings Network

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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