Feraligatr is a bulky, bipedal, crocodilianPokémon with blue scales. It has large, powerful jaws lined with several sharp fangs. Three teeth are visible when its jaws are closed: two in its lower jaw and one in its upper jaw. Its eyes are red with black markings around them and ridges above them and its lower jaw is yellow. There are three red spines on its body, each with three points: one on top of its head, one between its shoulders, and one near the tip of its tail. There are also several groups of large, rectangular scales on its arms, knees, tail, and waist. Its back is slightly hunched with ridges behind the shoulders and hips. On its lower body is a yellow, V-shaped marking that extends up to its thighs; there is a thin line through the center of the marking. Its arms have five clawed fingers each, and its feet three clawed toes.
Feraligatr opens its powerful jaws to intimidate its foes and viciously shakes its head once it clamps down on foes or prey. Because it has difficulty supporting its weight out of the water, it has been known to move on all fours. However, when hunting or fighting, it is agile and fast, due to its powerful hind legs. Feraligatr can rarely be found living near the water's edge. As shown in Pokémon Sleep, Feraligatr and its pre-Evolutions are known to sleep with one eye open and rest only half of its brain at a time — a practice known as unihemispheric sleep. As Feraligatr sleeps, it constantly keeps watch on its surroundings; it will immediately charge towards threats should it sense any.
As a result of Mega Evolution, Mega Feraligatr's dorsal fin has grown gigantic and transformed into a dark red, hoodlike structure with a serrated edge. On either side of its dorsal fin, there is a false red eye with black sclera debossed into the surface. Notably, it now resembles a Totodile's head, which led some people to call it a "Totodile mask".[1] The rectangular scales spread throughout Feraligatr's body have all changed in some way: the ones on its arms and tail became covered by a dark red and blue-gray spike each, respectively; the ones on its shoulders and knees have simply changed to a blue-gray color, as did its four sets of claws; and the ones on its waist completely transformed into dark red, arm-like fins with a small nub near the end. The V-shaped, split yellow marking has moved upward in Mega Feraligatr's body, with a new V-shaped, continuous blue-gray plate on its place. It now has three dark red ridges running down its back, with the one on the center ending in a large spike, and a singular spike at the end of its tail.
Mega Feraligatr uses its gigantic dorsal fin in tandem with its arm spikes in order to create a massive false jaw, which possesses a bite force that is ten times stronger than its actual jaws. In order to accomplish this, it clasps its hands together to form the mandible and lowers the Totodile mask to act as the maxilla; when doing so, the center of its false eyes glow white, resembling pupils. Mega Feraligatr's dorsal fin has other purposes: it protects its head from incoming physical attacks and helps it dissipate the excess body heat generated by Mega Evolution. While the reason why its dorsal fin resembles a Totodile's head is still unknown, it has been theorized that it could be to restore the optimized biting power it had as a Totodile.[1]
When it bites with its massive and powerful jaws, it shakes its head and savagely tears its victim up. (Pokémon Red, Silver, or Crystal inserted) It is hard for it to support its own weight out of water, so it gets down on all fours. But it moves fast. (Pokémon Blue, Gold, or Yellow inserted)
Feraligatr intimidates its foes by opening its huge mouth. In battle, it will kick the ground hard with its thick and powerful hind legs to charge at the foe at an incredible speed.
Feraligatr intimidates its foes by opening its huge mouth. In battle, it will kick the ground hard with its thick and powerful hind legs to charge at the foe at an incredible speed.
Feraligatr has a heavy body, but when it kicks off the ground with its powerful hind legs, it’s incredibly fast! It surprised us by jumping out of the water at Mightywide River.
Increases Snorlax's Strength by anywhere from 200 to 800.
Feraligatr, too, is known to sleep by resting one brain hemisphere at a time. Be warned—it always keeps a vigilant eye on its surroundings and will rush at enemies as soon as it senses their presence.
Feraligatr made its animated series debut in Ring Masters, under the ownership of Raiden, who entered it in Rikishii Town's Sumo Conference. During the competition, it battled and defeated a Golem and a Blastoise before being defeated by Ash and his Snorlax, who both used impressive improvisations in order to win.
In Genesect and the Legend Awakened, a Feraligatr living in Pokémon Hills was the first Pokémon to try to fight the Genesect Army and break into the nest. It also assisted in putting out the fire that broke out as a result of the battle.
Feraligatr, the Big Jaw Pokémon. The final Evolution of Totodile. Once a Feraligatr has clamped its powerful jaws around an opponent, it won't let go until the opponent is defeated.
GOTCHA!
A Feraligatr briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of Silver.
A Feraligatr first appeared in Some Things Are Better Left Unown, under the ownership of Ultima. It was first seen protecting Green when she was attacked by the residents of One Island.
Feraligatr reaches its final evolutionary form earlier than any other first partner Pokémon, at level 30. However, Totodile evolves at level 18, the latest of any basic first partner Pokémon, tied with Turtwig.
Feraligatr appears to be based on a crocodilian. It visually resembles an alligator. The yellow marking on its belly might be a reference to the yellow stripes on young American alligators. In Pokémon Sleep, Feraligatr and its pre-Evolutions are revealed to sleep with one eye open, just like real-life crocodiles. The crest on Feraligatr's head is similar to the mohawk hairstyle which may allude to Feraligatr's boisterous personality.
Mega Feraligatr's appearance when closing its external "jaw" is similar to that of its pre-Evolution Totodile.[1] The enlarged, Totodile-shaped dorsal fin also resembles the headpiece of a mascot costume. It may also reference the behavior of certain crocodile species that carry their young within their jaws, although in this case the imagery is inverted, since the Totodile-shaped dorsal fin encloses Feraligatr’s own head.
Name origin
Feraligatr may be a combination of feral or ferocious and alligator. The shortening of "gator" into gatr may be a result of the ten-character limit on English Pokémon names in Generation II.
Ordile may be a combination of 王 ō (king), 皇 ō (emperor), or 大 ō (large), and crocodile.
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