#159 Croconaw

water

Height1.1 m(3'07")

Weight25 kg(55.1 lbs)

Gender♂ 87.5%♀ 12.5%

Gen 2

Croconaw Evolution

TotodileLevel 1

CroconawLevel 18

FeraligatrLevel 30

Croconaw's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	65		271
Attack	80		196
Defense	80		196
Sp. Atk	59		154
Sp. Def	63		162
Speed	58		152
		0/508	1131

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

electric grass

1xdamage

normal fighting poison ground flying psychic bug rock ghost dragon dark fairy

0.5xdamage

fire water ice steel

Croconaw Abilities

Torrent

Strengthens Water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Sheer ForceHidden

Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.

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Croconaw Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Scratch	normal	physical	40	100	Level 1	Hard, pointed, sharp claws rake the target to inflict damage.
Leer	normal	status	–	100	Level 1	The user gives opposing Pokémon an intimidating leer that lowers their Defense stats.
Water Gun	water	special	40	100	Level 1	The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water.
Bite	dark	physical	60	100	Level 13	The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. This may also make the target flinch.
Scary Face	normal	status	–	100	Level 15	The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
Ice Fang	ice	physical	65	95	Level 21	The user bites with cold-infused fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it frozen.
Flail	normal	physical	–	100	Level 24	The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move's power.
Crunch	dark	physical	80	100	Level 30	The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Slash	normal	physical	70	100	Level 34	The target is attacked with a slash of claws, scythes, or the like. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Screech	normal	status	–	85	Level 37	An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target's Defense stat.
Thrash	normal	physical	120	100	Level 42	The user rampages and attacks for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused.
Aqua Tail	water	physical	90	90	Level 47	The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm.
Superpower	fighting	physical	120	100	Level 50	The user attacks the target with great power. This also lowers the user's Attack and Defense stats.
Hydro Pump	water	special	110	80	Level 55	The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
Aerial Ace	flying	physical	60	–	TM	The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. This attack never misses.
Blizzard	ice	special	110	70	TM	A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen.
Breaking Swipe	dragon	physical	60	100	TM	The user swings its tough tail wildly and attacks opposing Pokémon. This also lowers their Attack stats.
Brick Break	fighting	physical	75	100	TM	The user attacks with a swift chop. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Chilling Water	water	special	50	100	TM	The user attacks the target by showering it with water that's so cold it saps the target's power. This also lowers the target's Attack stat.
Curse	ghost	status	–	–	TM	A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not.
Dig	ground	physical	80	100	TM	The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	TM	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Dragon Claw	dragon	physical	80	100	TM	The user slashes the target with huge, sharp claws to inflict damage.
Dragon Dance	dragon	status	–	–	TM	The user vigorously performs a mystic, powerful dance that boosts its Attack and Speed stats.
Endeavor	normal	physical	–	100	TM	The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fake Tears	dark	status	–	100	TM	The user feigns crying to fluster the target. This harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.
Fling	dark	physical	–	100	TM	The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item.
Flip Turn	water	physical	60	100	TM	After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting.
Focus Punch	fighting	physical	150	100	TM	The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. This move fails if the user is hit before using the move.
Ice Beam	ice	special	90	100	TM	The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen.
Ice Punch	ice	physical	75	100	TM	The target is attacked with an icy punch. This may also leave the target frozen.
Icy Wind	ice	special	55	95	TM	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats.
Liquidation	water	physical	85	100	TM	The user slams into the target using a full-force blast of water. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Low Kick	fighting	physical	–	100	TM	A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
Metal Claw	steel	physical	50	95	TM	The target is raked with steel claws. This may also boost the user's Attack stat.
Mud Slap	ground	special	20	100	TM	The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
Muddy Water	water	special	90	85	TM	The user attacks by shooting muddy water at opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their accuracy.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Psychic Fangs	psychic	physical	85	100	TM	The user attacks by biting the target with its psychic capabilities. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Rain Dance	water	status	–	–	TM	The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Roar	normal	status	–	–	TM	The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
Rock Slide	rock	physical	75	90	TM	Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch.
Rock Tomb	rock	physical	60	95	TM	The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement.
Shadow Claw	ghost	physical	70	100	TM	The user attacks by slashing the target with a sharp claw made from shadows. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Spite	ghost	status	–	100	TM	The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Surf	water	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks everything around it by swamping its surroundings with a giant wave.
Swords Dance	normal	status	–	–	TM	A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply boosts the user's Attack stat.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Thief	dark	physical	60	100	TM	The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item.
Trailblaze	grass	physical	50	100	TM	The user attacks suddenly as if leaping out from tall grass. The user's nimble footwork boosts its Speed stat.
Uproar	normal	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks in an uproar for three turns. During that time, no Pokémon can fall asleep.
Water Pledge	water	special	80	100	TM	A column of water hits the target. When used with its fire counterpart, this move's power is boosted and a rainbow appears.
Water Pulse	water	special	60	100	TM	The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.
Waterfall	water	physical	80	100	TM	The user charges at the target and may make it flinch.
Whirlpool	water	special	35	85	TM	The user traps the target inside a violent, swirling whirlpool that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
Ancient Power	rock	special	60	100	Egg	The user attacks with a prehistoric power. This may also boost all the user's stats at once.
Aqua Jet	water	physical	40	100	Egg	The user lunges at the target to inflict damage, moving at blinding speed. This move always goes first.
Block	normal	status	–	–	Egg	The user blocks the target's way with arms spread wide to prevent the target from fleeing.
Counter	fighting	physical	–	100	Egg	A retaliatory attack that counters any physical move, inflicting double the damage taken.
Flatter	dark	status	–	100	Egg	Flattery is used to confuse the target. However, this also boosts the target's Sp. Atk stat.

Croconaw Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Back

Back Shiny

Pokedex Entries

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.

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.

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.

In Other Languages

Croconaw's Japanese name is Alligates (アリゲイツ). Here are all the official names for Croconaw across different languages:

JapaneseアリゲイツAlligates

Korean엘리게이

Chinese (Traditional)藍鱷

FrenchCrocrodil

GermanTyracroc

SpanishCroconaw

ItalianCroconaw

Chinese (Simplified)蓝鳄

Croconaw Breeding

Species

Big Jaw Pokémon

Egg Groups

Monster Water1

Hatch Time5,120 steps(20 cycles)

Gender DifferencesNone

Misc Data

Catch Rate45

Base Friendship70

Growth RateMedium Slow

Base Experience142

How to Get Croconaw

Croconaw is not catchable in the wild – it is typically obtained through gifts, events, or in-game trades. Here is how to obtain Croconaw in every game where it is available:

Regional Pokedex Numbers

Johto #8 Johto (HGSS) #8 Blueberry #180

GameMethodLocationDetails

ColosseumWildSnagem hideout 1f, Shadow pokemon lab bf2, Phenac city south exitSnag Rematch, Snag

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