Is Croagunk Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Poison/Fighting with AbilityDry Skin healing in rain and weak to sun. Wild on Route 8. Toxicroak at level 37. Ghetsis uses a Toxicroak on his team. The Fighting typing handles Cheren and Grimsley while Poison resists Marshal.
Croagunk resists most of Cheren's coverage and hits back hard.
Croagunk trades roughly evenly with Roxie's team.
Croagunk has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Croagunk has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Croagunk has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Croagunk trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Croagunk trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Croagunk trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Shauntal's team hits Toxicroak's weaknesses hard.
Toxicroak has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Toxicroak trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Toxicroak trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Toxicroak has the type edge here and should clean up Iris's team.
Catch Croagunk on Route 8 (walking, Lv 55-56, uncommon).
Your Croagunk should hit Level 37 before you reach Shauntal, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Croagunk in Black 2 & White 2
Croagunk appears at decent spawn rates across 6 spots in endgame routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Where To Catch Croagunk in B2W2
Croagunk is your first catch on the way to Croagunk. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 55-56 across 8 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Croagunk ✓Icirrus CityLv.55-56GrassRate 15%Spring/summer/autumnMoor of IcirrusLv.55-56GrassRate 15%AnyRoute 8Lv.55-56GrassRate 15%Spring/summer/autumn
Step 2Catch or Evolve into ToxicroakPinwheel Forest - OutsideLv.55GrassRate 10%Anyor evolve from Croagunk (Step 1)
Croagunk Weakness
Psychic, Ground, and Flying moves hit Croagunk for super-effective damage. Psychic hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that. Dry Skin grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Psychic |
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Flying |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Poison, Rock, Dark |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Bug |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Croagunk Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Croagunk
 Pidove Normal | C | |
 Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Sigilyph builds →Psybeam 4x247-292%KO Air Cutter 2x104-123%KO | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Braviary builds →Wing Attack 2x131-154%KO | ||
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
 Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 4x257-303%KO Air Cutter 2x102-121%KO | ||
 Solosis Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Solosis builds →Future Sight 4x369-434%KO | ||
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
Sandslash Ground | C | |
 Duosion Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Duosion builds →Future Sight 4x427-502%KO | ||
 Claydol GroundPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Claydol builds →Extrasensory 4x218-257%KO Dig 2x109-129%KO | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x229-269%KO Aerial Ace 2x92-108%KO | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 4x260-306%KO Air Cutter 2x101-119%KO | ||
 Beheeyem Psychic | C | |
 Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 4x441-519%KO | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Gliscor builds →Dig 2x142-168%KO Aerial Ace 2x108-127%KO | ||
 Gothitelle Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Gothitelle builds →Future Sight 4x354-417%KO | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Sigilyph builds →Psychic 4x336-397%KO Air Slash 2x142-168%KO | ||
Beheeyem Psychic | C | |
Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 4x440-518%KO | ||
Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Gliscor builds →Dig 2x140-166%KO Aerial Ace 2x106-125%KO | ||
Gothitelle Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Gothitelle builds →Future Sight 4x350-413%KO | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Sigilyph builds →Psychic 4x338-398%KO Air Slash 2x140-166%KO | ||
 Azelf Psychic | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 23 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Azelf builds →Future Sight 4x449-529%KO Acrobatics 2x82-97% | ||
Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 4x449-529%KO | ||
Beheeyem Psychic | C | |
 Mesprit Psychic | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestial Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Mesprit builds →Future Sight 4x387-456%KO Acrobatics 2x71-84% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 4x385-453%KO Earthquake 2x160-188%KO Aerial Ace 2x96-113%KO | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Garchomp can KO Croagunk with Earthquake (141-166%). Alakazam threatens a KO with Psychic (229-269%). Salamence's Earthquake also KOs at 97-114%.
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x141-166%KO Outrage84-99% | ||
 Alakazam Psychic | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Alakazam builds →Focus Blast25-30% Psychic 4x229-269%KO Shadow Ball34-40% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Salamence builds →Earthquake 2x97-114%KO Outrage87-102%KO | ||
Croagunk Evolutions
Croagunk evolves into Toxicroak. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 190 total stats over Croagunk. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Croagunk easily with 53 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Acupressure, Bullet Punch, Counter and 11 more to offspring.
B2W2 Croagunk Best Moveset
Poison/Fighting with AbilityDry Skin absorbing Water moves for HP recovery and adding Fire weakness. 61/61 offenses fire dual TermStab at pre-evolution levels. The moveset previews Toxicroak's Water-absorbing Fighting identity. One evolution away.
Best Build
Croagunk best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Bulky Support Moveset
- Drain Punch
- Shadow Ball
- Knock Off
- Vacuum Wave
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Need something that threatens multiple types? Croagunk's movepool delivers. Coverage across 11 types plus STAB from Focus Punch and Focus Blast gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Inflating its poison sacs, it fills the area with an odd sound and hits flinching opponents with a poison jab.
Croagunk Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Croagunk does the job early-game if you need a Poison/Fighting type on your team. Evolve it into Toxicroak before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Croagunk first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 13 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves