Mixed
Balanced
CTier
50Speed · Slow

Croagunk Best Moveset

Poison/Fighting at 61/61 mixed offenses and 50 Speed with AbilityDry Skin healing 12.5% in rain and granting Water immunity. The stats are pre-evolution level. The moveset has the right ability on insufficient stats. Evolve to Toxicroak for 106 Attack and the Dry Skin rain synergy.

SABCDEFEEEEEEDiamond, Pearl & PlatinumIVDP/PtPEAKBlack & White / B2W2VBW/B2W2X & Y / ORASVIXY/ORASSun & Moon / USUMVIISM/USUMSword & Shield / BDSPVIIISS/BDSPScarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AIXSV/LZACURRENT
★Gen IV — Diamond, Pearl & PlatinumE

Croagunk saw minimal competitive use in Gen IV (Diamond, Pearl & Platinum). This was Croagunk's competitive peak. Its most popular set ran Dryskin with Life Orb, favoring a Lonely nature.

Physical/Special split overhauled move damage

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Egg
Vacuum Wave
Fighting40COMMONSTAB
Lv 31
Sucker Punch
Dark70COMMONCoverage
Egg
Fake Out
Normal40COMMONCoverage
Tutor
Ice Punch
Ice75COMMONCoverage
TM79
Dark Pulse
Dark80RARECoverage
TM30
Shadow Ball
Ghost80RARECoverage
Croagunk Diamond & Pearl MovesCroagunk Platinum Moves

Best Build

Experimental
Utility
Ability
Dry Skin
Item
Life OrbPOWER
Best Nature for Croagunk
Lonely+ATK

Croagunk best EVs are Attack and Sp. Atk

EVs

Utility Moveset

  • Vacuum WaveSTAB
  • Sucker Punch
  • Fake Out
  • Ice Punch

Recommended Teammates

Munchlax
MunchlaxGood
Gligar
GligarGood
Gastly
GastlyDecent
→Gen V — Black & White / B2W2E

Croagunk saw minimal competitive use in Gen V (Black & White / B2W2). Croagunk maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Dryskin with Eviolite, favoring a Quiet nature.

Gained Poison Touch as hidden abilityHidden Abilities became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Egg
Drain Punch
Fighting75POPULARSTAB
TM30
Shadow Ball
Ghost80POPULARCoverage
Tutor
Knock Off
Dark65POPULARCoverage
Egg
Vacuum Wave
Fighting40POPULARSTAB
Croagunk Black & White MovesCroagunk Black 2 & White 2 Moves
Experimental
Bulky Support
Ability
Dry Skin
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Croagunk
Quiet+SPA
EVs

Bulky Support Moveset

  • Drain PunchSTAB
  • Shadow Ball
  • Knock Off
  • Vacuum WaveSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Beartic
BearticExcellent
Bronzor
BronzorExcellent
Zebstrika
ZebstrikaExcellent
→Gen VI — X & Y / ORASE

Croagunk saw minimal competitive use in Gen VI (X & Y / ORAS). Croagunk maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Anticipation with Leftovers, favoring a Adamant nature.

Fairy type added to the gameMega Evolution became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Lv 43
Poison Jab
Poison80POPULARSTAB
Egg
Drain Punch
Fighting75COMMONSTAB
Egg
Bullet Punch
Steel40COMMONCoverage
TM31
Brick Break
Fighting75COMMONSTAB
TM81
X-Scissor
Bug80COMMONCoverage
Tutor
Gunk Shot
Poison120RARESTAB
TM8
Bulk Up
Fighting—RARESTAB
TM18
Rain Dance
Water—RAREUtility
Croagunk X & Y MovesCroagunk ORAS Moves
Experimental
Physical Tank
Ability
Anticipation
Item
LeftoversSUSTAIN
Best Nature for Croagunk
Adamant+ATK
EVs

Physical Tank Moveset

  • Poison JabSTAB
  • Drain PunchSTAB
  • Bullet Punch
  • Brick BreakSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Breloom
BreloomGood
Bisharp
BisharpGood
Magmortar
MagmortarGood
→Gen VII — Sun & Moon / USUME

Croagunk saw minimal competitive use in Gen VII (Sun & Moon / USUM). Croagunk maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Dryskin with Eviolite, favoring a Modest nature.

Z-Moves became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Egg
Fake Out
Normal40COMMONCoverage
Egg
Vacuum Wave
Fighting40COMMONSTAB
Lv 38
Nasty Plot
Dark—COMMONUtility
TM97
Dark Pulse
Dark80COMMONCoverage
TM34
Sludge Wave
Poison95RARESTAB
Tutor
Gunk Shot
Poison120RARESTAB
Lv 31
Sucker Punch
Dark70RARECoverage
Tutor
Low Kick
Fighting—RARESTAB
Croagunk Sun & Moon MovesCroagunk Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Moves
Experimental
Special Tank
Ability
Dry Skin
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Croagunk
Modest+SPA
EVs

Special Tank Moveset

  • Fake Out
  • Vacuum WaveSTAB
  • Nasty Plot
  • Dark Pulse

Recommended Teammates

Silvally-Water
Silvally-WaterGood
Crustle
CrustleGood
Abomasnow
AbomasnowGood
→Gen VIII — Sword & Shield / BDSPE

Croagunk saw minimal competitive use in Gen VIII (Sword & Shield / BDSP). Croagunk maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Poisontouch with Eviolite, favoring a Jolly nature.

Gigantamax became availableDynamax became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Xfer
Knock Off
Dark65RARECoverage
TM63
Drain Punch
Fighting75RARESTAB
TR30
Encore
Normal—RAREUtility
Lv 32
Poison Jab
Poison80RARESTAB
TR29
Baton Pass
Normal—RAREUtility
Lv 36
Toxic
Poison—RARESTAB
TM5
Thunder Punch
Electric75RARECoverage
Croagunk Sword & Shield MovesCroagunk BDSP Moves
Experimental
Bulky Support
Ability
Poison Touch
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Croagunk
Jolly+SPE
EVs

Bulky Support Moveset

  • Knock Off
  • Drain PunchSTAB
  • EncoreUtility
  • Poison JabSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Grookey
GrookeyExcellent
Anorith
AnorithGood
Diglett
DiglettGood
→Gen IX — Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AE

Croagunk saw minimal competitive use in Gen IX (Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A). Croagunk maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Dryskin with Eviolite, favoring a Adamant nature.

Terastallization became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
TM73
Drain Punch
Fighting75COMMONSTAB
TM149
Earthquake
Ground100COMMONCoverage
TM69
Ice Punch
Ice75COMMONCoverage
Lv 24
Sucker Punch
Dark70COMMONCoverage
TM184
Vacuum Wave
Fighting40RARESTAB
Egg
Fake Out
Normal40RARECoverage
Lv 32
Poison Jab
Poison80RARESTAB
Croagunk Scarlet & Violet MovesCroagunk Legends Z-A Moves
Experimental
Utility
Ability
Dry Skin
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Croagunk
Adamant+ATK
EVs

Utility Moveset

  • Drain PunchSTAB
  • EarthquakeCoverage
  • Ice Punch
  • Sucker Punch

Recommended Teammates

Mienfoo
MienfooDecent
Tinkatink
TinkatinkDecent
Chinchou
ChinchouDecent

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.

Croagunk Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
4x (Critical)Psychic
2x (Weak)Ground, Flying
0.5x (Resist)Grass, Fighting, Poison, Rock, Dark
0.25x (Resist)Bug

What is Croagunk Weak Against

Avg
3Weak
6Resist
1Immune
Score-1
4xCritical
Psychic
2xWeak
GroundFlying
½xResist
GrassFightingPoisonRockDark
¼xResist
Bug
0xImmune
Water

What is Croagunk Strong Against

7Strong
2Resisted
0Immune
Score+5
2xStrong
NormalGrassIceRockDarkSteelFairy
½xResisted
PoisonGhost
0xImmune
None

Best Pokemon Against Croagunk

Alakazam can KO Croagunk with Psychic (308-362%). Garchomp threatens a KO with Earthquake (143-168%). Salamence's Earthquake also KOs at 107-126%.

Evolution

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

2 Forms
Croagunk
#453Croagunk
37
Level 37
Toxicroak
#454Toxicroak
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Croagunk
PoisonFighting
Toxicroak
PoisonFighting
HP
48
83+35
ATK
61
106+45
DEF
40
65+25
SP.ATK
61
86+25
SP.DEF
40
65+25
SPE
50
85+35
BST
300C-Tier
490C-Tier+190
ROLE
Balanced
Attacker
TYPE
Utility
Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Croagunk easily with 70 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group.

Egg Groups
Human-Like
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
10 cycles·2,570 steps
Fast~3 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
gardevoirinfernapegalladelopunnycacturnevolbeatillumisemonfernospindabunearycacneachimchar
12 of 70·

How to Get Croagunk

All 13 games

Croagunk's scattered across 12 spots in mid-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Where To Catch Croagunk in SV

To get Croagunk, start by catching Croagunk through walking encounters at Lv. 16-56. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.

  1. Croagunk
    Step 1Croagunk ✓
    South Province (Area Five) - Swamp
    Lv.16-41Overworld
    Rate 36%
    Casseroya Lake - Lake
    Lv.16-41Overworld
    Rate 18%
    South Province (Area Five) - Lake
    Lv.16-41Overworld
    Rate 18%
    Casseroya Lake - River
    Lv.16-41Overworld
    Rate 12%
    South Province (Area Five) - River
    Lv.16-41Overworld
    Rate 12%
    West Province (Area Two) - River
    Lv.16-41Overworld
    Rate 12%
  2. Toxicroak
    Step 2Catch or Evolve into Toxicroak
    Casseroya Lake - Lake
    Lv.37-56Overworld
    Rate 12%
    South Province (Area Five) - Lake
    Lv.37-56Overworld
    Rate 12%
    Casseroya Lake - River
    Lv.37-56Overworld
    Rate 8%
    South Province (Area Five) - River
    Lv.37-56Overworld
    Rate 8%
    South Province (Area Five) - Swamp
    Lv.37-56Overworld
    Rate 8%
    West Province (Area Two) - River
    Lv.37-56Overworld
    Rate 8%
    or evolve from Croagunk (Step 1)

Base Stats

Croagunk's stats barely vary. None sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 1 Attack EV, medium-fast 1M XP curve to max.

Base Stats
Avg
HP48
D
Attack61
C
Defense40
D
Sp. Atk61
C
Sp. Def40
D
Speed50
D
Total300
Details
Catch Rate
Moderate140 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.7 m
2'04"Small
Weight23.0 kg
50.7 lbsFeather
Base XP60
Low Yield
Abilities
Anticipation
Notifies all trainers upon entering battle if an opponent has a super-effective move, self destruct, explosion, or a one-hit KO move.
Dry Skin
Causes 1/8 max HP in damage each turn during strong sunlight, but heals for 1/8 max HP during rain. Increases damage from fire moves to 1.25×, but absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
Poison TouchHidden Ability
Has a 30% chance of poisoning target Pokémon upon contact.
Dry Skin grants Water immunity
EV Yield
HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe
Attack training source
Pokedex Entry

It rarely fights fairly, but that is strictly to ensure survival. It is popular as a mascot.

Pokemon Violet

Croagunk Guide

  • 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

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