Is Croagunk Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Wild Poison/Fighting with AbilityDry Skin absorbing Water hits. Toxicroak at level 37 hits hard. Fighting handles Molayne's E4, Poison handles Mina. AbilityDry Skin heals from Water moves, which shuts down Lana.
Croagunk resists most of Ilima's coverage and hits back hard.
Croagunk trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Croagunk trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Kiawe's typing presses Croagunk's defenses.
Croagunk has the type edge here and should clean up Mallow's team.
Croagunk has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Sophocles's team hits Croagunk's weaknesses hard.
Acerola's typing presses Croagunk's defenses.
Croagunk trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Croagunk trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Hapu's team hits Croagunk's weaknesses hard.
Croagunk trades roughly evenly with Molayne's team.
Croagunk trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Acerola's team hits Croagunk's weaknesses hard.
Kahili's team hits Croagunk's weaknesses hard.
Croagunk trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Croagunk cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Croagunk in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Croagunk isn't available in the wild in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Start by transferring Croagunk from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The evolution path from Croagunk to Croagunk is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Croagunk in USUM
- Step 1Croagunk ✓LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Great Marsh · Pre-National Dex. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Route 212. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Swarm · Route 8 · Swarm active. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Walking · Route 8. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Walking · Route 7 · Yellow Flower. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · Dusty Bowl · Overcast. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Toxicroak
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 |
What is Croagunk Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Croagunk
 Espeon Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Espeon builds →Future Sight 4x530-625%KO | ||
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Slowbro builds →Psyshock 4x286-337%KO Bulldoze 2x58-68% Aerial Ace 2x58-68% | ||
 Oranguru NormalPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Oranguru builds →Psyshock 4x264-312%KO Bulldoze 2x51-60% | ||
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter | ||
 Starmie WaterPsychic | B | |
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Espeon builds →Future Sight 4x549-647%KO | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Oranguru NormalPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Oranguru builds →Dream Eater 4x344-404%KO Bulldoze 2x51-61% | ||
Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Slowbro builds →Dream Eater 4x372-438%KO Bulldoze 2x61-72% Aerial Ace 2x61-72% | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Route 1 Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Drifblim builds →Dream Eater 4x229-270%KO Fly 2x139-165%KO | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Espeon builds →Future Sight 4x542-639%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 4x524-617%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 4x505-594%KO | ||
 Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Slowking builds →Dream Eater 4x364-429%KO Bulldoze 2x59-70% | ||
Hypno Psychic | C | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter | ||
 Lunala PsychicGhost | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Lunala builds →Dream Eater 4x475-559%KO Air Slash 2x120-141%KO | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Espeon builds →Future Sight 4x545-641%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 4x525-618%KO | ||
 Delphox FirePsychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Delphox builds →Future Sight 4x486-573%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 4x510-600%KO | ||
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Mewtwo builds →Future Sight 4x643-757%KO Earthquake 2x134-158%KO Aerial Ace 2x81-96% | ||
Lunala PsychicGhost | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Lunala builds →Dream Eater 4x483-569%KO Air Slash 2x121-143%KO | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Espeon builds →Future Sight 4x555-654%KO | ||
 Azelf Psychic | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Azelf builds →Future Sight 4x536-631%KO Acrobatics 2x82-97% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 4x536-631%KO | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityWeakarmor ItemFocus Sash NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Kabuto builds →Knock Off13-15% Rock Slide15-17% Aqua Jet16-19% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Cacnea builds →Sucker Punch21-25% Drain Punch23-27% | ||
D | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemEviolite NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Purrloin builds →Pursuit4-5% | ||
D | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySnow Warning ItemIcyrock NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Amaura builds →Discharge19-22% | ||
D | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySwiftswim ItemFocus Sash NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Croagunk View Surskit builds →Hydro Pump33-39% Ice Beam27-32% | ||
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 56 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Acupressure, Bullet Punch, Counter and 12 more to offspring.
USUM Croagunk Best Moveset
Poison/Fighting at 61/61 mixed offenses with AbilityDry Skin healing from Water and increasing Fire vulnerability. AbilityPoison Touch poisons on contact as a hidden ability. The moveset at pre-evolution stats does nothing. Toxicroak one evolution away adds 106 Attack at 85 Speed.
Best Build
Croagunk best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Special Tank Moveset
- Fake Out
- Vacuum Wave
- Nasty Plot
- Dark Pulse
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Need something that threatens multiple types? Croagunk's movepool delivers. Coverage across 11 types plus STAB from Focus Punch and Belch 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
Base Stats
Croagunk Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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