Crocalor is meant to evolve into Skeledirge . At 411 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.

What is Crocalor weak to?

Crocalor's biggest threats include Greninja (Water), Landorus (Ground), and Golem (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.

How do you evolve Crocalor?

Fuecoco evolves into Crocalor at level 16. Crocalor evolves into Skeledirge at level 36. Crocalor is a middle-stage evolution in the Fuecoco line.

What is the best ability for Crocalor?

Unaware is what you want on Crocalor. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Blaze) work on paper but Unaware is what makes Crocalor worth using.

What is Crocalor's hidden ability?

Unaware is the hidden ability. It ignores other Pokémon's stat modifiers for damage and accuracy calculation. Worth hunting for if you want Crocalor to compete at a higher level.

Crocalor - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

CTier

49Speed · Slow

Sp. Atk and HP carry most of Crocalor's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Tough to catch and yields 2 Sp. Atk EVs. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP81

Attack55

Defense78

Sp. Atk90

Sp. Def58

Speed49

Total411

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.0 m

Weight30.7 kg

Base XP144

Abilities

Blaze

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

UnawareHATop Pick

Ignores other Pokémon's stat modifiers for damage and accuracy calculation.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+2SpDSpe

Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

The combination of Crocalor’s fire energy and overflowing vitality has caused an egg-shaped fireball to appear on the Pokémon’s head.

Type-wise, Crocalor takes extra damage from Water, Ground, and Rock. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Standard number of weaknesses for the Fire typing.

Crocalor Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Ground, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

6Resist

0Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Ground Rock

½xResist

Fire Grass Ice Bug Steel Fairy

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Grass Ice Bug Steel

How to Beat Crocalor (Best Counters)

Excadrill's Earthquake hits Crocalor for 76-89%. Glimmora deals 40-48% with Power Gem.

Excadrill GroundSteel	S
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rapid Spin Iron Head Swords Dance Damage vs Crocalor Earthquake 2x 76-89% Rapid Spin 13-15% View Excadrill builds →
Dondozo Water	A
Recommended Build AbilityUnaware ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves Fissure Wave Crash RestRecovery ProtectPriority View Dondozo builds →
Glimmora RockPoison	A
Recommended Build AbilityToxicdebris ItemRed Card NatureTimid Moves Mortal Spin Stealth Rock Mud Shot Power Gem Damage vs Crocalor Power Gem 2x 40-48% View Glimmora builds →
Krookodile GroundDark	A
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Knock Off Gunk Shot Close Combat Damage vs Crocalor Earthquake 2x 69-81% Knock Off 22-27% Close Combat 27-32% View Krookodile builds →
Gyarados WaterFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves WaterfallSTAB Dragon Dance Earthquake Thunder Wave Damage vs Crocalor Waterfall 2x 63-75% Earthquake 2x 52-62% View Gyarados builds →

Partway through Fuecoco's chain. Crocalor still has another evolution ahead before reaching Skeledirge. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via one egg group. Sp.Atk has grown the most so far (+27), but there's still another 119 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#909Fuecoco

Level 16

#910Crocalor

Level 36

#911Skeledirge

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Fuecoco

Fire

Crocalor

Fire

Skeledirge

FireGhost

81+14

104+23

ATK

55+10

75+20

DEF

78+19

100+22

SP.ATK

90+27

110+20

SP.DEF

58+18

75+17

SPE

49+13

66+17

BST

310D-Tier

411C-Tier+101

530A-Tier+119

ROLE

Balanced

Tank

TYPE

Utility

Special

Breeding

Moderate

Breed with Crocalor to get Fuecoco eggs using 278 partners from the Ground egg group.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

Crocalor's built to absorb hits. Calm nature leans into special wall duty, Eviolite gives it a bulk boost that only works before full evolution, and Slack Off handles sustain. Unaware and max HP and Sp. Def EVs tie the defensive profile together.

Best Build

Experimental

Wall

Ability

Unaware

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Crocalor

Calm+SPD

Crocalor best EVs are HP and Sp. Def

EVs

SpA

SpD

Wall Moveset

Slack Off
Will O WispSTAB
FlamethrowerSTAB
RoarSLOW -6Utility

Recommended Teammates

NaclstackDecent

DipplinDecent

LanturnDecent

Moves

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TMs carry this one. Crocalor learns Overheat and Flare Blitz naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Normal and Ghost and beyond give it real matchup play.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Ember

—4010025Fire

Lv 1

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 7

Lick

D3010030Ghost

Lv 10

Round

—6010015Normal

Lv 12

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 15

Yawn

A——10Normal

Lv 17

Incinerate

C6010015Fire

Lv 24

Snarl

B559515Dark

Lv 28

Roar-6

S——20Normal

Lv 32

Flamethrower

S9010015Fire

Lv 38

Hyper Voice

C9010010Normal

Lv 42

Will-O-Wisp

S—8515Fire

Lv 47

Fire Blast

B110855Fire

TM Moves

TM66

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

TM108

Crunch

D8010015Dark

TM224

Curse

A——10Ghost

TM55

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM19

Disarming Voice

D40—15Fairy

TM122

Encore

A—1005Normal

TM47

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM25

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM141

Fire Blast

B110855Fire

TM08

Fire Fang

D659515Fire

TM144

Fire Pledge

C8010010Fire

TM24

Fire Spin

S358515Fire

TM38

Flame Charge

A5010020Fire

TM125

Flamethrower

S9010015Fire

TM165

Flare Blitz

C12010015Fire

TM118

Heat Wave

C959010Fire

TM130

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TM117

Hyper Voice

C9010010Normal

TM05

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM156

Outrage

C12010010Dragon

TM157

Overheat

A130905Fire

TM07

Protect+4

S——10Normal

TM85

Rest

C——5Psychic

TM172

Roar-6

S——20Normal

TM71

Seed Bomb

D8010015Grass

TM70

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM30

Snarl

B559515Dark

TM84

Stomping Tantrum

D7510010Ground

TM103

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM49

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM01

Take Down

D908520Normal

TM207

Temper Flare

C7510010Fire

TM171

Tera Blast

B8010010Normal

TM09

Thunder Fang

D659515Electric

TM107

Will-O-Wisp

S—8515Fire

TM59

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Crocalor doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Crocalor can't learn any Tutor moves

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No wild encounters for Crocalor. The 2-stage line runs through Fuecoco, which you can catch at moderate rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 16 once you've got the levels.

How to Obtain Crocalor in Scarlet & Violet

Step 1Catch Fuecoco
Cabo Poco
VioletGift from NPC Lv.5
Early
Starter choice
Cabo Poco
ScarletGift from NPC Lv.5
Early
Starter choice
Train until Level 16
Step 2Crocalor ✓

Crocalor is meant to evolve into Skeledirge. At 411 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
Crocalor's biggest threats include Greninja (Water), Landorus (Ground), and Golem (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.
Fuecoco evolves into Crocalor at level 16. Crocalor evolves into Skeledirge at level 36. Crocalor is a middle-stage evolution in the Fuecoco line.
Unaware is what you want on Crocalor. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Blaze) work on paper but Unaware is what makes Crocalor worth using.
Unaware is the hidden ability. It ignores other Pokémon's stat modifiers for damage and accuracy calculation. Worth hunting for if you want Crocalor to compete at a higher level.

Crocalor joined the series in Scarlet & Violet and has been available in 1 titles so far. With 2 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

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