In Gold & Silver, Croconaw isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Feraligatr to unlock its full potential. At 405 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.

What is Croconaw weak to?

In Gold & Silver, watch for Raikou (Electric) and Venusaur (Grass) when using Croconaw. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

How do you evolve Croconaw?

In Gold & Silver, Totodile evolves into Croconaw at level 18. Croconaw evolves into Feraligatr at level 30. Croconaw is a middle-stage evolution in the Totodile line.

What role does Croconaw play in battle?

In Gold & Silver, Croconaw fills the balanced role. It's a special attacker with base 59 Sp. Atk. At base 58 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

Should I use Croconaw?

In Gold & Silver, Croconaw does the job early-game if you need a Water type on your team. Evolve it into Feraligatr before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Croconaw - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

58Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Croconaw's stats barely vary. 2 sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 2 Attack and Defense stat exp, 1.06M XP medium-slow curve to max.

Base Stats

Above

HP65

Attack80

Defense80

Sp. Atk59

Sp. Def63

Speed58

Total405

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.1 m

Weight25.0 kg

Base XP142

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Torrent

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

Sheer ForceHA

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

EV Yield

HPAtk+1Def+1SpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

If it loses a fang, a new one grows back in its place. There are always 48 fangs lining its mouth.

Croconaw Weakness

Croconaw's Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric and Grass. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Only 2 weaknesses makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.

Croconaw Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Croconaw in Gold & Silver (Best Counters)

In Gold & Silver, Venusaur can KO Croconaw with Giga Drain (87-103%). Electabuzz threatens a KO with Thunder (122-144%).

Venusaur GrassPoison	C
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Leech Seed Sleep Powder Giga Drain SynthesisRecovery Damage vs Croconaw Giga Drain 2x 87-103%KO View Venusaur builds →
Electabuzz Electric	C
Recommended Build ItemScopelens Moves Ice Punch Cross Chop ThunderSTAB Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Croconaw Thunder 2x 122-144%KO View Electabuzz builds →

Gold & Silver Evolution

Croconaw is the middle stage between Totodile and Feraligatr. It's a three-stage line with one more evolution to go. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. So far, Defense got the biggest boost (+16 from Totodile). The final form adds another 125 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#158Totodile

Level 18

#159Croconaw

Level 30

#160Feraligatr

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Totodile

Water

Croconaw

Water

Feraligatr

Water

65+15

85+20

ATK

80+15

105+25

DEF

80+16

100+20

SP.ATK

59+15

79+20

SP.DEF

63+15

83+20

SPE

58+15

78+20

BST

314D-Tier

405D-Tier+91

530B-Tier+125

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Easy

Breed with Croconaw to get Totodile eggs easily using 36 partners from the Monster and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Crunch, Hydro Pump and 3 more.

Egg Groups

MonsterWater1

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

6moves

Breed With (best first)

Gold & Silver Croconaw Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 2 build content has limited support (no abilities).

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Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Ancient Power and Crunch from the egg pool give Croconaw something extra. Pair those with Hydro Pump and Surf for STAB and coverage across 8 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Rage

—2010020Normal

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 7

Rage

—2010020Normal

Lv 13

Water Gun

D4010025Water

Lv 21

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 28

Scary Face

——9010Normal

Lv 37

Slash

D7010020Normal

Lv 45

Screech

D—8540Normal

Lv 55

Hydro Pump

C120805Water

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM43

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

TM28

Dig

C6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM01

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM49

Fury Cutter

—109520Bug

TM02

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM33

Ice Punch

C7510015Ice

TM16

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TM31

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

TM08

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

HM03

Surf

C9510015Water

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

HM06

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Egg

Hydro Pump

C120805Water

Egg

Razor Wind

—807510Normal

Egg

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

Egg

Thrash

—12010020Normal

Tutor Moves

Croconaw can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Croconaw in Gold & Silver

You're catching Totodile first, not Croconaw. Totodile appears but it's a rare spawn in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.

How to Obtain Croconaw in Gold & Silver

Step 1Catch Totodile
New Bark Town
SilverGift from NPC Lv.5 City
LimitedEarly
New Bark Town
GoldGift from NPC Lv.5 City
LimitedEarly
Train until Level 18
Step 2Croconaw ✓

Croconaw Guide

In Gold & Silver, Croconaw isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Feraligatr to unlock its full potential. At 405 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
In Gold & Silver, watch for Raikou (Electric) and Venusaur (Grass) when using Croconaw. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
In Gold & Silver, Totodile evolves into Croconaw at level 18. Croconaw evolves into Feraligatr at level 30. Croconaw is a middle-stage evolution in the Totodile line.
In Gold & Silver, Croconaw fills the balanced role. It's a special attacker with base 59 Sp. Atk. At base 58 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Gold & Silver, Croconaw does the job early-game if you need a Water type on your team. Evolve it into Feraligatr before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Game Availability

Croconaw first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 9 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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