Is Croconaw Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Croconaw with AbilityTorrent sits between Totodile and the Feraligatr payoff. Postgame Birch gift means no gym or E4 contribution. The Battle Frontier is all that's left to fight through.
Totodile resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's team hits Totodile's weaknesses hard.
Totodile has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Juan's typing presses Totodile's defenses.
Feraligatr trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Feraligatr has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Feraligatr has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Feraligatr trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Feraligatr trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Gift Totodile
Totodile is given to you as a gift in Littleroot Town at Lv 5. From Professor Birch after completing Hoenn Pokédex. Gift from Professor Birch in Littleroot Town after completing the Hoenn Pokedex.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by Wally's father at Wally's house in Petalburg City after you defeat Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- After Tate & Liza
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by Wallace in Sootopolis City
- HM08WaterDivePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Given by Steven Stone in his house in Mossdeep City
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 52WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 80Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORIceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
Evolve Totodile to Feraligatr
Croconaw evolves into Feraligatr at Level 30. Level it up in the post-game, after you beat Wallace.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by Wally's father at Wally's house in Petalburg City after you defeat Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by Wallace in Sootopolis City
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- LV 58WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 80Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORIceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
How to Get Croconaw in Emerald
Croconaw is evolution-only here. Raise the Totodile that Birch awards after the league, and it evolves into Croconaw at level 18. No wild spawns back it up.
Catch Totodile at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Croconaw.
- 1Catch Totodile
- 2Evolve Croconawat Lv.18
- 3
Badge 8How to Obtain Croconaw in E
- Step 2Croconaw ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave Feraligatr with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Totodile egg.
- Step 3Evolve into Feraligatr
How to Get Shiny Croconaw in Emerald
Croconaw is never wild, so soft-reset the Littleroot Town gift for a shiny Totodile, then level it to 18 and the shine follows into Croconaw. Compare Shiny Croconaw odds across every game
Emerald Shiny Croconaw Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Emerald shiny odds for Croconaw.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Croconaw Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Croconaw
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Plusle Electric | C | |
 Minun Electric | C | |
 Grovyle Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Bayleef Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (Littleroot Town Gift) | ||
 Lombre WaterGrass | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
 Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
 Cacnea Grass | C | |
 Nuzleaf GrassDark | C | |
 Lileep RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Croconaw Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed with Croconaw to get Totodile eggs easily using 49 partners from the Monster and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Crunch, Dragon Claw and 5 more.
E Croconaw Best Moveset
Middle-stage Water with improving Attack and Defense. AbilityTorrent active. The moveset gains MoveSwords Dance functionality after evolving into Feraligatr.
Best Build
Croconaw best EVs are Attack and Sp. Atk
Mixed Attacker Moveset
- Roar
- Hydro Pump
- Protect
- Hidden Power Electric
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Croconaw won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 10 types means it always has an effective option. Hydro Pump and Surf anchor the STAB core.
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
All 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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Croconaw Emerald Guide
Yes. Croconaw is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Croconaw becomes available after the main story is complete in Emerald.
In Emerald, Croconaw has 405 BST and evolves into Feraligatr. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
In Emerald, use Croconaw as a balanced. Special attacks are the main output. Not the fastest,
For Emerald, run Hardy on Croconaw. Fits the balanced role.
For Emerald, build your team around Wartortle, Wigglytuff, and Gastly. These have the highest co-usage rates with Croconaw in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
Game Availability
Croconaw first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 8 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 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
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 7Let's Go
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
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