Is Croconaw Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Totodile evolves at level 18. AbilityTorrent boosts Water at low HP. Croconaw contributes through mid-game with decent Attack. Feraligatr at 30 arrives before Chuck, right when the power spike matters most.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Totodile has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Feraligatr has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Feraligatr trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Feraligatr resists most of Jasmine's coverage and hits back hard.
Feraligatr has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Feraligatr trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Feraligatr resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Feraligatr trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Feraligatr has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Feraligatr trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Feraligatr has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Feraligatr has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Feraligatr resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Feraligatr has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Feraligatr has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Feraligatr has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Feraligatr resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Feraligatr has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Feraligatr has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Starter
Totodile is available as a starter.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM75NormalSwords DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 30Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
- LV 41WaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 43FightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 48WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
Evolve Totodile to Feraligatr
Croconaw evolves into Feraligatr at Level 30. Your Totodile should hit Level 30 before you reach Morty, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Pryce
- TUTORWaterHydro CannonPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Blackthorn City
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
- LV 58WaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 63FightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 71WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
How to Get Croconaw in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Croconaw arrives when the Totodile starter reaches level 18. It sits in the middle of the line and never spawns wild, so raising your starter is the one way to see one.
Catch Totodile at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Croconaw.
- 1Catch Totodile
- 2Evolve Croconawat Lv.18
- 3
How to Obtain Croconaw in HGSS
- Step 2Croconaw ✓
- Step 3Evolve into Feraligatr
How to Get Shiny Croconaw in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Croconaw evolves from Totodile, so breed that starter Masuda-style and raise it once it shines. Compare Shiny Croconaw odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Croconaw Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Croconaw Weak Against
Good
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 plenty of partners 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 63 partners from the Monster and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Aqua Jet, Crunch and 9 more.
HGSS Croconaw Best Moveset
Balanced at 80 Attack and 80 Defense with Water typing absorbing Fire and Ice hits. The moveset improves Totodile's physical output but 58 Speed still limits when it acts. AbilityTorrent fires at low HP. Evolve to Feraligatr.
Best Build
Croconaw best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Ice Punch
- Waterfall
- Dragon Dance
- Crunch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Croconaw won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 11 types means it always has an effective option. Hydro Pump and Aqua Tail 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 29 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
If it loses a fang, a new one grows back in its place. There are always 48 fangs lining its mouth.
It opens its huge jaws wide when attacking. If it loses any fangs while biting, they grow back in.
Croconaw HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Croconaw as a balanced. Physical side carries the damage. Not the fastest, Waterfall is the primary attack.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Adamant on Croconaw. +Attack is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, build your team around Raticate, Lunatone, and Charmeleon. 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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