
Is Croconaw Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Trade-only mid-stage. Marshtomp from the local Mudkip does the Water role with Ground coverage that Croconaw can't match. The import path through Colosseum makes this impractical.
Croconaw resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Croconaw has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Croconaw trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Croconaw has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Croconaw trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Croconaw trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Croconaw has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Wallace's typing presses Croconaw's defenses.
Croconaw trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Croconaw trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Croconaw trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Croconaw trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Croconaw has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Trade
Croconaw 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. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 18.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Abandoned Ship
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Petalburg City
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Winona
- HM08WaterDivePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Mossdeep City
- After Tate & Liza
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Cave of Origin
- After Wallace
- TM03WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Wallace
- LV 55WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
How to Get Croconaw in Ruby & Sapphire
Croconaw is the level-18 evolution of a traded Totodile, with no wild presence in Ruby or Sapphire.
How to Obtain Croconaw in RS
Step 1Obtain TotodileCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Gift · Littleroot Town · Gift from Professor Birch (complete Hoenn Pokédex), then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Gift · New Bark Town. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Gift · New Bark Town · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · New Bark Town · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Gift · Route 101 · Post-Elite Four. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sun & MoonNot TradeableAppears in Sun & Moon via Walking · Seaward Cave · Island Scan; Monday. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl via Walking · Fountainspring Cave · After National Dex obtained. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Croconaw ✓
Step 3Evolve into Feraligatr
How to Get Shiny Croconaw in Ruby & Sapphire
Croconaw surfaces in no Hoenn river, so raise the Totodile line in another game and trade a shiny across. See every game where Shiny Croconaw can be hunted
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
Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
Tropius Grass | C | |
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Manectric Electric | C | |
Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
Pikachu Electric | C | |
Plusle Electric | C | |
Electrode Electric | B | |
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.
RS Croconaw Best Moveset
Middle-stage Water with AbilityTorrent and improving Attack. MoveSurf and physical coverage at moderate stats. Feraligatr completes the offensive package after evolving.
Best Build
Croconaw best EVs are Attack and Sp. Atk
Mixed Attacker Moveset
- Roar
- Hydro Pump
- Protect
- Hidden Power Electric
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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 9 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
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
Once CROCONAW has clamped its jaws on its foe, it will absolutely not let go. Because the tips of its fangs are forked back like barbed fishhooks, they become impossible to remove when they have sunk in.
Croconaw Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Croconaw isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Obtain one in Emerald, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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

Winds & Waves
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