Is Feraligatr Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Water at level 30. AbilityTorrent for Water boost at low HP. The physical/special split is the big story. Feraligatr's strong Attack finally connects with physical Waterfall instead of relying on special Surf. Handles Jasmine, Pryce, Blaine, and Red's Charizard at Mt. Silver.
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 Feraligatr in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Croconaw evolves at level 30 into Feraligatr, the cap of the Totodile starter line. There is nothing to hunt here, only the one you grew from that opening choice.
Catch Totodile at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Feraligatr.
How to Obtain Feraligatr in HGSS
- Step 2Evolve into Croconaw
- Step 3Feraligatr ✓
How to Get Shiny Feraligatr in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Feraligatr caps the Totodile line, so breed the New Bark starter Masuda-style and raise it all the way up. Compare Shiny Feraligatr odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Feraligatr 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.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Feraligatr in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Feraligatr Weakness
Feraligatr is weak to Electric and Grass. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. With 85 HP and balanced defenses, Feraligatr can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| 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 Feraligatr Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Feraligatr
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Bayleef Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
 Plusle Electric | B | |
 Magnemite ElectricSteel | C | |
 Budew GrassPoison | C | |
 Skiploom Grass | C | |
 Minun Electric | C | |
 Flaaffy Electric | C | |
 Luxio Electric | C | |
 Sunkern Grass | D | |
Feraligatr Evolutions
End of the line. Feraligatr caps a three-stage chain that started at Totodile. Breeding produces the base form, and eggs take an average time to hatch. Attack grew the most through evolution (+40 over Totodile), and Feraligatr peaks at 530 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Feraligatr 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 Feraligatr Best Moveset
Physical Water attacker at 105 Attack and 100 Defense that hits hard and takes physical punishment. The moveset fires MoveWaterfall and physical coverage while tanking hits. AbilityTorrent adds emergency Water power. 78 Speed needs a MoveDragon Dance boost to sweep.
Best Build
Feraligatr best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Waterfall
- Ice Punch
- Swords Dance
- Aqua Jet
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 11 types means almost nothing walls Feraligatr cleanly, with Hydro Cannon and Hydro Pump anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.
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 35 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
When it bites with its massive and powerful jaws, it shakes its head and savagely tears its victim up.
It is hard for it to support its weight out of water, so it sometimes gets down on all fours. But it moves fast.
Feraligatr HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Feraligatr plays as a attacker. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Waterfall is the primary attack.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Feraligatr pairs best with Gengar. Gengar has Decent synergy and covers what Feraligatr can't handle on its own.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Adamant is the go-to nature for Feraligatr. That's +Attack / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the attacker role.
Game Availability
Available in 17 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Feraligatr spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in most mainline games.
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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