Is Totodile Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Transfer only. Water with AbilityTorrent. Feraligatr at 30 is a physical Water attacker that benefits from the Gen 4 split. BW2 has deep native Water options already.
Totodile has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Roxie's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Totodile has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Marshal's typing presses Totodile's defenses.
Iris's team hits Totodile's weaknesses hard.
Totodile 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.
How to Get Totodile in Black 2 & White 2
No wild encounters for Totodile in Black 2 & White 2. Bring Totodile over from Gold & Silver, Crystal, or Legends: Z-A, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Totodile in B2W2
Step 1Totodile ✓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 APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Gift · Littleroot Town · Gift from Professor Birch (complete Hoenn Pokédex). 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.
Step 2Evolve into Croconaw
Step 3Evolve into Feraligatr
Totodile Weakness
Type-wise, Totodile takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Totodile's Water typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.
| 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 Totodile Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Totodile
 Snivy Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
 Servine Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Snivy (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Swadloon BugGrass | C | |
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Totodile View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x200-235%KO | ||
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Totodile View Maractus builds →Petal Dance 2x193-228%KO | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Totodile View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x193-228%KO | ||
 Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Totodile View Maractus builds →Petal Dance 2x202-238%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Totodile View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x208-245%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Totodile View Maractus builds →Petal Dance 2x198-234%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Totodile View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x206-243%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Totodile View Maractus builds →Petal Dance 2x202-238%KO | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Totodile View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x208-245%KO | ||
 Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Sunflora Grass | C | |
In Black 2 & White 2, Rotom can KO Totodile with Thunderbolt (176-208%).
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Totodile View Rotom builds →Volt Switch 2x137-162%KO Shadow Ball78-93% Thunderbolt 2x176-208%KO | ||
Totodile Evolutions
Totodile kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Croconaw all the way to Feraligatr. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners via two egg groups. Evolving adds up to 216 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Totodile easily with 67 breeding partners from the Monster and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Aqua Jet, Block and 10 more to offspring.
B2W2 Totodile Best Moveset
Water TermStab from 65 Attack at 43 Speed can't threaten anything. AbilitySheer Force as a hidden ability boosts secondary-effect moves, but the stats waste the boost. The moveset needs Feraligatr's power two evolutions away.
Best Build
Totodile best EVs are Speed and Attack
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Swords Dance
- Aqua Jet
- Waterfall
- Endure
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Stall teams hate this. Totodile can spread damage across 10 types, with Normal and Dark punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Hydro Pump and Aqua Tail keeps the pressure honest on everything else.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It has the habit of biting anything with its developed jaws. Even its Trainer needs to be careful.
Totodile Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, For a casual playthrough, Totodile works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Croconaw. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Totodile appears in 17 games across 9 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
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 7LGPE
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