
Is Totodile Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Johto Water starter, transfer-only. Feraligatr at 30 is the target, and the physical/special split transforms what it can do. Sinnoh's deep Water roster makes the import less urgent than Cyndaquil though.
Totodile resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Totodile's defenses.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Totodile has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Totodile has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Totodile has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Totodile has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Jupiter's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Saturn's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Trade
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.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- TM75NormalSwords DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 30Veilstone Game Corner
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- LV 36WaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 41FightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 43WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sunyshore City
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Totodile in Diamond & Pearl
Totodile skips the wild in Sinnoh, left off the starter list these games use. The water jaw Pokemon comes in through breeding or a migrated parent and shows up nowhere on the map.
How to Obtain Totodile in DP
Step 1Totodile ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEAvailableCatch in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · New Bark Town · Starter Pokémon, 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 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 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 2Evolve into Croconaw
Step 3Evolve into Feraligatr
How to Get Shiny Totodile in Diamond & Pearl
Totodile hails from Johto, so earn its shiny in HeartGold or SoulSilver and bring it over through Pal Park. See every game where Shiny Totodile can be hunted
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
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Lake Verity Gift) | ||
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Totodile View Victreebel builds →Leaf Storm 2x225-265%KO | ||
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Totodile View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x146-172%KO | ||
Cherrim Grass | C | |
Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Carnivine Grass | C | |
Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
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 63 breeding partners from the Monster and Water 1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Crunch, Dragon Claw and 8 more to offspring.
DP Totodile Best Moveset
65 Attack hints at the physical Water role Feraligatr will fill, but stats this low can't compete in any format. The moveset is basic Water attacks at low power. Croconaw, then Feraligatr.
Best Build
Totodile best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Waterfall
- Aqua Jet
- Return
- Swords Dance
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
33 of 34 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
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 Diamond & Pearl Guide
No. Totodile isn't catchable in Diamond & Pearl. Pick it as your starter in HeartGold or SoulSilver, then trade it over.
In Diamond & Pearl, Totodile has 314 BST and evolves into Croconaw. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Totodile appears in 17 games across 8 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 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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