Is Totodile Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from Colosseum or later games. AbilityTorrent is standard. RS has Mudkip natively, and Swampert's Water/Ground typing outclasses Feraligatr's pure Water for the story playthrough.
Totodile resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Totodile has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's team hits Totodile's weaknesses hard.
Totodile has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Totodile's defenses.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Wallace's typing presses Totodile's defenses.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Totodile trades roughly evenly with Steven'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 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 52WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
How to Get Totodile in Ruby & Sapphire
Totodile is the third Johto starter Hoenn leaves out, with Mudkip filling the Water beginner slot. Trading one in is the only way to start the Feraligatr line.
How to Obtain Totodile in RS
- Step 1Totodile ✓CARTRIDGE 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 2Evolve into Croconaw
- Step 3Evolve into Feraligatr
How to Get Shiny Totodile in Ruby & Sapphire
Totodile holds no Hoenn dex slot, so complete the Hoenn Pokedex and accept a shiny starter from Professor Birch in Littleroot Town in Emerald before trading it over. 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Totodile Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Totodile
 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 | |
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
 Plusle Electric | C | |
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Totodile Evolutions
Totodile kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Croconaw all the way to Feraligatr. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool 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 49 breeding partners from the Monster and Water 1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Crunch, Dragon Claw and 5 more to offspring.
RS Totodile Best Moveset
Water starter with AbilityTorrent boosting Water at low HP. MoveSurf at pre-evolution stats. Feraligatr brings the Attack and MoveSwords Dance setup that define the physical Water role.
Best Build
Totodile best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Focus Punch
- Ancient Power
- Substitute
- Aerial Ace
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Ancient Power and Crunch give Totodile options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 9 types already covers a decent range on top of Hydro Pump and Surf. The egg moves push it further.
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 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Despite the smallness of its body, TOTODILE’s jaws are very powerful. While the POKéMON may think it is just playfully nipping, its bite has enough power to cause serious injury.
Totodile Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Totodile isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Obtain it as a gift in Emerald, then trade it over.
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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