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Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II

#159 Croconaw

Water

  • SpeciesBig Jaw Pokémon
  • Japanese nameArigeitsu
  • PronunciationCROC-O-NAH
  • Height3′ 7″ 1.09 m
  • Weight55.0 lb 24.75 kg
  • Gender♂ 87.5% · ♀ 12.5%
Croconaw official artwork

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats

Name meaning

CROCODILE plus GNAW. “a crocodile that gnaws on foes”

Evolution

  1. TotodileLevel 18CroconawLevel 30Feraligatr
Croconaw in the original Gengar’s Pokédex
Croconaw as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

GoldStadium 2 If it loses a fang, a new one grows back in its place. There are always 48 fangs in its mouth.
Silver It opens its huge jaws wide when attacking. If it loses any fangs while biting, they grow back in.
Crystal The tips of its fangs are slanted backward. Once those fangs clamp down, the prey has no hope of escape.

Where to find Croconaw

Game Where to find it Time Rarity
Gold Must Evolve from Totodile at Level 18 Any Evolve
Silver Any Evolve
Crystal Any Evolve

How to catch

Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
G/S ✓
Crystal ✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

  • Normal×1
  • Fire×0.5
  • Water×0.5
  • Electric×2
  • Grass×2
  • Ice×0.5
  • Fighting×1
  • Poison×1
  • Ground×1
  • Flying×1
  • Psychic×1
  • Bug×1
  • Rock×1
  • Ghost×1
  • Dragon×1
  • Dark×1
  • Steel×0.5
  • 2 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 2 (50%).

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

  • NormalNormal
  • FireGood
  • WaterBad
  • ElectricNormal
  • GrassBad
  • IceNormal
  • FightingNormal
  • PoisonNormal
  • GroundGood
  • FlyingNormal
  • PsychicNormal
  • BugNormal
  • RockGood
  • GhostNormal
  • DragonBad
  • DarkNormal
  • SteelNormal
  • 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).

Moves learned by levelling up

G/S/C Move Type Kind
Start Scratch Normal Physical
Start Leer Normal Status
Start Rage Normal Physical
Start Water Gun Water Special
21 Bite Dark Special
28 Scary Face Normal Status
37 Slash Normal Physical
45 Screech Normal Status
55 Hydro Pump Water Special

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

  • Ice Beam

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

  • TM01Dynamicpunch
  • TM02Headbutt
  • TM03Curse
  • TM05Roar
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM08Rock Smash
  • TM10Hidden Power
  • TM13Snore
  • TM14Blizzard
  • TM16Icy Wind
  • TM18Rain Dance
  • TM20Endure
  • TM21Frustration
  • TM23Iron Tail
  • TM27Return
  • TM28Dig
  • TM31Mud-Slap
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM33Ice Punch
  • TM34Swagger
  • TM35Sleep Talk
  • TM43Detect
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Attract
  • TM49Fury Cutter
  • HM01Cut
  • HM03Surf
  • HM04Strength
  • HM06Whirlpool

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups Water 1 Pokémon group 8 Monster Pokémon group 11

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

Move How to pass it down
Ancient Power Mate with a male Corsola, Kabuto/Kabutops, or Omanyte/Omastar.
Crunch Mate with a male from Larvitar Family.
Hydro Pump Mate with a male from Horsea, Lapras, Omanyte, Poliwag, Psyduck, Squirtle, or Totodile Family.
Razor Wind Teach RBY TM02 (Razor Wind) to a Kabuto/Kabutops then trade to GSC. If male, mate with a female from Totodile Family.
Rock Slide Mate with a male from Larvitar Family.
Thrash Mate with a male from Cubone or Larvitar Family; or Nidoking.

Stats

Stat Base Range at Lv. 100 G/S/C rank
HP 65 303-333 24/4546.02%
Attack 80 228-258 17/4961.79%
Defense 80 228-258 18/5563.67%
Speed 58 184-214 30/4738.21%
Special Attack 59 186-216 27/4638.21%
Special Defense 63 194-224 24/4142.07%
Total 405 1323-1503 38/8748.01%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library