What does Croagunk evolve into?

Get Croagunk to Toxicroak at level 37. At 300 BST, Croagunk is just the starting point.

At what level does Croagunk evolve?

Level 37 gets you Toxicroak . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Croagunk?

In Black 2 & White 2, Croagunk does the job early-game if you need a Poison/Fighting type on your team. Evolve it into Toxicroak before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Croagunk?

You can find Croagunk in Black 2 & White 2. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.

Croagunk - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Croagunk's stats barely vary. None sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 1 Attack EV, medium-fast 1M XP curve to max.

Base Stats

Avg

HP48

Attack61

Defense40

Sp. Atk61

Sp. Def40

Speed50

Total300

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate140 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.7 m

Weight23.0 kg

Base XP60

Abilities

Anticipation

Notifies all trainers upon entering battle if an opponent has a super-effective move, self destruct, explosion, or a one-hit KO move.

Dry Skin

Causes 1/8 max HP in damage each turn during strong sunlight, but heals for 1/8 max HP during rain. Increases damage from fire moves to 1.25×, but absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

Poison TouchHA

Has a 30% chance of poisoning target Pokémon upon contact.

Dry Skin grants Water immunity

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

Inflating its poison sacs, it fills the area with an odd sound and hits flinching opponents with a poison jab.

Croagunk Weakness

Psychic, Ground, and Flying moves hit Croagunk for super-effective damage. Psychic hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that. Dry Skin grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Croagunk Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Psychic
2x (Weak)	Ground, Flying
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting, Poison, Rock, Dark
0.25x (Resist)	Bug

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

6Resist

1Immune

Score-1

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

Psychic

2xWeak

Ground Flying

½xResist

Grass Fighting Poison Rock Dark

¼xResist

Bug

0xImmune

Water

STAB (6)

Grass Normal Ice Rock Dark Steel

How to Beat Croagunk in Black 2 & White 2 (Best Counters)

Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Future SightLv. 45 PsychicLv. 33 BulldozeTM78 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Future Sight 4x 427-502%KO Psychic 4x 319-376%KO Bulldoze 2x 48-57% Confusion 4x 182-215%KO View Lunatone builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 51 SynchronoiseLv. 31 PsychicLv. 44 FlyHM02 Damage vs Croagunk Sky Attack 2x 170-200%KO Synchronoise 4x 456-537%KO Psychic 4x 344-405%KO Fly 2x 110-129%KO View Sigilyph builds →
Gothitelle Psychic	C
Available Moves Moves Future SightLv. 31 PsychicLv. 39 PsyshockLv. 25 PsybeamLv. 16 Damage vs Croagunk Future Sight 4x 427-502%KO Psychic 4x 319-376%KO Psyshock 4x 285-337%KO Psybeam 4x 232-273%KO View Gothitelle builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves PsychicLv. 33 BulldozeTM78 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Psychic 4x 211-249%KO Bulldoze 2x 72-85% Confusion 4x 120-141%KO View Solrock builds →
Baltoy GroundPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Earth PowerLv. 37 ExtrasensoryLv. 28 DigTM28 PsybeamLv. 13 Damage vs Croagunk Earth Power 2x 85-100%KO Extrasensory 4x 153-180%KO Dig 2x 76-90% Psybeam 4x 124-146%KO View Baltoy builds →

Black 2 & White 2 Evolution

Croagunk evolves into Toxicroak. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 190 total stats over Croagunk. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#453Croagunk

Level 37

#454Toxicroak

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Croagunk

PoisonFighting

Toxicroak

PoisonFighting

83+35

ATK

106+45

DEF

65+25

SP.ATK

86+25

SP.DEF

65+25

SPE

85+35

BST

300C-Tier

490C-Tier+190

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Croagunk easily with 53 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Acupressure, Bullet Punch, Counter and 11 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Humanshape

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

10 cycles·2,570 steps

Fast~3 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

14moves

Breed With (best first)

Black 2 & White 2 Croagunk Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

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Moves

Need something that threatens multiple types? Croagunk's movepool delivers. Coverage across 11 types plus STAB from Focus Punch and Focus Blast gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 3

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Lv 8

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Lv 10

Taunt

C—10020Dark

Lv 15

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Lv 17

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Lv 22

Revenge-4

—6010010Fighting

Lv 24

Swagger

——9015Normal

Lv 29

Mud Bomb

—658510Ground

Lv 31

Sucker Punch+1

D801005Dark

Lv 36

Venoshock

—6510010Poison

Lv 38

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Lv 43

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

Lv 45

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

Lv 50

Flatter

——10015Dark

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TM78

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM63

Embargo

D—10015Dark

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

C120705Fighting

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM47

Low Sweep

D6010020Fighting

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

D701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM34

Sludge Wave

C9510010Poison

HM04

Strength

D8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

—6010010Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM09

Venoshock

—6510010Poison

TM83

Work Up

D——30Normal

TM81

X-Scissor

D8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Acupressure

———30Normal

Egg

Bullet Punch+1

D4010030Steel

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Cross Chop

C100805Fighting

Egg

Drain Punch

C7510010Fighting

Egg

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Egg

Fake Out+3

D4010010Normal

Egg

Feint+2

—3010010Normal

Egg

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Egg

Me First

———20Normal

Egg

Meditate

———40Psychic

Egg

Smelling Salts

—7010010Normal

Egg

Vacuum Wave+1

D4010030Fighting

Egg

Wake-Up Slap

—6010010Fighting

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Bounce

D85855Flying

Tutor

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

Tutor

Drain Punch

C7510010Fighting

Tutor

Dual Chop

D409015Dragon

Tutor

Foul Play

D9510015Dark

Tutor

Gunk Shot

C120705Poison

Tutor

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Tutor

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Tutor

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Role Play

———10Psychic

Tutor

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Tutor

Snatch+4

———10Dark

Tutor

Snore

—4010015Normal

Tutor

Spite

——10010Ghost

Tutor

Super Fang

D—9010Normal

Tutor

Thunder Punch

D7510015Electric

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

Gen 4

Fury Cutter

—209520Bug

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Black 2 & White 2 Croagunk Locations

Croagunk appears at decent spawn rates across 6 spots in endgame routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.

Best Locations to Catch Croagunk in Black 2 & White 2

Croagunk's encounter pool splits between Black 2 and White 2. You've got 6 walking spots at Lv. 55-56 total, but your version determines which ones actually show up.

Icirrus City

Black 2Grass Lv.55-56 City

UncommonPost

Spring/summer/autumn

Icirrus City

White 2Grass Lv.55-56 City

UncommonPost

Spring/summer/autumn

Moor of Icirrus

Black 2Grass Lv.55-56 Swamp

UncommonPost

Any

Moor of Icirrus

White 2Grass Lv.55-56 Swamp

UncommonPost

Any

Route 8

White 2Grass Lv.55-56 Route

UncommonPost

Spring/summer/autumn

Route 8

Black 2Grass Lv.55-56 Route

UncommonPost

Spring/summer/autumn

Croagunk Guide

Get Croagunk to Toxicroak at level 37. At 300 BST, Croagunk is just the starting point.
Level 37 gets you Toxicroak. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Black 2 & White 2, Croagunk does the job early-game if you need a Poison/Fighting type on your team. Evolve it into Toxicroak before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
You can find Croagunk in Black 2 & White 2. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Croagunk first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 13 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 15 Damage vs Croagunk Wing Attack 2x 62-74% View Zubat builds →
Pidove NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 15 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Air Cutter 2x 53-62% Gust 2x 38-45% View Pidove builds →

Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves PsybeamLv. 18 Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Psybeam 4x 247-292%KO Air Cutter 2x 114-135%KO Gust 2x 78-92% View Sigilyph builds →
Braviary NormalFlying	C
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 10 Aerial AceLv. 23 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Wing Attack 2x 131-154%KO Aerial Ace 2x 131-154%KO Peck 2x 78-92% View Braviary builds →
Mandibuzz DarkFlying	C
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves PluckLv. 10 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Pluck 2x 81-96% Gust 2x 49-58% View Mandibuzz builds →
Baltoy GroundPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 28 DigTM28 PsybeamLv. 13 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Extrasensory 4x 156-185%KO Dig 2x 78-92% Psybeam 4x 131-154%KO Confusion 4x 104-123%KO View Baltoy builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 15 Air CutterLv. 26 AcrobaticsLv. 30 Damage vs Croagunk Wing Attack 2x 65-77% Air Cutter 2x 51-62% Acrobatics 2x 58-69% View Zubat builds →

Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves SynchronoiseLv. 31 FlyHM02 PsybeamLv. 18 Air CutterLv. 21 Damage vs Croagunk Synchronoise 4x 433-510%KO Fly 2x 105-124%KO Psybeam 4x 240-283%KO Air Cutter 2x 110-131%KO View Sigilyph builds →
Solosis Psychic	C
Available Moves Moves Future SightLv. 31 PsyshockLv. 25 Damage vs Croagunk Future Sight 4x 439-517%KO Psyshock 4x 299-352%KO View Solosis builds →
Baltoy GroundPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 28 DigTM28 PsybeamLv. 13 BulldozeTM78 Damage vs Croagunk Extrasensory 4x 152-179%KO Dig 2x 76-90% Psybeam 4x 123-145%KO Bulldoze 2x 59-69% View Baltoy builds →
Gothita Psychic	D
Available Moves Moves Future SightLv. 31 PsyshockLv. 25 PsybeamLv. 16 ConfusionLv. 3 Damage vs Croagunk Future Sight 4x 269-317%KO Psyshock 4x 182-214%KO Psybeam 4x 152-179%KO Confusion 4x 117-138%KO View Gothita builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 15 Air CutterLv. 26 PluckTM88 Damage vs Croagunk Fly 2x 91-107%KO Wing Attack 2x 61-72% Air Cutter 2x 49-59% Pluck 2x 61-72% View Zubat builds →

Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves SynchronoiseLv. 31 FlyHM02 PsybeamLv. 18 Air CutterLv. 21 Damage vs Croagunk Synchronoise 4x 437-514%KO Fly 2x 106-126%KO Psybeam 4x 239-282%KO Air Cutter 2x 111-132%KO View Sigilyph builds →
Baltoy GroundPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Earth PowerLv. 37 ExtrasensoryLv. 28 DigTM28 PsybeamLv. 13 Damage vs Croagunk Earth Power 2x 83-98% Extrasensory 4x 150-178%KO Dig 2x 74-89% Psybeam 4x 124-147%KO View Baltoy builds →
Elgyem Psychic	D
Available Moves Moves PsychicLv. 39 Zen HeadbuttLv. 32 PsybeamLv. 15 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Psychic 4x 281-331%KO Zen Headbutt 4x 182-214%KO Psybeam 4x 208-245%KO Confusion 4x 161-190%KO View Elgyem builds →
Woobat PsychicFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Future SightLv. 36 FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 32 Heart StampLv. 15 Damage vs Croagunk Future Sight 4x 270-318%KO Fly 2x 91-107%KO Air Slash 2x 86-101%KO Heart Stamp 4x 124-147%KO View Woobat builds →
Gothita Psychic	D
Available Moves Moves Future SightLv. 31 PsychicLv. 37 PsyshockLv. 25 PsybeamLv. 16 Damage vs Croagunk Future Sight 4x 270-318%KO Psychic 4x 202-239%KO Psyshock 4x 182-214%KO Psybeam 4x 150-178%KO View Gothita builds →

Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Future SightLv. 45 PsychicLv. 33 BulldozeTM78 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Future Sight 4x 423-498%KO Psychic 4x 319-376%KO Bulldoze 2x 47-56% Confusion 4x 181-214%KO View Lunatone builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves SynchronoiseLv. 31 PsychicLv. 44 FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 41 Damage vs Croagunk Synchronoise 4x 449-529%KO Psychic 4x 336-397%KO Fly 2x 108-127%KO Air Slash 2x 142-168%KO View Sigilyph builds →
Grumpig Psychic	C
Available Moves Moves Zen HeadbuttLv. 26 PsyshockLv. 42 PsybeamLv. 14 BulldozeTM78 Damage vs Croagunk Zen Headbutt 4x 164-193%KO Psyshock 4x 272-320%KO Psybeam 4x 220-259%KO Bulldoze 2x 42-49% View Grumpig builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves PsychicLv. 33 BulldozeTM78 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Psychic 4x 207-244%KO Bulldoze 2x 72-85% Confusion 4x 120-142%KO View Solrock builds →
Baltoy GroundPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Earth PowerLv. 37 ExtrasensoryLv. 28 DigTM28 PsybeamLv. 13 Damage vs Croagunk Earth Power 2x 84-99% Extrasensory 4x 151-178%KO Dig 2x 75-89% Psybeam 4x 125-147%KO View Baltoy builds →

Garchomp DragonGround	S
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB OutrageSTAB Swords Dance Stealth Rock Damage vs Croagunk Earthquake 2x 281-330%KO Outrage 168-198%KO View Garchomp builds →
Alakazam Psychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves Focus Blast PsychicSTAB Shadow Ball Hidden Power Ice Damage vs Croagunk Focus Blast 57-68% Psychic 4x 521-613%KO Shadow Ball 77-91% View Alakazam builds →
Reuniclus Psychic	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves RecoverRecovery Focus Blast Calm Mind PsychicSTAB Damage vs Croagunk Focus Blast 45-53% Psychic 4x 406-478%KO View Reuniclus builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB ProtectPriority Stealth Rock Swords Dance Damage vs Croagunk Earthquake 2x 177-209%KO View Gliscor builds →
Salamence DragonFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Earthquake OutrageSTAB Dragon Claw Dragon Dance Damage vs Croagunk Earthquake 2x 193-227%KO Outrage 173-204%KO View Salamence builds →