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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. 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

Its cheeks hold poison sacs. It tries to catch foes off guard to jab them with toxic fingers.

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

4xCritical

Psychic

2xWeak

Ground Flying

½xResist

Grass Fighting Poison Rock Dark

¼xResist

Bug

0xImmune

Water

STAB (7)

Grass Fairy Normal Ice Rock Dark Steel

How to Beat Croagunk in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Garchomp can KO Croagunk with Earthquake (281-330%). Alakazam's Psyshock also KOs at 508-597%.

Garchomp DragonGround	A
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Swords Dance Scale Shot Stealth Rock Damage vs Croagunk Earthquake 2x 281-330%KO View Garchomp builds →
Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery Body Press SpikesHazard Iron Defense View Skarmory builds →
Alakazam Psychic	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemFocus Sash NatureModest Moves Dazzling Gleam PsyshockSTAB Expanding Force Focus Blast Damage vs Croagunk Dazzling Gleam 84-100%KO Psyshock 4x 508-597%KO Focus Blast 63-74% View Alakazam builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

Croagunk evolves into Toxicroak. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool 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 39 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Acupressure, Bullet Punch, Counter and 7 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

10moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Croagunk Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Without breeding, Croagunk misses out on Acupressure and Bullet Punch. That's 10 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Focus Punch and Belch, with coverage across 7 types rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Lv 1

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Lv 4

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 8

Taunt

C—10020Dark

Lv 12

Flatter

D—10015Dark

Lv 16

Revenge-4

D6010010Fighting

Lv 20

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

Lv 24

Sucker Punch+1

D701005Dark

Lv 28

Swagger

D—8515Normal

Lv 32

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

Lv 36

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Lv 40

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Lv 44

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

Lv 48

Belch

C1209010Poison

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TM83

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM79

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM60

Drain Punch

C7510010Fighting

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

C120705Fighting

TM01

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

TM27

Low Sweep

—6510020Fighting

TM63

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM100

Rock Climb

—908520Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM98

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM96

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM41

Torment

D—10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM10

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

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Egg

Fake Out+3

D4010010Normal

Egg

Feint+2

—3010010Normal

Egg

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Egg

Quick Guard+3

———15Fighting

Egg

Vacuum Wave+1

D4010030Fighting

Tutor Moves

Croagunk can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Croagunk Locations

Croagunk starts showing up in mid-game routes at moderate rates across 8 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Best Locations to Catch Croagunk in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Which version you're playing matters for Croagunk. 8 walking spots at Lv. 16-20 spread across Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and some routes only appear in one cartridge. Check the version badges below.

Bogsunk Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Swamp

Mid

Bogsunk Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Swamp

Mid

Riverbank Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Riverbank Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Still-Water Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Still-Water Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Swampy Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Swamp

Mid

Swampy Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Swamp

Mid

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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. 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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