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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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 X & Y (Best Counters)

Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves BulldozeTM78 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Bulldoze 2x 49-58% Confusion 4x 185-218%KO View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves BulldozeTM78 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Bulldoze 2x 71-84% Confusion 4x 129-153%KO View Solrock builds →
Espurr Psychic	D
Available Moves Moves PsybeamLv. 17 ConfusionLv. 9 Damage vs Croagunk Psybeam 4x 175-207%KO Confusion 4x 138-164%KO View Espurr builds →
Spoink Psychic	D
Available Move Moves PsybeamLv. 14 Damage vs Croagunk Psybeam 4x 185-218%KO View Spoink builds →
Woobat PsychicFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Heart StampLv. 15 Aerial AceTM40 ConfusionLv. 1 GustLv. 8 Damage vs Croagunk Heart Stamp 4x 129-153%KO Aerial Ace 2x 64-76% Confusion 4x 129-153%KO Gust 2x 51-60% View Woobat builds →

X & Y 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 56 breeding partners from the Humanshape egg group. Pass egg moves like Acupressure, Bullet Punch, Counter and 12 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

15moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Croagunk Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

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

Moves

Without breeding, Croagunk misses out on Acupressure and Bullet Punch. That's 15 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Belch and Focus Blast, with coverage across 7 types rounding things out.

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

D6510010Poison

Lv 38

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Lv 43

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

Lv 45

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

Lv 47

Belch

—1209010Poison

Lv 50

Flatter

——10015Dark

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TM78

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM97

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM63

Embargo

——10015Dark

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

C120705Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM47

Low Sweep

—6510020Fighting

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM98

Power-Up Punch

D4010020Fighting

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

—701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM34

Sludge Wave

C9510010Poison

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM09

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

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

D3010010Normal

Egg

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Egg

Me First

———20Normal

Egg

Meditate

———40Psychic

Egg

Quick Guard+3

D——15Fighting

Egg

Smelling Salts

—7010010Normal

Egg

Vacuum Wave+1

D4010030Fighting

Egg

Wake-Up Slap

—7010010Fighting

Tutor Moves

Croagunk can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Fury Cutter

D409520Bug

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 5

Work Up

D——30Normal

X & Y Croagunk Locations

Croagunk's scattered across 6 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Best Locations to Catch Croagunk in X & Y

walking encounters for Croagunk across 6 spots at Lv. 12-14. The catch is that X and Y don't share every location, so compare what's available in your version.

Route 7

XGrass Lv.12-14 Route

CommonEarly

Route 7

YGrass Lv.12-14 Route

CommonEarly

Route 7

XGrass Lv.14 Route

RareEarly

Purple flowers

Route 7

YGrass Lv.14 Route

RareEarly

Yellow Flower

Route 7

YGrass Lv.14 Route

RareEarly

Purple flowers

Route 7

XGrass Lv.14 Route

RareEarly

Yellow Flower

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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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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Ralts PsychicFairy	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 6 Damage vs Croagunk Confusion 4x 125-150%KO View Ralts builds →
Combee BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Gust 2x 43-54% View Combee builds →
Fletchling NormalFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves PeckLv. 10 Learns Peck at Level 10 View Fletchling builds →
Pidgey NormalFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves GustLv. 9 Learns Gust at Level 9 View Pidgey builds →
Ledyba BugFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves View Ledyba builds →

Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves SynchronoiseLv. 31 PsybeamLv. 18 Air CutterLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Croagunk Synchronoise 4x 428-505%KO Psybeam 4x 235-278%KO Air Cutter 2x 109-128%KO Aerial Ace 2x 71-84% View Sigilyph builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves BulldozeTM78 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Bulldoze 2x 48-56% Confusion 4x 173-205%KO View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves BulldozeTM78 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Bulldoze 2x 68-80% Confusion 4x 117-139%KO View Solrock builds →
Espurr Psychic	D
Available Moves Moves PsyshockLv. 25 PsybeamLv. 17 ConfusionLv. 9 Damage vs Croagunk Psyshock 4x 199-234%KO Psybeam 4x 167-198%KO Confusion 4x 130-154%KO View Espurr builds →
Spoink Psychic	D
Available Moves Moves Zen HeadbuttLv. 26 PsybeamLv. 14 Damage vs Croagunk Zen Headbutt 4x 111-132%KO Psybeam 4x 173-205%KO View Spoink builds →

Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves SynchronoiseLv. 31 FlyHM02 PsybeamLv. 18 Air CutterLv. 21 Damage vs Croagunk Synchronoise 4x 428-505%KO Fly 2x 105-124%KO Psybeam 4x 235-278%KO Air Cutter 2x 109-128%KO View Sigilyph builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves BulldozeTM78 AcrobaticsTM62 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Bulldoze 2x 48-56% Acrobatics 2x 43-51% Confusion 4x 173-205%KO View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves BulldozeTM78 AcrobaticsTM62 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Bulldoze 2x 68-80% Acrobatics 2x 62-73% Confusion 4x 117-139%KO View Solrock builds →
Espurr Psychic	D
Available Moves Moves PsyshockLv. 25 PsybeamLv. 17 ConfusionLv. 9 Damage vs Croagunk Psyshock 4x 199-234%KO Psybeam 4x 167-198%KO Confusion 4x 130-154%KO View Espurr builds →
Spoink Psychic	D
Available Moves Moves Zen HeadbuttLv. 26 PsybeamLv. 14 Damage vs Croagunk Zen Headbutt 4x 111-132%KO Psybeam 4x 173-205%KO View Spoink builds →

Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves SynchronoiseLv. 31 FlyHM02 PsybeamLv. 18 Air CutterLv. 21 Damage vs Croagunk Synchronoise 4x 428-505%KO Fly 2x 105-124%KO Psybeam 4x 235-278%KO Air Cutter 2x 109-128%KO View Sigilyph builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves BulldozeTM78 AcrobaticsTM62 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Bulldoze 2x 48-56% Acrobatics 2x 43-51% Confusion 4x 173-205%KO View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves BulldozeTM78 AcrobaticsTM62 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Bulldoze 2x 68-80% Acrobatics 2x 62-73% Confusion 4x 117-139%KO View Solrock builds →
Espurr Psychic	D
Available Moves Moves PsyshockLv. 25 PsybeamLv. 17 ConfusionLv. 9 Damage vs Croagunk Psyshock 4x 199-234%KO Psybeam 4x 167-198%KO Confusion 4x 130-154%KO View Espurr builds →
Spoink Psychic	D
Available Moves Moves Zen HeadbuttLv. 26 PsybeamLv. 14 Damage vs Croagunk Zen Headbutt 4x 111-132%KO Psybeam 4x 173-205%KO View Spoink builds →

Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves PsychicLv. 33 BulldozeTM78 AcrobaticsTM62 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Psychic 4x 313-369%KO Bulldoze 2x 47-56% Acrobatics 2x 44-52% Confusion 4x 175-206%KO View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves PsychicLv. 33 BulldozeTM78 AcrobaticsTM62 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Psychic 4x 206-244%KO Bulldoze 2x 71-83% Acrobatics 2x 65-77% Confusion 4x 117-138%KO View Solrock builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves SynchronoiseLv. 31 FlyHM02 PsybeamLv. 18 Air CutterLv. 21 Damage vs Croagunk Synchronoise 4x 446-525%KO Fly 2x 108-128%KO Psybeam 4x 244-288%KO Air Cutter 2x 114-134%KO View Sigilyph builds →
Espurr Psychic	D
Available Moves Moves PsyshockLv. 25 PsybeamLv. 17 ConfusionLv. 9 Damage vs Croagunk Psyshock 4x 206-244%KO Psybeam 4x 170-200%KO Confusion 4x 132-156%KO View Espurr builds →
Spoink Psychic	D
Available Moves Moves Zen HeadbuttLv. 26 PsyshockLv. 38 PsybeamLv. 14 Damage vs Croagunk Zen Headbutt 4x 117-138%KO Psyshock 4x 218-256%KO Psybeam 4x 180-213%KO View Spoink builds →

Latios DragonPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Draco Meteor ProtectPriority PsyshockSTAB TailwindUtility Damage vs Croagunk Draco Meteor 237-279%KO Psyshock 4x 584-688%KO View Latios builds →
Garchomp DragonGround	A
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Stealth Rock Swords Dance Dragon Claw Damage vs Croagunk Earthquake 2x 281-330%KO View Garchomp builds →
Gastrodon WaterGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityStormdrain ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves Earth Power ScaldSTAB RecoverRecovery ProtectPriority Damage vs Croagunk Scald 81-96% View Gastrodon builds →
Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery SpikesHazard WhirlwindUtility DefogUtility View Skarmory builds →
Alakazam Psychic	B
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