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 & White, 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 & White. 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

It rarely fights fairly, but that is strictly to ensure survival. It is popular as a mascot.

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 & White (Best Counters)

Reuniclus Psychic	B
Available Moves Moves Future SightLv. 31 Dream EaterTM85 PsychicLv. 39 PsyshockLv. 25 Damage vs Croagunk Future Sight 4x 529-622%KO Dream Eater 4x 443-521%KO Psychic 4x 400-471%KO Psyshock 4x 357-421%KO View Reuniclus builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves SynchronoiseLv. 31 Dream EaterTM85 FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 41 Damage vs Croagunk Synchronoise 4x 448-527%KO Dream Eater 4x 376-443%KO Fly 2x 109-129%KO Air Slash 2x 143-168%KO View Sigilyph builds →
Gothitelle Psychic	C
Available Moves Moves Future SightLv. 31 Dream EaterTM85 PsychicLv. 39 PsyshockLv. 25 Damage vs Croagunk Future Sight 4x 423-499%KO Dream Eater 4x 357-421%KO Psychic 4x 319-376%KO Psyshock 4x 286-336%KO View Gothitelle builds →
Musharna Psychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsybeamLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Dream Eater 4x 391-460%KO Psybeam 4x 257-303%KO View Musharna builds →
Elgyem Psychic	D
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicLv. 39 Zen HeadbuttLv. 32 PsybeamLv. 15 Damage vs Croagunk Dream Eater 4x 323-381%KO Psychic 4x 291-342%KO Zen Headbutt 4x 191-224%KO Psybeam 4x 214-252%KO View Elgyem builds →

Black & White 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 & White Croagunk Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

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

Moves

Without breeding, Croagunk misses out on Acupressure and Bullet Punch. That's 14 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Focus Punch 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

—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

Croagunk can't learn any Tutor moves

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 & White Croagunk Locations

Croagunk appears at high spawn rates across 2 spots in mid-game 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 & White

Route 8

WhiteGrass Lv.30 Route

CommonMid

AnySwarm active

Route 8

BlackGrass Lv.30 Route

CommonMid

AnySwarm active

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 & White, 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 & White. 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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Musharna Psychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsybeamLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Dream Eater 4x 359-424%KO Psybeam 4x 234-278%KO View Musharna builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceLv. 13 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Aerial Ace 2x 98-117%KO Peck 2x 61-73% View Farfetch'd builds →

Musharna Psychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsybeamLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Dream Eater 4x 389-458%KO Psybeam 4x 258-305%KO View Musharna builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Wing Attack 2x 115-136%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Croagunk Wing Attack 2x 120-142%KO Pluck 2x 120-142%KO View Archen builds →
Woobat PsychicFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 Heart StampLv. 15 ConfusionLv. 1 GustLv. 8 Damage vs Croagunk Dream Eater 4x 240-284%KO Heart Stamp 4x 129-153%KO Confusion 4x 129-153%KO Gust 2x 51-60% View Woobat builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceLv. 13 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Aerial Ace 2x 102-120%KO Peck 2x 64-76% View Farfetch'd builds →

Musharna Psychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsybeamLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Dream Eater 4x 377-445%KO Psybeam 4x 255-300%KO View Musharna builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Wing Attack 2x 115-135%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Croagunk Wing Attack 2x 118-140%KO Pluck 2x 118-140%KO View Archen builds →
Woobat PsychicFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 Heart StampLv. 15 Air CutterLv. 21 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Dream Eater 4x 237-281%KO Heart Stamp 4x 131-155%KO Air Cutter 2x 73-87% Confusion 4x 123-145%KO View Woobat builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceLv. 13 Air CutterLv. 21 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Aerial Ace 2x 102-121%KO Air Cutter 2x 73-87% Peck 2x 61-73% View Farfetch'd builds →

Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsybeamLv. 18 Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Dream Eater 4x 359-423%KO Psybeam 4x 237-279%KO Air Cutter 2x 107-127%KO Gust 2x 75-89% View Sigilyph builds →
Musharna Psychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsybeamLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Dream Eater 4x 373-439%KO Psybeam 4x 244-287%KO View Musharna builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Earthquake 2x 121-144%KO Wing Attack 2x 111-131%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Croagunk Earthquake 2x 127-149%KO Dig 2x 103-121%KO Wing Attack 2x 114-135%KO Pluck 2x 114-135%KO View Archen builds →
Woobat PsychicFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 Heart StampLv. 15 Air CutterLv. 21 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Dream Eater 4x 230-270%KO Heart Stamp 4x 121-144%KO Air Cutter 2x 72-85% Confusion 4x 121-144%KO View Woobat builds →

Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves SynchronoiseLv. 31 Dream EaterTM85 FlyHM02 PsybeamLv. 18 Damage vs Croagunk Synchronoise 4x 439-518%KO Dream Eater 4x 369-435%KO Fly 2x 108-128%KO Psybeam 4x 241-285%KO View Sigilyph builds →
Musharna Psychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsybeamLv. 1 Damage vs Croagunk Dream Eater 4x 375-443%KO Psybeam 4x 248-293%KO View Musharna builds →
Solosis Psychic	C
Available Moves Moves Future SightLv. 31 Dream EaterTM85 PsyshockLv. 25 Damage vs Croagunk Future Sight 4x 446-525%KO Dream Eater 4x 369-435%KO Psyshock 4x 299-353%KO View Solosis builds →
Woobat PsychicFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 FlyHM02 Heart StampLv. 15 Air CutterLv. 21 Damage vs Croagunk Dream Eater 4x 229-270%KO Fly 2x 91-109%KO Heart Stamp 4x 128-150%KO Air Cutter 2x 70-83% View Woobat builds →
Gothita Psychic	D
Available Moves Moves Future SightLv. 31 Dream EaterTM85 PsyshockLv. 25 PsybeamLv. 16 Damage vs Croagunk Future Sight 4x 274-323%KO Dream Eater 4x 229-270%KO Psyshock 4x 184-218%KO Psybeam 4x 153-180%KO View Gothita builds →