In FireRed & LeafGreen, Croconaw isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Feraligatr to unlock its full potential. At 405 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.

What is Croconaw weak to?

In FireRed & LeafGreen, watch for Raikou (Electric) and Venusaur (Grass) when using Croconaw. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

How do you evolve Croconaw?

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Totodile evolves into Croconaw at level 18. Croconaw evolves into Feraligatr at level 30. Croconaw is a middle-stage evolution in the Totodile line.

What is the best ability for Croconaw?

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Run Sheer Force on Croconaw. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Croconaw also gets Torrent, but they don't compare.

Croconaw - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

58Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Croconaw's stats barely vary. 2 sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 2 Attack and Defense EVs, 1.06M XP medium-slow curve to max.

Base Stats

Above

HP65

Attack80

Defense80

Sp. Atk59

Sp. Def63

Speed58

Total405

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.1 m

Weight25.0 kg

Base XP142

Abilities

Torrent

Strengthens water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Sheer ForceHANot in game

Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1Def+1SpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

It opens its huge jaws wide when attacking. If it loses any fangs while biting, they grow back in.

Croconaw Weakness

Croconaw's Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric and Grass. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Only 2 weaknesses makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.

Croconaw Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Croconaw in FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Raikou threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (146-172%).

Breloom GrassFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityEffect Spore ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves SporeUtility Focus Punch Mach Punch Sky Uppercut Damage vs Croconaw Mach Punch 30-35% View Breloom builds →
Raikou Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Calm Mind Hidden Power Grass SubstituteUtility Damage vs Croconaw Thunderbolt 2x 146-172%KO View Raikou builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen Evolution

Croconaw is the middle stage between Totodile and Feraligatr. It's a three-stage line with one more evolution to go. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. So far, Defense got the biggest boost (+16 from Totodile). The final form adds another 125 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#158Totodile

Level 18

#159Croconaw

Level 30

#160Feraligatr

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Totodile

Water

Croconaw

Water

Feraligatr

Water

65+15

85+20

ATK

80+15

105+25

DEF

80+16

100+20

SP.ATK

59+15

79+20

SP.DEF

63+15

83+20

SPE

58+15

78+20

BST

314D-Tier

405D-Tier+91

530B-Tier+125

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Easy

Breed with Croconaw to get Totodile eggs easily using 49 partners from the Monster and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Crunch, Dragon Claw and 5 more.

Egg Groups

MonsterWater1

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

FireRed & LeafGreen Croconaw Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

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Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Ancient Power and Crunch from the egg pool give Croconaw something extra. Pair those with Hydro Pump and Surf for STAB and coverage across 9 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Rage

—2010020Normal

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 7

Rage

—2010020Normal

Lv 13

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 21

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 28

Scary Face

——9010Normal

Lv 37

Slash

D7010020Normal

Lv 45

Screech

D—8540Normal

Lv 55

Hydro Pump

C120805Water

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

—6010010Ground

Dive

—6010010Water

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM01

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM07

Hail

———10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

HM03

Surf

C9510015Water

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

—6010020Water

HM07

Waterfall

C8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Egg

Dragon Claw

C8010015Dragon

Egg

Hydro Pump

C120805Water

Egg

Mud Sport

———15Ground

Egg

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

Egg

Thrash

—12010020Normal

Egg

Water Sport

———15Water

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Tutor

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Tutor

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Tutor

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

Tutor

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

Tutor

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

How to Get Croconaw in FireRed & LeafGreen

No wild encounters for Croconaw in FireRed & LeafGreen. Bring Totodile over from Gold, Crystal, or Brilliant Diamond, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.

How to Obtain Croconaw in FireRed & LeafGreen

Step 1Obtain Totodile
Receive as a gift in:
EmeraldGift · Littleroot Town · Gift from Professor Birch (complete Hoenn Pokédex)
Then trade to FireRed & LeafGreen to continue the evolution chain.
Also found in:
Gold Crystal HeartGold Omega Ruby Sun Brilliant Diamond
Train until Level 18
Step 2Croconaw ✓

Croconaw Guide

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Croconaw isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Feraligatr to unlock its full potential. At 405 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
In FireRed & LeafGreen, watch for Raikou (Electric) and Venusaur (Grass) when using Croconaw. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Totodile evolves into Croconaw at level 18. Croconaw evolves into Feraligatr at level 30. Croconaw is a middle-stage evolution in the Totodile line.
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Run Sheer Force on Croconaw. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Croconaw also gets Torrent, but they don't compare.
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Croconaw's hidden ability is Sheer Force. Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects. Better than the standard options for competitive play.

Game Availability

Croconaw first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 9 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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