What does Totodile evolve into?

Totodile becomes Croconaw at level 18, then Feraligatr at level 30. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

At what level does Totodile evolve?

Totodile evolves into Croconaw at level 18. Early evolution, you'll hit it before the third gym in most games.

Should I use Totodile?

In HeartGold & SoulSilver, For a casual playthrough, Totodile works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Croconaw . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Totodile?

Totodile is catchable in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Totodile - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

43Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

You won't find a real weakness in Totodile's stat line. It's well-rounded for the Big Jaw Pokemon, and what it does with that depends on moveset and items. Yields 1 Attack EV, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP50

Attack65

Defense64

Sp. Atk44

Sp. Def48

Speed43

Total314

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight9.5 kg

Base XP63

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+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

Its powerful, well-developed jaws are capable of crushing anything. Even its Trainer must be careful.

Totodile Weakness

Type-wise, Totodile takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Totodile's Water typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.

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

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

Gen IV Type Chart

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

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Totodile in HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Totodile Razor Leaf 2x 50-60% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Totodile Vine Whip 2x 50-60% View Bellsprout builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Learns Spark at Level 15 View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Learns Spark at Level 15 View Minun builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 13 Learns Spark at Level 13 View Shinx builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver Evolution

Totodile kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Croconaw all the way to Feraligatr. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners via two egg groups. Evolving adds up to 216 stat points total. 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 Totodile easily with 63 breeding partners from the Monster and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Aqua Jet, Crunch and 9 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

MonsterWater1

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

12moves

Breed With (best first)

HeartGold & SoulSilver Totodile Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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

Moves

Stall teams hate this. Totodile can spread damage across 10 types, with Normal and Dark punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Hydro Pump and Aqua Tail keeps the pressure honest on everything else.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 6

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 8

Rage

D2010020Normal

Lv 13

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 15

Scary Face

D—9010Normal

Lv 20

Ice Fang

D659515Ice

Lv 22

Flail

——10015Normal

Lv 27

Crunch

D8010015Dark

Lv 29

Slash

—7010020Normal

Lv 34

Screech

——8540Normal

Lv 36

Thrash

—12010020Normal

Lv 41

Aqua Tail

C909010Water

Lv 43

Superpower

C1201005Fighting

Lv 48

Hydro Pump

D120805Water

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM01

Focus Punch-3

C15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM07

Hail

D——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609510Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM65

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

D9510015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

HM07

Waterfall

C8010015Water

HM05

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Aqua Jet+1

D4010020Water

Egg

Crunch

D8010015Dark

Egg

Dragon Claw

D8010015Dragon

Egg

Dragon Dance

C——20Dragon

Egg

Hydro Pump

D120805Water

Egg

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

Egg

Metal Claw

—509535Steel

Egg

Mud Sport

———15Ground

Egg

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

Egg

Thrash

—12010020Normal

Egg

Water Sport

———15Water

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Tutor

Aqua Tail

C909010Water

Tutor

Dive

C8010010Water

Tutor

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Tutor

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Spite

——10010Ghost

Tutor

Superpower

C1201005Fighting

Tutor

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 3

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Gen 3

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 3

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

How to Get Totodile in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Totodile is handed to you at New Bark Town. No encounter rates or random spawns involved, so there's nothing to grind. Check the location details below for the exact conditions to trigger it.

Best Locations to Catch Totodile in HeartGold & SoulSilver

New Bark Town

SoulSilverGift from NPC Lv.5 City

LimitedEarly

Starter choice

New Bark Town

HeartGoldGift from NPC Lv.5 City

LimitedEarly

Starter choice

Totodile Guide

Totodile becomes Croconaw at level 18, then Feraligatr at level 30. Straight three-stage line with no branching.
Totodile evolves into Croconaw at level 18. Early evolution, you'll hit it before the third gym in most games.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, For a casual playthrough, Totodile works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Croconaw. That's where the stats start mattering.
Totodile is catchable in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Debuting in Gold & Silver, Totodile appears in 17 games across 9 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Totodile Vine Whip 2x 61-72% Bullet Seed 2x 37-46% View Carnivine builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Totodile Bullet Seed 2x 26-33% Absorb 2x 33-39% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 6 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Totodile Razor Leaf 2x 48-59% Bullet Seed 2x 26-33% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Totodile Vine Whip 2x 48-59% Bullet Seed 2x 33-39% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Totodile Bullet Seed 2x 33-39% View Paras builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Totodile Solar Beam 2x 177-209%KO Energy Ball 2x 136-161%KO Vine Whip 2x 63-75% Bullet Seed 2x 39-48% View Carnivine builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Totodile Solar Beam 2x 154-182%KO Energy Ball 2x 118-139%KO Bullet Seed 2x 27-32% Absorb 2x 30-38% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Totodile Solar Beam 2x 118-139%KO Energy Ball 2x 91-107%KO Magical Leaf 2x 63-75% Razor Leaf 2x 50-59% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Totodile Solar Beam 2x 150-177%KO Energy Ball 2x 113-134%KO Vine Whip 2x 54-64% Bullet Seed 2x 30-38% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Totodile Solar Beam 2x 113-134%KO Energy Ball 2x 86-102%KO Bullet Seed 2x 30-38% View Paras builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Totodile Solar Beam 2x 178-210%KO Energy Ball 2x 136-161%KO Vine Whip 2x 64-76% Bullet Seed 2x 37-45% View Carnivine builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 21 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Totodile Solar Beam 2x 160-188%KO Energy Ball 2x 121-143%KO Mega Drain 2x 57-67% Bullet Seed 2x 25-31% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Totodile Solar Beam 2x 118-139%KO Energy Ball 2x 91-107%KO Magical Leaf 2x 60-72% Razor Leaf 2x 49-58% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Totodile Solar Beam 2x 148-175%KO Energy Ball 2x 113-134%KO Vine Whip 2x 52-63% Bullet Seed 2x 30-36% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Totodile Solar Beam 2x 113-134%KO Energy Ball 2x 87-103%KO Bullet Seed 2x 30-36% View Paras builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Totodile Solar Beam 2x 173-204%KO Energy Ball 2x 132-156%KO Vine Whip 2x 59-70% Bullet Seed 2x 35-41% View Carnivine builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 21 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Totodile Solar Beam 2x 151-178%KO Energy Ball 2x 112-133%KO Mega Drain 2x 53-63% Bullet Seed 2x 21-26% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Totodile Solar Beam 2x 110-130%KO Energy Ball 2x 84-100%KO Magical Leaf 2x 56-67% Razor Leaf 2x 43-52% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Totodile Solar Beam 2x 144-170%KO Energy Ball 2x 110-130%KO Vine Whip 2x 49-59% Bullet Seed 2x 27-33% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Totodile Solar Beam 2x 106-126%KO Energy Ball 2x 81-96% Bullet Seed 2x 27-33% View Paras builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Totodile Solar Beam 2x 178-210%KO Energy Ball 2x 132-157%KO Vine Whip 2x 62-73% Bullet Seed 2x 37-43% View Carnivine builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 21 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Totodile Solar Beam 2x 156-183%KO Energy Ball 2x 116-137%KO Mega Drain 2x 53-63% Bullet Seed 2x 22-27% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Totodile Solar Beam 2x 116-137%KO Energy Ball 2x 88-103%KO Magical Leaf 2x 59-70% Razor Leaf 2x 44-53% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Totodile Solar Beam 2x 147-173%KO Energy Ball 2x 110-130%KO Vine Whip 2x 50-60% Bullet Seed 2x 31-37% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainLv. 33 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Totodile Solar Beam 2x 107-127%KO Energy Ball 2x 81-97% Giga Drain 2x 70-83% Bullet Seed 2x 28-33% View Paras builds →

Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Thunder Wave Explosion Damage vs Totodile Thunderbolt 2x 219-258%KO Explosion 72-85% View Magnezone builds →
Roserade GrassPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves Toxic Spikes Hidden Power Fire SpikesHazard Sleep Powder View Roserade builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Shadow Ball Will O Wisp TrickUtility Damage vs Totodile Thunderbolt 2x 176-208%KO Shadow Ball 78-93% View Rotom builds →