Is Totodile Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from Colosseum or later games. AbilityTorrent is standard. RS has Mudkip natively, and Swampert's Water/Ground typing outclasses Feraligatr's pure Water for the story playthrough.
Totodile resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Totodile has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Croconaw trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Croconaw resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Croconaw trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Feraligatr trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Feraligatr has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Feraligatr trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Feraligatr has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Feraligatr has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Feraligatr has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Feraligatr has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Feraligatr has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Your Totodile should hit Level 18 before you reach Wattson, at typical leveling pace.
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Tate & Liza
- HM08WaterDive120100%10
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- After Wallace
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
- LV 55WaterHydro Pump16580%5
Your Croconaw should hit Level 30 before you reach Winona, at typical leveling pace.
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Winona
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Tate & Liza
- HM08WaterDive120100%10
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- LV 58WaterHydro Pump16580%5
How to Get Totodile in Ruby & Sapphire
Totodile isn't available in the wild in Ruby & Sapphire. Start by transferring Totodile from Gold & Silver, Crystal, or Legends: Z-A. The evolution path from Totodile to Totodile is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Totodile in RS
Step 1Totodile ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Gift · Littleroot Town · Gift from Professor Birch (complete Hoenn Pokédex), then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Gift · New Bark Town. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Gift · New Bark Town · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · New Bark Town · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Gift · Route 101 · Post-Elite Four. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sun & MoonNot TradeableAppears in Sun & Moon via Walking · Seaward Cave · Island Scan; Monday. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl via Walking · Fountainspring Cave · After National Dex obtained. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Croconaw
Step 3Evolve into Feraligatr
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Totodile Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Totodile
Totodile Evolutions
Totodile kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Croconaw all the way to Feraligatr. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. Evolving adds up to 216 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Totodile easily with 49 breeding partners from the Monster and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Crunch, Dragon Claw and 5 more to offspring.
RS Totodile Best Moveset
Water starter with AbilityTorrent boosting Water at low HP. MoveSurf at pre-evolution stats. Feraligatr brings the Attack and MoveSwords Dance setup that define the physical Water role.
Best Build
Totodile best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Focus Punch
- Ancient Power
- Substitute
- Aerial Ace
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Ancient Power and Crunch give Totodile options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 9 types already covers a decent range on top of Hydro Pump and Surf. The egg moves push it further.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Despite the smallness of its body, TOTODILE’s jaws are very powerful. While the POKéMON may think it is just playfully nipping, its bite has enough power to cause serious injury.
Totodile Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Totodile isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Obtain it as a gift in Emerald, then trade it over.
In Ruby & Sapphire, 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.
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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves