
Is Totodile Good in Crystal Playthrough?
Solid pick but means giving up Crystal's only early Fire coverage through Cyndaquil. Feraligatr's physical power is strong, and Crystal's move tutor adds MoveIce Beam for Dragon coverage that Gold and Silver's one-time TMs made harder to spare. A good starter that demands more team-building around the Fire gap.
Totodile has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Totodile has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Croconaw trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Croconaw has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Chuck's typing presses Croconaw's defenses.
Feraligatr resists most of Jasmine's coverage and hits back hard.
Croconaw trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Feraligatr trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Feraligatr has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Feraligatr trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Feraligatr trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Feraligatr has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Feraligatr trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Feraligatr resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Feraligatr resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Feraligatr has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Feraligatr trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Feraligatr has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Feraligatr has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Feraligatr has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Totodile is available as a starter at Lv 5.
- After Falkner
- TM02NormalHeadbutt70100%15
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzard11070%5
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- TM33IceIce Punch75100%15
- After Morty
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- LV 35NormalSlash70100%20
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- LV 52WaterHydro Pump16580%5
Your Totodile should hit Level 18 before you reach Whitney, at typical leveling pace.
- After Falkner
- TM02NormalHeadbutt70100%15
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzard11070%5
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- TM33IceIce Punch75100%15
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Morty
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- LV 55WaterHydro Pump16580%5
Your Croconaw should hit Level 30 before you reach Jasmine, at typical leveling pace.
- After Falkner
- TM02NormalHeadbutt70100%15
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzard11070%5
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- TM33IceIce Punch75100%15
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Morty
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- LV 58WaterHydro Pump16580%5
How to Get Totodile in Crystal
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.
How to Obtain Totodile in C
Step 1Totodile ✓New Bark TownLv.5Gift from NPCLimitedStarter choice
Step 2Evolve into CroconawBREEDINGAvailableLeave Feraligatr with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Croconaw egg.
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
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Totodile Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Totodile
Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
Chikorita Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift | ||
Hoppip Grass | D | |
Elekid Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Totodile View Elekid builds →Thunder Punch 2x87-104%KO | ||
Paras BugGrass | C | |
Chikorita Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift | ||
Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
Pichu Electric | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
Elekid Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
Bayleef Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
Paras BugGrass | C | |
Pichu Electric | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Magnemite ElectricSteel | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Totodile View Vileplume builds →Petal Dance 2x125-148%KO | ||
Elekid Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Electabuzz Electric | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Totodile View Vileplume builds →Petal Dance 2x119-141%KO | ||
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Electabuzz Electric | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Totodile View Vileplume builds →Petal Dance 2x119-141%KO | ||
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Electabuzz Electric | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Totodile View Vileplume builds →Petal Dance 2x119-141%KO | ||
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Electabuzz Electric | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Totodile View Vileplume builds →Petal Dance 2x119-141%KO | ||
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter | ||
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Tangela Grass | C | |
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 36 breeding partners from the Monster and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Crunch, Hydro Pump and 3 more to offspring.
C Totodile Best Moveset
Water starter with Attack heading toward Feraligatr's physical Water role. MoveSurf at low Sp. Atk can't compete. Two evolutions from relevance.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Slash
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Crunch
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 7 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
This rough critter chomps at any moving object it sees. Turning your back on it is not recommended.
Totodile Crystal Guide
In Crystal, 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