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Pokédex No.0159
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Croconaw

No.0159 · Big Jaw Pokémon

Croconaw

アリゲイツ

Water
Height
1.1 m
Weight
25.0 kg
Color
Blue
Shape
Upright
Abilities

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

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

02 //Base stats

Base stats
StatBase
HP65
240–334
Attack80
148–284
Defense80
148–284
Sp. Atk59
110–238
Sp. Def63
117–247
Speed58
108–236
Total405Higher than 39% of all Pokémon

Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).

HP 65Attack 80Defense 80Speed 58Sp. Def 63Sp. Atk 59
  • HPtop 56%
  • Attacktop 47%
  • Defensetop 37%
  • Sp. Atktop 61%
  • Sp. Deftop 57%
  • Speedtop 61%

03 //Type matchups

Defensive multipliers
Type matchups
Takes 2× damage
ElectricGrass
Takes ½× damage
FireWaterIceSteel
Damage taken from every type
Normal1×
Fire½×
Water½×
Electric2×
Grass2×
Ice½×
Fighting1×
Poison1×
Ground1×
Flying1×
Psychic1×
Bug1×
Rock1×
Ghost1×
Dragon1×
Dark1×
Steel½×
Fairy1×
Its own types hit these super-effectively (STAB)
FireGroundRock

04 //Evolution

Evolution

05 //Easily confused with

Most similar silhouettes
Easily confused with
Croconaw silhouette
Croconaw
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Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.

06 //Where to find it

By game
Where to find it
GamesLocationMethod
SV
Transfer from Pokémon HOME or trade (needs The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero)
SV
Evolve Totodile (in The Indigo Disk)
ZA
Evolve Totodile
ZA
Hyperspace Lumiose
Water zone · 3★
Hyperspace
ZA
Hyperspace Lumiose
Water zone · 4★
Hyperspace

Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.

07 //Moves

70 moves
Moves
LvMoveTypeCat.Pow
1Page →Normal—
1Page →Normal40
1Page →Water40
13Page →Dark60
15Page →Normal—
21Page →Ice65
24Page →Normal—
30Page →Dark80
34Page →Normal70
37Page →Normal—
42Page →Normal120
47Page →Water90
50Page →Fighting120
55Page →Water110

Learnset from Scarlet & Violet. Tap a move for its effect.

08 //Pokédex entries

6 unique entries
Pokédex entries
Once it bites down, it won’t let go until it loses its fangs. New fangs quickly grow into place.
DiamondPearlPlatinumBlackWhiteBlack 2White 2Y
Once its jaws clamp down on its foe, it will absolutely not let go. Because the tips of its fangs are forked back like fishhooks, they become irremovably embedded.
Emerald
Once Croconaw has clamped its jaws on its foe, it will absolutely not let go. Because the tips of its fangs are forked back like barbed fishhooks, they become impossible to remove when they have sunk in.
RubySapphireOmega RubyAlpha Sapphire
The tips of its fangs are slanted backward. Once those fangs clamp down, the prey has no hope of escape.
Crystal
It opens its huge jaws wide when attacking. If it loses any fangs while biting, they grow back in.
SilverFireredSoulsilver
If it loses a fang, a new one grows back in its place. There are always 48 fangs lining its mouth.
GoldLeafgreenHeartgoldX

09 //Names in other languages

9 languages
Names in other languages
Japanese
アリゲイツ
Rōmaji
Alligates
Korean
엘리게이
Chinese (Simplified)
蓝鳄
Chinese (Traditional)
藍鱷
French
Crocrodil
German
Tyracroc
Spanish
Croconaw
Italian
Croconaw

10 //Training & breeding

Training & breeding

Training

EV yield1 Attack, 1 Defense
Catch rate45 (11.9% per Poké Ball at full HP, Gen 5+)
Base friendship70
Base experience142
Growth rateMedium Slow

Breeding

Egg groupsMonster, Water1
Egg cycles20
Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀
Gender differencesNo
Habitatwaters edge

Other names

Japaneseアリゲイツ
Korean엘리게이
GermanTyracroc
FrenchCrocrodil
SpanishCroconaw
ItalianCroconaw

Regional Pokédex numbers

Original Johto #8Updated Johto #8Blueberry #180

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Croconaw summary

Croconaw is a Water-type Big Jaw Pokémon introduced in Generation 2, number 159 in the National Pokédex. It has a base stat total of 405 (HP 65, Attack 80, Defense 80, Sp. Atk 59, Sp. Def 63, Speed 58). It is weak to Electric and Grass moves. Its abilities are torrent, with sheer-force as a hidden ability.

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