What type is Croconaw?

Croconaw is a water-type Pokémon in Polished Crystal.

What moves can Croconaw learn in Polished Crystal?

Croconaw can learn 17+ moves through level up, TM/HM, breeding, and move tutors in Polished Crystal.

What abilities does Croconaw have?

Croconaw's abilities in Polished Crystal are: Torrent, Guts, Sheer Force.

Croconaw - Stats, Moves, Evolution & Location | Polished Crystal

The tips of its fangs are slanted backward. Once those fangs clamp down, the prey has no hope of escape.

Strategy & Usage Tips

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

Water

Dex

#008

Abilities

Torrent(Primary)

Boosts Water moves in a pinch.

Guts(Secondary)

Boosts Attack on status problems.

Sheer Force(Hidden)

Removes effects to increase damage.

Growth Rate

Medium Slow

Gender Ratio

87.5% Male, 12.5% Female

Egg Groups

monster, water1

Hatch Rate

Medium Fast (20 cycles)

Catch Rate

Poké Ball5.3%

Great Ball7.5%

Ultra Ball8.9%

Base Exp

143

EV Yield

1 Attack1 Defense

Wild Held Items

None

Weak To

electric ×2grass ×2

Resists

fire ×0.5water ×0.5ice ×0.5steel ×0.5

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Evolution Chain

Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.

Totodile

Base form

→

Croconaw

Level up Totodile to Lv. 18

→

Feraligatr

Level up Croconaw to Lv. 30

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How to Obtain

Croconaw isn't found in the wild. You'll need to evolve, trade, or breed to get one.

Level Up Moves (17)

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Scratch	normal		40	100	35
1	Scratch	Scratches with sharp claws.
ScratchLevel: 1
normal		40	100	35
Scratches with sharp claws.
1	Leer	normal		0	100	30
1	Leer	A move that lowers the foe's Defense.
LeerLevel: 1
normal		0	100	30
A move that lowers the foe's Defense.
6	Water Gun	water		40	100	25
6	Water Gun	Squirts water to attack.
Water GunLevel: 6
water		40	100	25
Squirts water to attack.
8	Rage	normal		20	100	20
8	Rage	Raises Attack if the user is hit.
RageLevel: 8
normal		20	100	20
Raises Attack if the user is hit.
13	Bite	dark		60	100	25
13	Bite	An attack that may cause flinching.
BiteLevel: 13
dark		60	100	25
An attack that may cause flinching.
15	Scary Face	normal		0	100	10
15	Scary Face	Sharply lowers the foe's Speed.
Scary FaceLevel: 15
normal		0	100	10
Sharply lowers the foe's Speed.
21	Metal Claw	steel		50	95	35
21	Metal Claw	An attack that may up user's Attack.
Metal ClawLevel: 21
steel		50	95	35
An attack that may up user's Attack.
24	Reversal	fighting		1	100	15
24	Reversal	Stronger if the user's HP is low.
ReversalLevel: 24
fighting		1	100	15
Stronger if the user's HP is low.
30	Agility	psychic		0	100	30
30	Agility	Sharply raises the user's Speed.
AgilityLevel: 30
psychic		0	100	30
Sharply raises the user's Speed.
33	Crunch	dark		80	100	15
33	Crunch	An attack that may lower Defense.
CrunchLevel: 33
dark		80	100	15
An attack that may lower Defense.
39	Ancientpower	rock		60	100	5
39	Ancientpower	An attack that may raise all stats.
AncientpowerLevel: 39
rock		60	100	5
An attack that may raise all stats.
42	Slash	normal		70	100	20
42	Slash	Has a high critical hit ratio.
SlashLevel: 42
normal		70	100	20
Has a high critical hit ratio.
48	Screech	normal		0	85	40
48	Screech	Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
ScreechLevel: 48
normal		0	85	40
Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
51	Thrash	normal		120	100	10
51	Thrash	Works 2-3 turns and confuses user.
ThrashLevel: 51
normal		120	100	10
Works 2-3 turns and confuses user.
57	Aqua Tail	water		90	90	10
57	Aqua Tail	Swings tail like a wave in a storm.
Aqua TailLevel: 57
water		90	90	10
Swings tail like a wave in a storm.
60	Close Combat	fighting		120	100	5
60	Close Combat	Lowers the user's Def and Sp.Def.
Close CombatLevel: 60
fighting		120	100	5
Lowers the user's Def and Sp.Def.
66	Hydro Pump	water		110	80	5
66	Hydro Pump	A powerful Watertype attack.
Hydro PumpLevel: 66
water		110	80	5
A powerful Watertype attack.

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Egg Moves (9)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Dragon Dance	dragon		0	100	20
Dragon Dance	Raises the user's Attack and Speed.
Dragon Dance
dragon		0	100	20
Raises the user's Attack and Speed.
Metal Claw	steel		50	95	35
Metal Claw	An attack that may up user's Attack.
Metal Claw
steel		50	95	35
An attack that may up user's Attack.
Crunch	dark		80	100	15
Crunch	An attack that may lower Defense.
Crunch
dark		80	100	15
An attack that may lower Defense.
Thrash	normal		120	100	10
Thrash	Works 2-3 turns and confuses user.
Thrash
normal		120	100	10
Works 2-3 turns and confuses user.
Hydro Pump	water		110	80	5
Hydro Pump	A powerful Watertype attack.
Hydro Pump
water		110	80	5
A powerful Watertype attack.
Ancientpower	rock		60	100	5
Ancientpower	An attack that may raise all stats.
Ancientpower
rock		60	100	5
An attack that may raise all stats.
Rock Slide	rock		75	90	10
Rock Slide	An attack that may cause flinching.
Rock Slide
rock		75	90	10
An attack that may cause flinching.
Water Pulse	water		60	100	20
Water Pulse	An attack that may confuse the foe.
Water Pulse
water		60	100	20
An attack that may confuse the foe.
Aqua Jet	water		40	100	20
Aqua Jet	A speedy lunge. Always goes first.
Aqua Jet
water		40	100	20
A speedy lunge. Always goes first.

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TM/HM Moves (32)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Dynamicpunch	fighting		100	50	5	TM01
Dynamicpunch	An attack that confuses the foe.
Dynamicpunch
fighting		100	50	5	TM01
An attack that confuses the foe.
Dragon Claw	dragon		80	100	15	TM02
Dragon Claw	Slashes the foe with sharp claws.
Dragon Claw
dragon		80	100	15	TM02
Slashes the foe with sharp claws.
Curse	ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Curse	Works differently for Ghost-types.
Curse
ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Works differently for Ghost-types.
Roar	normal		0	100	20	TM05
Roar	Scares wild foes to end battle.
Roar
normal		0	100	20	TM05
Scares wild foes to end battle.
Toxic	poison		0	90	10	TM06
Toxic	A Poison move with increasing damage.
Toxic
poison		0	90	10	TM06
A Poison move with increasing damage.
Hail	ice		0	100	10	TM07
Hail	Inflicts damage every turn.
Hail
ice		0	100	10	TM07
Inflicts damage every turn.
Hidden Power	typeless		70	100	15	TM10
Hidden Power	The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hidden Power
typeless		70	100	15	TM10
The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hone Claws	dark		0	100	40	TM12
Hone Claws	Raises the user's Atk and accuracy.
Hone Claws
dark		0	100	40	TM12
Raises the user's Atk and accuracy.
Ice Beam	ice		90	100	10	TM13
Ice Beam	An attack that may freeze the foe.
Ice Beam
ice		90	100	10	TM13
An attack that may freeze the foe.
Blizzard	ice		110	70	5	TM14
Blizzard	An attack that may freeze the foe.
Blizzard
ice		110	70	5	TM14
An attack that may freeze the foe.
Protect	normal		0	100	10	TM17
Protect	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Protect
normal		0	100	10	TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Rain Dance	water		0	100	5	TM18
Rain Dance	Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Rain Dance
water		0	100	5	TM18
Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Iron Tail	steel		100	75	15	TM23
Iron Tail	An attack that may lower Defense.
Iron Tail
steel		100	75	15	TM23
An attack that may lower Defense.
Return	normal		1	100	20	TM27
Return	An attack that is based on loyalty.
Return
normal		1	100	20	TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Dig	ground		90	100	10	TM28
Dig	1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Dig
ground		90	100	10	TM28
1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Brick Break	fighting		75	100	15	TM31
Brick Break	Removes Reflect and Light Screen.
Brick Break
fighting		75	100	15	TM31
Removes Reflect and Light Screen.
Double Team	normal		0	100	15	TM32
Double Team	Raises the user's evasiveness.
Double Team
normal		0	100	15	TM32
Raises the user's evasiveness.
Aerial Ace	flying		60	100	20	TM40
Aerial Ace	An attack that never misses.
Aerial Ace
flying		60	100	20	TM40
An attack that never misses.
Substitute	normal		0	100	10	TM41
Substitute	Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Substitute
normal		0	100	10	TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Facade	normal		70	100	20	TM42
Facade	Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Facade
normal		70	100	20	TM42
Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Rest	psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Rest	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Rest
psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Attract	normal		0	100	15	TM45
Attract	Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Attract
normal		0	100	15	TM45
Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Rock Slide	rock		75	90	10	TM48
Rock Slide	An attack that may cause flinching.
Rock Slide
rock		75	90	10	TM48
An attack that may cause flinching.
Scald	water		70	100	15	TM55
Scald	An attack that may inflict a burn.
Scald
water		70	100	15	TM55
An attack that may inflict a burn.
Water Pulse	water		60	100	20	TM63
Water Pulse	An attack that may confuse the foe.
Water Pulse
water		60	100	20	TM63
An attack that may confuse the foe.
Shadow Claw	ghost		70	100	15	TM65
Shadow Claw	Has a high critical hit ratio.
Shadow Claw
ghost		70	100	15	TM65
Has a high critical hit ratio.
Swords Dance	normal		0	100	20	TM75
Swords Dance	Sharply raises the user's Attack.
Swords Dance
normal		0	100	20	TM75
Sharply raises the user's Attack.
Cut	steel		60	100	30	HM01
Cut	Cuts using claws, scythes, etc.
Cut
steel		60	100	30	HM01
Cuts using claws, scythes, etc.
Surf	water		90	100	15	HM03
Surf	A strong Watertype attack.
Surf
water		90	100	15	HM03
A strong Watertype attack.
Strength	fighting		80	100	15	HM04
Strength	A powerful physical attack.
Strength
fighting		80	100	15	HM04
A powerful physical attack.
Whirlpool	water		40	90	15	HM05
Whirlpool	Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
Whirlpool
water		40	90	15	HM05
Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
Waterfall	water		80	100	15	HM06
Waterfall	An attack that may cause flinching.
Waterfall
water		80	100	15	HM06
An attack that may cause flinching.

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Move Tutor Moves (11)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Aqua Tail	water		90	90	10	MT02
Aqua Tail	Swings tail like a wave in a storm.
Aqua Tail
water		90	90	10	MT02
Swings tail like a wave in a storm.
Body Slam	normal		85	100	15	MT04
Body Slam	An attack that may cause paralysis.
Body Slam
normal		85	100	15	MT04
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Counter	fighting		1	100	20	MT06
Counter	Returns a physical attack double.
Counter
fighting		1	100	20	MT06
Returns a physical attack double.
Double Edge	normal		120	100	15	MT08
Double Edge	A tackle that also hurts the user.
Double Edge
normal		120	100	15	MT08
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Endure	normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endure	Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Endure
normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Headbutt	normal		70	100	15	MT13
Headbutt	An attack that may cause flinching.
Headbutt
normal		70	100	15	MT13
An attack that may cause flinching.
Ice Punch	ice		75	100	15	MT15
Ice Punch	An icy punch. May cause freezing.
Ice Punch
ice		75	100	15	MT15
An icy punch. May cause freezing.
Icy Wind	ice		55	95	15	MT16
Icy Wind	An icy attack that lowers Speed.
Icy Wind
ice		55	95	15	MT16
An icy attack that lowers Speed.
Seismic Toss	fighting		1	100	20	MT22
Seismic Toss	Damage equals the user's level.
Seismic Toss
fighting		1	100	20	MT22
Damage equals the user's level.
Sleep Talk	normal		0	100	10	MT24
Sleep Talk	Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sleep Talk
normal		0	100	10	MT24
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Swagger	normal		0	85	15	MT26
Swagger	Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Swagger
normal		0	85	15	MT26
Causes confusion but raises Attack.

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