Croconaw (Pokémon)

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Croconaw (Japanese: アリゲイツ Alligates) is a introduced in Generation II.
It evolves from starting at level 18 and evolves into starting at level 30.
==Biology==
Croconaw is a bipedal, . It has well-developed, rounded jaws with two fangs visible in the corners of the lower jaw even when closed. Its eyes are red with black markings around them. There are three clusters of red spikes on its body: one with three points on top of its head, one with two points between its shoulders, and a diamond-shaped one near the tip of its tail. While most of its body is blue, its lower jaw is yellow and there is an asymmetrical, yellow-and-blue pattern around its chest that resembles a spotted animal skin.
Although Croconaw is described as always having forty-eight fangs lining its mouth, only six are discernible. The tips of its teeth are slanted backward similar to a barbed fish hook; this makes them impossible to remove once embedded in something. Once Croconaw has bitten down onto something, it will not let go until it loses its teeth; any missing teeth will quickly grow back. Croconaw can rarely be found . As shown in Pokémon Sleep, Croconaw and its evolutionary relatives are known to sleep with one eye open and rest only half of its brain at a time — a practice known as . During sleep, as one half of Croconaw's brain rests, the eye on the same side opens. This allows Croconaw to watch for enemy attacks while it sleeps.
===Evolution===
Croconaw evolves from and evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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Croconaw in the
===Game locations===
In Pokémon Colosseum, only one Croconaw can be obtained per game without trading, regardless of location.
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===Held items===
===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Croconaw is available in Version 3.0.0+.
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====By a prior Evolution====
====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Croconaw (Neo Genesis 32)Croconaw (Expedition 74)
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
====Wani-Wani====
Croconaw made its TV debut in The Legend of Thunder!, under the ownership of and the nickname of Wani-Wani. She obtained it as a Totodile from Professor Elm. In A Stand-Up Sit-Down!, it was revealed to have evolved into a Feraligatr.
====Khoury's Croconaw====
In Bagged Then Tagged!, Khoury's Totodile evolved during a Tag Battle against Ash's Monferno and Dawn's Cyndaquil, where it was partnered with 's . Despite the evolution, they were defeated.
====Other====
Croconaw made its animated series debut in Mother of All Battles, under the ownership of Ranger Mason, who uses it to help protect her reserve. It also battled the Pokémon Poacher Brothers when they targeted a and its mother .
In The Champ Twins!, Bryan used a Croconaw in a battle against and alongside his twin brother Ryan and his . The twins were initially able to defeat Ash's Turtwig and Dawn's Piplup due to the latter two having a lack of teamwork, but they were defeated in the rematch.
In The Pirates of Decolore!, a Croconaw abandoned by its Trainer had become the leader of a group of pirate Pokémon, which consisted of an , , and . After losing in a Double Battle between Ash, , and , Croconaw, and the other pirates stopped stealing and joined Officer Jenny's coast guard after apologizing to everybody they stole from.
===Minor appearances===
Croconaw debuted in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest, under the ownership of Dundee. He used it to battle Ash's Pikachu, but they lost to Pikachu's .
A Croconaw appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
In The Rise of Darkrai, hit a Croconaw with a .
A Croconaw appeared in Camping It Up!.
A Croconaw appeared in Ghoul Daze!.
In The Power of Us, a Trainer's Croconaw competed in the Pokémon Catch Race. A second Trainer's Croconaw was seen in a flashback.
A Croconaw appeared in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One), under the ownership of a student of Indigo Academy.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure===
In Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure, Jō owned a Totodile that evolved into Croconaw, and then into Feraligatr.
===Pokémon Adventures===
's Totodile evolved into a Croconaw in Totodile Rock, which then evolved into a with the other two first partner Pokémon whilst fighting the powerful, angry of the Whirl Islands.
A Croconaw appeared in Out-Odding Oddish, under the ownership of a Pokéathlon participant.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
's Totodile evolved into a Croconaw in A Huge Mysterious Tree!!.
===Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission===
A Croconaw was one of the Pokémon that Lunick asked for help in Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission Episode One.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Croconaw is the first partner Pokémon with the shortest level gap between evolutions at 12, evolving from Totodile at level 18, and into Feraligatr at level 30.
* Due to the censor that prevents Pokémon with offensive nicknames from being traded on the GTS, an English-language Croconaw cannot be traded on the GTS without a nickname in .
===Origin===
Croconaw appears to be based on a n. In , Croconaw and its evolutionary relatives are revealed to sleep with one eye open, just like real-life crocodiles.
It also appears to have a theme, as its head spikes and chest patterns seems to be based on the wild hair and animal-skin cloth worn by , while its head resembles that of a . The crest on Croconaw's head is similar to the hairstyle which may allude to Croconaw's boisterous personality.
====Name origin====
Croconaw may be a combination of and gnaw, though it may also involve maw or jaw.
Alligates may be derived from .
==In other languages==
==See also==
* Silver's Croconaw
* Khoury's Croconaw
* Wani-Wani
* Gold's Croconaw
* Jō's Croconaw
* First partner Pokémon
==External links==
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