Totodile Pokemon Guide

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Totodile Pokemon Guide

Totodile is a Water-type starter Pokemon from the Johto region, known for its powerful jaws, energetic personality and evolution into Croconaw and Feraligatr. This guide covers Totodile’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations and general competitive overview.

Normal Form

Totodile

Shiny Form

Shiny Totodile

Last Updated: May 2026 | Page Status: This Totodile guide supports current Pokemon games and future updates. Location, moves and availability details will be updated as new Pokemon game data becomes available.

Totodile Guide Contents

Description	Quick Facts
Stats	Best Moves
All Moves	Weaknesses
Evolution	Locations
Abilities	FAQ

Totodile Description

Totodile is the first Pokemon in the Totodile evolution line and one of the three Johto starter Pokemon. It is a Water-type Pokemon known for its big jaws, playful energy and strong bite-based attacks.

Competitive Overview

Is Totodile Good in Competitive?

Totodile is usually more of an early-game or Little Cup style Pokemon than a major fully evolved competitive threat. Its best value comes from physical Water-type offense, useful bite-based coverage and setup options in games where those moves are available.

Totodile’s biggest strengths are moves such as Waterfall, Liquidation, Aqua Tail, Crunch, Ice Fang and Dragon Dance. Its biggest issues are low base stats before evolving and weaknesses to Electric and Grass-type moves.

Totodile Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Totodile, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Totodile

National Dex

#0158

Type

Water

Species

Big Jaw Pokemon

Height

2’00” / 0.6 m

60 cm

Weight

20.9 lbs / 9.5 kg

9.5 kg

Abilities

Torrent, Flash Water

Totodile Stats

Totodile has early-stage starter stats with a stronger physical Attack stat than its special offense. It becomes much stronger after evolving into Croconaw and Feraligatr.

Attack

Defense

Special Attack

Special Defense

Speed

Totodile Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Totodile’s best moves usually focus on physical Water-type damage, bite-based coverage and setup potential. These are some of Totodile’s most useful and recognizable moves across Pokemon games.

Waterfall

A reliable physical Water-type attack that works well with Totodile’s Attack stat.

Liquidation

A strong physical Water-type move that can lower the target’s Defense when available.

Aqua Tail

A high-power Water-type attack that fits Totodile’s physical attacking style.

Crunch

A useful bite-based coverage move that can hit Ghost and Psychic-type Pokemon.

Ice Fang

A strong coverage move against Grass, Dragon, Flying and Ground-type Pokemon.

Ice Beam

A special Ice-type coverage option that can be useful in some games and formats.

Dragon Dance

A powerful setup move that boosts Attack and Speed when available.

Swords Dance

A setup move that sharply boosts Attack and helps Totodile pressure teams.

Totodile All Moves

Totodile can learn Water, Dark, Ice, Normal and setup moves across different Pokemon games. Use the section below to view Totodile’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Leer	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100
6	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100
9	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
13	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
19	Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95
22	Flail	Normal	Physical	–	100
27	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
30	Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100
33	Screech	Normal	Status	–	85
37	Thrash	Normal	Physical	120	100
41	Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90
45	Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100
50	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110	80

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	–
TM	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70
TM	Breaking Swipe	Dragon	Physical	60	100
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Chilling Water	Water	Special	50	100
TM	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100
TM	Dragon Dance	Dragon	Status	–	–
TM	Endeavor	Normal	Physical	–	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fake Tears	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
TM	Flip Turn	Water	Physical	60	100
TM	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100
TM	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110	80
TM	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100
TM	Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95
TM	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100
TM	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
TM	Liquidation	Water	Physical	85	100
TM	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95
TM	Mud Slap	Ground	Special	20	100
TM	Muddy Water	Water	Special	90	85
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Spite	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Surf	Water	Special	90	100
TM	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100
TM	Trailblaze	Grass	Physical	50	100
TM	Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100
TM	Water Pledge	Water	Special	80	100
TM	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100
TM	Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100
TM	Whirlpool	Water	Special	35	85

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100
Aqua Jet	Water	Physical	40	100
Block	Normal	Status	–	–
Counter	Fighting	Physical	–	100
Flatter	Dark	Status	–	100

Totodile Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Totodile is a Water-type Pokemon. This gives it useful resistances to Water, Fire, Ice and Steel-type moves, but leaves it weak to Electric and Grass-type moves.

Type

Water

Weaknesses

Electric and Grass

Resistances

Water, Fire, Ice and Steel

Immunity

None

Totodile Abilities

Totodile’s abilities help its Water-type offense or improve the power of moves with added effects when its hidden ability is available.

Torrent

Powers up Water-type moves when Totodile is low on HP.

Sheer Force

Increases the power of moves with additional effects while removing those extra effects when this hidden ability is available.

Totodile Evolution

Totodile evolves into Croconaw, which evolves into Feraligatr. The full Totodile evolution line is Totodile, Croconaw and Feraligatr.

Stage 1

Totodile

Water type Pokemon icon

Starting form

Stage 2

Croconaw

Water type Pokemon icon

Evolves from Totodile at Level 18

Stage 3

Feraligatr

Water type Pokemon icon

Evolves from Croconaw at Level 30

Where to Find Totodile in Pokemon Games

Totodile’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In many games, Totodile is obtained as a starter Pokemon, through trade, transfer, special encounters or later-game availability.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Totodile
Pokemon Gold	Starter Pokemon from Professor Elm in New Bark Town.
Pokemon Silver	Starter Pokemon from Professor Elm in New Bark Town.
Pokemon Crystal	Starter Pokemon from Professor Elm in New Bark Town.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, WaterRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Totodile
Pokemon Ruby	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Sapphire	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Emerald	Starter Pokemon from Professor Elm in New Bark Town.
Pokemon WaterRed	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Trade or migrate from another game.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Totodile
Pokemon Diamond	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Pearl	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Platinum	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon HeartGold	Starter Pokemon from Professor Elm in New Bark Town.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Starter Pokemon from Professor Elm in New Bark Town.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Totodile
Pokemon Black	Trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon White	Trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Black 2	Trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon White 2	Trade or transfer from another game.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Totodile
Pokemon X	Trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Y	Trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Starter Pokemon from Professor Elm in New Bark Town.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Starter Pokemon from Professor Elm in New Bark Town.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Totodile
Pokemon Sun	Starter Pokemon from Professor Elm in New Bark Town.
Pokemon Moon	Starter Pokemon from Professor Elm in New Bark Town.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Trade or transfer from another game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Not available in this game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Totodile
Pokemon Sword	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Shield	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Grand Underground after unlocking the National Pokedex, including Fountainspring Cave, Riverbank Cave and Still-Water Cavern.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Grand Underground after unlocking the National Pokedex, including Fountainspring Cave, Riverbank Cave and Still-Water Cavern.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Totodile
Pokemon Scarlet	Transfer when supported.
Pokemon Violet	Transfer when supported.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Evolves from Totodile at Level 14. Can also appear as a wild Pokemon in 3-Star Hyperspace Wild Zones.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Totodile
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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Totodile FAQ

Here are quick answers to common questions about Totodile. This FAQ is visible on-page content only and does not use FAQ schema markup.

What type is Totodile?

Totodile is a Water-type Pokemon.

What is Totodile weak against?

Totodile is weak to Electric and Grass-type moves.

What does Totodile evolve into?

Totodile evolves into Croconaw at Level 18. Croconaw evolves into Feraligatr at Level 30.

What are Totodile’s abilities?

Totodile’s abilities are Torrent and Sheer Force.

What are Totodile’s best moves?

Totodile’s best moves often include Waterfall, Liquidation, Aqua Tail, Crunch, Ice Fang, Ice Beam, Dragon Dance and Swords Dance.

Is Totodile good in Pokemon?

Totodile is useful during early-game play and becomes much stronger after evolving into Croconaw and Feraligatr.

How do you get Totodile?

The most common way to get Totodile is to choose it as a starter Pokemon in Johto games or obtain it through trade, transfer or later-game encounters in supported titles.

Is Totodile in Pokemon Legends Z-A?

Yes. Totodile is available as a starter Pokemon in Pokemon Legends Z-A and can also be found in Wild Zone 20 in the post-game.

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