Compared with other species it looks modest; its best stat is Attack. Weak point: Sp. Def — lower than 91% of species. Its stat total lands at the tail end — below 86% of species. This is not the final form yet — it evolves once more, so the numbers above describe this stage, not what it will end up as. Defensively it can rely on 3 weaknesses and 6 resistances. Watch out for the Psychic type — damage from it is quadrupled.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Weak point: Defense.
Attack and Sp. Atk share first place here, so any nature that raises one of them will do. The list of natures shows what each one does.
Which nature to choose
Attack (61) and Sp. Atk (61) are nearly equal, so neither of these two stats can be lowered for free. The price has to be paid in defense — in the weaker one, because Defense does not stop anything here anyway. Evolution does not change it, so pick it for the final form, not for these numbers.
- Brave +Atk · −Spe Slow and attacking on both sides — the cheapest thing to give up is what it does not have. Under Trick Room this drop actually helps.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 8
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Sinnoh | #129 | Diamond / Pearl , Platinum , Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl |
|---|---|---|
| Unova | #290 | Black 2 / White 2 |
| Pokémon Conquest | #088 | — |
| Kalos | #125 | X / Y |
| Galar | #222 | Sword / Shield |
| Isle of Armor | #082 | Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Isle of Armor |
| Hisui | #099 | Legends: Arceus |
| Paldea | #175 | Scarlet / Violet |
Abilities
- Anticipation Notifies all trainers upon entering battle if an opponent has a super-effective move, self destruct, explosion, or a one-hit KO move.
- Dry Skin Causes 1/8 max HP in damage each turn during strong sunlight, but heals for 1/8 max HP during rain. Increases damage from fire moves to 1.25×, but absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
- Poison Touch Has a 30% chance of poisoning target Pokémon upon contact.
Pokédex entry
Its cheeks hold poison sacs. It tries to catch foes off guard to jab them with toxic fingers.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Croagunk takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
How it was drawn
2006–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Croagunk appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (14)
All Croagunk cards →Croagunk has 14 cards in 13 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 69 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 10 cycles, which is roughly 2,800 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (23)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Galar
Johto
Kalos
Sinnoh
Unova
Moves (112)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (86 via TM/TR, 15 via Egg, 26 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mud Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100% | 10 |
| 1 | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100% | 35 |
| 4 | Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100% | 15 |
| 5 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100% | 15 |
| 8 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| 9 | Mud Bomb | Ground | Special | 65 | 85% | 10 |
| 12 | Flatter | Dark | Status | — | 100% | 15 |
| 15 | Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100% | 20 |
| 16 | Low Kick | Fighting | Physical | — | 100% | 20 |
| 16 | Revenge | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100% | 10 |
| 17 | Feint Attack | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 20 | Venoshock | Poison | Special | 65 | 100% | 10 |
| 24 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100% | 5 |
| 28 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85% | 15 |
| 32 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100% | 20 |
| 36 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90% | 10 |
| 37 | Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 40 | Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 44 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 47 | Close Combat | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100% | 5 |
| 48 | Belch | Poison | Special | 120 | 90% | 10 |