#0453

Croagunk

Toxic Mouth Pokémon

Poison Fighting

Game version

AppearanceStandard

Height: 0.7 m
Weight: 23.0 kg

Training & breeding details

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate140(28.0%)Moderate

Base friendship100High

Hatch time10 cycles · ~2,805 steps

Growth ratemedium

Base EXP60

A poison wielder with a dastardly personality. Despite such qualities, this species is afforded a measure of popularity due to its peculiar cry and comical features.

In Pokémon GO · 952 max CP 4 TCG Pocket cards

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

300

Base Stat Total

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 TouchHidden

Has a 30% chance of poisoning target Pokémon upon contact.

Egg groups: Human-Like

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Psychic4×

Flying2×

Ground2×

Resistant to

Bug¼×

Fighting½×

Poison½×

Rock½×

Grass½×

Dark½×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Bulky Attacker

Moves

Item

Eviolite

AbilityDry Skin

NatureAdamant+Atk/−SpA

TeraSteel

EV spread

HP52

Atk▲188

Def116

SpD36

Spe116

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Where to find Croagunk

Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.

Diamond

Great Marsh

Pearl

Great Marsh

Platinum

Great Marsh Route 212

HeartGold

Johto Safari Zone

SoulSilver

Johto Safari Zone

Black 2

Icirrus City Moor of Icirrus Route 8

White 2

Icirrus City Moor of Icirrus Route 8

Route 7

Shield

Bridge Field Dusty Bowl Galar Mine No. 2 Giant's Cap Giant's Mirror Motostoke Outskirts North Lake Miloch Rolling Fields South Lake Miloch Stony Wilderness

Isle of Armor (Shield)

Challenge Beach Challenge Road Fields of Honor Forest of Focus Honeycalm Sea Soothing Wetlands

Evolution

#0453Croagunk

Lv. 37

#0454Toxicroak

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Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Croagunk can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Find a move21 of 21

Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Mud-Slap Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.	Ground	Special	20	100	10
1	Poison Sting Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Physical	15	100	35
4	Astonish Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Ghost	Physical	30	100	15
5	Rock Smash Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Fighting	Physical	40	100	15
8	Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves.	Dark	Status	—	100	20
9	Mud Bomb Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.	Ground	Special	65	85	10
12	Flatter Raises the target’s Special Attack by one stage and confuses the target.	Dark	Status	—	100	15
15	Pursuit Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out.	Dark	Physical	40	100	20
16	Low Kick Inflicts more damage to heavier targets, with a maximum of 120 power.	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20
16	Revenge Inflicts double damage if the user takes damage before attacking this turn.	Fighting	Physical	60	100	10
17	Feint Attack Never misses.	Dark	Physical	60	—	20
20	Venoshock Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned.	Poison	Special	65	100	10
24	Sucker Punch Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move.	Dark	Physical	70	100	5
28	Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.	Normal	Status	—	85	15
32	Poison Jab Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Physical	80	100	20
36	Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.	Poison	Status	—	90	10
37	Earth Power Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Ground	Special	90	100	10
40	Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages.	Dark	Status	—	—	20
44	Sludge Bomb Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Special	90	100	10
47	Close Combat Lowers the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage after inflicting damage.	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5
48	Belch Can only be used after the user has eaten a berry.	Poison	Special	120	90	10