#0158 · Johto · Generation 2 · starter

Totodile

Big Jaw Pokémon · Water-type

Totodile is a Water-type Pokémon, the Big Jaw Pokémon, number 158 (#0158) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 2 and comes from the Johto region. It is 0.6 m tall and weighs 9.5 kg.

Totodile is the Big Jaw Pokémon, a small and playful Water starter that bites anything that moves. The Pokédex says it thinks it is only nipping in fun, but its jaws are strong enough to cause serious injury.

How to pronounce Totodile

Totodile is pronounced TOH-tuh-dile. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Totodile said out loud:

In Japanese it is ワニノコ (Waninoko).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Totodile is a blue, bipedal crocodilian with powerful jaws, red eyes with ridges above them and a yellow V-shaped marking on its chest. Three red spines run down its back and another sits on the tip of its tail. It is 0.6 m tall and weighs 9.5 kg. The Pokédex says its jaws are very powerful for such a small body.

Behaviour

Totodile is playful but rough. Its Pokédex entries say that even its Trainer has to be careful, that its well-developed jaws can crush anything, and that it is unwise to turn your back on it.

Habitat

The Pokédex habitat is the water's edge, and Bulbapedia places it around rivers, ponds and lakes, though it is scarce in the wild. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in the Savanna Biome of The Indigo Disk.

Powers

Totodile fights with Water Gun, Bite, Scary Face, Ice Fang, Crunch, Slash, Aqua Tail and Hydro Pump. Its Abilities are Torrent, which strengthens Water moves when it is low on health, and the hidden Sheer Force, which trades side effects for extra power. With 65 base Attack it is a physical Water starter.

Name origin

Totodile may combine tot, a small child, with crocodile. The Japanese name is Waninoko (ワニノコ), which can be read as 'child of a crocodile', from wani and ko.

Design inspiration

Bulbapedia reads Totodile as modelled on a young crocodilian, and says the yellow chest marking may refer to the yellow stripes of juvenile American alligators. The crest on its back resembles a mohawk, which may hint at its boisterous personality. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Evolves into Croconaw at level 18, which becomes Feraligatr at level 30.

In the games

Totodile is the Water partner Pokémon that Professor Elm hands over in New Bark Town in Gold, Silver and Crystal, and again in HeartGold and SoulSilver. In Legends: Z-A it is one of three first partners offered in Lumiose City, alongside Chikorita and Tepig, and it also lives in Wild Zone 20. The Mega Dimension DLC adds it to the 2★ and 3★ Water-type wild zones of Hyperspace Lumiose.

In the anime

In 'Don't Touch That 'dile', its debut, Totodile wandered away from Professor Elm's lab and chomped Jessie's hair. Ash won one in 'The Totodile Duel' after a battle with Misty over who would keep it, and it stayed on his team throughout Johto.

Fun facts

• In Pokémon Sleep, Bulbapedia says, Totodile and its evolutions sleep with one eye open, resting only half the brain at a time, a habit called unihemispheric sleep.
• Bulbapedia says Totodile's level 18 evolution is the latest of any basic first partner Pokémon, tied with Turtwig.
• In Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, a Totodile can occasionally swing in on a rope and take the Egg's place on the Ruby Field, a job that otherwise goes to Aerodactyl.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Totodile (Pokémon) · Serebii: Totodile (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 50
• Attack: 65
• Defense: 64
• Sp. Atk: 44
• Sp. Def: 48
• Speed: 43

Totodile’s base stat total is 314. Its highest stat is Attack.

Type matchups

What is Totodile weak to?

Totodile takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Grass (2×) moves.

It resists Fire (½×), Water (½×), Ice (½×), Steel (½×).

Evolution

How does Totodile evolve?

Totodile evolves into Croconaw at level 18.

The whole family: Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr.

• Croconaw evolves into Feraligatr at level 30.

Abilities

• Torrent: Strengthens Water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
• Sheer Force (hidden ability): Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.

Moves

Moves Totodile learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (49)

Totodile can learn 49 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Fake Tears, Mud-Slap, Scary Face, Protect, Ice Fang, Water Pulse, Low Kick, Thief, Trailblaze, Chilling Water, Facade, Aerial Ace, Metal Claw, Icy Wind, Rock Tomb, Fling, Endure, Rain Dance, Dig, Brick Break, Shadow Claw, Ice Punch, Sleep Talk, Waterfall, Dragon Claw, Rest, Rock Slide, Swords Dance, Dragon Dance, Substitute, Crunch, Liquidation, Surf, Ice Beam, Hydro Pump, Blizzard, Water Pledge, Tera Blast, Spite, Uproar, Focus Punch, Flip Turn, Double-Edge, Endeavor, Whirlpool, Muddy Water, Breaking Swipe, Curse.

Egg moves (5):Ancient Power, Aqua Jet, Block, Counter, Flatter.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 87.5% male, 12.5% female.
• Egg groups: Monster, Water 1.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Attack effort value.
• Base experience yield: 63.

Pokédex entries

Despite the smallness of its body, Totodile's jaws are very powerful. While the Pokémon may think it is just playfully nipping, its bite has enough power to cause serious injury. (Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire)

Its powerful, well-developed jaws are capable of crushing anything. Even its Trainer must be careful. (HeartGold, Y)

It is small but rough and tough. It won't hesitate to take a bite out of anything that moves. (Silver, FireRed, SoulSilver, X)

It has the habit of biting anything with its developed jaws. Even its Trainer needs to be careful. (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2)

Its well-developed jaws are powerful and capable of crushing anything. Even its trainer must be careful. (Gold, LeafGreen)

Despite its small body, Totodile's jaws are very powerful. While it may think it is just playfully nipping, its bite has enough strength to cause serious injury. (Emerald)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 25% of all Pokémon (0.6 m).
• Heavier than 27% of all Pokémon (9.5 kg).
• Base stat total 314, ranked #798 of 1,025.
• One of 154 Water-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 170 blue Pokémon.
• Number 7 of 100 Pokémon introduced in Generation 2 (Johto).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 64 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 7 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Totodile (Pokémon), Serebii: Totodile (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (TOH-tuh-dile): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 19 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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