Competitive Information for Croconaw [Diamond/Pearl]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Croconaw? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Croconaw is a phenomenal Water-typed Pokemon. Croconaw is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Croconaw's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw
- Ice Punch / Slash
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Superpower / Brick Break
Physical Sweeper Croconaw
Croconaw is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Croconaw's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Croconaw's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Croconaw's water-type attacks have 1.5x power. Ice Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Croconaw's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Croconaw? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Slide
- Shadow Claw
- Slash / Double-Edge
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
Doubles Physical Sweeper Croconaw
Croconaw is a decent Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Croconaw's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Croconaw's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Torrent, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Croconaw's water-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Croconaw learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Croconaw can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Croconaw
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Torrent + Item: Focus sash
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Aqua Jet
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Croconaw's stats
- Ancient Power
- Dragon Dance
- Metal Claw
- Rage
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Croconaw
- Hydro Cannon
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Croconaw in Diamond and Pearl
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