Croagunk (Pokémon)

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Croagunk グレッグル Gureggru #453
File:ArtGureggru.png Artwork from D/P
Type Poison Fighting Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Toxic Mouth Pokémon
Abilities Anticipation or Dry Skin Dry Skin Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn — Sinnoh #129 Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 2'04" Imperial 0.7 m Metric 2'04"/0.7 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 50.7 lbs. Imperial 23.0 kg Metric 50.7 lbs./23.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Blue	Catch rate 140 (18.3%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Humanshape group 11 cycles (2805 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 1 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 83 Battle Exp.: 831*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Croagunk (Japanese: グレッグル Gureggru) is a dual-type Poison/Fighting Pokémon.

It evolves into Toxicroak starting at level 37.

Biology

Physiology

Croagunk resembles a dark blue bipedal frog, with a white band around its waist area and red and black markings on its hands and feet. Its coloring and poisonous nature suggest that it is based on poison dart frogs. The markings on its body make it look like a Muay Thai fighter, and its jutting teeth make it appear to be wearing a mouthguard. The black around its eyes and the white bands make it look like an injured fighter with black eyes and broken ribs. Its cheeks are filled with a poison that runs to its fingers, allowing it to poison opponents by stabbing them.

Gender differences

The two white stripes that run across Croagunk's abdomen will be higher up if it is a female.

Special abilities

Whenever its middle finger glows purple, it appears to be channeling its poison via its skin and onto its hand to use its Poison moves. Croagunk can have the ability Anticipation which makes the Croagunk shudder if the foe has a super effective, instant KOing move, or a move like Selfdestruct.

Behavior

Croagunk are generally mischevous and mean. A few Croagunk, however are more comfortable being alone, simply staring at the views around them.

Habitat

Croagunk live in moist areas close to bodies of water.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

File:Brock gureggru.jpg

Croagunk in the anime

Brock captured a Croagunk in the episode Gymbaliar.

Croagunk appears as a member of the Wigglytuff Guild in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness special.

Pastoria City held a competition and festival for Croagunk in honor of their city mascot in Cream of the Croagunk Crop!.

In the manga

Croagunk appears in Pokémon Special, in the Diamond, Pearl & Platinum chapter. Saturn owns a Croagunk.

In the TCG

Main article: Croagunk (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2: Croagunk is one of the members of Wigglytuff Guild. He doesn't have much of a purpose other than to run the Swap Cauldron. His catchphrase is Meh-heh-heh.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation I Red {{{redbluedex}}} Blue Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}}
Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Stadium 2 Unknown
Generation III Ruby {{{rubydex}}} Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} Emerald {{{emeralddex}}} FireRed {{{firereddex}}} LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}}
Generation IV Diamond Its cheeks hold poison sacs. It tries to catch foes off guard to jab them with toxic fingers. Pearl Inflating its poison sacs, it makes an eerie blubbering sound for intimidation. Platinum It rarely fights fairly, but that is strictly to ensure survival. It is popular as a mascot. HeartGold {{{heartgolddex}}} SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}}
Generation V Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade
Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade
Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Rare Great Marsh Platinum Uncommon Route 212, Great Marsh HeartGold SoulSilver None Trade Pal Park None Pokéwalker None
Generation V Black White None Trade Black 2 White 2 None Trade Dream World None
Generation VI X Y None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Marine Resort (B1-B19) Lost Wilderness (B1-B17)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	School Path
My Pokémon Ranch	Random trade with Hayley *

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 48		108 - 155	206 - 300
Attack: 61		59 - 124	114 - 243
Defense: 40		40 - 101	76 - 196
Sp. Atk: 61		59 - 124	114 - 243
Sp. Def: 40		40 - 101	76 - 196
Speed: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Total: 300	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Learnset

By leveling up

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By tutoring

|- style="background:#B884DD" | colspan="13" | Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an Evolution of this Pokémon
A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game,
while a colored background indicates that the move is available. |} |}

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Croagunk images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Croagunk's English name, along with numerous others, was released on 13th February 2007. Due to the poor quality of the image, it was believed its name was "Croalurk".
• Croagunk is the mascot of Pastoria City.
• Croagunk and its evolution are the only Poison type Pokémon with any double weakness. The case here is that because of their secondary type, they have a double weakness to Psychic-type moves.
• Croagunk is one of few Pokémon to have its hand-held game sprite differ from its 3-D image. While in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum it is shown to have pink cheeks, its 3-D models show it with yellow-orange cheeks.
• In Platinum, no Trainer's Croagunk has the ability Dry Skin outside of the Battle Frontier.
• Despite having "gunk" in its name, it can only learn Gunk Shot through the move tutor in Platinum.
• On occasions at the Pastoria Great Marsh, if the player stands behind the Croagunk Wall with the their head sticking out of it, a wild Croagunk will come by and walk into the Great Marsh building.

Origin

Croagunk may have been based on the poison dart frog.

Name origin

Croagunk is probably a combination of croak and gunk. It also sounds very similar to shogun. The Japanese name comes ケロケロ kerokero, the Japanese onomatopoeia for a frog's croaking, and げろげろ gerogero, the Japanese word that's used to describe something disgusting. It may also be derived from 汚れ yogore, filth.

In other languages

• German: Glibunkel - From Glibber (gunk) and Unke (fire-bellied toad).
• French: Cradopaud - From crapaud (toad) and crado, a familiar term for dirty.
• Korean: 삐딱구리 Ppittakguri
• Chinese: 污泥蛙 Wu Ni Wa

Related articles

• Brock's Croagunk

External links

• I feel numb!, the fanlisting for Croagunk

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