Croconaw
Croconaw is a Tier 3 raid boss in Pokémon GO with a raid boss CP of 12404. It is available as both a normal raid, and a shadow raid.
Croconaw can be caught with the following CP values:
- 925- 984 CP at Level 20, no weather boost
- 1157- 1230 CP at Level 25 with Rainy weather boost
It is a pure Water type, and is weak to Electric and Grass. It is soloable for the prepared trainer, but lower level trainers or those without ideal counters may want to bring a pal.
Shadow Raid Information
As a shadow raid, it will hit harder than the normal raid boss, so make sure your counters are powered up, have the right moveset, and aren’t weak to the raid bosses moves. These raids are a tricky solo for even the most prepared trainer, and you will need Purified Gems to defeat them solo. Lower levels trainers and those without top counters will need to bring a friend or two and be well armed with Purified Gems. Shadow Raid Bosses will grow enraged as you battle them, boosting their attack and defence. Continue to hold your ground and weaken the Shadow Raid Bosses to subdue them.
You can subdue Shadow Raid Bosses using Purified Gems, a new item that can be assembled from Shadow Shards.
Shadow Shards are mysterious gem pieces that may be dropped by Team GO Rocket. You will need to gather enough shards to use Professor Willow’s newly invented Shard Refiner, and in return you’ll be rewarded with a Purified Gem.
There are multiple ways Purified Gems can assist your battle against enraged Shadow Raid Bosses:
- When you use a Purified Gem during a Shadow Raid, the enraged Shadow Raid Boss’s attack and defence will be lowered temporarily. This can give you the opening you need to take them down.
- You and your fellow Trainers can use more than one Purified Gem during a Shadow Raid. If used at the same time, their effects will stack.
- If enough Purified Gems are used, the enraged Shadow Raid Boss will be subdued—returned to its non-enraged state—which might give you the edge you need to defeat it!
Croconaw Raid Counters
Since Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up and require specific events to remove Frustration with a Charge TM, they will NOT be listed as raid counters in this article. That being said, if you have the shadow form of a listed raid counter Pokémon powered up and TMed, use it. The figures in our database for DPS and TDO are calculated using Level 40 Pokémon with perfect IVs.
The best counters for Croconaw are the following:
| # | Pokémon | Fast Move | Charge Move | TTW | Faints |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Sceptile (Mega)
|
Bullet Seed Grass |
Leaf Blade Grass |
8.99s | 0.00 |
| 2. |
Ampharos (Mega)
|
Charge Beam Electric |
Zap Cannon Electric |
10.81s | 0.00 |
| 3. |
Manectric (Mega)
|
Thunder Fang Electric |
Thunder Electric |
11.48s | 0.00 |
| 4. |
Alakazam (Mega)
|
Confusion Psychic |
Future Sight Psychic |
11.60s | 0.00 |
| 5. |
Venusaur (Mega)
|
Vine Whip Grass |
Petal Blizzard Grass |
11.83s | 0.00 |
| 6. |
Kartana
|
Razor Leaf Grass |
Leaf Blade Grass |
12.15s | 0.00 |
| 7. |
Xurkitree
|
Spark Electric |
Power Whip Grass |
12.31s | 0.00 |
| 8. |
Deoxys (Attack)
|
Poison Jab Poison |
Zap Cannon Electric |
12.65s | 0.00 |
| 9. |
Gengar (Mega)
|
Hex Ghost |
Shadow Ball Ghost |
12.72s | 0.00 |
| 10. |
Latios (Mega)
|
Zen Headbutt Psychic |
Solar Beam Grass |
13.21s | 0.00 |
| 11. |
Zarude
|
Vine Whip Grass |
Power Whip Grass |
13.40s | 0.00 |
| 12. |
Gardevoir (Mega)
|
Confusion Psychic |
Synchronoise Psychic |
13.49s | 0.00 |
| 13. |
Blaziken (Mega)
|
Counter Fighting |
Focus Blast Fighting |
13.53s | 0.00 |
| 14. |
Thundurus (Therian)
|
Volt Switch Electric |
Thunderbolt Electric |
14.08s | 0.00 |
| 15. |
Roserade
|
Razor Leaf Grass |
Leaf Storm Grass |
14.22s | 0.00 |
| 16. |
Groudon (Primal)
|
Dragon Tail Dragon |
Solar Beam Grass |
14.18s | 0.00 |
| 17. |
Beedrill (Mega)
|
Poison Jab Poison |
Sludge Bomb Poison |
14.70s | 0.00 |
| 18. |
Salamence (Mega)
|
Dragon Tail Dragon |
Draco Meteor Dragon |
14.66s | 0.00 |
| 19. |
Abomasnow (Mega)
|
Razor Leaf Grass |
Energy Ball Grass |
14.78s | 0.00 |
| 20. |
Banette (Mega)
|
Shadow Claw Ghost |
Thunder Electric |
14.77s | 0.00 |
| 21. |
Victreebel
|
Razor Leaf Grass |
Solar Beam Grass |
15.39s | 0.00 |
| 22. |
Vileplume
|
Razor Leaf Grass |
Solar Beam Grass |
15.90s | 0.00 |
| 23. |
Latias (Mega)
|
Dragon Breath Dragon |
Psychic Psychic |
15.58s | 0.00 |
| 24. |
Houndoom (Mega)
|
Snarl Dark |
Foul Play Dark |
15.97s | 0.00 |
| 25. |
Zekrom
|
Dragon Breath Dragon |
Wild Charge Electric |
15.65s | 0.00 |
| 26. |
Aerodactyl (Mega)
|
Rock Throw Rock |
Rock Slide Rock |
15.75s | 0.00 |
| 27. |
Leafeon
|
Razor Leaf Grass |
Solar Beam Grass |
15.94s | 0.00 |
| 28. |
Deoxys (Normal)
|
Charge Beam Electric |
Thunderbolt Electric |
16.11s | 0.00 |
| 29. |
Venusaur
|
Razor Leaf Grass |
Solar Beam Grass |
16.14s | 0.00 |
| 30. |
Torterra
|
Razor Leaf Grass |
Solar Beam Grass |
15.97s | 0.00 |
| 31. |
Sceptile
|
Fury Cutter Bug |
Leaf Blade Grass |
16.11s | 0.00 |
| 32. |
Zapdos
|
Thunder Shock Electric |
Thunderbolt Electric |
16.60s | 0.00 |
| 33. |
Mewtwo
|
Psycho Cut Psychic |
Thunderbolt Electric |
16.70s | 0.00 |
| 34. |
Manectric
|
Thunder Fang Electric |
Wild Charge Electric |
16.57s | 0.00 |
| 35. |
Electivire
|
Thunder Shock Electric |
Wild Charge Electric |
16.60s | 0.00 |
Stats and Max CP
|
Croconaw
Water
|
|||||
| Max CP at Level 40 1722 | Max CP at Level 50 1947 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATK 150 | DEF 142 | HP 163 | |||
| Weak to | Resistances | ||||
| Electric Grass | Fire Ice Steel Water | ||||
Moveset
| Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
|---|---|
|
|