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Croconaw are medium-sized mostly blue reptiles with red spikes, and a set of pronounced jaws. They possess an asymmetrical pattern on their chests that somewhat resembles a spotted animal skin.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Along with the usual Template:Type2 abilities, their powerful jaws are capable of regrowing fangs that are lost.
Once Croconaw has clamped its jaws on its foe, it will absolutely not let go. Because the tips of its fangs are forked back like barbed fishhooks, they become impossible to remove when they have sunk in.
Once Croconaw has clamped its jaws on its foe, it will absolutely not let go. Because the tips of its fangs are forked back like barbed fishhooks, they become impossible to remove when they have sunk in.
Once its jaws clamp down on its foe, it will absolutely not let go. Because the tips of its fangs are forked back like fishhooks, they become irremovably embedded.
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Croconaw's spike on its head is flat in Generation II.
The design on Croconaw's belly reverses direction in the Generation III sprites and onward.
Not counting starters in spin off games, Croconaw evolves faster than any other water-type starter (It evolves at lvl. 30). In fact, it is the fastest starter to reach its final stage, Feraligatr.
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