Croagunk (Pokémon)
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Croagunk (Japanese: グレッグル Gureggru) is a dual-type Poison/Fighting Pokémon.
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 the female Croagunk's abdomen will be higher up than the male. The black part of the female's hands are also larger than that of the male's in Platinum and HeartGold and SoulSilver.
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. Fluid squeezed from its finger, although poisonous, is a significant ingredient in remedies for lower-back pain. 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. Croagunk may also possess the ability Dry Skin, allowing it to heal itself during rain or when hit by a Water-Type move.
Behavior
Croagunk are generally mischievous and mean. A few Croagunk, however are more comfortable being alone, simply staring at the views around them. Croagunk may also make noise by expanding its poison sacs.
Habitat
Croagunk live in moist areas close to bodies of water, such as swamps and marshes, or forests where there is very little light.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Brock's Croagunk
Brock captured a Croagunk in the episode Gymbaliar. It has taken over Misty and Max's job of pulling Brock away from attractive women, using Poison Jab on him every time he falls in love.
Others
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!.
Pokédex entries
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In the manga
Croagunk appears in Pokémon Adventures, in the Diamond & Pearl chapter. Saturn owns a Croagunk.
In the TCG
- Main article: Croagunk (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: 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
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Game locations
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In side games
Game | Location |
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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness |
Marine Resort (B1-B19) Lost Wilderness (B1-B17) |
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia |
School Path |
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs |
Teak Forest Flame Temple |
My Pokémon Ranch | Random trade with Hayley * |
Pokémon Rumble | Rocky Cave |
Held items
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Diamond | Pearl | Black Sludge (5%) | |
Platinum | |||
Ranch | Payapa Berry (100%) |
Stats
Base stats
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HP: 48
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108 - 155 | 206 - 300 | |
61
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59 - 124 | 114 - 243 | |
40
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40 - 101 | 76 - 196 | |
61
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59 - 124 | 114 - 243 | |
40
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40 - 101 | 76 - 196 | |
50
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49 - 112 | 94 - 218 | |
Total: 300
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Type effectiveness
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Learnset
By leveling up
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By TM/HM
By breeding
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By tutoring
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| 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.
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Side game data
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky
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Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
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Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
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Evolution
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Level 37 → |
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Sprites
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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 | ||
Trivia
- Croagunk's English name, along with numerous others, was released on February 13, 2007. Due to the poor quality of the image, it was believed its name was "Croalurk."
- Croagunk and its evolution are the only Pokémon to have the Poison/Fighting type combination.
- 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, official artwork, and anime appearance show it with yellow-orange cheeks.
- Despite having "gunk" in its name, it can only learn Gunk Shot through the move tutor in Platinum.
- Croagunk is the mascot of Pastoria City.
- In Platinum, in front of the Pastoria Great Marsh, if the player stands behind the Croagunk Wall with the his/her head sticking out of it a wild Croagunk may come by, cry out, and then walk to the Great Marsh.
Origin
Croagunk may have been based on the poison dart frog.
Name origin
Croagunk is probably a combination of croak and gunk.
Gureggru may be derived from 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 (Taiwan): 不良蛙 Bù Liáng Wā - Literally "Bad frog".
- Chinese: 污泥蛙 Wu Ni Wa
Related articles
External links
- I feel numb!, the fanlisting for Croagunk
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