Brock's Croagunk: Difference between revisions

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==History==

Like [[Brock's Bonsly]], Croagunk has attacked Brock in order to continue the series' running gag of keeping Brock away from the girls who are the objects of his affection, to the point that even Croagunk's presence can be sensed by Brock, which may make Brock suddenly halt his romantic advances. When forcefully dragging Brock away from girls, he usually uses {{m|Poison Jab}}, which usually makes Brock suddenly collapse so Croagunk can easily drag Brock away. However, when Brock pledged to save [[Oralie]]'s {{p|Magikarp}} and [[Haley]]'s {{p|Feebas}} in ''[[DP021|Ya See We Want An Evolution!]]'', Croagunk jabbed Brock, which caused {{an|Dawn}} to remark that Croagunk may have gone too far. Croagunk generally chuckles or laughs after attacking Brock, so it is possible that he actually enjoys attacking Brock. However, Croagunk has also protected Brock from harm, such as falling off a bridge in ''[[DP057|Bibarel Gnaws Best!]]'' and from Saturn's Toxicroak's {{m|Dark Pulse}} attack in ''[[DP069|Enter Galactic!]]''.

He has good hearing, as he could hear {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}} in the bush in ''[[DP009|Setting the World on its Buneary!]]'' and Team Rocket sneaking into [[Oreburgh Gym]] in ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos we Watched!]]''. He is sometimes aware of many strange or some unusual situations; in ''[[DP043|Malice in Wonderland!]]'', he saves the day when he jabs Brock and saves him from {{p|Mismagius}}'s illusions. He later was able to sense the oncoming [[Team Galactic]] attack in ''[[DP096|Losing Its Lustrous!]]'' — in particular, the approach of Saturn's Toxicroak.

In ''[[DP139|A Faux Oak Finish!]]'', Croagunk guided the gang through a marsh-like area, he then encountered a [[Wild Pokémon|wild]] {{p|Politoed}} and battled it.

==Personality and characteristics==

==Moves used==

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====Moves improvised====

==In the manga==

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==In the TCG==

Brock's Croagunk is featured in the TCG as a {{TCG|Pokémon M|Pokémon}} {{SP|M}}. The following is a list of cards named '''Croagunk {{SP|M}}'''.

* According to the [[Pokétch]] in ''[[DP010|Not on MY Watch Ya Don't!]]'', Croagunk is [[friendship|very close]] to Brock. In fact, Croagunk is about as close to Brock as {{AP|Pikachu}} is to {{Ash}}, despite at the time having only been with him for two episodes, as opposed to Pikachu, which has been with Ash since [[EP001|the very first episode]].

* Croagunk was Brock's first Pokémon with both his gender and Ability confirmed.

* Croagunk was featured in a [[List of Pokémon Global Link promotions/Skins#C-Gear skins|promotional C-Gear]] in Japan to celebrate [[SS025]], the anime special featuring {{an|Brock}}. This skin was later distributed internationally to tie in with the distribution of [[List of Pokémon Global Link promotions/Pokémon#Poison Jab Croagunk|a Croagunk]] that knew {{m|Poison Jab}} at an early level, as well as the release of a new {{pkmn|Dream World}} area, {{dwa|Rugged Mountain}}, where other Croagunk can be found.

==Related articles==

* {{Animespecies|Croagunk}}

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