Totodile

Totodile (ワニノコ Waninoko) is a type Pokémon and is the  type Starter Pokémon for the Johto region. Starting at level 18, Totodile will evolve into Croconaw which can later evolve into Feraligatr starting at level 30.

Appearance
Totodile are a small Pokémon that appear as a bipedal crocodile. While most of a Totodile's body is blue, they have a yellow, v-shaped marking across their chest, red eyes, and red spikes that go down its back to its tail. These Pokémon are well known for their large mouths, filled with razor sharp teeth.

The shiny version of this Pokémon appears as having green or turquoise skin instead of blue and has dark blue spikes, which were previously red, along its back.

Behavior
Totodile are very energetic, cheerful and rowdy, and occasionally can be seen running through swampy areas, biting and chomping at everything that moves.

Special Abilities
All Totodile have the ability Torrent, which enables -type attacks to do 150% damage if the user's HP is below 30%.

Additionally, Totodile have very large and powerful jaws, and mainly are used when in battle. The Pokédex states that "its well-developed jaws are powerful and capable of crushing anything".

In the Anime
Totodile debuted in the Pokémon Anime during the episode Don't Touch That 'dile, where a Totodile belonging to Professor Elm was stolen by Team Rocket. It was later recovered and returned. Much later in the series, a Totodile made a small appearance in the episode Up Close and Personable! at the Pokémon Summer Academy. As shown in a movie poster, Totodile along with the other two Johto Starter Pokémon, will appear in the 12th Pokémon movie.

Ash's Totodile
Ash received a Totodile in the episode The Totodile Duel, where both Ash and Misty battle for a Totodile that one of them caught. Not knowing whose Lure Ball captured the Pokémon, the two have a Pokémon battle to decide who keeps it. Ash later wins the battle receiving the Totodile.

This Pokémon stayed with Ash during the course of his travels throughout the Johto Region, and is currently being kept at Professor Oak's Lab.

In the Manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Silver stole a Totodile from Professor Elm. It refused to return when Gold attempted to bring it back to Prof. Elm. It soon evolved into a Croconaw after defeating a trap together with Gold's Cyndaquil in the Sprout Tower.

Game Info
Totodile first appeared in the Generation II games Pokémon Gold and Silver, being the Water-type starter Pokémon for the games. Upon completing the Hoenn Pokédex in Pokémon Emerald, Professor Birch will offer you one of the Johto starters, which includes a Totodile.

Level-Up

 * Bold indicates that this Pokémon gains STAB from this attack.

Origins
Totodile, along with its evolutionary forms appear to be based off of alligators and/or crocodiles.

Name Origins
It's English name comes from combining the words "Tot" and "Crocodile".

Trivia

 * In the anime, a Totodile's voice sounds like that of the Disney character, Donald Duck.