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Totodile (ワニノコ Waninoko in Japanese, Karnimani in German and Kaiminus in French) is a fictional character of the Pokémon franchise.
The name Totodile comes from the words tot (a word for a small child) and crocodile. For the Japanese Waninoko, "wani" (ワニ) means alligator and "ko" is a suffix that means "child".
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Characteristics
Appearance
Totodile's appearance is based on amphibious reptiles such as the crocodile or the alligator. It has a short blue body broken by a yellow band on its chest. On its back and tail are four red spikes. Totodile has a big and prominent jaw, filled with many sharp teeth.
Biology
Despite its small size and unevolved status, Totodile is not a Pokémon to be trifled with. It has a rough and tough attitude and is very rowdy; it may - and probably will - bite and chomp down anything that moves, perhaps even its own trainer.
Getting bitten by a Totodile is no laughing matter. A Totodile's well developed jaws are very powerful and capable of crushing many substances. Totodile itself, however, does not realise its strength. It may be causing serious injury while it thinks it is playfully nibbling. Therefore, constant supervision is required on the part of Totodile's trainer.
There have been rare instances in which Totodiles have been found roaming the sewers of large cities. Totodile like to live in swampy areas.
In the video games
In Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal, Totodile is one of three starter Pokémon offered by Professor Elm near the start of the game, the other two being Chikorita and Cyndaquil. Selecting Totodile is equivalent to choosing a "medium" difficulty setting for the game, since the first two Gym Leaders have Pokémon which are neither strong nor weak against it.
In Pokémon Emerald, if the player completes the Hoenn region Pokédex, Professor Birch will offer as a reward a choice between Chikorita, Cyndaquil and Totodile. Totodile can also be found in Pokemon XD, but only after completing all 100 stages on Mt. Battle without changing Pokemon. If successful, players can choose between Totodile, Chikorita and Cyndaquil. Whichever Pokemon they don't choose can be obtained if the same conditions are met another time. It Totodile is chosen, it will have Hydro Cannon, an extremely powerful Water-type attack that is otherwise exclusive to Blastoise.
Totodile has fairly good defense, and its attack is higher than its special attack. It learns a mix of physical, special and supportive attacks. Most players use its evolved forms Croconaw and Feraligatr in battle if possible.
Totodile is also a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee but for whatever reason, wasn't a Pokéball Pokémon like Chikorita and Cyndaquil.
In the animé
Image:Ash-Totodile.jpg Totodile's first appearance was in the first episode in the Johto story ark (#119-Don't touch that 'Dile). Team Rocket took advantage of Professor Elm's absentmindedness to kidnap a Totodile he kept as a starter Pokémon. Eventually Ash recovered the Totodile, which had been giving its kidnappers a hard time by biting Jessie's hair.
Another Totodile was acquired by Ash in episode #153 (The Totodile Duel). He and Misty threw their Lure Balls simultaneously at it, so it was unclear who had actually caught it. The matter was settled with a Pokémon battle, which Ash won.
Ash's Totodile is rather care-free. Once, it got distracted from the battle and chose instead to go for a swim. It also enjoys dancing. Every time it comes out of its Poké Ball, it does a little dance before entering battle. Ash eventually left it in the care of Professor Oak, where it currently remains.
The anime Totodile has a gurgling method of speech, which has been compared to Donald Duck by some fans.
In Other Properties
In the manga
In Pokémon Adventures, Professor Elm's Totodile is stolen by Silver. (The same thing will happen in Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal when the chosen starter Pokémon is Cyndaquil.)
In the card game
Totodile, in terms of number of cards it has appeared on, is actually right behind Cyndaquil and right before Chikorita:
- Neo Genesis
- Neo Genesis
- Neo Destiny
- Expedition
- Expedition
- EX Hidden Legends
- EX Unseen Forces
References
- The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Publications
- Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0439154049.
- Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 130206151.
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 193020650X
- Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0761547614
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1930206585
External links
- Official Pokémon website
- Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Totodile as a species
- Serebii.net’s 3rd Gen Pokédex entry for Totodile
- Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
- PsyPoke Pokédex entry
- Smogon Pokédex entryes:Totodile