Totodile

Ash's Totodile: the dancer who won at the Silver Conference

In The Totodile Duel, Ash and Misty both threw Lure Balls at the same Totodile, and Brock settled the dispute with a battle that Ash won. Totodile's trademark was dancing whenever it came out of its ball, even at the start of serious matches, which regularly exasperated Ash and baffled opponents.

Its best moment came at the Silver Conference in Playing with Fire!, where it clamped onto the arm of Harrison's Sneasel to block a Metal Claw and knocked it out, before losing to Harrison's Hypno. Ash left it at Professor Oak's lab with his other Johto Pokémon when he set out for Hoenn, and it rejoined his team late in Pokémon Journeys.

Totodile on cards: Commons from Neo Genesis to Ascended Heroes

Totodile's first cards are two Neo Genesis Commons from December 2000, #80 by Ken Sugimori and #81 by Hironobu Yoshida. Neo Destiny and Expedition followed, and Dragon Frontiers (2006) printed a Lightning-type Totodile δ as part of that set's Delta Species lineup.

The HeartGold SoulSilver era returned it to its home region with a main-set Common by kawayoo in 2010 plus two cards in the Gyarados half of the HS Trainer Kit. It has also appeared in a McDonald's Collection and as a Black Star promo, and the Mega Evolution era's Ascended Heroes (2026) printed it as a Common by REND. Nearly every printing is a Common; Kagemaru Himeno and kawayoo have the most credits on it, with three each.

Cards to know

• Totodile (Neo Genesis #80)

  One of Totodile's two first cards, a 2000 Common illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

• Totodile δ (Dragon Frontiers #67)

  Its Delta Species card from 2006, illustrated by Hisao Nakamura.

• Totodile (HeartGold SoulSilver #86)

  A 2010 Common by kawayoo from the set that revisited Johto.

• Totodile (MEP Black Star Promos #048)

  A Mega Evolution era promo illustrated by Saboteri.

• Totodile (Ascended Heroes #041)

  A 2026 Common illustrated by REND.