Crystal's Feraligatr

Crystal's Feraligatr (クリスのオーダイル Kris no Ordile) is Crystal's first and main Pokémon.

Pokémon Crystal
Crystal received Feraligatr, then a, from in exchange for doing an errand for him in. After proving to be close to the Totodile, following the errand, Elm allowed her to keep it as her starter Pokémon. Together, the two trained and successfully defeated the at the beginning of their journey; and Totodile evolved into Croconaw in response to their victory.

After evolving, Croconaw quickly gained a win streak. It was instrumental in defeating in. It single-handedly took down 's team, including his type-superior, despite that same Bayleef having defeated and. It also took down most of the trainers in the. It also took down Gym Leader 's team on its own, though it was nearly felled by his. Its winning streak was ended by a wild Heracross, which Crystal ended up capturing.

Croconaw was deeply offended by its loss and began to act moody afterwards. In order to rebuild his confidence, Crystal entered the to allow him to compete against other strong Bug-type Pokémon. Croconaw was able to defeat Scyther, which Crystal then captured. However, since they only scored second place, its faith in itself was not fully restored. Its pride was even further wounded when it lost to 's. The anger caused by its loss eventually bubbled to the surface when Crystal trained against the and it evolved into Feraligatr.

Feraligatr overcame its frustration with Heracross after single-handedly defeating 's Pokémon, including her mighty, during Crystal's challenge.

Personality and characteristics
Ever since its defeat at the hands of Crystal's Heracross, Feraligatr has had a bitter rivalry with the -type Pokémon, bordering on outright animosity.

Trivia

 * Croconaw was Crystal's first active team member to evolve. However, her was her first Pokémon to evolve.
 * It was also her first Pokémon to evolve into its final stage.