Krokorok 64/114 · Black & White

Krokorok is Pokédex #552, generation 5 (Unova). Krokorok is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 90 HP. The card says it evolves from Sandile. In this catalog that name is Sandile (#551). The card lists Krookodile, Krookodile (#553) under evolves to.

Krokorok sits at 64/114 in Black & White, position 64 of 115. Before it is 63 Sandile, and after it is 65 Krookodile. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on April 25, 2011. The printed size is 114. This checklist is longer, at 115 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Torment lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Choose 1 of the Defending Pokémon's attacks. That Pokémon can't use that attack during your opponent's next turn. Bite is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Water ×2. Resistance is Lightning -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "The special membrane covering its eyes can sense the heat of objects, so it can see its surroundings even in darkness."

Krokorok (#552) has 14 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Krokorok 61/98 in Emerging Powers (2011). Both list 90 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Krokorok list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Black & White set binder is where a full Black & White set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Krokorok can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.