Krookodile 62/98 · Emerging Powers

Emerging Powers is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on August 31, 2011. The printed size is 98, and the checklist is the same length. Krookodile is 62/98, in position 62 of 98 on this checklist. Before it is 61 Krokorok, and after it is 63 Terrakion. The listed rarity is Rare.

Krookodile is a Stage 2 Fighting Pokémon with 140 HP. In the Pokédex this is Krookodile (#553), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Krokorok. In this catalog that name is Krokorok (#552).

Naoki Saito illustrated this card. The same name is on 270 other cards in the catalog.

Krookodile (#553) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Krookodile 65/114 in Black & White (2011). Both list 140 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Masakazu Fukuda illustrated that card, and Naoki Saito illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Krookodile list a different HP.

Black Eyes is listed as Ability. Once during your turn (before your attack), if this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon, you may flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon. The attack Thrash lists 70+ damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage. If tails, this Pokémon does 20 damage to itself. Weakness is Water ×2. Resistance is Lightning -20. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "They never allow prey to escape. Their jaws are so powerful, they can crush the body of an automobile."

I keep a set binder for Emerging Powers, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Emerging Powers set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Krookodile can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.