Krokorok 65/108 · Dark Explorers

Dark Explorers is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on May 9, 2012. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. Krokorok is 65/108, in position 65 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 64 Sandile, and after it is 66 Krookodile. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

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

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 other cards in the catalog.

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 64/114 in Black & White (2011). Both list 90 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 5 other cards of Krokorok list a different HP.

The attack Mud-Slap lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Corkscrew Punch is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "They live in groups of a few individuals. Protective membranes shield their eyes from sandstorms."

I keep a set binder for Dark Explorers, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Dark Explorers set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Krokorok can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.