Krookodile 66/108 · Dark Explorers

Krookodile is Pokédex #553, generation 5 (Unova). Krookodile is a Stage 2 Darkness Pokémon with 150 HP. The card says it evolves from Krokorok. In this catalog that name is Krokorok (#552).

Krookodile sits at 66/108 in Dark Explorers, position 66 of 111. Before it is 65 Krokorok, and after it is 67 Scraggy. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on May 9, 2012. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Dark Clamp lists 60 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn. Bombast is another attack lists 40× damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. Does 40 damage times the number of Prize cards you have taken. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -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."

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). That card lists 140 HP, and this one lists 150 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Masakazu Fukuda illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. 11 other cards of Krookodile list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads 5ban Graphics. I count 1,629 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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