Croconaw is Pokédex #159, generation 2 (Johto). Croconaw is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 27. The card says it evolves from Totodile. In this catalog that name is Totodile (#158). The card lists Feraligatr, Feraligatr (#160) under evolves to.
Croconaw sits at 44/123 in Mysterious Treasures, position 44 of 124. Before it is 43 Cranidos, and after it is 45 Dewgong. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on August 1, 2007. The printed size is 123. This checklist is longer, at 124 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.
Evolutionary Vitality is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn, when you play Croconaw from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, you may look at the top 5 cards of your deck. Choose all Energy cards you find there, show them to your opponent, and put them into your hand. Put the other cards back on top of your deck. Shuffle your deck afterward. The attack Hover Over lists 30 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn. Weakness is Lightning +20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Once it bites down, it won't let go until it loses its fangs. New fangs quickly grow into place."
Croconaw (#159) has 14 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Croconaw 31/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Croconaw list a different HP.
The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.
Mysterious Treasures set binder is where a full Mysterious Treasures set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Croconaw can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.
Once during your turn, when you play Croconaw from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, you may look at the top 5 cards of your deck. Choose all Energy cards you find there, show them to your opponent, and put them into your hand. Put the other cards back on top of your deck. Shuffle your deck afterward.
The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.
Once it bites down, it won't let go until it loses its fangs. New fangs quickly grow into place.
Mysterious Treasures, in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on August 1, 2007. The printed size is 123.
44/123. It is entry 44 of 124 in this checklist.
Mitsuhiro Arita. The catalog lists 721 other cards with that illustrator.
Uncommon.
Croconaw #159, generation 2 (Johto).
Hover Over (30).