Croconaw 38/123 · HeartGold & SoulSilver

HeartGold & SoulSilver is a set in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on February 10, 2010. The printed size is 123. This checklist is longer, at 124 cards. Croconaw is 38/123, in position 38 of 124 on this checklist. Before it is 37 Corsola, and after it is 39 Delibird. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Croconaw is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Croconaw (#159), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Totodile. In this catalog that name is Totodile (#158). The card lists Feraligatr, Feraligatr (#160) under evolves to.

kawayoo illustrated this card. The same name is on 209 other cards in the catalog.

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 kawayoo illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Croconaw list a different HP.

The attack Wave Splash lists 30 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Big Bite is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "If it loses a fang, a new one grows back in its place. There are always 48 fangs lining its mouth."

I keep a set binder for HeartGold & SoulSilver, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the HeartGold & SoulSilver set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Croconaw can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.