Dark Croconaw 32/105 · Neo Destiny

Neo Destiny is a set in the Neo series. It was released on February 28, 2002. The printed size is 105. This checklist is longer, at 113 cards. Dark Croconaw is 32/105, in position 32 of 113 on this checklist. Before it is 31 Chansey, and after it is 33 Dark Exeggutor. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Dark Croconaw is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 28. 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.

Shin-ichi Yoshida illustrated this card. The same name is on 50 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 is named Croconaw, while this one is Dark Croconaw. That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Shin-ichi Yoshida illustrated this one. 14 other cards of Croconaw list a different HP.

The attack Clamping Jaw lists 20 damage. The cost is Water, Water. The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn. If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing. (Benching either Pokémon ends this effect.) Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It has 49 teeth in its mouth that are constantly replacing themselves. Pull one out, and a new one grows in."

I keep a set binder for Neo Destiny, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Neo Destiny set binder. 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 Team Rocket cards and Johto starters. I still need this card.