Krookodile 71/146 · XY

Krookodile is Pokédex #553, generation 5 (Unova). Krookodile is a Stage 2 Darkness Pokémon with 140 HP. The card says it evolves from Krokorok. In this catalog that name is Krokorok (#552).

Krookodile sits at 71/146 in XY, position 71 of 146. Before it is 70 Krokorok, and after it is 72 Zorua. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on February 5, 2014. The printed size is 146, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Bother lists 50 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent can't play any Supporter cards from his or her hand during his or her next turn. Knock Back is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. Your opponent switches his or her Active Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Very violent Pokémon, they try to clamp down on anything that moves in front of their eyes."

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). Both list 140 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Masakazu Fukuda illustrated that card, and match illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Krookodile list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads match. I count 143 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

XY set binder is where a full XY 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.