Krokorok 136/86 · Black Bolt

Black Bolt is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on July 18, 2025. The printed size is 86. This checklist is longer, at 171 cards. Krokorok is 136/86, in position 135 of 171 on this checklist. Before it is 135 Sandile, and after it is 137 Krookodile. The collector number is above the printed set size of 86. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

Krokorok is a Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon with 100 HP. In the Pokédex this is Krokorok (#552), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Sandile. In this catalog that name is Sandile (#551). The card lists Krookodile, Krookodile (#553) under evolves to.

Tonji Matsuno illustrated this card. The same name is on 14 other cards in the catalog.

Krokorok (#552) has 14 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Krokorok 64/114 in Black & White (2011). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Illustration Rare. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Tonji Matsuno illustrated this one. 10 other cards of Krokorok list a different HP.

The attack Tighten Up lists 40 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless. Your opponent discards 2 cards from their hand. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "They live in groups of a few individuals. Protective membranes shield their eyes from sandstorms." The regulation mark is I.

I keep a set binder for Black Bolt, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Black Bolt set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Krokorok can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.