Krokorok 58/86 · Black Bolt

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

Krokorok sits at 58/86 in Black Bolt, position 58 of 171. Before it is 57 Sandile, and after it is 59 Krookodile. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on July 18, 2025. The printed size is 86. This checklist is longer, at 171 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

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.

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 Common. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Gapao illustrated this one. 10 other cards of Krokorok list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Gapao. I count 10 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Black Bolt set binder is where a full Black Bolt set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Krokorok can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.