Pokémon · Black & White
Krokorok
Dark Explorers · #65 · Uncommon · 2012
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Market reference
$0.45
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 65 / 111
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Sandile
- Evolves to
- Krookodile
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 552
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 17.5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Krokorok plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Corkscrew Punch) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Sandile; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Krokorok
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.25 copies on average · 24 decks
- Match win rate
- 31.2%
- -16.0 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Krokorok?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"They live in groups of a few individuals. Protective membranes shield their eyes from sandstorms."
CCMud-Slap — 30
DDCCCorkscrew Punch — 70
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Krokorok was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/08/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.20 | $0.42 | $19.98 | $0.45 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.59 | $8.82 | $34.10 | $2.56 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.09 |
| 7-day average | €0.15 |
| 30-day average | €0.22 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.19 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.73 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.85 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.74 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.81 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.87 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Krokorok is real?
Krokorok is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Krokorok worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Krokorok is $0.45; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Krokorok from?
Krokorok is from the Pokémon set "Dark Explorers" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Krokorok?
Krokorok is a Uncommon card in the Dark Explorers set.
Other Krokorok printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
