Pokémon · Black & White
Krookodile
Emerging Powers · #62 · Rare · 2011
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Market reference
$0.72
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 62 / 98
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Krokorok
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoki Saito
- Pokédex #
- 553
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 23.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Strategy & play
How Krookodile plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Thrash) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥70 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 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Krokorok first).
How to beat Krookodile
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥70 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
- 1.15 copies on average · 13 decks
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 Naoki Saito
This card was illustrated by Naoki Saito.
Building around Krookodile?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"They never allow prey to escape. Their jaws are so powerful, they can crush the body of an automobile."
Ability: Black Eyes
Once during your turn (before your attack), if this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon, you may flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon.
FFCThrash — 70+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage. If tails, this Pokémon does 20 damage to itself.
Weakness:W×2
Resistance:L-20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Krookodile 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 2026/06/30| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.50 | $0.72 | $19.98 | $0.72 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.98 | $6.43 | $32.80 | $5.03 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.55 |
| 7-day average | €0.55 |
| 30-day average | €0.64 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €1.01 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.70 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.22 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.17 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.06 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.85 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.13 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Krookodile is real?
Krookodile 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 Krookodile worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Krookodile is $0.72; 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 Krookodile from?
Krookodile is from the Pokémon set "Emerging Powers" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Krookodile?
Krookodile is a Rare card in the Emerging Powers set.
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