Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Croconaw
Temporal Forces · #40 · Common · 2024
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.26
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 40 / 218
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Totodile
- Evolves to
- Feraligatr
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Illustrator
- Jerky
- Pokédex #
- 159
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Switching
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 30 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Croconaw plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning 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.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Totodile; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Croconaw
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.23 copies on average · 81 decks
- Match win rate
- 24.8%
- -22.4 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.
Mega Feraligatr ex
in 95% of decks · 19 seen
Feraligatr
in 88% of decks · 76 seen
Mega Feraligatr ex
in 86% of decks · 74 seen
Totodile
in 100% of decks · 86 seen
Totodile
in 85% of decks · 17 seen
Team Rocket's Golbat
in 19% of decks · 16 seen
Team Rocket's Crobat ex
in 19% of decks · 16 seen
Team Rocket's Zubat
in 19% of decks · 16 seen
More by Jerky
This card was illustrated by Jerky.
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About this card
"If it loses a fang, a new one grows back in its place. There are always 48 fangs lining its mouth."
WReverse Thrust — 30
Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Croconaw or Temporal Forces.
Redacted Chaos #10 (100 Codes)
Aug 8, 2026
2026 Content Creator Showcase
Aug 9, 2026
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Aug 11, 2026
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Aug 14, 2026
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Aug 14, 2026
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Aug 15, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Croconaw was legal.
ArshSinghTCG x ITA Tournament
today
Torneo Online PTCGL AC Gratuito #8
today
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today
Amyverse Webcam Wonders #22 💙 Cash Prize!
today
Full Bench Fridays PTCGL Cash Event $10
today
ASRcristiano # 180 - 60 codes prize pool!
today
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
32
ran Croconaw
Tournaments scanned
303
past 30 days
Competitive note
Seeing competitive play.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 7th
Top decks running Croconaw
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 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.28 | $50.00 | $0.26 | $0.11 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.05 | $0.35 | $19.98 | $0.33 | $0.24 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.05 |
| 7-day average | €0.13 |
| 30-day average | €0.09 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.12 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.23 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.18 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.09 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.18 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.19 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Croconaw is real?
Croconaw 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 Croconaw worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Croconaw is $0.26; 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 Croconaw from?
Croconaw is from the Pokémon set "Temporal Forces" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Croconaw?
Croconaw is a Common card in the Temporal Forces set.
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