Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Krokorok
Black Bolt · #136 · Illustration Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$14.37
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 136 / 172
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Sandile
- Evolves to
- Krookodile
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Tonji Matsuno
- Pokédex #
- 552
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 20 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 Krokorok plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Tighten Up) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥50 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 Sandile; 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.
How to beat Krokorok
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥50 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
- 2.19 copies on average · 21 decks
- Match win rate
- 26.9%
- -20.4 pts vs the 47.3% 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Tonji Matsuno
This card was illustrated by Tonji Matsuno.
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."
DCTighten Up — 40
Your opponent discards 2 cards from their hand.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
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Recent tournament results
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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 2026/07/09| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $14.37 | $18.49 | $75.19 | $14.37 | $34.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.95 |
| 7-day average | €5.75 |
| 30-day average | €5.99 |
| Low | €4.00 |
| Trend price | €5.67 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €6.13 |
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 $14.37; 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 "Black Bolt" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Krokorok?
Krokorok is a Illustration Rare card in the Black Bolt set.
Other Krokorok printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
