Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Krookodile
Black Bolt · #137 · Illustration Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$59.97
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 137 / 172
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 170
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Krokorok
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Uninori
- Pokédex #
- 553
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 40 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Krookodile plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Cursed Slug) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 120 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥85 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.
How to beat Krookodile
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥85 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Uninori
This card was illustrated by Uninori.
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."
DCTighten Up — 60
Your opponent discards 2 cards from their hand.
DDCCursed Slug — 120+
If your opponent has 3 or fewer cards in their hand, this attack does 120 more damage.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Krookodile or Black Bolt.
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Aug 3, 2026
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Krookodile was legal.
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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 | $59.00 | $63.95 | $396.90 | $59.97 | $68.98 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €20.70 |
| 7-day average | €20.09 |
| 30-day average | €19.47 |
| Low | €10.90 |
| Trend price | €19.78 |
| Low (excellent+) | €10.90 |
| averageSellPrice | €19.18 |
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 $59.97; 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 "Black Bolt" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Krookodile?
Krookodile is a Illustration Rare card in the Black Bolt set.
Other Krookodile printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
