Pokémon · EX
Croconaw
Unseen Forces · #38 · Uncommon · 2005
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From
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Market reference
$1.94
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 38 / 145
- Release year
- 2005
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Totodile
- Evolves to
- Feraligatr
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 159
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 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.
- Its main attack (Aqua Sonic) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥40 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.
How to beat Croconaw
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥40 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
- 2.29 copies on average · 87 decks
- Match win rate
- 25.1%
- -22.2 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.
Feraligatr
in 90% of decks · 75 seen
Mega Feraligatr ex
in 94% of decks · 17 seen
Mega Feraligatr ex
in 82% of decks · 68 seen
Totodile
in 100% of decks · 83 seen
Totodile
in 83% of decks · 15 seen
Team Rocket's Crobat ex
in 18% of decks · 15 seen
Team Rocket's Golbat
in 18% of decks · 15 seen
Team Rocket's Zubat
in 18% of decks · 15 seen
More by Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
Building around Croconaw?
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About this card
CCBite — 20
WWCAqua Sonic — 50
This attack's damage isn't affected by Resistance.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Croconaw has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Croconaw — Temporal Forces
Played in 30 recent decks
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.80 | $1.86 | $19.98 | $1.94 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $64.99 | $100.00 | $1,002.99 | $63.75 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.10 |
| 7-day average | €1.61 |
| 30-day average | €1.01 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €1.92 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.09 |
| Reverse holo low | €3.85 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €7.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €9.81 |
| reverseHoloSell | €12.65 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.81 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €10.69 |
| Reverse holo trend | €10.51 |
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 $1.94; 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 "Unseen Forces" in the EX series, released in 2005.
What rarity is Croconaw?
Croconaw is a Uncommon card in the Unseen Forces set.
Other Croconaw printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
