Pokédex · V (Unova)

Krookodile#553

Its strongest point is Attack — higher than 88% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. In defense it has 6 weaknesses, 4 resistances and 2 full immunities at its disposal. Electric and Psychic-type moves do nothing to it at all.

Krookodile
Shiny version
Ground Dark
Height: 1.5 m (4′11″) Weight: 96.3 kg (212.3 lbs)

Base stats

HP
95
84%
Atk
117
88%
Def
80
62%
SpA
65
49%
SpD
70
51%
Spe
92
78%
TOTAL
519
79%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Attack.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Attack, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

It hits physically: its Attack (117) is 52 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.

  • Jolly +Spe · −SpA Its Speed is higher than 78% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
  • Adamant +Atk · −SpA If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
  • Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 11

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Unova #059 Black / White
Unova #101 Black 2 / White 2
Pokémon Conquest #068 —
Kalos #045 X / Y
Alola #234 Sun / Moon
Alola #303 Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Isle of Armor #178 Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Isle of Armor
Paldea #269 Scarlet / Violet
Blueberry Academy #029 Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk
Lumiose City #124 Legends: Z-A
Pokémon Champions #553 Champions

Abilities

  • Intimidate Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.
  • Moxie Raises Attack one stage upon KOing a Pokémon.
  • Anger Point Raises Attack to the maximum of six stages upon receiving a critical hit.

How players use it

Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 OU is the most popular format with no top-down team restrictions — everything is allowed except what was deemed too strong.

Rank 104 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.48% of teams.

Tera Type Poison 93.7% Ground 2.5% Fighting 1.8%
EV spreads Adamant · 252 Atk / 144 Spe / 112 HP 66% Jolly · 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 SpD 22.8% Jolly · 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 HP 2.9% Adamant · 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 HP 1.9% Adamant · 240 HP / 120 Spe / 108 Def / 40 Atk 1.5%

Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.

Pokédex entry

They never allow prey to escape. Their jaws are so powerful, they can crush the body of an automobile.

Egg Group: Field Gender: 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Catch difficulty: hard (45/255) Base friendship: 70/255 Base EXP: 234

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Krookodile takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

Weak to Water ×2 Grass ×2 Ice ×2 Fighting ×2 Bug ×2 Fairy ×2
Resistant to Poison ×½ Rock ×½ Ghost ×½ Dark ×½
Immune to Electric ×0 Psychic ×0

How it was drawn

2010–2016

The sprites come straight from the games in which Krookodile appeared — one from each release.

Gen 5 2010
Krookodile in Black / White
Black / White
Gen 6 2013
Krookodile in X / Y
X / Y
Krookodile in Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Gen 7 2016
Krookodile in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon

Variant gallery

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Krookodile — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Krookodile — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Krookodile — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

TCG cards (9)

All Krookodile cards →

Krookodile has 9 cards in 9 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Offspring can come from 275 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

Where to catch it (9)

All locations →

The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Galar

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (97 via TM/TR, 24 via tutor) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Hone Claws Dark Status — — 15
1 Leer Normal Status — 100% 30
1 Power Trip Dark Physical 20 100% 10
1 Rage Normal Physical 20 100% 20
1 Sand Attack Ground Status — 100% 15
9 Sand Tomb Ground Physical 35 85% 15
12 Scary Face Normal Status — 100% 10
15 Bite Dark Physical 60 100% 25
16 Assurance Dark Physical 60 100% 10
18 Torment Dark Status — 100% 15
19 Mud Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10
21 Dig Ground Physical 80 100% 10
22 Embargo Dark Status — 100% 15
24 Swagger Normal Status — 85% 15
27 Crunch Dark Physical 80 100% 15
32 Sandstorm Rock Status — — 10
35 Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100% 15
44 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100% 10
51 Thrash Normal Physical 120 100% 10
58 Outrage Dragon Physical 120 100% 10