Appearance
Krokorok is a tan reptile with a pink belly, a black back, and a long tail. It often stands on two legs. Six black bands with spikes cross its body.
#552
Krokorok
Desert Croc Pokémon
GroundDark
- Height
- 1 m
- Weight
- 33.4 kg
- Generation
- 5
- Region
- Unova
Krokorok is a Ground / Dark-type Pokémon, No. 552 in the National Pokédex, introduced in Generation 5 (Unova region).
« Although this Pokémon has specialized eyes that allow it to see in the dark, Krokorok won’t move much at night—the desert gets cold after sunset. »
Its story
Lifestyle
A female leads small desert groups while males bring food. It sees well at night, buries prey in the sand, and evolves from Sandile into Krookodile.
In the anime
Ash's Krokorok comes from the sunglasses Sandile while fighting Pikachu. Ash catches it, then it becomes a Krookodile. Clay's loses to Oshawott.
Name origin
Its look suggests the Nile crocodile and perhaps Baryonyx. The membrane calls to mind night-vision goggles. Krokorok blends crocodile, rock, and crook.
Did you know?
- It dislikes the cold, so it buries itself in the sand.
- The membrane over its eyes reads the temperature of things around it.
- Four Krokorok help a mother Krookodile look after young Sandile.
Found in the Pokédex of:
UnovaKalosAlolaGalarPaldea
In other languages
Escroco
Rokkaiman
ワルビル악비르混混鱷