Physical
Wallbreaker
519High
92Moderate
CTier

Electric and Psychic moves don't affect Krookodile at all — that's the advantage of Ground/Dark typing. Intimidate lowers the opponent's Attack on switch-in. Known as the Intimidation Pokemon. Introduced in Gen 5.

Attack and HP carry most of Krookodile's stat budget. Sp. Atk's the obvious dump stat. Tough to catch and yields 3 Attack EVs. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
519High
HP95
B
Attack117
B
Defense80
C
Sp. Atk65
C
Sp. Def70
C
Speed92
B
Total519
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Krookodile yields +3 Atk
HPAtk+3DefSpASpDSpe
Details
Catch45Challenging•Medium Slow1.06M XP•1.5m / 4'11"•96.3kg / 212.3 lbs•260Base XP
Pokedex Entries

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

Black

It can expand the focus of its eyes, enabling it to see objects in the far distance as if it were using binoculars.

White

Krookodile Weakness

Avg

Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, and Bug-type moves hit Krookodile for super-effective damage. The upside? Electric and Psychic-type moves can't touch it at all. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses.

Gen V Type Chart
  • Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
  • Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
WaterGrassIceFightingBug
½xResisti
PoisonRockGhostDark
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
ElectricPsychic
STAB (7)i
FireElectricPoisonRockSteelPsychicGhost
5Weak
4Resist
2Immune
Scorei0
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesVulnerable
Abilities
IntimidateLowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.
MoxieRaises Attack one stage upon KOing a Pokémon.
Anger PointHARaises Attack to the maximum of six stages upon receiving a critical hit.

End of the line. Krookodile caps a three-stage chain that started at Sandile. Breeding produces the base form, and eggs are average hatch time. HP grew the most through evolution (+45 over Sandile), and Krookodile peaks at 519 total stats.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Sandile
#551Sandile
29
Level 29
Krokorok
#552Krokorok
40
Level 40
Krookodile
#553Krookodile
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Sandile
GroundDark
Krokorok
GroundDark
Krookodile
GroundDark
HP
50
60+10
95+35
ATK
72
82+10
117+35
DEF
35
45+10
80+35
SP.ATK
35
45+10
65+20
SP.DEF
35
45+10
70+25
SPE
65
74+9
92+18
BST
292D-Tier
351D-Tier+59
519A-Tier+168
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Physical
Physical
Physical
Breeding
Very Easy

Breed with Krookodile to get Sandile eggs easily using 180 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Beat Up, Counter, Double-Edge and 7 more.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
10moves
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosrhydondewgongarbokquagsirenidorinofarfetchdflaaffy
12 of 180·

Earthquake is the safe click most turns. Choice Scarf locks Krookodile into it but rewards with speed patching through item lock. Jolly nature and max Attack and Speed EVs maximize that first hit. Moxie helps on the margins.

Best Build

Physical Revenge Killer
Ability
Moxie
Item
Choice ScarfSPEED
Nature
Jolly+SPE
EVs

Best Krookodile Moveset

  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • CrunchSTAB
  • Stone Edge
  • PursuitSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Haxorus
HaxorusDecent

Coverage runs deep. Krookodile can hit 10 types beyond STAB, including Normal and Dragon. The offense anchors on Earthquake and Foul Play while TMs handle everything else.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Bite
6010025Dark
Lv 1
Leer
—10030Normal
Lv 1
Rage
2010020Normal
Lv 1
Sand Attack
—10015Ground
Lv 4
Bite
6010025Dark
Lv 7
Sand Attack
—10015Ground
Lv 10
Torment
—10015Dark
Lv 13
Sand Tomb
358515Ground
Lv 16
Assurance
5010010Dark
Lv 19
Mud-Slap
2010010Ground
Lv 22
Embargo
—10015Dark
Lv 25
Swagger
—9015Normal
Lv 28
Crunch
8010015Dark
Lv 32
Dig
8010010Ground
Lv 36
Scary Face
—10010Normal
Lv 42
Foul Play
9510015Dark
Lv 48
Sandstorm
——10Rock
Lv 54
Earthquake
10010010Ground
Lv 60
Outrage
12010010Dragon

TM Moves

Src
TM40
Aerial Ace
60—20Flying
TM45
Attract
—10015Normal
TM31
Brick Break
7510015Fighting
TM08
Bulk Up
——20Fighting
TM78
Bulldoze
6010020Ground
HM01
Cut
509530Normal
TM28
Dig
8010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
——15Normal
TM02
Dragon Claw
8010015Dragon
TM82
Dragon Tail-6
609010Dragon
TM26
Earthquake
10010010Ground
TM63
Embargo
—10015Dark
TM42
Facade
7010020Normal
TM56
Fling
—10010Dark
TM52
Focus Blast
120705Fighting
TM21
Frustration
—10020Normal
TM68
Giga Impact
150905Normal
TM86
Grass Knot
—10020Grass
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM01
Hone Claws
——15Dark
TM15
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
TM59
Incinerate
3010015Fire
TM47
Low Sweep
6010020Fighting
TM66
Payback
5010010Dark
TM17
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM44
Rest
——10Psychic
TM67
Retaliate
701005Normal
TM27
Return
—10020Normal
TM05
Roar-6
—10020Normal
TM80
Rock Slide
759010Rock
TM94
Rock Smash
4010015Fighting
TM39
Rock Tomb
609510Rock
TM48
Round
6010015Normal
TM37
Sandstorm
——10Rock
TM65
Shadow Claw
7010015Ghost
TM36
Sludge Bomb
9010010Poison
TM23
Smack Down
5010015Rock
TM95
Snarl
559515Dark
TM71
Stone Edge
100805Rock
HM04
Strength
8010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
——10Normal
TM87
Swagger
—9015Normal
TM12
Taunt
—10020Dark
TM46
Thief
6010010Dark
TM41
Torment
—10015Dark
TM06
Toxic
—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Src
Egg
Beat Up
—10010Dark
Egg
Counter-5
—10020Fighting
Egg
Double-Edge
12010015Normal
Egg
Fire Fang
659515Fire
Egg
Focus Energy
——30Normal
Egg
Mean Look
——5Normal
Egg
Pursuit
4010020Dark
Egg
Rock Climb
908520Normal
Egg
Thunder Fang
659515Electric
Egg
Uproar
9010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Krookodile can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Src
Rem
Thrash
12010010Normal

No wild encounters for Krookodile. The 3-stage chain runs through Sandile, which you can catch at solid rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 40 once you've got the levels.

How to Obtain Krookodile in Black & White

The path to Krookodile starts with Sandile at Lv. 15-50 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

  1. Sandile
    Step 1Catch Sandile
    Route 4
    WhiteGrassLv.15-18CommonEarlyRouteAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 4
    BlackGrassLv.15-18CommonEarlyRouteAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Desert Resort - Desert
    BlackGrassLv.19-22CommonMidDesertAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Desert Resort - Desert
    WhiteGrassLv.19-22CommonMidDesertAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Desert Resort - Entrance
    BlackGrassLv.19-22CommonMidDesertAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Desert Resort - Entrance
    WhiteGrassLv.19-22CommonMidDesertAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Relic Castle - 1F
    WhiteGrassLv.19-22CommonMidRuinsAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Relic Castle - 1F
    BlackGrassLv.19-22CommonMidRuinsAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Relic Castle - B1F
    WhiteGrassLv.19-22CommonMidRuinsAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Relic Castle - B1F
    BlackGrassLv.19-22CommonMidRuinsAny
    EFFORTLESS
  2. Krokorok
    Step 2Catch or Evolve Krokorok
    Relic Castle - B2F
    BlackGrassLv.34-37CommonLateRuinsAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Relic Castle - B2F
    WhiteGrassLv.34-37CommonLateRuinsAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Relic Castle - B3F
    BlackGrassLv.34-37CommonLateRuinsAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Relic Castle - B3F
    WhiteGrassLv.34-37CommonLateRuinsAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Relic Castle - B4F
    WhiteGrassLv.34-37CommonLateRuinsAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Relic Castle - B4F
    BlackGrassLv.34-37CommonLateRuinsAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Relic Castle - B5F
    WhiteGrassLv.34-37CommonLateRuinsAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Relic Castle - B5F
    BlackGrassLv.34-37CommonLateRuinsAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Relic Castle - B6F
    WhiteGrassLv.47-50CommonPostRuinsAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Relic Castle - B6F
    BlackGrassLv.47-50CommonPostRuinsAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Relic Castle - B7F
    WhiteGrassLv.47-50CommonPostRuinsAny
    EFFORTLESS
    Relic Castle - B7F
    BlackGrassLv.47-50CommonPostRuinsAny
    EFFORTLESS
    or evolve from Sandile (Step 1)
  3. Krookodile
    Step 3Krookodile ✓

  • Intimidate changes the entire equation for Krookodile. The 519 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as a wallbreaker.

  • Watch for Starmie (Water), Breloom (Grass), and Lapras (Ice) when using Krookodile. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Fighting and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

  • Krokorok evolves into Krookodile at level 40. Krookodile is the final evolution in a 3-stage line starting from Sandile. At 519 BST, it's got solid stats to work with.

  • Intimidate is what you want on Krookodile. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Moxie, Anger Point) work on paper but Intimidate is what makes Krookodile worth using.

  • Base 92 Speed is workable — faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Krookodile is a physical attacker with base 117 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a wallbreaker.

  • Krookodile appears in 9 games, including Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, and X & Y.

Krookodile joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 9 titles so far. With 5 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.