Physical
Wallbreaker
519High
92Moderate
ATier

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

After clamping down with its powerful jaws, it twists its body around to rip its prey in half.

Scarlet

Its unique faculty of sight can detect small prey more than 30 miles away, even in the midst of a sandstorm.

Violet

Krookodile Weakness

Avg

Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Bug, and Fairy-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.

4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
WaterGrassIceFightingBugFairy
½xResisti
PoisonRockGhostDark
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
ElectricPsychic
STAB (7)i
FireElectricPoisonRockSteelPsychicGhost
6Weak
4Resist
2Immune
Scorei-2
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 from the Ground egg group.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body

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
  • Knock OffSTAB
  • Gunk Shot
  • Close Combat

Recommended Teammates

Slowbro
SlowbroDecent

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

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Leer
—10030Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
4010035Normal
Lv 9
Sand Tomb
358515Ground
Lv 15
Bite
6010025Dark
Lv 21
Dig
8010010Ground
Lv 24
Take Down
908520Normal
Lv 27
Crunch
8010015Dark
Lv 36
Iron Tail
1007515Steel
Lv 42
Earthquake
10010010Ground
Lv 50
Double-Edge
12010015Normal
Lv 58
Outrage
12010010Dragon

TM Moves

Src
TM22
Aerial Ace
60—20Flying
TM33
Body Slam
8510015Normal
TM10
Brick Break
7510015Fighting
TM11
Bulk Up
——20Fighting
TM78
Bulldoze
6010020Ground
TM107
Close Combat
1201005Fighting
TM25
Crunch
8010015Dark
TM91
Curse
——10Ghost
TM90
Dark Pulse
8010015Dark
TM28
Dig
8010010Ground
TM56
Double-Edge
12010015Normal
TM02
Dragon Claw
8010015Dragon
TM52
Earth Power
9010010Ground
TM69
Earthquake
10010010Ground
TM35
Endure+4
——10Normal
TM109
Facade
7010020Normal
TM14
Fire Fang
659515Fire
TM154
Fissure
—305Ground
TM102
Focus Blast
120705Fighting
TM55
Giga Impact
150905Normal
TM100
Gunk Shot
120805Poison
TM44
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
TM58
Iron Head
8010015Steel
TM87
Iron Tail
1007515Steel
TM45
Knock Off
6510020Dark
TM113
Low Sweep
6510020Fighting
TM93
Outrage
12010010Dragon
TM17
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM05
Roar-6
——20Normal
TM12
Rock Slide
759010Rock
TM36
Rock Tomb
609515Rock
TM143
Scale Shot
259020Dragon
TM136
Scorching Sands
7010010Ground
TM61
Shadow Claw
7010015Ghost
TM53
Sludge Bomb
9010010Poison
TM37
Stealth Rock
——20Rock
TM65
Stone Edge
100805Rock
TM85
Substitute
——10Normal
TM139
Swagger
—8515Normal
TM95
Taunt
—10020Dark
TM21
Thunder Fang
659515Electric
TM121
Torment
—10015Dark

Egg Moves

Krookodile doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Krookodile can't learn any Tutor moves

Krookodile can't be caught in Legends: Z-A. Transfer Sandile from Black, Black 2, or Sword and evolve through the 3-stage chain to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.

How to Obtain Krookodile in Legends: Z-A

  1. Sandile
    Step 1Obtain Sandile

    Also found in:

    BlackBlack 2XOmega RubySunSword
  2. Krokorok
    Step 2Evolve into Krokorok

    Also found in:

    BlackBlack 2XOmega RubySunSword
  3. Krookodile
    Step 3Krookodile ✓

  • Intimidate changes the entire equation for Krookodile. The 519 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked A-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, Bug, and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 6 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.