No. 159 · Johto · Water
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Croconaw is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Johto, number 159 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2000 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 15
- Sets
- 14
- Printed
- 2000–2026
- Illustrators
- 12
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The strongest Croconaw art

01/06Croconaw
Uncommon

02/06Croconaw
Uncommon

03/06Croconaw
Uncommon

04/06Croconaw
Common

05/06Croconaw
Uncommon

06/06Croconaw
Common
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Which is the better picture?
Two Croconaw cards, side by side.
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A Croconaw page, ready to go
Nine of the strongest Croconaw artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.
Croconaw by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Croconaw cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Croconaw gets drawn
Croconaw is drawn every which way: no one mood stands out.
Across 14 Croconaw artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
2000–2026
Croconaw through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
2000 Neo Genesis
2002 Expedition Base Set
2005 Unseen Forces
2006 Dragon Frontiers
2007 Mysterious Treasures
2010 HeartGold SoulSilver
2011 Call of Legends
2014 Phantom Forces
2017 Shining Legends
2018 Dragon Majesty
2021 Fusion Strike
2024 Temporal Forces
2026 Ascended Heroes
Evolution line
Totodile21 cards
Croconawthis page · 15 cards
Feraligatr24 cards
Every Croconaw card
15 cards, strongest artwork first.
Croconaw in numbers
- Cards
- 15
- Sets
- 14since Neo Genesis
- Illustrators
- 12most by Ken Sugimori
- Printed
- 2000–2026
- Printed as
- Stage 1
- HP on card
- 60–100
They span 14 sets, from Neo Genesis to Ascended Heroes. 12 illustrators have drawn it, most often Ken Sugimori, kawayoo and Felicia Chen.
Who draws Croconaw
12 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
14 sets, by how many Croconaw cards each holds.
Neo Genesis2
Ascended Heroes1
Call of Legends1
Dragon Frontiers1
Dragon Majesty1
Expedition Base Set1
Fusion Strike1
HeartGold SoulSilver1
Mysterious Treasures1
Neo Destiny1
Phantom Forces1
Shining Legends1
2 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Croconaw cards are there?
- There are 15 Croconaw cards, printed between 2000 and 2026 across 14 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Croconaw card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Croconaw art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Croconaw cards?
- 12 illustrators have drawn Croconaw. Ken Sugimori has done the most at 3, followed by kawayoo and Felicia Chen.
- What was the first Croconaw card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Neo Genesis, released in 2000. 13 of its 15 cards are Uncommon.


