In Legends: Z-A, Krokorok isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Krookodile to unlock its full potential. At 351 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.

What is Krokorok weak to?

In Legends: Z-A, Krokorok's biggest threats include Gyarados (Water), Exeggutor (Grass), and Kyurem (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Fighting, Bug, and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 6 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

How do you evolve Krokorok?

In Legends: Z-A, Sandile evolves into Krokorok at level 29. Krokorok evolves into Krookodile at level 40. Krokorok is a middle-stage evolution in the Sandile line.

What is the best ability for Krokorok?

In Legends: Z-A, Run Intimidate on Krokorok. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Krokorok also gets Moxie and Anger Point, but they don't compare.

What role does Krokorok play in battle?

In Legends: Z-A, Krokorok fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 82 Attack. Base 74 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's fragile, can't afford to take many hits.

Krokorok - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

74Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Krokorok's built around physical offense. Attack leads the charge, Defense pays for it. Moderately hard to find, worth 2 Attack EVs. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP60

Attack82

Defense45

Sp. Atk45

Sp. Def45

Speed74

Total351

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging90 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.0 m

Weight33.4 kg

Base XP123

Abilities

Intimidate

Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.

MoxiePopular

Raises Attack one stage upon KOing a Pokémon.

Anger PointHANiche

Raises Attack to the maximum of six stages upon receiving a critical hit.

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

No Legends Z A entries available

Protected by thin membranes, their eyes can see even in the dead of night. They live in groups of a few individuals.

Krokorok Weakness

Krokorok is weak to Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Bug, and Fairy. On the flip side, it's immune to Electric and Psychic-type moves entirely. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.

Krokorok Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Bug, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)	Poison, Rock, Ghost, Dark
0x (Immune)	Electric, Psychic

Type ChartAvg

6Weak

4Resist

2Immune

Score-2

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Grass Ice Fighting Bug Fairy

½xResist

Poison Rock Ghost Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric Psychic

STAB (7)

Fire Electric Poison Rock Steel Psychic Ghost

How to Beat Krokorok in Legends: Z-A (Best Counters)

Dondozo Water	A
Water is super effective against KrokorokView Dondozo →
Annihilape FightingGhost	A
Fighting is super effective against KrokorokView Annihilape →
Tinkatink FairySteel	B
Fairy is super effective against KrokorokView Tinkatink →

Legends: Z-A Evolution

Krokorok is the middle stage between Sandile and Krookodile. It's a three-stage line with one more evolution to go. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners via one egg group. HP has grown the most so far (+10), but there's still another 168 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#551Sandile

Level 29

#552Krokorok

Level 40

#553Krookodile

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Sandile

GroundDark

Krokorok

GroundDark

Krookodile

GroundDark

60+10

95+35

ATK

82+10

117+35

DEF

45+10

80+35

SP.ATK

45+10

65+20

SP.DEF

45+10

70+25

SPE

74+9

92+18

BST

292D-Tier

351D-Tier+59

519A-Tier+168

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Z-A Krokorok Best Moveset

Prediction matters here. Choice Scarf means Krokorok can't change moves after clicking, but the payoff is speed patching through item lock. Max Attack and Speed EVs with Moxie back that up. The remaining moves prevents free switches.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Moxie

Item

Choice ScarfSPEED

Best Nature for Krokorok

Jolly+SPE

Krokorok best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

SpD

Spe

Physical Revenge Killer Moveset

EarthquakeSTAB
Knock OffSTAB
Aqua Tail
Rock Slide

Recommended Teammates

JolteonGood

Moves

The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 10 types means almost nothing walls Krokorok cleanly, with Earthquake and Earth Power anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 9

Sand Tomb

D358515Ground

Lv 15

Bite

C6010025Dark

Lv 21

Dig

C8010010Ground

Lv 24

Take Down

C908520Normal

Lv 27

Crunch

S8010015Dark

Lv 36

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

Lv 42

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

Lv 50

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM Moves

TM22

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM33

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

TM10

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM78

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

TM25

Crunch

S8010015Dark

TM91

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM90

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM56

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM02

Dragon Claw

C8010015Dragon

TM52

Earth Power

C9010010Ground

TM69

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

TM35

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM109

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM14

Fire Fang

D659515Fire

TM87

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TM45

Knock Off

S6510020Dark

TM113

Low Sweep

D6510020Fighting

TM17

Protect+4

S——10Normal

TM05

Roar-6

S——20Normal

TM12

Rock Slide

A759010Rock

TM36

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM143

Scale Shot

D259020Dragon

TM136

Scorching Sands

D7010010Ground

TM61

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TM53

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM37

Stealth Rock

S——20Rock

TM65

Stone Edge

S100805Rock

TM85

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM139

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM95

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM21

Thunder Fang

D659515Electric

TM121

Torment

D—10015Dark

Egg Moves

Krokorok doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Krokorok can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Krokorok in Legends: Z-A

Krokorok isn't available in the wild in Legends: Z-A. Start by transferring Sandile from Black, Black 2, or Sword. The evolution path from Sandile to Krokorok is covered in the steps below.

How to Obtain Krokorok in Legends: Z-A

Step 1Obtain Sandile
Also found in:
Black Black 2 X Omega Ruby Sun Sword
Train until Level 29
Step 2Krokorok ✓

Krokorok Guide

In Legends: Z-A, Krokorok isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Krookodile to unlock its full potential. At 351 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
In Legends: Z-A, Krokorok's biggest threats include Gyarados (Water), Exeggutor (Grass), and Kyurem (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Fighting, Bug, and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 6 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
In Legends: Z-A, Sandile evolves into Krokorok at level 29. Krokorok evolves into Krookodile at level 40. Krokorok is a middle-stage evolution in the Sandile line.
In Legends: Z-A, Run Intimidate on Krokorok. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Krokorok also gets Moxie and Anger Point, but they don't compare.
In Legends: Z-A, Krokorok fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 82 Attack. Base 74 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's fragile, can't afford to take many hits.

Game Availability

Introduced in Black & White, Krokorok has appeared in 9 games across 6 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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