Croconaw · Expedition Base Set, what to know.
About the Croconaw card
Croconaw is card 74 of 165 in Expedition Base Set, released in September 2002, an Uncommon. It is a Stage 1 Water-type with 80 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Totodile, which places Croconaw deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno. Himeno is one of the most-recognized vintage illustrators, with a softer, more textured style that shows up across the Jungle and Neo runs.
About Croconaw in the Pokémon world
The middle Totodile stage. Mid-stage card.
What is Croconaw worth?
Croconaw is an Uncommon, so raw copies are inexpensive and easy to find. The value is in condition: a genuine PSA 10, especially 1st Edition, can still reach a surprising figure for an otherwise common card. The live price above breaks it down by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Croconaw before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Croconaw grades forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.
If you are collecting Croconaw
Raw copies of Croconaw are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Croconaw is the practical move.
