Kricketot Pokémon Card Guide: Cute Picks, Best Sets, and Collector Tips
Your complete Kricketot Pokémon card guide: standout artwork, key sets, ability highlights, and binder strategy for every collector.
2024-07-31
Popularity Rank: #653
Fan survey data
Blended rank from two r/pokemon "favourite Pokémon" surveys, weighted 60/40 toward the 2025 results (u/Jawnysparklez; u/mamamia1001 2019).
2025 survey: #583
2019 survey: #601
#653 / 1025
#0401
Kricketot
Cricket Pokémon
It shakes its head back to front, causing its antennae to hit each other and sound like a xylophone.
Pokédex details
National Dex
#0401
Height
0.3 m
Weight
2.2 kg
Capture rate
255 / 255
Generation
Gen IV
Gender ratio
50% male, 50% female
Hatch steps
3,825 steps
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Medium Slow
Color
Red
Habitat
—
Shape
Humanoid
What makes Kricketot so likeable
Quick read on why Kricketot clicks with collectors before you dive into cards and spreads.
- A staple in our 🐛 Bugs & Insects crowd — Kricketot is one of those picks collectors nod at immediately.
- Kricketot has that "favourite since childhood" energy — you don't need lore to explain the appeal.
- Honestly? Some Pokémon are just plain likeable. They don't need a sales pitch.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Kricketot from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Space-Time Smackdown
One Diamond
Crown Zenith
Common
Astral Radiance
Common
Cosmic Eclipse
Common
BREAKpoint
Common
Next Destinies
Common
Triumphant
Common
Supreme Victors
Common
Platinum
Common
Mysterious Treasures
Common
Showing 10 of 10 loaded cards · card data from TCGdex with pokemontcg.io as backup · images via Scrydex when needed
Laying out a Kricketot page that photographs well
A workable spread formula for Kricketot — scene print, anchor card, supporting cast — without overthinking supplies.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.
Kricketot #13 (Cosmic Eclipse) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Kricketot binder page.
Kricketot #10 (Crown Zenith) is worth tracking down — approachable prices and binder-ready artwork.
Kricketot #9 (Astral Radiance) is a reliable choice for any Kricketot binder — good value and classic artwork.
Species art references
Character renders for colour matching, pose ideas, and silhouette checks.
Official artwork
Match card holo colours and keep the species silhouette consistent across pockets.
HOME render
Modern pose reference when you want a cleaner, upright character layout.
Dream World vector
Simple line-and-fill shape — handy for tracing pocket placement before you print.
Shiny palette
Alternate colourway for accent pockets or shiny-themed spreads.
Art via PokéAPI/sprites (open source).
Kricketot mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Kricketot chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Cosmic Eclipse
Common
Crown Zenith
Common
Astral Radiance
Common
Space-Time Smackdown
One Diamond
BREAKpoint
Common
Next Destinies
Common
Triumphant
Common
Right page
Supreme Victors
Common
Platinum
Common
Mysterious Treasures
Common
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Start with a background that echoes Kricketot's bug, then place your chase holo in the top-left anchor slot. Secondary copies can step down in rarity toward the edges so the spread breathes in photos.
Michi Method scene examples
Illustration picks when dedicated scene art is not cached yet — card frames may still show.
Scene wallpaper — Kricketot
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Kricketot
Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Additional tips
- Kricketot's cheerful base temperament invites playful sticker sleeves or washi — don't force a grimdark layout unless the art demands it.
- Keep a "swap tray" of mid-value Kricketot duplicates beside the binder — trades move faster when the page is already curated.
- Lead with your strongest Kricketot single, then echo it with a secondary spread featuring Kricketune, Accelgor, and Anorith so the page reads as a story, not a checklist.
- Hunt bilingual or alt-language copies when Kricketot lettering or embossing outshines the English print — especially if you trade with collectors who search native names.
Abilities, moves & metagame notes
Optional competitive context for Kricketot. Display collectors can skip straight to the backstory below.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Kricketot — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
37
Attack
25
Defense
41
Sp. Atk
25
Sp. Def
41
Speed
25
Total: 194
Players file Kricketot around tier "LC" while Ability Shed Skin (Has a 33% chance of curing any major status ailment after each turn.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Mono-bug Kricketot spreads live on lighting variation: same palette, different contrast.
- Hidden Ability Run Away is the deep-cut hunt — call it out when you sell or trade so buyers know you are curating, not flipping random holos.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Kricketot — normal and shiny.
Sprites via Project Pokémon. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Backstory & Lore
A short write-up on Kricketot, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
It shakes its head back to front, causing its antennae to hit each other and sound like a xylophone.
It chats with others using the sounds of its colliding antennae. These sounds are fall hallmarks.
Its legs are short. Whenever it stumbles, its stiff antennae clack with a xylophone-like sound.
Canon tags Kricketot as the Cricket Pokémon and known for red colouration — backgrounds that echo those cues (studio, habitat, or abstract) usually photograph better than random neon gradients.
Collectors still read Kricketot and Kricketune fastest left-to-right; matching illustration eras across those stages matters more than cramming every rarity onto one page.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Zirpurze
Spanish
Kricketot
French
Crikzik
Italian
Kricketot
Japanese
コロボーシ
Japanese (Romaji)
Korobohshi
Korean
귀뚤뚜기
Chinese (Simplified)
圆法师
Chinese (Traditional)
圓法師
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