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grookey

Grookey #810

Type Matchups

Weak to (2x damage):

Resistant to (½x damage):

Grookey

Generation VIII · #0810 — Chimp Pokémon

Grookey is a Grass-type Pokémon, known as the Chimp Pokémon, first introduced in Generation VIII. Its base stats total 310, with Attack and Speed (65 each) the highest and Special Attack and Special Defense (40 each) the lowest. Its ability is Overgrow, with Grassy Surge as its Hidden Ability.

Base Stats

HP50
Attack65
Defense50
Sp. Atk40
Sp. Def40
Speed65
Total310
Height

0.3m

Weight

5.0kg

Category

Chimp Pokémon

Gender

Male 87.5% / Female 12.5%

Color

green

Shape

upright

Abilities
Overgrow

Strengthens grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Grassy SurgeHidden

When this Pokémon enters battle, it changes the terrain to Grassy Terrain.

Pokedex Numbers

national#810
galar#1
blueberry#227

Training

EV Yield1 Attack
Catch Rate45
Base Happiness50
Base Exp.62
Growth Ratemedium slow

Breeding

Egg GroupsField, Grass
GenderMale 87.5% / Female 12.5%
Egg Cycles20 (5355 steps)

Sprites

grookey Front
Front
grookey Back
Back
grookey Shiny Front
Shiny Front
grookey Shiny Back
Shiny Back
grookey Home
Home
grookey Home Shiny
Home Shiny
grookey Showdown
Showdown
grookey Showdown Shiny
Showdown Shiny

TMs & HMs

tm00

sword shield

tm01

yellow

tm01

red blue

tm01

ultra sun ultra moon

tm01

sun moon

tm01

blue japan

tm01

red green japan

tm01

sword shield

tm02

lets go pikachu lets go eevee

tm03

yellow

tm03

red blue

tm03

blue japan

tm03

red green japan

tm05

red blue

tm05

yellow

tm05

red green japan

tm05

lets go pikachu lets go eevee

tm05

blue japan

tm07

lets go pikachu lets go eevee

tm08

red blue

+385 more TMs/HMs

Where to Find

Grookey isn't listed as a wild encounter in our game data. It may only be available through gifts, events, raids or trades in some games.

Pokedex Entries

sword

When it uses its special stick to strike up a beat, the sound waves produced carry revitalizing energy to the plants and flowers in the area.

shield

It attacks with rapid beats of its stick. As it strikes with amazing speed, it gets more and more pumped.

Learnable Moves

Grookey can learn 58 moves:

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
PP
acrobaticsflying
Physical
5510015
assurancedark
Physical
6010010
attractnormal
Status
—10015
body slamnormal
Physical
8510015
branch pokegrass
Physical
4010040
bullet seedgrass
Physical
2510030
drain punchfighting
Physical
7510010
endeavornormal
Physical
—1005
endurenormal
Status
——10
energy ballgrass
Special
9010010
facadenormal
Physical
7010020
fake outnormal
Physical
4010010
false swipenormal
Physical
4010040
flingdark
Physical
—10010
focus energynormal
Status
——30
giga draingrass
Special
7510010
grass knotgrass
Special
—10020
grass pledgegrass
Special
8010010
grassy glidegrass
Physical
5510020
grassy terraingrass
Status
——10
growlnormal
Status
—10040
growthnormal
Status
——20
hammer armfighting
Physical
1009010
knock offdark
Physical
6510020
leaf stormgrass
Special
130905
leech seedgrass
Status
—9010
low kickfighting
Physical
—10020
magical leafgrass
Special
60—20
mega kicknormal
Physical
120755
mega punchnormal
Physical
808520
nature powernormal
Status
——20
protectnormal
Status
——10
razor leafgrass
Physical
559525
restpsychic
Status
——5
roundnormal
Special
6010015
scratchnormal
Physical
4010035
screechnormal
Status
—8540
seed bombgrass
Physical
8010015
slamnormal
Physical
807520
sleep talknormal
Status
——10
snorenormal
Special
5010015
solar beamgrass
Special
12010010
solar bladegrass
Physical
12510010
strengthnormal
Physical
8010015
substitutenormal
Status
——10
sunny dayfire
Status
——5
swiftnormal
Special
60—20
swords dancenormal
Status
——20
take downnormal
Physical
908520
tauntdark
Status
—10020
tera blastnormal
Special
8010010
thiefdark
Physical
6010025
trailblazegrass
Physical
5010020
u turnbug
Physical
7010020
uproarnormal
Special
9010010
wood hammergrass
Physical
12010015
work upnormal
Status
——30
worry seedgrass
Status
—10010

Commonly Asked Questions About Grookey

What type is Grookey?

Grookey is a grass type Pokemon.

What does Grookey evolve into?

Grookey evolves into thwackey, then into rillaboom.

What are Grookey's weaknesses?

Grookey is weak to flying, poison, bug, fire and ice type moves.

Does Grookey evolve by trading?

No — Grookey evolves entirely through leveling up, with no trade required at any stage.

Grookey Trading Cards

Grookey first appeared in the Pokémon Trading Card Game in SWSH Black Star Promos (2019) and has since featured on 10 cards across 7 sets. Its most recent card is from Mega Rising (2025). Its most valuable card is Grookey on the Ball (Pokémon Futsal 2020) at around €28.72.

Cards by rarity

Common · 5None · 3One Diamond · 1Shiny rare · 1
Grookey — Mega Rising card #025

Grookey

Mega Rising · #025

One Diamond · 2025

illus. Kouki Saitou

Grookey — Twilight Masquerade card #014

Grookey

Twilight Masquerade · #014

Common · 2024

illus. Tomomi Ozaki

€0.24

Grookey — Chilling Reign card #16

Grookey

Chilling Reign · #16

Common · 2021

illus. kodama

€0.19

Grookey — Shining Fates card #11

Grookey

Shining Fates · #11

Common · 2021

illus. Naoki Saito

€0.13

Grookey — Shining Fates card #SV004

Grookey

Shining Fates · #SV004

Shiny rare · 2021

illus. Sanosuke Sakuma

€0.17

Grookey on the Ball — Pokémon Futsal 2020 card #3

Grookey on the Ball

Pokémon Futsal 2020 · #3

None · 2020

illus. The Pokémon Company Art Team

€28.72

Grookey — Sword & Shield card #10

Grookey

Sword & Shield · #10

Common · 2020

illus. Naoki Saito

€0.34

Grookey — Sword & Shield card #11

Grookey

Sword & Shield · #11

Common · 2020

illus. Kouki Saitou

€0.39

Grookey — SWSH Black Star Promos card #SWSH001

Grookey

SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH001

None · 2019

illus. kirisAki

€4.71

Grookey — SWSH Black Star Promos card #SWSH070

Grookey

SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH070

None · 2019

illus. Akira Komayama

€3.55

Card data and images via the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Prices are indicative market values and update daily.