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Grookey's Type

GRASS

Grookey's Pokédex #s

National #: 810

Galar #: 1

Armor #: --

Crown #: --

Grookey's Base Stats

HP:: 50

Attack:: 65

Defense:: 50

Sp. Atk:: 40

Sp. Def:: 40

Speed:: 65

Total:: 310

Misc. Info

Height:: 1'0" (0.3m)

Weight:: 11 lbs. (5 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Field / Grass

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,059,680

EV Yield:: 1 Attack

Base EXP:: 62

Catch Rate:: 45

Grookey's Abilities

Here are what abilities Grookey can possibly have, along with their effects.

Overgrow: Increases the damage of Grookey's Grass-type moves by 50% when it is at 1/3 or less HP.

Grassy Surge: Triggers the effects of Grassy Terrain whenever Grookey is sent out in battle.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Grookey's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: FIRE

ICE

POISON

FLYING

BUG

½: WATER

ELECTRIC

GRASS

GROUND

Grookey's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Grookey evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Grookey: starting form

Thwackey: at level 16

Rillaboom: at level 35

Grookey's Moves in Sword & Shield

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Grookey can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Grookey learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Scratch Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Growl Lowers all nearby enemies' Attack by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	40	Nearby Enemies
6	Branch Poke Damages the target.	GRASS	40	100%	40	One Target
8	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
12	Razor Leaf Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GRASS	55	95%	25	Nearby Enemies
17	Screech Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.	NORMAL	--	85%	40	One Target
20	Knock Off Double damage if the target has a held item and knocks it off.	DARK	65	100%	20	One Target
24	Slam Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	75%	20	One Target
28	Uproar Lose control for up to 5 turns. While the Uproar is active, no Pokémon can be asleep.	NORMAL	90	100%	10	Random Enemy
32	Wood Hammer Grookey takes 33% of Wood Hammer's damage as recoil damage.	GRASS	120	100%	15	One Target
36	Endeavor Does damage to set the target's HP equal to Grookey's. Fails if Grookey has more HP.	NORMAL	varies	100%	5	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Grookey can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM00	Mega Punch Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	85%	20	One Target
TM01	Mega Kick Damages the target.	NORMAL	120	75%	5	One Target
TM10	Magical Leaf Doesn't miss the target.	GRASS	60	--	20	One Target
TM11	Solar Beam Charges for a turn, attacks on the second turn. No charge time in the sun; half damage in the rain.	GRASS	120	100%	10	One Target
TM12	Solar Blade Charges for a turn, attacks on the second turn. No charge time in the sun; half damage in the rain.	GRASS	125	100%	10	One Target
TM16	Screech Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.	NORMAL	--	85%	40	One Target
TM21	Rest Grookey restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Grookey from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM28	Giga Drain Heals Grookey by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	75	100%	10	One Target
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM34	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Grookey is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM40	Swift Doesn't miss all nearby enemies.	NORMAL	60	--	20	Nearby Enemies
TM56	U-turn Forces Grookey to switch out after dealing damage.	BUG	70	100%	20	One Target
TM58	Assurance Does double damage if the target was already damaged this turn.	DARK	60	100%	10	One Target
TM59	Fling Throws Grookey's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM63	Drain Punch Heals Grookey by half the damage dealt.	FIGHTING	75	100%	10	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM78	Acrobatics Damage is doubled if Grookey has no held item when this attack hits.	FLYING	55	100%	15	One Target
TM94	False Swipe Cannot knock out a Pokémon.	NORMAL	40	100%	40	One Target

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Grookey can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR00	Swords Dance Raises Grookey's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
TR07	Low Kick Does more damage depending on how heavy the target is.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	20	One Target
TR13	Focus Energy Raises critical hit rate by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Grookey's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Grookey's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR35	Uproar Lose control for up to 5 turns. While the Uproar is active, no Pokémon can be asleep.	NORMAL	90	100%	10	Random Enemy
TR37	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TR65	Energy Ball 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GRASS	90	100%	10	One Target
TR77	Grass Knot Does more damage depending on how heavy the target is.	GRASS	varies	100%	20	One Target
TR85	Work Up Raises Grookey's Attack and Special Attack by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Grookey can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Grookey.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Growth Raises Grookey's Attack and Special Attack by one stage, or two stages if the weather is sunny.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
EGG	Hammer Arm Lowers Grookey's Speed by one stage.	FIGHTING	100	90%	10	One Target
EGG	Fake Out +3 priority. 100% chance of making the target flinch. Fails unless used on the first turn Grookey is sent out.	NORMAL	40	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Strength Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Nature Power Changes to a different move based on the battle terrain.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target
EGG	Worry Seed Changes the target's ability to Insomnia until the target switches out.	GRASS	--	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Leech Seed Leeches the target by 1/8 its max HP each turn and heals Grookey by that much.	GRASS	--	90%	10	One Target

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Grookey can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Grassy Glide If Grassy Terrain is active, Grassy Glide has +1 priority.	GRASS		70	100%	20	One Target

Grookey's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Grookey's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Grookey's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Grookey is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	210	241	273	304	50
Attack	135	166	198	229	65
Defense	105	136	168	199	50
Sp. Atk	85	116	148	179	40
Sp. Def	85	116	148	179	40
Speed	135	166	198	229	65
Total					310

Where to Find Grookey in Sword & Shield

If you're looking for where to find Grookey, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Grookey in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Special Ways to Get Grookey

Choose as one of your starter Pokémon at the start of the game. Level 5.

Notes About Grookey

Other options are Scorbunny and Sobble. If you pick Grookey, you will need to trade for the other two.

Pokédex Entries for Grookey

Generation 8 Pokédex 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.