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Grookey Chimp Pokémon サルノリ Sarunori #810 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Grass Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Overgrow Cacophony Cacophony Grassy Surge Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 87.5% male, 12.5% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Groups Field and Grass Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 1'00" 0.3 m Grookey 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 11.0 lbs. 5.0 kg Grookey 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 62	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 1 Grookey 0 HP 1 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint File:F810.png {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Green	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Grookey (Japanese: サルノリ Sarunori) is a Grass-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.

It evolves into Thwackey starting at level 16, which evolves into Rillaboom starting at level 35.

Along with Scorbunny and Sobble, Grookey is one of three starter Pokémon of Galar available at the beginning of Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Along with Scorbunny and Sobble, it was the first Generation VIII Pokémon to be revealed to the public on February 27, 2019.

Biology

Goh's Grookey creating revitalizing waves by beating its stick

Grookey is a small, monkey-like Pokémon with a green body, a brown tail, brown, wedge-shaped ears, orange hands and feet, and an orange snout. Each of its hands has five fingers, while each of its feet has three toes. It has two large eyes with black irises and white pupils and sclerae. A lime green mask frames its eyes and, in a small bump above its snout, extends towards its forehead.

Grookey has two, leaf-shaped hair tufts that hold a stick on the top of its head. Besides using it when attacking, Grookey beats this stick rhythmically against the surfaces of all sorts of objects. This has been observed to cause grass to grow, and wilted flowers and leaves seem to regain their color when Grookey drums nearby. In the anime, it can even restore weakened plant-like Pokémon such as Bellsprout. The stick used to be a branch from a forest where troops of Grookey lived, and it has a special power due to being exposed to the energy within Grookey's body. Grookey live deep in forests.^[1] However, due to its status as a starter Pokémon, a wild Grookey is hard to come by and it is generally seen under the care of Trainers.^[1]

Grookey's green fur can create energy from the sunlight, similar to how plants use their green leaves to photosynthesize.^[1] It is said to be full of boundless curiosity.

In the anime

Main series

Grookey in the anime

Major appearances

Goh's Grookey

A Grookey appeared in When a House is Not a Home! from the Rocket Prize Master. Throughout the episode, it bonded with Goh, and by the end, it decided to leave Team Rocket to join his team.

Minor appearances

Grookey debuted in a fantasy in Getting More Than You Battled For!, alongside the other starter Pokémon.

GOTCHA!

A Grookey briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Sutikkun

Sōdo's Grookey, nicknamed Sutikkun, first appeared in PASS01. He later evolved into a Thwackey in PASS08.

A Trainer's Grookey appeared in a fantasy in PASS04.

In the TCG

Main article: Grookey (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Grookey appears as a Spirit alongside Scorbunny and Sobble.

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

In-game events

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM00 TM00 Mega Punch Normal Physical 08080 085}}85% 20 TM01 TM01 Mega Kick Normal Physical 120120 075}}75% 5 TM10 TM10 Magical Leaf Grass Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM11 TM11 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM12 TM12 Solar Blade Grass Physical 125125 100}}100% 10 TM16 TM16 Screech Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 40 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM28 TM28 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM34 TM34 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM40 TM40 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM56 TM56 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM58 TM58 Assurance Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 10 TM59 TM59 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM63 TM63 Drain Punch Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM78 TM78 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM94 TM94 False Swipe Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 40 TR00 TR00 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR07 TR07 Low Kick Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TR13 TR13 Focus Energy Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR35 TR35 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR37 TR37 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TR65 TR65 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR77 TR77 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TR85 TR85 Work Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Grookey Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Grookey

By breeding

Generation VIII Other generations: IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Fake Out Normal Physical 40 100% 10 Growth Normal Status — —% 20 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical 100 90% 10 Leech Seed Grass Status — 90% 10 Nature Power Normal Status — —% 20 Strength Normal Physical 80 100% 15 Worry Seed Grass Status — 100% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Grookey in Generation VIII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Grookey in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Grookey Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Grookey

By tutoring

Side game data

New Pokémon Snap Photodex entry #003 Grookey loves music and high places, and you’ll often see it beating out a rhythm or dancing. When it uses its stick to strike up a beat, even the plants and flowers in the area seem happier and revitalized.

Evolution

Unevolved Grookey  Grass

Level 16 →

First evolution Thwackey  Grass

Level 35 →

Second evolution Rillaboom  Grass

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Sword Shield

For other sprites and images, please see Grookey images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Grookey shares its category with Chimchar. They are both known as the Chimp Pokémon. However, Grookey resembles a monkey more than a chimp.
• Grookey is the only starter Pokémon to make its anime debut in a work other than the main series.
• Grookey took the longest time of all starter Pokémon to debut in the anime within the concurrent generation.

Origin

Grookey's appearance may be based on squirrel monkeys and macaques. Its behavior may reference the fact that macaques drum objects in a rhythmic manner to show social dominance. Its tool resembles both drumsticks and hair sticks, giving Grookey a resemblance to a caveman. It may also take inspiration on the belief that music stimulates plant growth.

Name origin

Grookey may be a combination of groove and monkey.

Sarunori may be a combination of 猿 saru (monkey) and ノリ nori (excitement, rhythm).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese サルノリ Sarunori From 猿 saru and ノリ nori French Ouistempo From ouistiti and tempo Spanish Grookey Same as English name German Chimpep From chimpanzee and pep Italian Grookey Same as English name Korean 흥나숭 Heungnasung From 흥나다 heungnada and 원숭이 wonsungi Mandarin Chinese 敲音猴 Qiāoyīnhóu From 敲 qiāo, 音 yīn, and 猴 hóu Cantonese Chinese 敲音猴 Hāauyāmhàuh From 敲 hāau, 音 yām, and 猴 hàuh

More languages Russian Груки Gruki Transcription of English name Thai ซารุโนริ Sarunori Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Goh's Grookey
• Sutikkun
• Starter Pokémon

Notes

External links

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See also: player's first Pokémon

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