Grookey (MEP Promo 52)

This article is about an English Pokémon Trading Card Game card which has not yet been officially released. As such, the card information may contain information taken from a scan or image from the Twitter (X) website and not from a physical copy of the card.

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Grookey   サルノリ Sarunori

Illus. Saboteri

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Grookey Type Grass HP 70 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion MEP Black Star Promos English card no. 052 Japanese expansion M-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 122/M-P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Grookey.

Grookey (Japanese: サルノリ Sarunori) is a Grass-type Basic Pokémon card. It is one of the MEP Black Star Promos.

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• Card text
  • Pokédex data
• Release information
• Trivia
  • Origin
• References

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Card text

Branch Poke

えだづき

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Pokédex data

Grookey - Chimp Pokémon

Pokédex entry

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.

特別な スティックで リズムを 刻むと 草花を 元気にする パワーが 音波になって 広がる。

Release information

This card is part of a series of Holofoil Full Art illustration rare-style cards that depict first partner Pokémon, released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise. Each card in this series features the Pokémon 30th Anniversary logo.

In mainland China, this card is released as a 30th-P Promotional card in the "30th Anniversary Celebration — First Partner Pokémon Special Illustration Holofoil Card Set Vol. 2" product, which includes a random selection of nine Holofoil Full Art cards depicting the first partner Pokémon from the Johto, Unova, and Galar regions. This card is released internationally as an MEP Black Star Promotional card included in the First Partner Illustration Collection Series 2, released on June 19, 2026, the same date as the mainland China release.

In Japan, this card is released in the 30th CELEBRATION Card Set Grookey & Scorbunny & Sobble product on October 16, 2026.

Trivia

This card forms a combined illustration with the MEP Promotional Scorbunny and Sobble, together representing the first partner Pokémon trio of the Galar region.

Origin

Branch Poke is a move in the Pokémon games that Grookey can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Sword.

The illustration features various elements and locations from the Generation VIII games:

• A Decorative Curry, given a "Charizard Class" taste rating.
• Elements relating to the Galar League Gym Challenge:
  • The Dragon, Fighting, and Ghost Badges.
  • The logo for Turffield Stadium and a portion of the logo for Hammerlocke Stadium.
  • Motostoke Stadium in Motostoke.
• A Rotom Phone.
• The Wild Area, including the light of an active Pokémon Den.
• Professor Magnolia's Pokémon Research Lab in Wedgehurst.
• The Rusted Shield.

Additionally, the artworks across the three Galar First Partner Illustration Collection cards primarily use the colors cyan and magenta, representing the Generation VIII games Pokémon Sword and Shield.

References

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.