Grookey (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Grookey (disambiguation).

Grookey Chimp Pokémon サルノリ Sarunori #0810 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 {{{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 white eyes with black irises. A lime green mask pattern frames its eyes, and extends towards its forehead in a small bump above its snout.

Grookey has two, leaf-shaped hair tufts that hold a stick on the top of its head. 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. 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 to seemingly regain their color. In the anime, it can even restore weakened plant-like Pokémon such as Bellsprout. Grookey's green fur can create energy from the sunlight, similar to how plants use their green leaves to photosynthesize. Grookey is said to be full of boundless curiosity. It enjoys being in high places, and rhythmic things such as music or dancing. In Generation IX, Branch Poke is its signature move.

Evolution

Grookey evolves into Thwackey, which evolves into Rillaboom.

Unevolved Grookey  Grass

→

First evolution Thwackey  Grass

→

Second evolution Rillaboom  Grass

In the anime

Main series

Grookey in the anime

A Grookey Egg (left) 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.

A Grookey appeared in A One-Stick Wonder!.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry JN059 Grookey Ash's Rotom Phone Grookey, the Chimp Pokémon. A Grass type. Grookey attacks by beating with a stick. As the speed of its beats increases, Grookey's excitement does too.

GOTCHA!

A Grookey briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

Grookey in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Twiggy

Henry's Grookey, nicknamed Twiggy, first appeared in Wow!! That's One Big Pokémon. He later evolved into a Thwackey in Toasty!! Battle Against Toxapex.

A Trainer's Grookey appeared in a fantasy in Zap!! A Rising Beam of Light.

In the TCG

Main article: Grookey (TCG)

Other appearances

Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble in the music video for Celestial

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Grookey appears as a Spirit alongside Scorbunny and Sobble.

Celestial

Grookey appeared in the music video for Celestial.

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Galar #001 Sinnoh #— Hisui #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus. 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.
Generation IX Paldea #— Kitakami #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation IX.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Sword Shield Starter Pokémon from Leon in Postwick Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Unobtainable Legends: Arceus Unobtainable
Generation IX Scarlet Violet Pokémon HOME

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII New Snap Florio Nature Park, Mightywide RiverDay
Cross-Generation HOME Gift for having a Pokémon from Sword or Shield in storage

In events

In-game events

Games	Event	Language	Location	Level	Distribution period
HOME	HOME Hidden Ability Grookey	Worldwide	hide	5	February 12, 2020 onwards

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 50		110 - 157	210 - 304
Attack: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Defense: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Sp. Atk: 40		40 - 101	76 - 196
Sp. Def: 40		40 - 101	76 - 196
Speed: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Total: 310	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 2× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 2× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 2× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 2× Poison 2× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Scratch Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35 011 Growl Normal Status 0000— 100100% 40 066 Branch Poke Grass Physical 04040 100100% 40 088 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100100% 20 1212 Razor Leaf Grass Physical 05555 09595% 25 1717 Screech Normal Status 0000— 08585% 40 2020 Knock Off Dark Physical 06565 100100% 20 2424 Slam Normal Physical 08080 07575% 20 2828 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100100% 10 3232 Wood Hammer Grass Physical 120120 100100% 15 3636 Endeavor Normal Physical 0000— 100100% 5

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 TM

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM012 TM012 Low Kick Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM014 TM014 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM020 TM020 Trailblaze Grass Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM032 TM032 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM033 TM033 Magical Leaf Grass Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM043 TM043 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM056 TM056 Bullet Seed Grass Physical 02525 100}}100% 30 TM057 TM057 False Swipe Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 40 TM060 TM060 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM071 TM071 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM073 TM073 Drain Punch Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM081 TM081 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM087 TM087 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM088 TM088 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM111 TM111 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM119 TM119 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM137 TM137 Grassy Terrain Grass Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM146 TM146 Grass Pledge Grass Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM159 TM159 Leaf Storm Grass Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TM168 TM168 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM181 TM181 Knock Off Dark Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM190 TM190 Solar Blade Grass Physical 125125 100}}100% 10 TM191 TM191 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM194 TM194 Grassy Glide Grass Physical 05555 100}}100% 20

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

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

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 Strength Normal Physical 80 100% 15 Worry Seed Grass Status — 100% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Grookey or copied using Mirror Herb in Generation IX 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

TCG-only moves

Move	Card
Fury Swipes	Grookey (Sword & Shield 10)

Side game data

Pokémon GO 80px Base Stamina (HP): 137 Base Attack: 122 Base Defense: 91 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: 25 Fast Attacks: Scratch, Razor Leaf Charged Attacks: Grass Knot, Energy Ball

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 data

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
Generation IX Scarlet Violet 400px 400px
Cross-Generation HOME

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.
• At a total of 46 episodes, Grookey took the longest time of all starter Pokémon to debut in the anime within the concurrent generation.

Origin

Grookey's appearance is based on a monkey, perhaps specifically 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. Its ability to instill energy to plant life with its drumming may take inspiration on the belief that music stimulates plant growth.

Name origin

Grookey may be a combination of groove and monkey, and perhaps rookie.

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
• Twiggy
• Starter Pokémon

External links

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