Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Grotle
Diamond & Pearl · #49 · Uncommon · 2007
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.44
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 49 / 130
- Release year
- 2007
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Turtwig
- Evolves to
- Torterra
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 388
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Grotle plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Turtwig; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Grotle
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.5 copies on average · 6 decks
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Grotle?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It lives along water in forests. In the daytime, it leaves the forest to sunbathe its treed shell."
GSynthesis
Search your deck for a Grass Energy card and attach it to 1 of your Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward.
GCCCut — 50
Weakness:R+20
Resistance:W-20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.25 | $0.59 | $3.32 | $1.44 | $0.50 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.40 | $2.16 | $92.90 | $2.15 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/08| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.17 |
| 30-day average | €0.30 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.09 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.87 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.22 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.26 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.51 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.50 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Grotle is real?
Grotle is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Grotle worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Grotle is $1.44; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Grotle from?
Grotle is from the Pokémon set "Diamond & Pearl" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2007.
What rarity is Grotle?
Grotle is a Uncommon card in the Diamond & Pearl set.
Other Grotle printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
