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Grubbin
McDonald's Collection 2017 · #2 · 2017
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 2 / 12
- Release year
- 2017
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Charjabug
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Akira Komayama
- Pokédex #
- 736
- Series
- Other
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Grubbin plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Vice Grip) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Grubbin
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.75 copies on average · 8 decks
More by Akira Komayama
This card was illustrated by Akira Komayama.
Building around Grubbin?
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About this card
"They often gather near places frequented by electric Pokémon in order to avoid being attacked by bird Pokémon."
CCVice Grip — 20
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Grubbin was legal.
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Grubbin is real?
Grubbin 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 Grubbin worth?
As of the latest data, 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 Grubbin from?
Grubbin is from the Pokémon set "McDonald's Collection 2017" in the Other series, released in 2017.
Other Grubbin printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
