Pokémon · NP
Grovyle
Nintendo Black Star Promos · #4 · Promo · 2003
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Market reference
$94.75
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 4 / 40
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Treecko
- Evolves to
- Sceptile
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
- Pokédex #
- 253
- Series
- NP
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 10 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 Grovyle plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Its main attack (Swift) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- 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.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Treecko; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Grovyle
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Midori Harada
This card was illustrated by Midori Harada.
Building around Grovyle?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CCPoison Breath
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
GCCSwift — 30
This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:W-30
Retreat cost:C
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 | $174.95 | $175.00 | $838.10 | $94.75 | — |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Grovyle is real?
Grovyle 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 Grovyle worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Grovyle is $94.75; 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 Grovyle from?
Grovyle is from the Pokémon set "Nintendo Black Star Promos" in the NP series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Grovyle?
Grovyle is a Promo card in the Nintendo Black Star Promos set.
Other Grovyle printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
