Pokémon · Sword & Shield

Grookey

Sword & Shield

SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH070 · Promo · 2019

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Market reference

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Card facts

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Set position: SWSH070 / 304
Release year: 2019
Rarity: Promo
HP: 60
Subtype: Basic
Evolves to: Thwackey
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Regulation mark: D
Illustrator: Akira Komayama
Pokédex #: 810
Series: Sword & Shield

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 30 damage; 30 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 Grookey 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.
Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
Seen in 4% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 4 copies.

How to beat Grookey

Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 4% of decks; 3.8 copies on average · 1978 decks
Match win rate: 48.1%; +0.9 pts vs the 47.2% field average

Plays well with

Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.

Rillaboom

in 23% of decks · 460 seen

Thwackey

in 100% of decks · 2019 seen

Goldeen

in 91% of decks · 1836 seen

Seaking

in 88% of decks · 1769 seen

Gladion's Final Battle

in 33% of decks · 661 seen

Lilligant

in 9% of decks · 182 seen

Petilil

in 8% of decks · 164 seen

Applin

in 18% of decks · 358 seen

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About this card

HP: 60Type:GGrassSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Thwackey

"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."

GFull On — 30

Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.

Weakness:R×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Upcoming events

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Tournaments and releases relevant to Grookey or SWSH Black Star Promos.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

expanded

Aug 1, 2026

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Grookey was legal.

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

expanded

last week

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #6 - 18 Codes

expanded

2 weeks ago

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #5 - 18 Codes

expanded

3 weeks ago

Tournament play

This printing of Grookey has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

Grookey — Twilight Masquerade

Played in 1,065 recent decks

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 2026/07/17

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$0.55	$1.23	$7.00	$1.13	$2.47

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/01/19

Variant	Price
1-day average	€3.50
7-day average	€2.19
30-day average	€1.96
Low	€0.40
Trend price	€2.22
Low (excellent+)	€0.40
reverseHoloAvg1	€1.88
Reverse holo 7-day	€0.87
averageSellPrice	€2.10
Reverse holo 30-day	€1.56
Reverse holo trend	€1.33

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Grookey is real?

Grookey 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 Grookey worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Grookey is $1.13; 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 Grookey from?

Grookey is from the Pokémon set "SWSH Black Star Promos" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2019.

What rarity is Grookey?

Grookey is a Promo card in the SWSH Black Star Promos set.