Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.3 m
- Weight
- 5.0 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship50Low
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium slow
Base EXP62
Base stats
HP
50
Attack
65
Defense
50
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
40
Speed
65
Total
310
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
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Where to find Grookey
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Grookey can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 6 | Branch Poke Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Grass | Physical | 40 | 100 | 40 |
| 8 | Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 12 | Razor Leaf Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 |
| 17 | Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 20 | Knock Off Target drops its held item. | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 24 | Slam Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 20 |
| 28 | Uproar Forced to use this move for several turns. Pokémon cannot fall asleep in that time. | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 32 | Wood Hammer User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Grass | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | Endeavor Lowers the target’s HP to equal the user’s. | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Grookey can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
9 sprites & renders for Grookey.
Across the games
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Cite this page
“Grookey”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/grookey.
Species data from PokéAPI.