Grookey Card Collection: Your 🐒 Monkeys, Chimps & Apes Binder Checklist
Find the cutest Grookey cards: Illustration Rares, promos, and binder-ready picks across English, Japanese, and Chinese TCG sets.
2025-09-13
Popularity Rank: #391
Fan survey data
Blended rank from two r/pokemon "favourite Pokémon" surveys, weighted 60/40 toward the 2025 results (u/Jawnysparklez; u/mamamia1001 2019).
2025 survey: #426
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Grookey
Chimp Pokémon
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.
Pokédex details
Height
0.3 m
Weight
5.0 kg
Base EXP
0
Capture rate
45 / 255
Generation
Gen VIII
Base happiness
50
Growth rate
Medium Slow
Color
Green
Shape
Upright
Egg groups
Ground, Plant
Why collectors adore Grookey
Quick read on why Grookey clicks with collectors before you dive into cards and spreads.
- Starter Pokémon nostalgia is real — Grookey triggers that "my first team" warmth instantly.
- Standing under half a meter tall, Grookey is tiny in the best possible way.
- Soft nature vibes — Grookey feels like it belongs in a botanical-themed spread.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Grookey from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Mega Rising
One Diamond
Twilight Masquerade
Common
Chilling Reign
Common
Shining Fates Shiny Vault
Rare Shiny
Shining Fates
Common
McDonald's Collection 2021
None
Sword & Shield
Common
Sword & Shield
Common
Pokémon Futsal Collection
Pokémon Futsal 2020
None
SWSH Black Star Promos
Promo
SWSH Black Star Promos
Promo
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How I'd build a Grookey spread
Spread layout for Grookey, TCG picks to anchor the page, and open artwork you can print for Michi-style scene pockets.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.
Grookey #SV004 (Shining Fates Shiny Vault) is a top priority for collectors — the shiny treatment adds a sparkly centrepiece to any Grookey page.
Grookey #SWSH001 (SWSH Black Star Promos) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Grookey binder page.
Grookey on the Ball #3 (Pokémon Futsal Collection) is a sleeper hit — not expensive, but a favorite for themed collections.
Grookey on the Ball #3 (Pokémon Futsal 2020) is worth tracking down — approachable prices and binder-ready artwork.
Species art references
Character renders for colour matching, pose ideas, and silhouette checks.
Official artwork
Match card holo colours and keep the species silhouette consistent across pockets.
HOME render
Modern pose reference when you want a cleaner, upright character layout.
Dream World vector
Simple line-and-fill shape — handy for tracing pocket placement before you print.
Shiny palette
Alternate colourway for accent pockets or shiny-themed spreads.
Art via PokéAPI/sprites (open source).
Grookey mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Grookey chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Shining Fates Shiny Vault
Rare Shiny
SWSH Black Star Promos
Promo
Pokémon Futsal Collection
Pokémon Futsal 2020
None
Mega Rising
One Diamond
Twilight Masquerade
Common
Chilling Reign
Common
Right page
Shining Fates
Common
McDonald's Collection 2021
None
Sword & Shield
Common
Sword & Shield
Common
SWSH Black Star Promos
Promo
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Start with a background that echoes Grookey's grass, then place your chase holo in the top-left anchor slot. Secondary copies can step down in rarity toward the edges so the spread breathes in photos.
Michi Method scene examples
Illustration picks when dedicated scene art is not cached yet — card frames may still show.
Scene wallpaper — Grookey
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Grookey
Scene wallpaper — Grookey
Illustration by deviantart.com
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Grookey
Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Additional tips
- Lead with your strongest Grookey single, then echo it with a secondary spread featuring Rillaboom, Scorbunny, and Sobble so the page reads as a story, not a checklist.
- Try a sage green and mint sleeve story around Grookey's grass-type identity — mat color does more work than people admit in photos.
- Photograph the Grookey page under warm side light once and cool once — you'll quickly see which copy deserves the top-left anchor slot.
- Grookey is pocket-sized (0.3m) on paper — mini-card frames and chibi-adjacent promos often feel more honest than epic landscape scenes.
Grookey: competitive snapshot
Optional competitive context for Grookey. Display collectors can skip straight to the backstory below.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Grookey — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
50
Attack
65
Defense
50
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
40
Speed
65
Total: 310
Players file Grookey around tier "LC" while Ability Overgrow (Strengthens Grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Hidden Ability Grassy Surge is the deep-cut hunt — call it out when you sell or trade so buyers know you are curating, not flipping random holos.
- Slam — No additional effect. — Illustration Rares that stage that motion tend to outperform static portraits.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Grookey — normal and shiny.
Sprites via Project Pokémon. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Backstory & Lore
A short write-up on Grookey, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
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.
It attacks with rapid beats of its stick. As it strikes with amazing speed, it gets more and more pumped.
Collectors still read Grookey, Thwackey, and Rillaboom fastest left-to-right; matching illustration eras across those stages matters more than cramming every rarity onto one page.
A second dex beat (Sword) frames Grookey as 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. Rotating that line on a sticky note beside the page keeps the spread feeling lived-in.
In the games, Grookey → Thwackey → Rillaboom make up this evolution family — a natural arc to echo when you curate cards or binder spreads.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Chimpep
Spanish
Grookey
French
Ouistempo
Italian
Grookey
Japanese
サルノリ
Japanese (Romaji)
Sarunori
Korean
흥나숭
Chinese (Simplified)
敲音猴
Chinese (Traditional)
敲音猴
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