Grookey (Pokémon)

This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Grookey (disambiguation).

**Grookey** (Japanese: **サルノリ** *Sarunori*) is a Grass-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.

It evolves into Thwackey starting at level 16, which evolves into Rillaboom starting at level 35.

Along with Scorbunny and Sobble, Grookey is one of three starter Pokémon of Galar available at the beginning of Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Along with Scorbunny and Sobble, it was the first Generation VIII Pokémon to be revealed to the public on February 27, 2019.

## Biology

 File:Goh Grookey revitalizing waves.png  Grookey is a small, monkey-like Pokémon with a green body, a brown tail, brown, wedge-shaped ears, orange hands and feet, and an orange snout. Each of its hands has five fingers, while each of its feet has three toes. It has two large eyes with black irises and white pupils and sclerae. A lime green mask frames its eyes and, in a small bump above its snout, extends towards its forehead.

Grookey has two, leaf-shaped hair tufts that hold a stick on the top of its head. The stick used to be a branch from a forest where troops of Grookey lived, and it has a special power due to being exposed to the energy within Grookey's body. Besides using it when attacking, Grookey beats this stick rhythmically against the surfaces of all sorts of objects. This has been observed to cause grass to grow, and wilted flowers and leaves to seemingly regain their color. In the anime, it can even restore weakened plant-like Pokémon such as Bellsprout. Due to its status as a starter Pokémon, a wild Grookey is hard to come by and it is generally seen under the care of Trainers.

Grookey's green fur can create energy from the sunlight, similar to how plants use their green leaves to photosynthesize. It is said to be full of boundless curiosity.

## In the anime

### Main series

 File:Goh Grookey.png   File:Goh Grookey Egg.png
#### Major appearances

##### Goh's Grookey

A Grookey appeared in *When a House is Not a Home!* from the Rocket Prize Master. Throughout the episode, it bonded with Goh, and by the end, it decided to leave Team Rocket to join his team.

#### Minor appearances

Grookey debuted in a fantasy in *Getting More Than You Battled For!*, alongside the other starter Pokémon.

A Grookey appeared in *A One-Stick Wonder!*.

### Pokémon Adventures

*Main article: Twiggy*
Henry's Grookey, nicknamed Twiggy, first appeared in *Wow!! That's One Big Pokémon*. He later evolved into a Thwackey in *Toasty!! Battle Against Toxapex*.

A Trainer's Grookey appeared in a fantasy in *Zap!! A Rising Beam of Light*.

## Other appearances

### Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Grookey appears as a Spirit alongside Scorbunny and Sobble.

## Game data

### Pokédex entries

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 Shield  | It attacks with rapid beats of its stick. As it strikes with amazing speed, it gets more and more pumped.

### Game locations

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#### In side games

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### Stats

#### Base stats

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

### Learnset

#### By tutoring

 * **Bold** indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Grookey
* *Italic* indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Grookey

### Side game data

 **Egg Distance:** N/A

### Sprites

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File:810MS.png For other sprites and images, please see Grookey images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

## Trivia

* Grookey shares its category with Chimchar. They are both known as the Chimp Pokémon. However, Grookey resembles a monkey more than a chimp.
* Grookey is the only starter Pokémon to make its anime debut in a work other than the main series.
* At a total of 46 episodes, Grookey took the longest time of all starter Pokémon to debut in the anime within the concurrent generation.

### Origin

Grookey's appearance is based on a monkey, perhaps specifically squirrel monkeys and macaques. Its behavior may reference the fact that macaques drum objects in a rhythmic manner to show social dominance. Its tool resembles both drumsticks and hair sticks, giving Grookey a resemblance to a caveman. Its ability to instill energy to plant life with its drumming may take inspiration on the belief that music stimulates plant growth.

#### Name origin

Grookey may be a combination of *groove* and *monkey*, and perhaps *rookie*.

Sarunori may be a combination of 猿 *saru* (monkey) and ノリ *nori* (excitement, rhythm).

## Related articles

* Goh's Grookey
* Twiggy
* Starter Pokémon

## Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Grookey | Official Website | Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield
2. ↑ Hanson, Ben (October 7, 2019). "Game Freak Explains Everything About Grookey From Pokémon Sword And Shield." *Game Informer*.

## External links

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