What does Grookey evolve into?

Grookey becomes Thwackey at level 16, then Rillaboom at level 35. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

At what level does Grookey evolve?

Grookey evolves into Thwackey at level 16. Early evolution, you'll hit it before the third gym in most games.

Should I use Grookey?

Grookey does the job early-game if you need a Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Thwackey before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Grookey?

Grookey only appears in 2 games. Currently catchable in Sword & Shield and Scarlet & Violet. First available in Scarlet & Violet.

Grookey - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

BTier

65Speed · Below Avg

Grookey's stats barely vary. None sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 1 Attack EV, 1.06M XP medium-slow curve to max.

Base Stats

Avg

HP50

Attack65

Defense50

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def40

Speed65

Total310

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight5.0 kg

Base XP62

Abilities

OvergrowRare

Strengthens grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Grassy SurgeHATop Pick

When this Pokémon enters battle, it changes the terrain to Grassy Terrain.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

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.

Type-wise, Grookey takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.

Grookey Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-6

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Bug

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Grookey (Best Counters)

Mudbray's Close Combat hits Grookey for 47-56%. Elekid's Psychic hits Grookey for 35-41%.

Mudbray Ground	A
Recommended Build AbilityStamina ItemEviolite NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB Stealth Rock Stone Edge Close Combat Damage vs Grookey Earthquake 29-35% Stone Edge 39-46% Close Combat 47-56% View Mudbray builds →
ElekidOutspeeds Electric	A
Recommended Build AbilityVitalspirit ItemEviolite NatureTimid Moves Psychic Volt Switch ThunderboltSTAB Knock Off Damage vs Grookey Psychic 35-41% Volt Switch 20-24% Thunderbolt 26-31% Knock Off 14-16% View Elekid builds →
ToedscoolPuts to sleep with Spore, threatens with Rage Powder, outspeeds GroundGrass	B
Recommended Build AbilityMyceliummight ItemEviolite NatureTimid Moves Rapid Spin Earth Power Knock Off Giga Drain Damage vs Grookey Rapid Spin 7-9% Knock Off 10-12% Giga Drain 14-17% View Toedscool builds →
ChinchouBurns with Scald, threatens with Ice Beam, outspeeds WaterElectric	B
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemEviolite NatureTimid Moves Ice Beam Volt Switch ThunderboltSTAB Hydro Pump Damage vs Grookey Ice Beam 2x 58-68% Volt Switch 17-20% Thunderbolt 22-25% Hydro Pump 26-31% View Chinchou builds →
Corphish Water	C
Recommended Build AbilityAdaptability ItemEviolite NatureAdamant Moves Aqua Jet Dragon Dance CrabhammerSTAB Knock Off Damage vs Grookey Aqua Jet 11-13% Crabhammer 28-33% Knock Off 24-29% View Corphish builds →

Grookey is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Thwackey first, then eventually reaches Rillaboom. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via two egg groups. Evolving adds up to 220 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#810Grookey

Level 16

#811Thwackey

Level 35

#812Rillaboom

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Grookey

Grass

Thwackey

Grass

Rillaboom

Grass

70+20

100+30

ATK

85+20

125+40

DEF

70+20

90+20

SP.ATK

55+15

60+5

SP.DEF

60+20

70+10

SPE

80+15

85+5

BST

310B-Tier

420C-Tier+110

530S-Tier+110

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Easy

Breed Grookey easily with 278 breeding partners from the Ground and Plant egg groups.

Egg Groups

GroundPlant

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

Eviolite makes Grookey bulkier than you'd expect from something that still evolves. Spread EVs with Jolly nature handle the stat profile. The remaining moves keeps it from being passive.

Best Build

Solid pick

Physical Sweeper

Ability

Grassy Surge

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Grookey

Jolly+SPE

Grookey best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

Def

Spe

Physical Sweeper Moveset

Grassy GlideSTAB
U Turn
Knock Off
Wood HammerSTAB

Recommended Teammates

MienfooGood

VullabyDecent

GlimmetDecent

Moves

TMs define Grookey's movepool. The natural moves cover basics with Leaf Storm and Solar Blade, but the real versatility comes from technical machines giving it Normal and Dark coverage and more. That's where the options open up.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 6

Branch Poke

—4010040Grass

Lv 8

Taunt

C—10020Dark

Lv 12

Razor Leaf

D559525Grass

Lv 17

Screech

C—8540Normal

Lv 20

Knock Off

S6510020Dark

Lv 24

Slam

—807520Normal

Lv 28

Uproar

D9010010Normal

Lv 32

Wood Hammer

A12010015Grass

Lv 36

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

TM Moves

TM14

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

TM66

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

TM56

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

TM73

Drain Punch

A7510010Fighting

TM205

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

TM47

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM119

Energy Ball

D9010010Grass

TM25

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM57

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM43

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM111

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

TM81

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM146

Grass Pledge

D8010010Grass

TM194

Grassy Glide

S5510020Grass

TM137

Grassy Terrain

D——10Grass

TM181

Knock Off

S6510020Dark

TM159

Leaf Storm

C130905Grass

TM12

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

TM33

Magical Leaf

D60—20Grass

TM07

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM85

Rest

C——5Psychic

TM71

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

TM70

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM168

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM190

Solar Blade

B12510010Grass

TM103

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM49

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM32

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM88

Swords Dance

B——20Normal

TM01

Take Down

D908520Normal

TM87

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM171

Tera Blast

D8010010Normal

TM18

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM20

Trailblaze

D5010020Grass

TM60

U-turn

S7010020Bug

TM191

Uproar

D9010010Normal

Egg Moves

Grookey doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Grookey can't learn any Tutor moves

Grookey is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

This is an event-exclusive or special distribution.

Grookey becomes Thwackey at level 16, then Rillaboom at level 35. Straight three-stage line with no branching.
Grookey evolves into Thwackey at level 16. Early evolution, you'll hit it before the third gym in most games.
Grookey does the job early-game if you need a Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Thwackey before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Grookey only appears in 2 games. Currently catchable in Sword & Shield and Scarlet & Violet. First available in Scarlet & Violet.

Introduced in Sword & Shield, Grookey has appeared in 2 games across 3 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

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