Pokémon · Other
Grookey
McDonald's Collection 2021 · #8 · 2021
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.11
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 8 / 25
- Release year
- 2021
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Thwackey
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- kirisAki
- Pokédex #
- 810
- Series
- Other
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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.
- Its main attack (Branch Poke) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- 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 5% 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
- 5% of decks
- 3.84 copies on average · 2622 decks
- Match win rate
- 48.6%
- +1.4 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.
More by kirisAki
This card was illustrated by kirisAki.
Building around Grookey?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"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."
GCBranch Poke — 30
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Grookey was legal.
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 1,400 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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.15 | $0.40 | $19.74 | $0.36 | $0.37 |
| Holofoil | $0.45 | $1.20 | $19.98 | $1.11 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.25 |
| 7-day average | €1.38 |
| 30-day average | €1.23 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €1.42 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.40 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.80 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.32 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.13 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.96 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.91 |
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 $1.11; 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 "McDonald's Collection 2021" in the Other series, released in 2021.
Other Grookey printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
CommonGrookey
Twilight Masquerade · #14
CommonGrookey
Chilling Reign · #16
CommonGrookey
Shining Fates · #11
Rare ShinyGrookey
Shining Fates Shiny Vault · #SV004
CommonGrookey
Sword & Shield · #10
CommonGrookey
Sword & Shield · #11
PromoGrookey
SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH001
PromoGrookey
SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH070
