# Grovyle #40/106 — Great Encounters

## Summary

Grovyle is a mid-stage Hoenn Grass type whose fans mostly love the line for Sceptile, so demand tracks nostalgia more than tournament use. Kagemaru Himeno is a veteran Pokémon illustrator, and as an uncommon in a Diamond & Pearl-era set, this is a modest pull that rewards completionists. A $0.93 modelled guide, down 53% over 30 days on 7 copies traded, says bulk, with 84 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Great Encounters |
| Number | 40/106 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | DP |
| Illustrator | Kagemaru Himeno |
| Release date | 2008-02-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Treecko |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Greenness | Search your deck for up to 2 Grass Energy cards, show them to your opponent, and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. |
| Attack: Poison Breath | cost Grass/Grass — damage 30 — The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. |
| Weakness | Fire +20 |
| Resistance | Water -20 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Grovyle #253](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/grovyle) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.93** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-09
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-09
- Floor delivered ask: $2.24 — as of 2026-11-09T07:46:45.421Z
- Quant score: 50/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-09T07:46:45.421Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 49% weight · -26% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-09T07:36:42.286Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-09T07:36:41.816Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-15T13:44:54.027Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-09T07:36:41.815Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/great-encounters/grovyle-40)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Adp4-40%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)