Grookey

Grookey in the anime

A Grookey appeared in When a House is Not a Home! from the Rocket Prize Master, bonding with Goh throughout the episode and ultimately deciding to leave Team Rocket to join his team. Grookey is unusual among partner Pokémon for making its earliest animated appearance outside the animated series, in the music video GOTCHA!, and it took longer than any other partner Pokémon to reach the concurrent series itself, needing 46 episodes to appear on screen.

Grookey's cards by era

Grookey's first dated cards were two 2020 Sword & Shield base set Commons illustrated by Naoki Saito and Kouki Saitou. It also has two SWSH Black Star Promos. It also appeared in the Pokémon Futsal 2020 set and a McDonald's Collection 2021 card, plus Shining Fates base and Shiny Vault printings. Chilling Reign added a further Common, the Scarlet & Violet era's Twilight Masquerade a Common by Tomomi Ozaki, and the Mega Evolution era an MEP Black Star Promo.

Cards to know

• Grookey (Sword & Shield #10)

  A 2020 Sword & Shield base set Common Grookey, illustrated by Naoki Saito.

• Grookey (Shining Fates Shiny Vault #SV004)

  Shining Fates Shiny Vault's Shiny Rare Grookey, illustrated by Sanosuke Sakuma.

• Grookey (Twilight Masquerade #014)

  Twilight Masquerade's Common Grookey, illustrated by Tomomi Ozaki.