# Grotle #164/162 — Temporal Forces

## Summary

Grotle is the quiet middle of Sinnoh's Turtwig line, a Stage 1 that rarely gets the spotlight, so an illustration treatment is a welcome tribute. Oswaldo KATO's name draws collectors, and this rarity tier sat a notch below the set's biggest chases. At a $15 sold median, down 16% over 30 days on 173 copies traded, with only 19 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.17 out of Temporal Forces; a CGC 10 brings $84, 5.6 times raw, but a 52% gem rate against $45 of fees makes grading a losing trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Temporal Forces |
| Number | 164/162 |
| Rarity | Illustration rare |
| Era | SV |
| Illustrator | Oswaldo KATO |
| Release date | 2024-03-22 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Turtwig |
| HP | 120 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Cut | cost Grass — damage 20 |
| Attack: Ramming Shell | cost Grass/Colorless/Colorless — damage 50 — During your opponent's next turn, this Pokémon takes 20 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance). |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 4 |
| Regulation mark | H |
| Legal | Standard yes · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Grotle #388](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/grotle) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$15.03** (GUIDE_THIN_SAMPLE; sold median) — as of 2026-10-30T23:49:06.626Z
- Headline basis: PRINTS — The median price of the day’s confirmed prints — copies that actually changed hands.
- 24h change: +2.00% · 7d change: -14.10% — as of 2026-10-30T23:49:06.626Z
- Floor delivered ask: $14.55 — as of 2026-10-30T23:49:06.626Z
- Quant score: 47/100, regime FALLING — as of 2026-10-30T23:49:06.626Z — 9 of 11 inputs · 90% weight · -5% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2024-03-22T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-31T02:17:37.874Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-30T22:35:11.261Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-30T19:27:19.967Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-30T22:35:11.260Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-30T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-18T22:10:00.949Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/temporal-forces/grotle-164)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asv05-164%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)