Grookey SV004/122 · Shining Fates Shiny Vault

Grookey is Pokédex #810, generation 8 (Galar). Grookey is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Thwackey, Thwackey (#811) under evolves to.

Grookey sits at SV004/122 in Shining Fates Shiny Vault, position 4 of 122. Before it is SV003 Decidueye, and after it is SV005 Thwackey. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 19 February 2021. The printed size is 122, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare Shiny.

The attack Fury Swipes lists 10× damage. The cost is Colorless. Flip 3 coins. This attack does 10 damage for each heads. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "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." The regulation mark is D.

Grookey (#810) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2019 to 2024. The earliest other card is Grookey SWSH001/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos (2019). Both list 60 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Shiny. kirisAki illustrated that card, and Sanosuke Sakuma illustrated this one. 2 other cards of Grookey list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Sanosuke Sakuma. I count 158 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Shining Fates Shiny Vault set binder is where a full Shining Fates Shiny Vault set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Grookey can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). Themed lists that include this exact card are Galar starters and Flower Pokémon. I still need this card.