Grapploct

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Shining Fates Shiny Vault
Rarity (source): Shiny rare
Illustrator: Masakazu Fukuda
Source reference: swsh4.5sv-SV073

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The Pokémon’s story

Grapploct leaves the sea when it wants to test its strength against an opponent. Its almost entirely muscular body gives considerable power to the holds it performs with its tentacles. Once the battle ends, it returns to the water. The Pokédex thus describes a round trip linked to physical challenge rather than settling on land. It chooses ground where it can find a rival, uses its arms to confront them, then resumes marine life.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Grapploct's holds draw power from its highly muscular body, according to Pokémon Sword. Pokémon Shield notes that it comes onto land to seek an opponent and test its arms' strength, then returns to sea after the confrontation.

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Card details

HP: 130
Type (source): Fighting
Stage (source): Stage1
Evolves from (printed name): Clobbopus
Pokédex number: 853
Regulation mark: D
Retreat cost: 2 Energy
Weakness (source): Psychic ×2

Printed card text — English

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Description from the source

A body made up of nothing but muscle makes the grappling moves this Pokémon performs with its tentacles tremendously powerful.

Attacks

Octolock

Cost: Fighting · Fighting

Until this Grapploct leaves the Active Spot, the Defending Pokémon's attacks cost ColorlessColorless more, and the Defending Pokémon can't retreat. This effect can't be applied more than once.

Tough Swing

Cost: Fighting · Fighting · Colorless

Damage: 130

This attack's damage isn't affected by Resistance.

Documented variants

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Holographic
holo · standard

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