Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Grimer
Darkness Ablaze · #100 · Common · 2020
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From
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Market reference
$0.09
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 100 / 201
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Muk
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Ryota Murayama
- Pokédex #
- 88
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Grimer plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Sludge Whirlpool) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Grimer
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
More by Ryota Murayama
This card was illustrated by Ryota Murayama.
Building around Grimer?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The wastewater coming from factories is clean these days, so Grimer have nothing to eat. They're said to be on the verge of extinction."
DStomp Off
Discard the top card of your opponent's deck.
DCCSludge Whirlpool — 50
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Grimer or Darkness Ablaze.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Grimer was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $30.00 | $0.09 | $0.05 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.08 | $0.29 | $2.00 | $0.30 | $0.20 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.03 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.05 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.03 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.14 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.13 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.12 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Grimer is real?
Grimer is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Grimer worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Grimer is $0.09; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Grimer from?
Grimer is from the Pokémon set "Darkness Ablaze" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Grimer?
Grimer is a Common card in the Darkness Ablaze set.
Other Grimer printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
