Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Grimmsnarl
Fusion Strike · #178 · Rare Holo · 2021
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Market reference
$0.23
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 178 / 284
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 170
- Subtype
- Stage 2 · Single Strike
- Evolves from
- Morgrem
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- kawayoo
- Pokédex #
- 861
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 60 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Strategy & play
How Grimmsnarl plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Rear Attack) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥85 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.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Morgrem first).
How to beat Grimmsnarl
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥85 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 1 decks
More by kawayoo
This card was illustrated by kawayoo.
Building around Grimmsnarl?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its hairs work like muscle fibers. When its hairs unfurl, they latch on to opponents, ensnaring them as tentacles would."
DBite — 60
DDRear Attack — 100+
If you have 2 or fewer Benched Pokémon, this attack does 140 more damage.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Grimmsnarl or Fusion Strike.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Grimmsnarl 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.04 | $0.25 | $30.00 | $0.23 | $0.09 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.13 | $0.31 | $19.98 | $0.31 | $0.25 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.10 |
| 7-day average | €0.17 |
| 30-day average | €0.21 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.27 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.52 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.42 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.22 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.36 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.42 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Grimmsnarl is real?
Grimmsnarl 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 Grimmsnarl worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Grimmsnarl is $0.23; 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 Grimmsnarl from?
Grimmsnarl is from the Pokémon set "Fusion Strike" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Grimmsnarl?
Grimmsnarl is a Rare Holo card in the Fusion Strike set.
Other Grimmsnarl printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
