Pokémon · Black & White
Grimer
Plasma Freeze · #45 · Common · 2013
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From
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Market reference
$0.35
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 45 / 122
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Muk
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 88
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
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.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Its main attack (Sludge Toss) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Grimer
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Hajime Kusajima
This card was illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
Building around Grimer?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Born from sludge, these Pokémon now gather in polluted places and increase the bacteria in their bodies."
PLure Poison
Flip a coin. If heads, switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with the Defending Pokémon. The new Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
PCCSludge Toss — 30
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Grimer or Plasma Freeze.
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 2026/07/27| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.13 | $0.31 | $19.98 | $0.35 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.67 | $1.03 | $19.98 | $1.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.10 |
| 30-day average | €0.13 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.10 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.18 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.56 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.48 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.14 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.61 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.71 |
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 $0.35; 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 "Plasma Freeze" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Grimer?
Grimer is a Common card in the Plasma Freeze set.
Other Grimer printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
