Pokémon · Platinum
Grimer
Platinum · #75 · Common · 2009
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$0.41
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 75 / 133
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Muk
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Yukiko Baba
- Pokédex #
- 88
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- 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.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- 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.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Grimer
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Yukiko Baba
This card was illustrated by Yukiko Baba.
Building around Grimer?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon's X-rays. It appears among filth."
Division
Search your deck for Grimer and put it onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward.
PPoison Gas
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness:P+10
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.19 | $0.42 | $19.98 | $0.41 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.12 | $3.59 | $50.00 | $3.09 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.14 |
| 7-day average | €0.12 |
| 30-day average | €0.12 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.13 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.19 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.56 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.14 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.60 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.64 |
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 $0.41; 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 "Platinum" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Grimer?
Grimer is a Common card in the Platinum set.
Other Grimer printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
