Grimer 52/99 · Next Destinies

Grimer is Pokédex #088, generation 1 (Kanto). Grimer is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists Muk, Muk (#089) under evolves to.

Grimer sits at 52/99 in Next Destinies, position 52 of 103. Before it is 51 Zekrom-EX, and after it is 53 Muk. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on February 8, 2012. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 103 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Nasty Goo lists 20 damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon's X-rays. It appears among filth."

Grimer (#088) has 24 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 23 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Grimer 48/62 in Fossil (1999). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 21 other cards of Grimer list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kagemaru Himeno. I count 656 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Next Destinies set binder is where a full Next Destinies set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Grimer can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.