Team Rocket's Grimer 123/182 · Destined Rivals

Grimer is Pokédex #088, generation 1 (Kanto). Team Rocket's Grimer is a Basic Darkness Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists Muk, Muk (#089) under evolves to.

Team Rocket's Grimer sits at 123/182 in Destined Rivals, position 123 of 244. Before it is 122 Team Rocket's Crobat ex, and after it is 124 Team Rocket's Muk. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on May 30, 2025. The printed size is 182. This checklist is longer, at 244 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Corrosive Sludge lists no damage number. The cost is Darkness, Colorless. At the end of your opponent's next turn, discard the Defending Pokémon and all attached cards. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The regulation mark is I.

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 2023. The earliest other card is Grimer 48/62 in Fossil (1999). That card is named Grimer, while this one is Team Rocket's Grimer. That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 3. 15 other cards of Grimer list a different HP.

Destined Rivals set binder is where a full Destined Rivals 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). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon and Team Rocket cards. I still need this card.