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1. “Appears in filthy areas. Thrives by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories.”

   First printed on Fossil #48 · 1999 · Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita · on 2 cards

   • Fossil #481999 · $0.64
   • Legendary Collection #782002 · $0.67

2. “It has recently been found that Grimers are formed in waste-processing plants, and can move into towns via sewers.”

   First printed on Team Rocket #57 · 2000 · Illus. Kagemaru Himeno

   • Team Rocket #572000 · $0.95

3. “It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon's X-rays. It appears among filth.”

   First printed on Secret Wonders #88 · 2007 · Illus. Ken Sugimori · on 3 cards

   • Secret Wonders #882007 · $0.26
   • Platinum #752009 · $0.50
   • Next Destinies #522012 · $0.30

4. “Wherever Grimer has passed, so many germs are left behind that no plants will ever grow again.”

   First printed on Undaunted #50 · 2010 · Illus. Midori Harada

   • Undaunted #502010 · $0.36

5. “Born from sludge, these Pokémon now gather in polluted places and increase the bacteria in their bodies.”

   First printed on Plasma Freeze #45 · 2013 · Illus. Hajime Kusajima · on 3 cards

   • Plasma Freeze #452013 · $0.38
   • Scarlet & Violet #1262023 · $0.16
   • 151 #0882023 · $0.17

6. “The crystals on Grimer's body are lumps of toxins. If one falls off, lethal poisons leak out.”

   First printed on Sun & Moon #57 · 2017 · Illus. Naoki Saito · on 2 cards

   • Sun & Moon #572017 · $0.26
   • Team Up #832019 · $0.28

7. “A Grimer, which had been brought in to solve a problem with garbage, developed over time into this form.”

   First printed on Burning Shadows #83 · 2017 · Illus. Kouki Saitou

   • Burning Shadows #832017 · $0.15

8. “It was born from sludge on the ocean floor. In a sterile environment, the germs within its body can't multiply, and it dies.”

   First printed on Team Up #62 · 2019 · Illus. Ken Sugimori

   • Team Up #622019 · $0.18

9. “There are a hundred or so of them living in Alola's waste-disposal site. They're all hard workers who eat a lot of trash.”

   First printed on Unified Minds #127 · 2019 · Illus. kawayoo · on 2 cards

   • Unified Minds #1272019 · $0.21
   • Cosmic Eclipse #1302019 · $0.20

10. “The wastewater coming from factories is clean these days, so Grimer have nothing to eat. They're said to be on the verge of extinction.”

    First printed on Darkness Ablaze #100 · 2020 · Illus. Ryota Murayama · on 2 cards

    • Darkness Ablaze #1002020 · $0.04
    • Brilliant Stars #0842022 · $0.04

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