Sun & Moon / #57/149

Alolan Grimer

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Sun & Moon
Rarity (source): Common
Illustrator: Naoki Saito
Source reference: sm1-57

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About this Pokémon form

Introduced to Alola to address a garbage problem, Grimer gradually took on a distinctive form. About a hundred of these Pokémon work at the region's waste-treatment center, swallowing large quantities of garbage. Their bodies keep toxic substances inside: unlike Grimer from other regions, they give off no bad smell, even at close range.

Background on this form in the video games; this card’s attacks, edition and finish remain distinct.

A detail worth noticing

The crystals visible on Alolan Grimer nevertheless demand great caution. They are clumps of toxins. When a fragment breaks off, deadly poisons can escape: the lack of an unpleasant odor therefore does not mean its body is harmless.

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Card details

HP: 80
Type (source): Psychic
Stage (source): Basic
Pokédex number: 88
Retreat cost: 3 Energy
Weakness (source): Psychic ×2

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

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

Attacks

Super Poison Breath

Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Pound

Cost: Psychic · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 40

Documented variants

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Normal
normal · standard

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