Fossil

Grimer

FOFR48· Common
Grimer FO 48

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP
50
Type
Grass
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
1
Weakness
×2
Number
48/62
Set
FossilFO
Illustrated by
Mitsuhiro Arita

Its attacks

Nasty GooMauvaise mélasse

10

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.Lancez une pièce. Si c'est face, le Pokémon Défenseur est maintenant Paralysé.

MinimizeLilliput

All damage done by attacks to Grimer during your opponent's next turn is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).Tous les dégâts infligés à Tadmorv par des attaques durant le prochain tour de votre adversaire sont réduits de 20 (après application de la Faiblesse et de la Résistance.)

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    Retreat cost 1. One Energy to discard and it is back on the Bench, which matters a lot on the turn you need to swap attackers.

  2. A strength

    Nasty Goo hits for 10 on 1 Energy. Nothing in Fossil hits harder for that price.

  3. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  4. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  5. Keep in mind

    Weakness Psychic ×2. Against a Psychic Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read, 2,201 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

When it came out

Fossil landed here on 10 October 1999.

Every set, with both of its dates

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 25 Grimer cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Grimer card and its price