# Grimer #48/62 — Fossil

## Summary

Grimer is a bulk common from the Fossil set, filler in the slot no one chased while everyone cracked packs for the Dragonite and Gengar. Still, Arita's name on the illustration credit, plus Grimer's lasting cult following among Gen I fans, gives completionists a quiet reason to pick up this one. The modelled guide sits at $0.56, down 15% over 30 days on 160 copies traded, with 1,700 days of inventory sitting on the board; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it, with original packs long past any pull-rate math.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Fossil |
| Number | 48/62 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Release date | 1999-10-10 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 50 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Nasty Goo | cost Colorless — damage 10 — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. |
| Attack: Minimize | cost Grass — All damage done by attacks to Grimer during your opponent's next turn is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). |
| Weakness | Psychic ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Grimer #088](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/grimer) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.56** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-10
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-10
- Floor delivered ask: $1.89 — as of 2026-11-10T22:36:00.739Z
- Quant score: 32/100, regime FALLING — as of 2026-11-10T22:36:00.739Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 40% weight · -30% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 1999-10-10T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-04T13:19:37.183Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-10T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-04T13:19:37.184Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-24T03:13:05.620Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-04T13:19:37.183Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-11T21:52:20.622Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/fossil/grimer-48)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase3-48%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)