Grumpig

Grumpig in the anime

Grumpig debuted under Pokémon Coordinator Kelly in Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry and competed in the Lilycove Contest the following episode, later reappearing briefly in Battling as Hard as Stone!. In An Oasis of Hope!, a bully Grumpig attacked and then manipulated a group of Spoink; Team Rocket had helped it find the oasis and used it as bait for a trap, but Ash's newly evolved Sliggoo defeated it and it apologized to the Spoink.

Grumpig on cardboard

Grumpig's first card is a 2003 Dragon Holo Rare illustrated by Midori Harada. The Emerald set added two more printings by Kagemaru Himeno and Atsuko Nishida, and the line has continued through eras with Yukiko Baba's Triumphant Rare, Sanosuke Sakuma's Fates Collide Rare, and cochi8i's Mega Evolution set Uncommon.

Cards to know

• Grumpig (Dragon #6)

  Grumpig's first card, a 2003 Dragon Holo Rare illustrated by Midori Harada.

• Grumpig (Crystal Guardians #20)

  Crystal Guardians Rare illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.

• Grumpig (Triumphant #23)

  Triumphant Rare illustrated by Yukiko Baba.

• Grumpig (Mega Evolution #063)

  Mega Evolution set Uncommon illustrated by cochi8i.