Koga's Grimer #7 from Challenge from the Darkness - Common - Illustrated by Ken Sugimori
Grass

Koga's Grimer

#7/98 in Challenge from the Darkness, Common, 50 HP, Grass, illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

Card number
#7/98
Rarity
Common
HP
50 HP
Type
Grass
Language
Japanese
Release date
June 25, 1999
Illustrator
Ken Sugimori
Original name
キョウのベトベター
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Collector Notes

Koga's Grimer

Koga's Grimer appears in the Japanese print of Challenge from the Darkness, released on June 25, 1999. Koga's Grimer is a common rarity and 50 HP. The Challenge from the Darkness set contains 98 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Ken Sugimori.

Collector Insights

Koga's Grimer is a Pokémon with 50 HP, featuring two distinct attacks. The first attack, Sludge Grip, requires one Grass Energy and allows the player to flip a coin. If heads, the player selects an opponent's Benched Pokémon and swaps it with the Defending Pokémon, which then becomes Poisoned. The second attack, Sludge Toss, uses one Grass and one Colorless Energy to deal 20 damage. The card is part of the Challenge from the Darkness set, released in June 1999. It is illustrated by Ken Sugimori and classified as a Common rarity. The card's theme color is a muted earth tone, matching its Grass-type association. Its design and mechanics align with the set's focus on strategic interactions and status effects.

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