Question 1

Is Grimer worth grading?

Accepted Answer

Here is where things get interesting. A raw, ungraded Grimer trades for $3, but a PSA 10 brings $587, which works out to roughly 198.3 times the raw price. That is a real jump, and it is the reason so many people ask if Grimer is worth grading in the first place. Curiously, a Grade 9 copy actually sells for more than a Grade 10 right now at $914, which tells you the market for this card is a little unusual and worth watching closely before you commit. Grading costs money and takes time, and there is no guarantee a common from 2000 will come back gem mint, so weigh the submission fee against what you would actually pocket if the card grades lower than you hoped.

Question 2

How rare is Grimer?

Accepted Answer

Across every copy that has been sent in, only 3,977 Grimer cards have been graded in total, and of those just 990 have earned a PSA 10. That is not a huge population for a card this old, and it shows how many copies picked up wear, creasing, or centering issues over two decades of handling. When you are holding a genuine gem mint 1st edition Grimer, you are holding something a meaningful fraction of graders never managed to produce, and that scarcity is a big part of what supports the higher end of its price.

Question 3

Where can you pull Grimer?

Accepted Answer

PackSpy has tracked 103 recorded pulls of Grimer across collector-crypt, tilt-rips, courtyard, and mnstr, so this is not a card you can only theorize about, we have actually watched it come out of packs. It has turned up in products like the Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokemon Dime Pack, Pokémon Pro Pack, and generic listings simply called Pack 2 and Pack 1, with the biggest recorded pull on our books valued at $250. That said, opening packs chasing a specific common like this is still a gamble, most rips do not come close to that number, and plenty of collectors find it simpler and cheaper to just buy the raw or graded card outright on the secondary market.

Question 4

How much is Grimer worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded Grimer from the 2000 Team Rocket set runs about $3. Once graded, the value shifts a lot: a Grade 9 sells for $914 and a PSA 10 sits at $587, so grading and condition really do drive the Grimer price.

Question 5

Is Grimer worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for around 198.3 times the raw price. Just know that gem mint copies are genuinely hard to hit, only 990 out of 3,977 graded copies made PSA 10, and grading fees eat into your return if the card comes back lower.

Question 6

Why is the Grimer 1st Edition #57 print worth more than the standard one?

Accepted Answer

1st edition cards from Team Rocket were printed in a smaller run than the later unlimited prints, which makes them scarcer from the start. That scarcity is baked into the population numbers we see today, only 3,977 total graded copies exist, and it is a big reason collectors pay a premium for the 1st edition stamp specifically.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$265	996	587 / 409
PSA 9	$26	1,603	914 / 689
PSA 8	$17	925	445 / 480
PSA 7	$14	278	126 / 152
PSA 6	$11	133	64 / 69
PSA 5	$8.47	59	32 / 27
PSA 4	$7.00	18	12 / 6
PSA 3	$2.25	9	4 / 5
PSA 2	$2.00	1	1 / -
PSA 1	-	1	1 / -
Raw / Ungraded	$3.33	-	-

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