This is the #088 Grimer from the 1997 Japanese Team Rocket expansion (called Rocket Gang) of the Pokémon TCG. Illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno, it shows Grimer emerging from a sewer manhole beneath a passerby, rendered in a soft ’90s watercolor style with a shimmering gold foil border around the art. Players and collectors appreciate its classic Team Rocket theme and nostalgic early-era design. Notably, the original Japanese artwork shows Grimer looking up at the passerby’s legs—a scene later changed in Western printings—earning it the nickname “banned art Grimer” among fans. As a vintage Pokémon trading card from the Japanese Rocket set, this Grimer appeals to collectors of early TCG and Team Rocket memorabilia.