Well i sure took my time before finally doing this. Tbh it hasn’t been an easy year collecting, besides the huge price increases i haven’t been able to work for several months due to long covid i got from my workplace and getting a kid this spring also made me prioritize how much and where i want to put my money. But nevertheless i’m very happy about what i’ve gotten and even more happy that i started collecting again already several years ago instead of now, i could only dream of most of the stuff i’ve gotten if i hadn’t gotten them then (also can’t thank enough my mom for getting me all the packs when i was a kid). But anyway i’m planning to post here the main parts of my collection. I’ll concentrate on updates about what the title says but i’ll include also my other projects/collections at some point.
So about slime.
I’ve always liked grimer and muk but i’ve also felt they never seemed to get the love they deserved from others. I’ve always had heart for mistreated and pariah so they soon grew my favourite pokemon above all the others. I first decided that i want to get all the english tcg cards of them but that soon started to grow from 1st edition japanese tcg to all non tcg cards and stickers too and now i’m in the process of getting a master set of japanese tcg but also starting slowly to get figures and other merc of them or stuff that include them in their art too. So yeah, kinda all in with them now, for tcg though i’ve limited the cards i want for only english and japanese since i want to maintain the remains of my sanity. Even though i know i’ve jumped into endless train i regret nothing since few things beat the feeling of going through the variety of things made of them and getting new pieces to make the collection bit by bit more encompassing. I just surpassed 400 unique grimer or muk items and from my original goal of all different english tcg cards i’m only missing 2 cards. I haven’t gotten my hands around 3rd print fossil muk which is one of my main hunts atm, the other card missing is test print cosmos holofoil fossil muk but since that’s out of my league with it’s price i think i’ll decide my master set is completed if i get the 3rd print one and settle for only the official releases. For japanese tcg i still have a long long way, mainly because of unlimited reverse holos and all the code variants (without these i probably would have gone for straight japanese master set too from the beginning) and for non tcg it will be a life long journey since it’s impossible to track down all the releases and acquire them. For example i know several mexican exclusive releases of grimer and muk but basically nothing seems to be leaking outside latin america borders with pokemon. I’m a binder collector so you’ll see very little slabs here. I have few going in psa when they reopen but we’ll see how long it’ll take for them to return.
I’ll include photos of most of the stuff i have now. Some stuff i have in middleman services and i won’t get them in my hands anytime soon and japanese unlimited tcg i don’t want to put in my binder yet since it’s so incomplete so i’ll exclude them for now. I apologize for low photo quality, the lack of scanner or proper camera + shaky hands from covid make it a bit difficult (for me the photos on imgur look better on mobile vs on computer, not sure if that’s just my computer or what), but i hope you get something out of them! I feel it’s kinda unique collection after all 
I haven’t left a spot for 3rd print muk. I have no idea when (or if) i’ll get it and the empty spot would look so depressing here. I probably won’t leave empty spots for japanese missing ones too and i’ll just rearrange the binder when i get more of those at the point i decide to add the already acquired ones there.
I should be getting japanese reverse holo for the legendary treasures dewott in mail which is the last unique japanese card outside unlimited versions and code variants i needed. I actually discovered its existence only recently and i fear getting the unlimited version for it is going to be pain.
The missing card here is in my comc mailbox, no idea when i’ll be getting it tho.
Venonat is the toughest muk cameo there is, but he still is there so it had to be included here
The error cards i currently have are here (OC, holo bleed and half-square cut) but two more are being held in my comc mailbox. Error cards add the unique feeling of my collection so hoping to get them more in future. Also below them the only custom cards in my collection, i wanted to support a custom card maker on IG so ordered these. Since there aren’t any shiny grimer cards this was the only way of getting one. Planning to get a shiny muk custom card too some day + a custom card for grimer line baby pokemon betobebi that got cut from final versions.
These cards are even more precious for me than tcg since they are what started my pokemon collecting as a kid. The missing tekno chrome i should be getting in mail soonish. I consider it as my grail for all grimer cards, i may like sparkle chrome more when thinking the looks but the iconic status of tekno chromes within topps cards imo gives the grail status for the incoming tekno variant!
The tekno chrome i have being held but i’ve also left a spot for for sparkle one that i’m missing. Besides 3rd print fossil muk it’s my main hunt for this collection. I just love the idea of having all the topps variants side by side so really hoping i can finish the set some day.
These topsun vs cards are among the prettiest there is for grimer or muk. Still missing some logo variants but i hope i can find them at some point.
Playing cards i’ve really grown into! The missing slot should be arriving in mail soonish and i also have some back variants being held in my comc mailbox. That scratch muk seen here is already scratched but an unscratched one should be arriving in mail soonish!
Topsun grimer sticker matching that muk in bottom left corner is also one of the items i’m most eager to find, i hate that kind of incomplete mini sets.
Amada stickers are also some of the nicest items in pokemon field imo. I’m not sure how many i’m missing but two i know for certain, also at the very top of items i would like to get the most.
I’m not sure if that muk is an official product but i like the looks of it very much so i’ve included it here anyway. I don’t accept clear counterfeits as part of my collection but some of these uncertain ones i’ve obtained if they look nice enough and could very well be official but just very little known.
Ga-ole cards are some of the most obscure pokemon items i know, not because of their looks but how you obtain them. I know i’m missing few pokeball variants but since you have to physically catch the pokemon in arcade game with that exact ball in japan to get the card i can’t be sure if any of them even exist for real.
Sealed products i have of grimer and muk or ones that feature their art. Not many seem to exist but i’m happy about what i’ve managed to get.
Some bigger items in folloging photos. Some of the have to share a toploader since my protector situation isn’t good at all atm.
That vending sheet is already peeled so looking for one unpeeled in the future. Bandai jumbo featuring loads of grimers and muk i’d also like to get a second copy some day since i know some of the mini cards that can be peeled out of it feature grimer or muk and i would like to add the in my collection too as separate ones.
And that’s it for now, i’ll update in the future the items i’ve gotten at some phase but not sure how regularly. I also have an instagram that will be updated a bit more frequently if someone is interested. Also, if anyone has a grimer or muk item they notice i’m missing i’m always open to discuss about purchasing additional ones!
I’ll keep you posted in a few hours from now.
Also with the grimer playing card i have now both lugia and ho-oh backs for both grimer and muk but i also have one very similar grimer with kyogre back so can’t really say how much different variants of these playing cards exist.
