Grimer
#0088

Grimer

Grimer
📏 0.9 m ⚖️ 30 kg 🎯 190 · Easy to catch

Made of congealed sludge. It smells too putrid to touch. Even weeds won’t grow in its path.

Grimer is a Poison-type Pokémon. It takes double damage from Ground and Psychic, and resists five types. Its base stats add up to 325: the highest are HP and Attack (80) and the lowest is Speed (25).

It is the first stage of its evolution line, along with Muk. Its abilities are Stench and Sticky Hold, and its Hidden Ability is Poison Touch. It is in the Amorphous egg group and can breed with 59 species. In Scarlet and Violet it learns 16 moves by level-up and 47 by TM. Its Alolan Grimer form has its own page.

FORMS WITH THEIR OWN PAGE

BASE STATS

AT LV 100
HP 80
270-364
Attack 80
148-284
Defense 50
94-218
Sp. Atk 40
76-196
Sp. Def 50
94-218
Speed 25
49-163
TOTAL 325
EVs on defeat: HP +1

ABILITIES

By releasing a stench when attacking, the Pokémon may cause the target to flinch.

The Pokémon's held items cling to its sticky body and cannot be removed by other Pokémon.

Poison Touch (hidden)

May poison a target when the Pokémon makes contact.

BREEDING

GroupsAmorphous
Gender50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Breeds with59

MOVES

Data from Scarlet/Violet 16 moves
Lv. 1 Pound Normal Physical 40 100% 35
Lv. 1 Poison Gas Poison Status — 90% 40
Lv. 4 Harden Normal Status — — 30
Lv. 7 Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10
Lv. 12 Disable Normal Status — 100% 20
Lv. 15 Sludge Poison Special 65 100% 20
Lv. 18 Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95% 15
Lv. 21 Minimize Normal Status — — 10
Lv. 26 Toxic Poison Status — 90% 10
Lv. 29 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 90 100% 10
Lv. 32 Sludge Wave Poison Special 95 100% 10
Lv. 37 Screech Normal Status — 85% 40
Lv. 40 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120 80% 5
Lv. 43 Acid Armor Poison Status — — 20
Lv. 46 Belch Poison Special 120 90% 10
Lv. 48 Memento Dark Status — 100% 10

WEAKNESSES & RESISTANCES

💥 WEAK x2 / x4

🛡️ RESISTS x0.5 / x0.25

EVOLUTION LINE

Grimer #0088 Grimer
Lv. 38 ▶ Muk #0089 Muk