grimer #88

Poison

grimer's Type Matchups

Weak to (2x damage):

Ground

Psychic

Resistant to (½x damage):

Grass

Poison

Fairy

Fighting

Bug

grimer

Grimer is a powerful poison type Pokémon known for its exceptional abilities. With a total base experience of 65, it possesses stench, sticky-hold, poison-touch, making it a formidable opponent in battle. Standing 0.9m tall and weighing 30.0kg, this Pokémon has unique characteristics that make it special in the world of Pokémon.

Base Stats

Attack

Defense

Special Attack

Special Defense

Speed

grimer's Height

0.9m

grimer's Weight

30.0kg

grimer's Category

Seed

grimer's Gender

♂ 87.5% ♀ 12.5%

grimer's Abilities

stench

sticky-hold

poison-touch

grimer's Evolution Chain

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muk

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muk

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Pokédex entries

Generation I

redblue

Appears in filthy areas. Thrives by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories.

yellow

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

Generation II

gold

As it moves, it loses bits of its body from which new GRIMER emerge. This worsens the stench around it.

silver

Wherever GRIMER has passed, so many germs are left behind that no plants will ever grow again.

crystal

When two of these POKéMON's bodies are combined together, new poisons are created.

Generation III

ruby

GRIMER’s sludgy and rubbery body can be forced through any opening, however small it may be. This POKéMON enters sewer pipes to drink filthy wastewater.

sapphire

GRIMER emerged from the sludge that settled on a polluted seabed. This POKéMON loves anything filthy. It constantly leaks a horribly germ- infested fluid from all over its body.

emerald

Born from polluted sludge in the sea, GRIMER’s favorite food is anything filthy. They feed on wastewater pumped out from factories.

firered

Sludge exposed to X rays from the moon transformed into GRIMER. It loves feeding on filthy things.

leafgreen

Appears in filthy areas. It thrives by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories.

Generation IV

diamondpearlplatinum

It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon’s X-rays. It appears among filth.

heartgold

As it moves, it loses bits of its body, from which new GRIMER emerge. This worsens the stench around it.

soulsilver

Wherever GRIMER has passed, so many germs are left behind that no plants will ever grow again.

Generation V

blackwhite

It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon’s X-rays. It appears among filth.

black 2white 2

Born from sludge, these Pokémon now gather in polluted places and increase the bacteria in their bodies.

Generation VI

Sludge exposed to X-rays from the moon transformed into Grimer. It loves feeding on filthy things.

omega ruby

Grimer’s sludgy and rubbery body can be forced through any opening, however small it may be. This Pokémon enters sewer pipes to drink filthy wastewater.

Appears in filthy areas. It thrives by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories.

alpha sapphire

Grimer emerged from the sludge that settled on a polluted seabed. This Pokémon loves anything filthy. It constantly leaks a horribly germ-infested fluid from all over its body.

Generation VII

sun

Its main source of food is the slimy industrial waste of factories. This Pokémon’s numbers have been decreasing in recent years.

ultra sun

It was born from sludge on the ocean floor. In a sterile environment, the germs within its body can’t multiply, and it dies.

moon

It was born from sludge transformed by exposure to X-rays from the moon. When its internal load of germs decreases, it dies.

ultra moon

The wastewater coming from factories is clean these days, so Grimer have nothing to eat. They’re said to be on the verge of extinction.

lets go pikachulets go eevee

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

Learnable Moves

Grimer can learn 94 moves:

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
acid armor	poison	Status	—	—
acid spray	poison	Special	40	100
attract	normal	Status	—	100
belch	poison	Special	120	90
bide	normal	Physical	—	—
body slam	normal	Physical	85	100
captivate	normal	Status	—	100
confide	normal	Status	—	—
confuse ray	ghost	Status	—	100
curse	ghost	Status	—	—
dig	ground	Physical	80	100
disable	normal	Status	—	100
double team	normal	Status	—	—
drain punch	fighting	Physical	75	100
dynamic punch	fighting	Physical	100	50
endure	normal	Status	—	—
explosion	normal	Physical	250	100
facade	normal	Physical	70	100
fire blast	fire	Special	110	85
fire punch	fire	Physical	75	100
flamethrower	fire	Special	90	100
fling	dark	Physical	—	100
frustration	normal	Physical	—	100
giga drain	grass	Special	75	100
gunk shot	poison	Physical	120	80
harden	normal	Status	—	—
haze	ice	Status	—	—
headbutt	normal	Physical	70	100
helping hand	normal	Status	—	—
hex	ghost	Special	65	100
hidden power	normal	Special	60	100
ice punch	ice	Physical	75	100
imprison	psychic	Status	—	—
incinerate	fire	Special	60	100
infestation	bug	Special	20	100
lick	ghost	Physical	30	100
mean look	normal	Status	—	—
mega drain	grass	Special	40	100
memento	dark	Status	—	100
metronome	normal	Status	—	—
mimic	normal	Status	—	—
minimize	normal	Status	—	—
mud bomb	ground	Special	65	85
mud shot	ground	Special	55	95
mud slap	ground	Special	20	100
natural gift	normal	Physical	—	100
pain split	normal	Status	—	—
payback	dark	Physical	50	100
poison gas	poison	Status	—	90
poison jab	poison	Physical	80	100
pound	normal	Physical	40	100
power up punch	fighting	Physical	40	100
protect	normal	Status	—	—
rage	normal	Physical	20	100
rain dance	water	Status	—	—
rest	psychic	Status	—	—
return	normal	Physical	—	100
rock slide	rock	Physical	75	90
rock tomb	rock	Physical	60	95
round	normal	Special	60	100
sandstorm	rock	Status	—	—
scary face	normal	Status	—	100
screech	normal	Status	—	85
secret power	normal	Physical	70	100
self destruct	normal	Physical	200	100
shadow ball	ghost	Special	80	100
shadow punch	ghost	Physical	60	—
shadow sneak	ghost	Physical	40	100
shock wave	electric	Special	60	—
sleep talk	normal	Status	—	—
sludge	poison	Special	65	100
sludge bomb	poison	Special	90	100
sludge wave	poison	Special	95	100
smog	poison	Special	30	70
snore	normal	Special	50	100
spit up	normal	Special	—	100
stockpile	normal	Status	—	—
strength	normal	Physical	80	100
substitute	normal	Status	—	—
sunny day	fire	Status	—	—
swagger	normal	Status	—	85
swallow	normal	Status	—	—
take down	normal	Physical	90	85
taunt	dark	Status	—	100
tera blast	normal	Special	80	100
thief	dark	Physical	60	100
thunder	electric	Special	110	70
thunder punch	electric	Physical	75	100
thunderbolt	electric	Special	90	100
torment	dark	Status	—	100
toxic	poison	Status	—	90
venoshock	poison	Special	65	100
zap cannon	electric	Special	120	50
zen headbutt	psychic	Physical	80	90

Commonly Asked Questions About Grimer

What type is Grimer?

Grimer is a poison type Pokémon.

What does Grimer evolve into?

Grimer evolves into muk.

What are Grimer's weaknesses?

Grimer is weak to ground and psychic type moves.