Grimer

#088

Poison

Grimer is a Poison type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1. Grimer has an Alolan Form, introduced in Pokémon Sun/Moon.

Grimer Pokédex Data

Species

Sludge Pokémon

Height

0.9 m (2′11″)

Weight

30 kg (66.1 lbs)

Catch rate

190 (24.8%)

Base friendship

Base Exp.

EV yield

1 HP

Growth rate

Medium Fast

Egg cycles

20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Gender ratio

♂ 50% / ♀ 50%

Egg groups

Amorphous

Grimer Abilities

Stench Sticky Hold Poison Touch (hidden)

Grimer Base Stats

80270–364

Attack

80148–284

Defense

5094–218

Sp. Atk

4076–196

Sp. Def

5094–218

Speed

2549–163

Total325

Min–Max at Lv. 100

Grimer Type Matchups

ground ×2 psychic ×2 grass ×0.5 fighting ×0.5 poison ×0.5 bug ×0.5 fairy ×0.5

Grimer Evolution Chain

Level 38

#088GrimerAlolan Grimer

Poison

Level 38

#089MukAlolan Muk

Poison

Grimer Moves

Moves learnt by level up

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Cat.	Acc.	PP
1	Disable	Normal	1	status	100%	55
1	Pound	Normal	1	physical	40%	100
30	Poison Gas	Poison	30	status	90%	55
33	Minimize	Normal	33	status	-	10
37	Sludge	Poison	37	physical	65%	100
42	Harden	Normal	42	status	-	30
48	Screech	Normal	48	status	85%	85
55	Acid Armor	Poison	55	status	-	20

Moves learnt by HM

HM	Move	Type	Power	Cat.	Acc.	PP
06	Toxic	Poison	6	status	90%	85
08	Body Slam	Normal	8	physical	85%	100
20	Rage	Normal	20	physical	20%	100
21	Mega Drain	Grass	21	special	40%	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	24	special	95%	100
25	Thunder	Electric	25	special	120%	70
31	Mimic	Normal	31	status	-	100
32	Double Team	Normal	32	status	-	15
34	Bide	Normal	34	physical	-	10
36	Selfdestruct	Normal	36	physical	130%	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	38	special	120%	85
44	Rest	Psychic	44	status	-	5
47	Explosion	Normal	47	physical	170%	100
50	Substitute	Normal	50	status	-	10

Grimer Pokédex Entries

Red, Blue: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.
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.
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.
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.
Emerald:Born from polluted sludge in the sea, GRIMER’s favorite food is anything filthy. They feed on wastewater pumped out from factories.
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum: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.
Black, White:It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon’s X-rays. It appears among filth.
Black 2, White 2:Born from sludge, these Pokémon now gather in polluted places and increase the bacteria in their bodies.
X:Sludge exposed to X-rays from the moon transformed into Grimer. It loves feeding on filthy things.
Y:Appears in filthy areas. It thrives by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories.
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.
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.
Sun:Its main source of food is the slimy industrial waste of factories. This Pokémon’s numbers have been decreasing in recent years.
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 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.
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.
Let's Go Pikachu, Let's Go Eevee:Made of congealed sludge. It smells too putrid to touch. Even weeds won’t grow in its path.
Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl:It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon’s X-rays. It appears among filth.
Scarlet:Born from sludge, these Pokémon now gather in polluted places and increase the bacteria in their bodies.
Violet:When two of these Pokémon’s bodies are combined together, new poisons are created.
Sun:A Grimer, which had been brought in to solve a problem with garbage, developed over time into this form.
Moon:The crystals on Grimer’s body are lumps of toxins. If one falls off, lethal poisons leak out.
Ultra Sun:There are a hundred or so of them living in Alola’s waste-disposal site. They’re all hard workers who eat a lot of trash.
Ultra Moon:Brought to Alola to solve the garbage problem, Grimer seems to relish any and all kinds of trash.
Let's Go Pikachu, Let's Go Eevee:It has a passion for trash above all else, speedily digesting it and creating brilliant crystals of sparkling poison.