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#0088

Grimer

Sludge Pokémon

PoisonGen I · Kanto

Height: 0.9 m
Weight: 30.0 kg
Total: 325

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Description

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

Pokédex text from Let's Go, Pikachu!

Grimer base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total325

What is Grimer weak to?

Weaknesses

Ground×2
Psychic×2

Resistances

Grass×½
Fighting×½
Poison×½
Bug×½
Fairy×½

Immunities

None

Type chart gen6+; Abilities and held items are not taken into account.

How does Grimer evolve?

#0088

Grimer

Poison

Level 38

#0089

Muk

Poison

Which moves does Grimer learn?

Moves from Scarlet / Violet: the most recent game it appears in, according to PokéAPI.

By level (16)

Moves it learns: By level (16)
Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
1	Pound	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Poison Gas	Poison	Status	—	90	40
4	Harden	Normal	Status	—	—	30
7	Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100	10
12	Disable	Normal	Status	—	100	20
15	Sludge	Poison	Special	65	100	20
18	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95	15
21	Minimize	Normal	Status	—	—	10
26	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10
29	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100	10
32	Sludge Wave	Poison	Special	95	100	10
37	Screech	Normal	Status	—	85	40
40	Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	80	5
43	Acid Armor	Poison	Status	—	—	20
46	Belch	Poison	Special	120	90	10
48	Memento	Dark	Status	—	100	10

By TM (47)

Moves it learns: By TM (47)
Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Acid Spray	Poison	Special	40	100	20
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	—	100	10
Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10
Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100	10
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85	5
Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100	15
Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100	15
Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100	10
Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100	10
Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	80	5
Haze	Ice	Status	—	—	30
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Hex	Ghost	Special	65	100	10
Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100	15
Imprison	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Metronome	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95	15
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100	10
Pain Split	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100	20
Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95	15
Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100	10
Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	15
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100	10
Sludge Wave	Poison	Special	95	100	10
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100	20
Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100	10
Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70	10
Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100	15
Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100	15
Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10
Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100	10
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90	15

Egg move (9)

Moves it learns: Egg move (9)
Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Acid Spray	Poison	Special	40	100	20
Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
Haze	Ice	Status	—	—	30
Mean Look	Normal	Status	—	—	5
Shadow Punch	Ghost	Physical	60	—	20
Shadow Sneak	Ghost	Physical	40	100	30
Spit Up	Normal	Special	—	100	10
Stockpile	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Swallow	Normal	Status	—	—	10

Grimer forms and variants

Alolan Form
Regional form · Alola
PoisonDark(different types)
Total 325 · 0.7 m · 42.0 kg
Stats, effectiveness and abilities of this form: Alolan Form
HP
80
Attack
80
Defense
50
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
50
Speed
25
Total325
Weaknesses
Ground×2
Resistances
Grass×½
Poison×½
Ghost×½
Dark×½
Immunities
Psychic×0
Type chart gen6+; Abilities and held items are not taken into account.
- Poison Touch
- Gluttony
- Power of Alchemy(hidden)

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Which moves does Grimer learn?

Moves from Scarlet / Violet: the most recent game it appears in, according to PokéAPI.

By level (16)

Moves it learns: By level (16)
Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
1	Pound	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Poison Gas	Poison	Status	—	90	40
4	Harden	Normal	Status	—	—	30
7	Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100	10
12	Disable	Normal	Status	—	100	20
15	Sludge	Poison	Special	65	100	20
18	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95	15
21	Minimize	Normal	Status	—	—	10
26	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10
29	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100	10
32	Sludge Wave	Poison	Special	95	100	10
37	Screech	Normal	Status	—	85	40
40	Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	80	5
43	Acid Armor	Poison	Status	—	—	20
46	Belch	Poison	Special	120	90	10
48	Memento	Dark	Status	—	100	10

By TM (47)

Moves it learns: By TM (47)
Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Acid Spray	Poison	Special	40	100	20
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	—	100	10
Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10
Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100	10
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85	5
Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100	15
Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100	15
Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100	10
Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100	10
Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	80	5
Haze	Ice	Status	—	—	30
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Hex	Ghost	Special	65	100	10
Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100	15
Imprison	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Metronome	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95	15
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100	10
Pain Split	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100	20
Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95	15
Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100	10
Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	15
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100	10
Sludge Wave	Poison	Special	95	100	10
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100	20
Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100	10
Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70	10
Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100	15
Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100	15
Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10
Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100	10
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90	15

Egg move (9)

Moves it learns: Egg move (9)
Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Acid Spray	Poison	Special	40	100	20
Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
Haze	Ice	Status	—	—	30
Mean Look	Normal	Status	—	—	5
Shadow Punch	Ghost	Physical	60	—	20
Shadow Sneak	Ghost	Physical	40	100	30
Spit Up	Normal	Special	—	100	10
Stockpile	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Swallow	Normal	Status	—	—	10

Grimer forms and variants

Alolan Form

Regional form · Alola

Poison

Dark(different types)

Total 325 · 0.7 m · 42.0 kg

Stats, effectiveness and abilities of this form

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total325

Type chart gen6+; Abilities and held items are not taken into account.