Grimer
The Poison type Pokemon. Discover comprehensive stats, moves, and evolutions across all games.
Pokédex #88• Available in 13 game versions

Poison
Pokemon Details
Species: Sludge Pokémon
Height: 0.9 m
Weight: 30 kg
Abilities:
Training
EV Yield: 1 Hp
Catch Rate: 190
Base Friendship: 50
Base Exp: 65
Growth Rate: Medium Fast
Breeding
Egg Groups:
Egg Cycles (Steps):
- Min:
- Max:
Gender:
- Male: %
- Female: %
Available Game Versions
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80
50
80
40
50
25
Total
325
Type Guide
Learn when this Pokémon is a good pick. “Great against” are types your moves hit hard. “Watch out for” are move types that hit you hard.
Great against
Grass×2
Fairy×2
Watch out for
Ground×2
Psychic×2
Not very effective on
Poison×0.5
Ground×0.5
Rock×0.5
Ghost×0.5
Steel×0
Takes reduced damage from
Grass×0.5
Fighting×0.5
Poison×0.5
Fairy×0.5
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Pokémon Moves by Learning Method
Moves from All Games
The moves shown below are collected from all games where Grimer appears. These may not match the specific moveset available in your game. Select a specific game version above to see the exact moves for that game.
Name | Level | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Disable | 1 | Normal | Status | - | 55 |
Pound | 1 | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 |
Take Down | 1 | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 |
Toxic | 6 | Poison | Status | - | 90 |
Scary Face | 6 | Normal | Status | - | 100 |
Mud Slap | 7 | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 |
Venoshock | 9 | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 |
Hidden Power | 10 | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 |
Sunny Day | 11 | Fire | Status | - | - |
Taunt | 12 | Dark | Status | - | 100 |
Acid Spray | 13 | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 |
Protect | 17 | Normal | Status | - | - |
Confuse Ray | 17 | Ghost | Status | - | 100 |
Rain Dance | 18 | Water | Status | - | - |
Frustration | 21 | Normal | Physical | - | 100 |
Mud Bomb | 23 | Ground | Special | 65 | 85 |
Thunderbolt | 24 | Electric | Special | 90 | 100 |
Thunder | 25 | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 |
Return | 27 | Normal | Physical | - | 100 |
Fling | 28 | Dark | Physical | - | 100 |
Hex | 29 | Ghost | Special | 65 | 100 |
Poison Gas | 30 | Poison | Status | - | 55 |
Shadow Ball | 30 | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 |
Double Team | 32 | Normal | Status | - | - |
Swift | 32 | Normal | Special | 60 | - |
Minimize | 33 | Normal | Status | - | - |
Flamethrower | 35 | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 |
Mud Shot | 35 | Ground | Special | 55 | 95 |
Sludge | 37 | Poison | Physical | 65 | 100 |
Sludge Wave | 37 | Poison | Special | 95 | 100 |
Fire Blast | 38 | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 |
Rock Tomb | 39 | Rock | Physical | 60 | 95 |
Torment | 41 | Dark | Status | - | 100 |
Harden | 42 | Normal | Status | - | - |
Facade | 42 | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 |
Gunk Shot | 44 | Poison | Physical | 120 | 70 |
Rest | 44 | Psychic | Status | - | - |
Attract | 45 | Normal | Status | - | 100 |
Belch | 46 | Poison | Special | 120 | 90 |
Thief | 46 | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 |
Endure | 47 | Normal | Status | - | - |
Screech | 48 | Normal | Status | - | 85 |
Round | 48 | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 |
Sludge Bomb | 50 | Poison | Physical | 90 | 100 |
Sandstorm | 51 | Rock | Status | - | - |
Memento | 53 | Dark | Status | - | 100 |
Acid Armor | 55 | Poison | Status | - | - |
Dig | 55 | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 |
Brick Break | 58 | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 |
Brutal Swing | 59 | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 |
Zen Headbutt | 59 | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 |
Quash | 60 | Dark | Status | - | 100 |
Embargo | 63 | Dark | Status | - | 100 |
Explosion | 64 | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 |
Payback | 66 | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100 |
Body Slam | 66 | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 |
Fire Punch | 67 | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 |
Thunder Punch | 68 | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 |
Rock Polish | 69 | Rock | Status | - | - |
Ice Punch | 69 | Ice | Physical | 75 | 100 |
Stone Edge | 71 | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80 |
Drain Punch | 73 | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 |
Rock Slide | 80 | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 |
Metronome | 80 | Normal | Status | - | - |
Infestation | 83 | Bug | Special | 20 | 100 |
Poison Jab | 84 | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 |
Swagger | 87 | Normal | Status | - | 85 |
Sleep Talk | 88 | Normal | Status | - | - |
Substitute | 90 | Normal | Status | - | - |
Imprison | 92 | Psychic | Status | - | - |
Dark Pulse | 94 | Dark | Special | 80 | 100 |
Snarl | 95 | Dark | Special | 55 | 95 |
Confide | 100 | Normal | Status | - | - |
Crunch | 108 | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 |
Giga Drain | 111 | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 |
Helping Hand | 130 | Normal | Status | - | - |
Giga Impact | 152 | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 |
Hyper Beam | 163 | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 |
Tera Blast | 171 | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 |
Haze | 174 | Ice | Status | - | - |
Spite | 177 | Ghost | Status | - | 100 |
Knock Off | 181 | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 |
Pain Split | 202 | Normal | Status | - | - |
Curse | 224 | Ghost | Status | - | - |
Game Locations
Game | Location |
---|---|
Blue | Pokémon Mansion - Wild |
Yellow | Pokémon Mansion - Wild Power Plant - Wild |
Gold | 17 - Wild 18 - Wild Celadon City - Wild Route 16 - Wild |
Ruby | Fiery Path - Wild |
Firered | Celadon City - Wild Pokémon Mansion - Wild |
Black2 | Castelia Sewers - Wild |
Moon | Hau'oli City - Wild Malie City - Wild Route 1 - Wild |
Scarlet | East Province (Area Two) - Wild West Province (Area Two) - Wild |
Pokedex Entries
Game | Entry |
---|---|
Red | Appears in filthy areas. Thrives by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories. |
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. |
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. |
Black2 | Born from sludge, these Pokémon now gather in polluted places and increase the bacteria in their bodies. |
White2 | Born from sludge, these Pokémon now gather in polluted places and increase the bacteria in their bodies. |
OmegaRuby | 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. |
AlphaSapphire | 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. |
UltraSun | It was born from sludge on the ocean floor. In a sterile environment, the germs within its body can’t multiply, and it dies. |
UltraMoon | 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. |
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. |