Grimer

Grimer is a Poison type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1.

Grimer has an Alolan Form, introduced in Pokémon Sun/Moon.

Pokédex data

National № 0088
Type Poison
Species Sludge Pokémon
Height 0.9 m (2′11″)
Weight 30.0 kg (66.1 lbs)
Abilities 1. Stench
2. Sticky Hold
Poison Touch (hidden ability)
Local № 0088 (Red/Blue/Yellow)
0116 (Gold/Silver/Crystal)
0106 (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald)
0088 (FireRed/LeafGreen)
0117 (HeartGold/SoulSilver)
0064 (Black 2/White 2)
0111 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire)
0050 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex)
0057 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex)
0088 (Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee)
0194 (Scarlet/Violet)
0068 (The Indigo Disk)

Training

EV yield 1 HP
Catch rate 190 (24.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship 50 (normal)
Base Exp. 65
Growth Rate Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups Amorphous
Gender 50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles 20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

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 Min Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Grimer.

Pokédex data

National № 0088
Type Poison Dark
Species Sludge Pokémon
Height 0.7 m (2′04″)
Weight 42.0 kg (92.6 lbs)
Abilities 1. Poison Touch
2. Gluttony
Power of Alchemy (hidden ability)
Local № 0088 (Red/Blue/Yellow)
0116 (Gold/Silver/Crystal)
0106 (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald)
0088 (FireRed/LeafGreen)
0117 (HeartGold/SoulSilver)
0064 (Black 2/White 2)
0111 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire)
0050 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex)
0057 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex)
0088 (Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee)
0194 (Scarlet/Violet)
0068 (The Indigo Disk)

Training

EV yield 1 HP
Catch rate 190 (24.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship 50 (normal)
Base Exp. 65
Growth Rate Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups Amorphous
Gender 50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles 20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

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 Min Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Grimer.

Evolution chart

(Level 38)
Muk#0089
Muk
Poison
Alolan Grimer#0088
Grimer
Alolan Grimer
Poison · Dark
(Level 38)
Alolan Muk#0089
Muk
Alolan Muk
Poison · Dark

Grimer changes

Pokédex entries

Grimer

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.

Alolan Grimer

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.

Moves learned by Grimer

Moves learnt by level up

Grimer learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
1Poison GasPoisonStatus 90
1PoundNormalPhysical 40 100
4HardenNormalStatus
7Mud-SlapGroundSpecial 20 100
12DisableNormalStatus 100
15SludgePoisonSpecial 65 100
18Mud ShotGroundSpecial 55 95
21MinimizeNormalStatus
26ToxicPoisonStatus 90
29Sludge BombPoisonSpecial 90 100
32Sludge WavePoisonSpecial 95 100
37ScreechNormalStatus 85
40Gunk ShotPoisonPhysical 120 80
43Acid ArmorPoisonStatus
46BelchPoisonSpecial 120 90
48MementoDarkStatus 100
Lv.
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
1Poison GasPoisonStatus 90
1PoundNormalPhysical 40 100
4HardenNormalStatus
7BiteDarkPhysical 60 100
12DisableNormalStatus 100
15Acid SprayPoisonSpecial 40 100
18Poison FangPoisonPhysical 50 100
21MinimizeNormalStatus
26ToxicPoisonStatus 90
29Knock OffDarkPhysical 65 100
32CrunchDarkPhysical 80 100
37ScreechNormalStatus 85
40Gunk ShotPoisonPhysical 120 80
43Acid ArmorPoisonStatus
46BelchPoisonSpecial 120 90
48MementoDarkStatus 100

Egg moves

Grimer learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Grimer gen 9 learnset page.

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Acid SprayPoisonSpecial 40 100
CurseGhostStatus
HazeIceStatus
Mean LookNormalStatus
Shadow PunchGhostPhysical 60
Shadow SneakGhostPhysical 40 100
Spit UpNormalSpecial 100
StockpileNormalStatus
SwallowNormalStatus

Moves learnt by TM

Grimer is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

Moves learnt by level up

Grimer learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
1Poison GasPoisonStatus 90
1PoundNormalPhysical 40 100
4HardenNormalStatus
7Mud-SlapGroundSpecial 20 100
12DisableNormalStatus 100
15SludgePoisonSpecial 65 100
18SmogPoisonSpecial 30 70
21MinimizeNormalStatus
26FlingDarkPhysical 100
29Sludge BombPoisonSpecial 90 100
32Sludge WavePoisonSpecial 95 100
37ScreechNormalStatus 85
40Gunk ShotPoisonPhysical 120 80
43Acid ArmorPoisonStatus
46BelchPoisonSpecial 120 90
48MementoDarkStatus 100

Egg moves

Grimer learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Grimer gen 8 learnset page.

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Acid SprayPoisonSpecial 40 100
CurseGhostStatus
HazeIceStatus
ImprisonPsychicStatus
LickGhostPhysical 30 100
Mean LookNormalStatus
Power-Up PunchFightingPhysical 40 100
Scary FaceNormalStatus 100
Shadow PunchGhostPhysical 60
Shadow SneakGhostPhysical 40 100
Spit UpNormalSpecial 100
StockpileNormalStatus
SwallowNormalStatus

Moves learnt by TM

Grimer is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

Grimer sprites

Type Generation 1 Generation 2 Generation 3 Generation 4 Generation 5 Generation 6 Generation 7 Generation 8 Generation 9
Normal Grimer sprite from Red & Blue Grimer sprite from Silver Grimer sprite from Ruby & Sapphire Grimer sprite from Diamond & Pearl Grimer sprite from Black & White Grimer sprite from X & Y Grimer sprite from Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Grimer sprite from Scarlet & Violet
Shiny Grimer Shiny sprite from Silver Grimer Shiny sprite from Ruby & Sapphire Grimer Shiny sprite from Diamond & Pearl Grimer Shiny sprite from Black & White Grimer Shiny sprite from X & Y Grimer Shiny sprite from Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

Where to find Grimer

Red
Blue
Pokémon Mansion
Yellow Power Plant, Pokémon Mansion
Gold
Silver
Crystal
Route 16, 17, 18, Celadon City
Ruby
Sapphire
Fiery Path
FireRed
LeafGreen
Celadon City, Pokémon Mansion
Emerald Fiery Path
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
Route 212
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Route 16, 17, 18, Celadon City
Black
White
Trade/migrate from another game
Black 2
White 2
Castelia Sewers
X
Y
Trade/migrate from another game
Omega Ruby
Alpha Sapphire
Fiery Path
Sun
Moon
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Route 1, Hau'oli City, Malie City
Let's Go Pikachu Cinnabar Island, Power Plant, Pokémon Mansion
Let's Go Eevee Trade/migrate from another game
Sword
Shield
Not available in this game
Brilliant Diamond
Shining Pearl
Route 212, Swampy Cave, Dazzling Cave, Stargleam Cavern, Bogsunk Cavern
Legends: Arceus Not available in this game
Scarlet
Violet
East Province (Area Two), West Province (Area Two)

Other languages

English Grimer
Japanese ベトベター (Betbeter)
German Sleima
French Tadmorv
Italian Grimer
Spanish Grimer
Korean 질퍽이 (jilpeogi)
Chinese (Simplified) 臭泥
Chinese (Traditional) 臭泥

 

English Sludge Pokémon
Japanese ヘドロポケモン
German Schlamm-Pokémon
French Pokémon Dégueu
Italian Pokémon Melma
Spanish Pokémon Lodo
Korean 오물포켓몬
Chinese (Simplified) 污泥宝可梦
Chinese (Traditional) 污泥寶可夢

Name origin

grime
dirt