Poison

#0088

— Sludge Pokémon

Grimer

Height0.9 m

Weight30.0 kg

Base Exp65

BST325

Abilities

Stench

Sticky Hold

Poison Touchhidden

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

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Base Stats

Atk

Def

SpA

SpD

Spe

BST

325

Evolution Chain

Lv. 38

Move Learnset

Select a generation to see the moves Grimer can learn in those games

Learnset for Gen IX games · PWR = base power · ACC = accuracy (%) · Cat = physical/special/status

Move

TypeCategoryPwrAcc

Lv1Poison Gas

Poison—90%

Lv1Pound

Normal40100%

Lv4Harden

Normal——

Lv7Mud Slap

Ground20100%

Lv12Disable

Normal—100%

Lv15Sludge

Poison65100%

Lv18Mud Shot

Ground5595%

Lv21Minimize

Normal——

Lv26Toxic

Poison—90%

Lv29Sludge Bomb

Poison90100%

Lv32Sludge Wave

Poison95100%

Lv37Screech

Normal—85%

Lv40Gunk Shot

Poison12080%

Lv43Acid Armor

Poison——

Lv46Belch

Poison12090%

Lv48Memento

Dark—100%

Pokédex Entries

In-game descriptions of Grimer across different games

Pokémon Red: "Appears in filthy areas. Thrives by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories."
Pokémon Yellow: "Made of hardened sludge. It smells too putrid to touch. Even weeds won't grow in its path."
Pokémon Gold: "As it moves, it loses bits of its body from which new GRIMER emerge. This worsens the stench around it."
Pokémon Silver: "Wherever GRIMER has passed, so many germs are left behind that no plants will ever grow again."
Pokémon Crystal: "When two of these POKéMON's bodies are combined together, new poisons are created."
Pokémon 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."

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About Grimer

Grimer is the Sludge Pokémon a Poison type Pokémon. It has a base stat total of 325 with Stench or Sticky Hold as abilities. Use the learnset above to find the best moves for Grimer in each generation, and check its type defenses to build a team that covers its weaknesses.