Grimer

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Grimer Sludge Pokémon #088 Grimer
Type Poison Unknown Unknown
Abilities Stench or Sticky Hold		Hidden Ability Poison Touch
Mega Ability
Gender ratio 50% male, 50% female		Catch rate 190 (24.8%)
Breeding Egg group Amorphous Hatch time 5355 steps
Height 0.9 m 2'11" m		Weight 30.0 kg 66.1 lbs {{{weight2-kg}}} kg
Base exp. yield 65		Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 1 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Body style		Footprint
Pokédex color   Purple		Base friendship 70
Cry

Grimer is a Poison-type Pokémon. It evolves into Muk starting at level 38.

Grimer has a regional variant known as Egho Grimer.

Pokédex entry

Pokédex entry Born from polluted sludge in the sea, Grimer's favorite food is anything filthy. They feed on wastewater pumped out from factories.

Game locations

Availability None This Pokémon cannot be obtained. Common Hazeport Maintenance Tunnels Uncommon Fossil Rare Poké Radar One

Held items

Held item(s) None This Pokémon cannot be found holding an item. Common Uncommon Rare Nugget Always

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100	At Lv. 150
HP: 80	140 - 187	270 - 364	400 - 541
Attack: 80	76 - 145	148 - 284	220 - 424
Defense: 50	49 - 112	94 - 218	139 - 325
Sp.Atk: 40	40 - 101	76 - 196	112 - 292
Sp.Def: 50	49 - 112	94 - 218	139 - 325
Speed: 25	27 - 84	49 - 163	72 - 243
Total: 325   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions, this Pokémon is:

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× Cosmic 1× None

Doubly resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× Cosmic 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× Cosmic 1× None

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× Cosmic 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× Cosmic 1× None

Doubly weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× Cosmic 1× None

Moves

By leveling up

By leveling up

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  1 Poison Gas Poison Status — 90% 40 1 Pound Normal Physical 40 100% 35 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 Minimize Normal Status — —% 20 21 Mud Bomb Ground Special 65 85% 10 26 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 90 100% 10 29 Fling Dark Physical — 100% 10 32 Screech Normal Status — 85% 40 37 Sludge Wave Poison Special 95 100% 10 40 Acid Armor Poison Status — —% 40 43 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120 80% 5 48 Memento Dark Status — 100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Grimer Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Grimer

By TM

By TM

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM09 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM12 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM25 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM28 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM34 Sludge Wave Poison Special 09595 100}}100% 10 TM35 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM36 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM38 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM41 Torment Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM59 Incinerate Fire Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM64 Explosion Normal Physical 250250 100}}100% 5 TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM84 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM102 Strength Normal Physical 09090 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Grimer Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Grimer

By tutoring

By Move Tutor

Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Cost  Fire Punch Fire Physical 75 100% 15 Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100% 10 Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100% 15 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 75 100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Grimer Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Grimer

By breeding

By breeding

Father   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Acid Spray Poison Special 40 100% 20 Curse ??? Status — —% 10 Haze Ice Status — —% 30 Imprison Psychic Status — —% 10 Lick Ghost Physical 30 100% 30 Mean Look Normal Status — —% 5 Scary Face Normal Status — 100% 10 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

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Grimer Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Grimer Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Grimer

Evolution

Unevolved Grimer  Poison

Level 38 →

First evolution Muk  Poison

Sprites

Front	Back
Front shiny	Back shiny
Egg sprite

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