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grimer
#088

Grimer

Sludge Pokémon

Poison

As it moves, it loses bits of its body from which new GRIMER emerge. This worsens the stench around it.

Base Stats

HP 80
Attack 80
Defense 50
Sp. Atk 40
Sp. Def 50
Speed 25
Total 325

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
ground 2xpsychic 2x
Resistant to
fighting ½xpoison ½xbug ½xgrass ½x

Held Items

Nugget 5%Black Sludge 5%

Evolution Chain

grimer Grimer
→
muk Muk Lv. 38

Moves

Locations

Celadon City
Kanto Route 16
Kanto Route 17
Kanto Route 18
Johto Safari Zone Zone Marshland

Details

Category Sludge Pokémon
Height 0.9 m
Weight 30.0 kg
Base Exp 65
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 190
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Urban
Egg Groups Indeterminate

Sprites

grimer Front Front
grimer Back Back
grimer Front Shiny Front Shiny
grimer Back Shiny Back Shiny
grimer Official Art Official Art
grimer Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

zu Usage: 13.2%
Explosion
Moves
Curse
Sludge Bomb
Giga Drain / Hidden Power Ground
Explosion
Item
Leftovers

Most Used Moves

Sludge Bomb
100.0%
Explosion
95.0%
Curse
89.3%
Giga Drain
52.1%
Haze
26.7%
Sleep Talk
19.3%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
100.0%

Common Teammates

Onix 77.4%Staryu 67.6%Voltorb 47.0%Bayleef 45.3%Beedrill 38.0%Eevee 28.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc