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grimer
#088

Grimer

Sludge Pokémon

Poison

Its main source of food is the slimy industrial waste of factories. This Pokémon’s numbers have been decreasing in recent years.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Forms

Evolution Chain

muk Muk Lv. 38

Moves

Locations

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

lc Usage: 0.2%
Tank
Item
Berry Juice
Ability
Sticky Hold
Nature
Brave
EVs
HP 36
Atk 196
Def 196
SpA 36
SpD 36

Strategy Overview

Even though Grimer's Poison typing and Sticky Hold ability let it switch in on Fighting-types, as it resists their STAB attacks and does not risk losing its item, Trubbish does the same thing but better because of its higher Speed, access to entry hazards in Spikes, and repeated Berry Juice recovery with Recycle. Other bulky Poison-types like Foongus and Mareanie use their secondary typings to not completely fall flat to Diglett and to pivot effectively with Regenerator, respectively. Lastly, Alolan Grimer completely overshadows Grimer as a bulky Poison-type because of its Poison / Dark typing, granting only one weakness and having exclusive access to moves like Knock Off and Pursuit to effectively trap Abra and Gastly.

Most Used Moves

Gunk Shot
80.4%
Thief
73.6%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
13.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc