Forms
#0088
Grimer
Sludge Pokémon
Made of congealed sludge. It smells too putrid to touch. Even weeds won’t grow in its path.
Details
Height0.9 m
Weight30.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate190
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
80
Attack
80
Defense
50
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
50
Speed
25
Total
325
Base Stat Total
Evolution
Lv. 38
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Grimer can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
25 sprites & renders for Grimer.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disable | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 7 | Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| 18 | Mud Bomb | Ground | Special | 65 | 85 | 10 |
| 18 | Mud Shot | Ground | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| 18 | Smog | Poison | Special | 30 | 70 | 20 |
| 26 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| 26 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 29 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 30 | Poison Gas | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 40 |
| 32 | Sludge Wave | Poison | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 |
| 33 | Minimize | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 37 | Sludge | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 40 | Gunk Shot | Poison | Physical | 120 | 80 | 5 |
| 42 | Harden | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 46 | Belch | Poison | Special | 120 | 90 | 10 |
| 48 | Memento | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 48 | Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 55 | Acid Armor | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
Breeding & egg moves
Grimer can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
