Forms
#0088
Grimer Alola
Sludge Pokémon
Made of congealed sludge. It smells too putrid to touch. Even weeds won’t grow in its path.
Details
Height0.7 m
Weight42.0 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
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Defensive
- Item
- Eviolite
- Nature
- Careful
- EVs
- 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Evolution
Lv. 38
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Grimer Alola can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
11 sprites & renders for Grimer Alola.






Across the games





Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poison Gas | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 40 |
| 1 | Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 4 | Harden | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 7 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 12 | Disable | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 15 | Acid Spray | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 18 | Poison Fang | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| 21 | Minimize | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 26 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| 26 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 29 | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 32 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 37 | Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 40 | Gunk Shot | Poison | Physical | 120 | 80 | 5 |
| 43 | Acid Armor | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 46 | Belch | Poison | Special | 120 | 90 | 10 |
| 48 | Memento | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 48 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Grimer Alola can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.