Grimer #0088

The Sludge Pokémon

Forms:

Typing	Poison
Abilities	Stench - Ability 1 Sticky Hold - Ability 2 Poison Touch - Hidden
Classification	The Sludge Pokémon
National ID	#0088
Regional ID	#0194

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

GroundPsychic

Resists x½

FightingPoisonBugGrassFairy

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This page displays data from Violet (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	80	140—187
Attack	80	76—145
Defense	50	49—112
Sp. Attack	40	40—101
Sp. Defense	50	49—112
Speed	25	27—84
Total	325	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 38

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Amorphous
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120 - Generations II, III, and VII 5100 - Generations IV 5140 - Generations V and VI 5100 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 2560 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	50.00% 50.00%
Height	0.9 m (2'11")
Weight	30.0 kg (66.1 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 HP
Base Exp. Yield	65
Catch Rate	190
Catch Chance	~35.19% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Scarlet "Born from sludge, these Pokémon now gather in polluted places and increase the bacteria in their bodies." Violet "When two of these Pokémon’s bodies are combined together, new poisons are created."
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl "It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon’s X-rays. It appears among filth."
Let's Go, Pikachu! Let's Go, Eevee! "Made of congealed sludge. It smells too putrid to touch. Even weeds won’t grow in its path."
X "Sludge exposed to X-rays from the moon transformed into Grimer. It loves feeding on filthy things." Y "Appears in filthy areas. It thrives by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories."
Alpha Sapphire "Grimer emerged from the sludge that settled on a polluted seabed. This Pokémon loves anything filthy. It constantly leaks a horribly germ-infested fluid from all over its body." Omega Ruby "Grimer’s sludgy and rubbery body can be forced through any opening, however small it may be. This Pokémon enters sewer pipes to drink filthy wastewater."
Black White "It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon’s X-rays. It appears among filth."
Black 2 White 2 "Born from sludge, these Pokémon now gather in polluted places and increase the bacteria in their bodies."
Diamond Pearl "It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon’s X-rays. It appears among filth."
Platinum "It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon’s X-rays. It appears among filth."
HeartGold "As it moves, it loses bits of its body, from which new GRIMER emerge. This worsens the stench around it." SoulSilver "Wherever GRIMER has passed, so many germs are left behind that no plants will ever grow again."
Ruby "GRIMER’s sludgy and rubbery body can be forced through any opening, however small it may be. This POKéMON enters sewer pipes to drink filthy wastewater." Sapphire "GRIMER emerged from the sludge that settled on a polluted seabed. This POKéMON loves anything filthy. It constantly leaks a horribly germ- infested fluid from all over its body."
FireRed "Sludge exposed to X rays from the moon transformed into GRIMER. It loves feeding on filthy things." LeafGreen "Appears in filthy areas. It thrives by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories."
Emerald "Born from polluted sludge in the sea, GRIMER’s favorite food is anything filthy. They feed on wastewater pumped out from factories."
Gold "As it moves, it loses bits of its body from which new GRIMER emerge. This worsens the stench around it." Silver "Wherever GRIMER has passed, so many germs are left behind that no plants will ever grow again."
Crystal "When two of these POKéMON's bodies are combined together, new poisons are created."
Red Blue "Appears in filthy areas. Thrives by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories."
Yellow "Made of hardened sludge. It smells too putrid to touch. Even weeds won't grow in its path."

Learnset

Level-up Egg TM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Grimer via level-up in Pokémon Violet:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Poison Gas	—	90	Poison	Stat.
1	Pound	40	100	Normal	Phys.
4	Harden	—	—	Normal	Stat.
7	Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
12	Disable	—	100	Normal	Stat.
15	Sludge	65	100	Poison	Spec.
18	Mud Shot	55	95	Ground	Spec.
21	Minimize	—	—	Normal	Stat.
26	Toxic	—	90	Poison	Stat.
29	Sludge Bomb	90	100	Poison	Spec.
32	Sludge Wave	95	100	Poison	Spec.
37	Screech	—	85	Normal	Stat.
40	Gunk Shot	120	80	Poison	Phys.
43	Acid Armor	—	—	Poison	Stat.
46	Belch	120	90	Poison	Spec.
48	Memento	—	100	Dark	Stat.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Grimer as Egg Moves in Pokémon Violet:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Acid Spray	40	100	Poison	Spec.
Curse	—	—	Ghost	Stat.
Haze	—	—	Ice	Stat.
Mean Look	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Shadow Punch	60	—	Ghost	Phys.
Shadow Sneak	40	100	Ghost	Phys.
Spit Up	1	100	Normal	Spec.
Stockpile	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Swallow	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Grimer via TM in Pokémon Violet:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
TM005	Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
TM006	Scary Face	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM007	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM013	Acid Spray	40	100	Poison	Spec.
TM017	Confuse Ray	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
TM018	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM025	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM029	Hex	65	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM035	Mud Shot	55	95	Ground	Spec.
TM036	Rock Tomb	60	95	Rock	Phys.
TM043	Fling	1	100	Dark	Phys.
TM045	Venoshock	65	100	Poison	Spec.
TM047	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM049	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM050	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM051	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM055	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM059	Zen Headbutt	80	90	Psychic	Phys.
TM066	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
TM067	Fire Punch	75	100	Fire	Phys.
TM068	Thunder Punch	75	100	Electric	Phys.
TM069	Ice Punch	75	100	Ice	Phys.
TM070	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM073	Drain Punch	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM080	Metronome	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM083	Poison Jab	80	100	Poison	Phys.
TM085	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM086	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM087	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM092	Imprison	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM102	Gunk Shot	120	80	Poison	Phys.
TM103	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM111	Giga Drain	75	100	Grass	Spec.
TM114	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM125	Flamethrower	90	100	Fire	Spec.
TM126	Thunderbolt	90	100	Electric	Spec.
TM130	Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM141	Fire Blast	110	85	Fire	Spec.
TM148	Sludge Bomb	90	100	Poison	Spec.
TM166	Thunder	110	70	Electric	Spec.
TM171	Tera Blast	80	100	Normal	Spec.
TM174	Haze	—	—	Ice	Stat.
TM175	Toxic	—	90	Poison	Stat.
TM202	Pain Split	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM214	Sludge Wave	95	100	Poison	Spec.
TM224	Curse	—	—	Ghost	Stat.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation I

Red

Catchable

Blue

Catchable

Yellow

Catchable

Generation II

Gold

Catchable

Silver

Catchable

Crystal

Catchable

Generation III

Ruby

Catchable

Sapphire

Catchable

FireRed

Catchable

LeafGreen

Catchable

Emerald

Catchable

Generation IV

Diamond

Catchable

Pearl

Catchable

Platinum

Catchable

HeartGold

Catchable

SoulSilver

Catchable

Generation V

Black

Transfer

White

Transfer

Black 2

Catchable

White 2

Catchable

Generation VI

X

Obtainable

Y

Obtainable

Alpha Sapphire

Catchable

Omega Ruby

Catchable

Generation VII

Sun

Transfer

Moon

Transfer

Ultra Sun

Transfer

Ultra Moon

Transfer

Let's Go, Pikachu!

Catchable

Let's Go, Eevee!

Transfer

Generation VIII

Brilliant Diamond

Catchable

Shining Pearl

Catchable

Generation IX

Scarlet

Catchable

Violet

Catchable

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

In-Game Images

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Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

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Grimer #0088

The Sludge Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Egg Moves

Learnset via TM

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation I

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

Generation IX

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites