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grimer
🎯 Nature Recommendations
Adamant
Primary
+Attack -Sp. Atk
Attack higher than Sp. Atk, Adamant maximizes damage
Jolly
Alternative
+Speed -Sp. Atk
If speed advantage needed
#088

grimer

Poison

Appears in filthy areas. Thrives by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories.

Height
0.9m
Weight
30kg
Generation
Gen I (RB)
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📊 Stats ⚡ Abilities 🛡️ Type Matchup 🔄 Forms ✨ Evolution 💥 Moves

Base Stats

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

Abilities (Click for details)

stench
Normal Ability
sticky-hold
Normal Ability
poison-touch

Type Matchups

Weaknesses (×2)

Ground Psychic

Resistances (×½)

Grass Fighting Poison Bug Fairy

Forms

grimer
grimer
 grimer-alola
grimer-alola

Evolution Chain

grimer
grimer
#088
→
muk
muk
#089

Moves

Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
Lv.1 pound normal physical 40 100 35
Lv.1 poison-gas poison status - 90 40
Lv.4 harden normal status - - 30
Lv.7 mud-slap ground special 20 100 10
Lv.12 disable normal status - 100 20
Lv.15 sludge poison special 65 100 20
Lv.17 minimize normal status - - 10
Lv.18 minimize normal status - - 10
Lv.18 mud-shot ground special 55 95 15
Lv.18 mud-bomb ground special 65 85 10
Lv.20 sludge poison special 65 100 20
Lv.21 minimize normal status - - 10
Lv.21 mud-bomb ground special 65 85 10
Lv.23 mud-bomb ground special 65 85 10
Lv.26 toxic poison status - 90 10
Lv.26 sludge-bomb poison special 90 100 10
Lv.26 fling dark physical - 100 10
Lv.28 fling dark physical - 100 10
Lv.29 sludge-bomb poison special 90 100 10
Lv.29 fling dark physical - 100 10
Lv.32 screech normal status - 85 40
Lv.32 sludge-wave poison special 95 100 10
Lv.33 screech normal status - 85 40
Lv.36 sludge-bomb poison special 90 100 10
Lv.37 screech normal status - 85 40
Lv.37 sludge-wave poison special 95 100 10
Lv.39 acid-armor poison status - - 20
Lv.40 acid-armor poison status - - 20
Lv.40 gunk-shot poison physical 120 80 5
Lv.43 acid-armor poison status - - 20
Lv.43 gunk-shot poison physical 120 80 5
Lv.44 sludge-wave poison special 95 100 10
Lv.48 memento dark status - 100 10
Lv.49 gunk-shot poison physical 120 80 5
Lv.52 memento dark status - 100 10
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
body-slam normal physical 85 100 15
take-down normal physical 90 85 20
flamethrower fire special 90 100 15
strength normal physical 80 100 15
thunderbolt electric special 90 100 15
thunder electric special 110 70 10
dig ground physical 80 100 10
toxic poison status - 90 10
double-team normal status - - 15
confuse-ray ghost status - 100 10
metronome normal status - - 10
fire-blast fire special 110 85 5
explosion normal physical 250 100 5
rest psychic status - - 5
rock-slide rock physical 75 90 10
substitute normal status - - 10
thief dark physical 60 100 25
protect normal status - - 10
sludge-bomb poison special 90 100 10
mud-slap ground special 20 100 10
sandstorm rock status - - 10
endure normal status - - 10
swagger normal status - 85 15
attract normal status - 100 15
sleep-talk normal status - - 10
return normal physical - 100 20
frustration normal physical - 100 20
hidden-power normal special 60 100 15
rain-dance water status - - 5
sunny-day fire status - - 5
shadow-ball ghost special 80 100 15
torment dark status - 100 15
facade normal physical 70 100 20
taunt dark status - 100 20
helping-hand normal status - - 20
secret-power normal physical 70 100 20
rock-tomb rock physical 60 95 15
mud-shot ground special 55 95 15
payback dark physical 50 100 10
fling dark physical - 100 10
poison-jab poison physical 80 100 20
drain-punch fighting physical 75 100 10
zen-headbutt psychic physical 80 90 15
venoshock poison special 65 100 10
sludge-wave poison special 95 100 10
round normal special 60 100 15
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
haze ice status - - 30
lick ghost physical 30 100 30
curse ghost status - - 10
scary-face normal status - 100 10
mean-look normal status - - 5
stockpile normal status - - 20
spit-up normal special - 100 10
swallow normal status - - 10
imprison psychic status - - 10
shadow-punch ghost physical 60 - 20
shadow-sneak ghost physical 40 100 30
acid-spray poison special 40 100 20
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
fire-punch fire physical 75 100 15
ice-punch ice physical 75 100 15
thunder-punch electric physical 75 100 15
snore normal special 50 100 15
giga-drain grass special 75 100 10
pain-split normal status - - 20
shock-wave electric special 60 - 20
gunk-shot poison physical 120 80 5

Moveset & Team Recommendations

⚔️ Recommended Movesets
Physical Attacker Moveset Physical
gunk-shot poison-jab earthquake swords-dance
grimer's physical attacker moveset, STAB movegunk-shothigh power, paired withearthquakebetter coverage.
👥 Team Recommendations
Balanced Team Core Balance
landorus-incarnate togekiss ferrothorn scizor gyarados
grimeras a Balanced Team attacker core, Cover weaknesses with teammates.
Hyper Offense Team Core Hyper Offense
dragonite garchomp gyarados dragapult talonflame
grimeras a Hyper Offense team core, fast sweeping is the main goal.