About Grimer
Grimer is a Poison-type Pokémon, the Sludge Pokémon (No. 88), introduced in Generation I and native to the Kanto region.
Made of congealed sludge. It smells too putrid to touch. Even weeds won’t grow in its path.
Forms
Pokédex data
- Category
- Sludge Pokémon
- Height
- 0.9 m
- Weight
- 30.0 kg
- Color
- Purple
- Shape
- Arms
- Habitat
- Urban
- Generation
- Generation I
- Region
- Kanto
Base stats
Per statTotal 325
- HP80
- Attack80
- Defense50
- Sp. Atk40
- Sp. Def50
- Speed25
Type defenses (Poison)
Weak to
ground
psychicResists
grass
fighting
poison
bug
fairyAbilities
Stench
By releasing a stench when attacking, the Pokémon may cause the target to flinch.
Sticky Hold
The Pokémon's held items cling to its sticky body and cannot be removed by other Pokémon.
Poison Touch
Hidden abilityMay poison a target when the Pokémon makes contact.
Evolution
Grimer
#088
Lv. 38
or Lv. 38
Breeding
Egg groups
Amorphous
Gender ratio
♂ 50% / ♀ 50%
Hatch counter
20 cycles (~5,140 steps)
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Training
EV yield (when defeated)
+1 Hp
- Catch rate
- 190
- Base happiness
- 70
- Base XP
- 65
- Growth rate
- Medium
Trivia & history
Regional Pokédex appearances
KantoJohtoHoennAlolaPaldeaJohto (HGSS)Unova (B2W2)Hoenn (ORAS)Alola (USUM)Blueberry AcademyLet's Go Kanto
Sprites & cry
Artwork
- Artwork
- Shiny artwork
Sprites
- Front
- Front shiny
- Back
- Back shiny
Animated
- Front
- Front shiny
- Back
- Back shiny
Cry