- Species
- Sludge Pokémon
- Type
- Catch rate
- 190
- Growth
- Medium
- Height
- 0.9 m
- Weight
- 30.0 kg
- Gender
- 50% ♂ 50% ♀
- Egg cycles
- 20
- Base friendship
- 70
Grimer
- 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.
Base stats
| HP | 80 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 80 | |
| Defense | 50 | |
| Sp. Atk | 40 | |
| Sp. Def | 50 | |
| Speed | 25 | |
| Total | 325 |
Locations
- Gold
- Surfing
WalkingCeladon City Lv 15-24 90% Route 16 Lv 26-28 100% Route 17 Lv 27-29 100% Route 18 Lv 26-28 100% - Silver
- Surfing
WalkingCeladon City Lv 15-24 90% Route 16 Lv 26-28 100% Route 17 Lv 27-29 100% Route 18 Lv 26-28 100% - Crystal
- Surfing
WalkingCeladon City Lv 15-24 90% Route 16 Lv 26-28 100% Route 17 Lv 29-33 100% Route 18 Lv 26-29 100%
Damage taken
- x1
- x0.5
- x1
- x0.5
- x2
- x1
- x0.5
- x1
- x1
- x1
- x1
- x0.5
- x1
- x2
- x1
- x1
- x1
| Level Up | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Attack Name | Type | Class | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect % | |
| 1 | Poison Gas | Status | -- | 90 | 40 | -- | ||
Poisons the target. | ||||||||
| 1 | Pound | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 | -- | ||
Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | ||||||||
| 5 | Harden | Status | -- | -- | 30 | -- | ||
Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. | ||||||||
| 10 | Disable | Status | -- | 100 | 20 | -- | ||
Disables the target’s last used move for 1-8 turns. | ||||||||
| 16 | Sludge | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 | 30 | ||
Has a chance to poison the target. | ||||||||
| 23 | Minimize | Status | -- | -- | 10 | -- | ||
Raises the user’s evasion by two stages. | ||||||||
| 31 | Screech | Status | -- | 85 | 40 | -- | ||
Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages. | ||||||||
| 40 | Acid Armor | Status | -- | -- | 20 | -- | ||
Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | ||||||||
| 50 | Sludge Bomb | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | 30 | ||
Has a chance to poison the target. | ||||||||
| Egg | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack Name | Type | Class | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect % | |
| Haze | Status | -- | -- | 30 | -- | ||
Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion. | |||||||
| Lick | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 | 30 | ||
Has a chance to paralyze the target. | |||||||
| Mean Look | Status | -- | -- | 5 | -- | ||
Prevents the target from leaving battle. | |||||||
| TM/HM | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machine | Attack Name | Type | Class | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect % | |
| TM01 | Dynamic Punch | Physical | 100 | 50 | 5 | 100 | ||
Has a chance to confuse the target. | ||||||||
| TM03 | Curse | Status | -- | -- | 10 | -- | ||
Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense. | ||||||||
| TM06 | Toxic | Status | -- | 90 | 10 | -- | ||
Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | ||||||||
| TM07 | Zap Cannon | Special | 120 | 50 | 5 | 100 | ||
Has a chance to paralyze the target. | ||||||||
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | -- | ||
Power and type depend upon user’s IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70. | ||||||||
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Status | -- | -- | 5 | -- | ||
Changes the weather to sunny for five turns. | ||||||||
| TM13 | Snore | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | 30 | ||
Has a chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping. | ||||||||
| TM17 | Protect | Status | -- | -- | 10 | -- | ||
Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | ||||||||
| TM19 | Giga Drain | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | -- | ||
Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | ||||||||
| TM20 | Endure | Status | -- | -- | 10 | -- | ||
Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | ||||||||
| TM21 | Frustration | Physical | -- | 100 | 20 | -- | ||
Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102. | ||||||||
| TM25 | Thunder | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 | 30 | ||
Has a chance to paralyze the target. | ||||||||
| TM27 | Return | Physical | -- | 100 | 20 | -- | ||
Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102. | ||||||||
| TM31 | Mud-Slap | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 | 100 | ||
Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage. | ||||||||
| TM32 | Double Team | Status | -- | -- | 15 | -- | ||
Raises the user’s evasion by one stage. | ||||||||
| TM33 | Ice Punch | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | 10 | ||
Has a chance to freeze the target. | ||||||||
| TM34 | Swagger | Status | -- | 85 | 15 | -- | ||
Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target. | ||||||||
| TM35 | Sleep Talk | Status | -- | -- | 10 | -- | ||
Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping. | ||||||||
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | 30 | ||
Has a chance to poison the target. | ||||||||
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 | 10 | ||
Has a chance to burn the target. | ||||||||
| TM41 | Thunder Punch | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | 10 | ||
Has a chance to paralyze the target. | ||||||||
| TM44 | Rest | Status | -- | -- | 5 | -- | ||
User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | ||||||||
| TM45 | Attract | Status | -- | 100 | 15 | -- | ||
Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user. | ||||||||
| TM46 | Thief | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | -- | ||
Takes the target’s item. | ||||||||
| TM48 | Fire Punch | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | 10 | ||
Has a chance to burn the target. | ||||||||
| Tutor | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack Name | Type | Class | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect % | Games | |
| Flamethrower | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | 10 | Crystal | ||
Has a chance to burn the target. | ||||||||
| Thunderbolt | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | 10 | Crystal | ||
Has a chance to paralyze the target. | ||||||||
Other generations
Red, Blue & Yellow, Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen, Diamond, Pearl & Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver, Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, X & Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Sun & Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Scarlet & Violet