Grimer
poison
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
Poison
Dex
#116
Growth Rate
Medium Fast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
indeterminate
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
190
Base Exp
90
EV Yield
None
Wild Held Items
Weak To
ground ×2psychic ×2
Resists
grass ×0.5fighting ×0.5poison ×0.5bug ×0.5fairy ×0.5
How to Obtain
Look for Grimer very common in Celadon City while surfing, common in Pokémon Mansion 1F, and common in Route 16, among three other areas. Wild ones range from level 15 to 35.
Wild Encounters (13)
Level Up Moves (11)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison GasLevel: 1 | ||||||
| poison |  | 0 | 90 | 40 | ||
| A move that may poison the foe. | ||||||
| PoundLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal | | 40 | 100 | 35 | ||
| Pounds with forelegs or tail. | ||||||
| HardenLevel: 7 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 30 | ||
| Raises the user's DEFENSE. | ||||||
| Mud SlapLevel: 11 | ||||||
| ground | | 20 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Reduces the foe's accuracy. | ||||||
| DisableLevel: 15 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Disables the foe's most recent move. | ||||||
| SludgeLevel: 21 | ||||||
| poison | | 65 | 100 | 20 | ||
| An attack that may poison the foe. | ||||||
| MinimizeLevel: 25 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Heightens evasiveness. | ||||||
| ScreechLevel: 30 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 40 | ||
| Sharply reduces the foe's DEFENSE. | ||||||
| Acid ArmorLevel: 36 | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Sharply raises the user's DEFENSE. | ||||||
| Sludge BombLevel: 40 | ||||||
| poison | | 90 | 100 | 10 | ||
| An attack that may poison the foe. | ||||||
| ToxicLevel: 45 | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 90 | 10 | ||
| A poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||