grimer

Grimer is a Poison-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

Type: Poison

Abilities:

• Stench: May cause the opponent to flinch.
• Sticky Hold: Prevents the Pokémon from losing its held item.
• Poison Touch (Hidden Ability): May poison the opponent on contact.

Physical Characteristics:

• Grimer is an amorphous, blob-like Pokémon with a purple, ooze-like body.
• It has a wide mouth with a lolling tongue and large, round eyes.
• Its body is composed of a thick, sludge-like substance that constantly leaks a foul-smelling fluid.

Behavior and Habitat:

• Grimer can be found in polluted areas like factories, sewers, and industrial wastelands.
• It thrives in environments rich in waste and sludge, which it consumes as food.
• Known for its ability to thrive in dirty, polluted environments, Grimer plays a role in breaking down and consuming waste.

In Battle:

• Grimer is known for its durability and strong defensive capabilities.
• It has access to a variety of Poison-type moves such as Sludge Bomb and Gunk Shot.
• Grimer can also learn moves like Acid Armor to increase its defenses and Toxic to badly poison opponents.
• It is strong against Grass and Fairy types but weak to Ground and Psychic types.

Evolution:

• Grimer evolves into Muk starting at level 38.
• In the Alola region, Grimer has a regional variant that is Poison/Dark-type, evolving into Alolan Muk at the same level.

Interesting Facts:

• Grimer was created from sludge exposed to X-rays from the moon, according to its Pokédex entries.
• It can multiply by dividing into new Grimer, which contributes to its spread in polluted areas.
• Alolan Grimer has a different color palette, with a green body and yellow sludge, due to the Alolan environment's unique ecological conditions.
• Grimer is known for its foul odor, which is said to be so potent it causes fainting in humans and Pokémon alike.

Level Up

TM/HM

Breeding

Tutor

Other

• Red: Appears in filthy areas. Thrives by sucking uppolluted sludge that is pumped out of factories.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Emerald: Born from polluted sludge in the sea, GRIMER’s favorite food is anything filthy. They feed on wastewater pumped out from factories.
• 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.
• Diamond: It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon’s X-rays. It appears among filth.
• 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.
• Black: It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon’s X-rays. It appears among filth.
• White: It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon’s X-rays. It appears among filth.
• Black-2: Born from sludge, these Pokémon now gather in polluted places and increase the bacteria in their bodies.
• White-2: Born from sludge, these Pokémon now gather in polluted places and increase the bacteria in their bodies.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Sun: Its main source of food is the slimy industrial waste of factories. This Pokémon’s numbers have been decreasing in recent years.
• Moon: It was born from sludge transformed by exposure to X-rays from the moon. When its internal load of germs decreases, it dies.
• Ultra-Sun: It was born from sludge on the ocean floor. In a sterile environment, the germs within its body can’t multiply, and it dies.
• Ultra-Moon: The wastewater coming from factories is clean these days, so Grimer have nothing to eat. They’re said to be on the verge of extinction.
• Lets-Go-Pikachu: Made of congealed sludge. It smells too putrid to touch. Even weeds won’t grow in its path.
• Lets-Go-Eevee: Made of congealed sludge. It smells too putrid to touch. Even weeds won’t grow in its path.