Grimer (Pokémon)
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Pokédex entries
- Pokémon Red and Blue
- Appears in filthy areas. Thrives by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories.
- Pokémon Yellow
- Made of hardened sludge. It smells too putrid to touch. Even weeds won't grow in its path.
- Pokémon Gold
- As it moves, it loses bits of its body from which new Grimer emerge. This worsens the stench around it.
- Pokémon Silver
- Wherever Grimer has passed, so many germs are left behind that no plants will ever grow again.
- Pokémon 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.
- Pokémon 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.
- Pokémon Emerald
- Born from polluted sludge in the sea, Grimer's favorite food is anything filthy. They feed on wastewater pumped out from factories.
- Pokémon FireRed
- Sludge exposed to X rays from the moon transformed into Grimer. It loves feeding on filthy things.
- Pokémon LeafGreen
- Appears in filthy areas. It thrives by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories.
Name origin
Grimer's name seems to be a corruption of grime, dirt. Its Japanese name may be derived from べとべと betobeto and べたべた betabeta, both meaning sticky. The German name, Sliema, sounds like Slimer; a slimey ghost from "Ghostbusters".
It appears to be a pile of living sludge.
Base stats
Stat | Range | ||
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At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
HP: 80
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140 - 187 | 270 - 364 | |
80
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76 - 145 | 148 - 284 | |
50
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49 - 112 | 94 - 218 | |
40
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40 - 101 | 76 - 196 | |
50
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49 - 112 | 94 - 218 | |
25
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27 - 84 | 49 - 163 | |
Total: 325
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Type effectiveness
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Learnset
By leveling up
Game | Generation I | Generation II | Generation III |
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Start | Pound Disable |
Poison Gas Pound |
Poison Gas Pound |
4 | Harden | ||
5 | Harden | ||
8 | Disable | ||
10 | Disable | ||
13 | Sludge | ||
16 | Sludge | ||
19 | Minimize | ||
23 | Minimize | ||
26 | Screech | ||
30 | Poison Gas | ||
31 | Screech | ||
33 | Minimize | ||
34 | Acid Armor | ||
37 | Sludge | ||
40 | Acid Armor | ||
42 | Harden | ||
43 | Sludge Bomb | ||
48 | Screech | ||
50 | Sludge Bomb | ||
53 | Memento | ||
55 | Acid Armor |
By TM/HM
Game | Generation I | Generation II | Generation III |
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TM01 | Dynamicpunch | ||
TM03 | Curse | ||
TM06 | Toxic | Toxic | Toxic |
TM07 | Zap Cannon | ||
TM08 | Body Slam | ||
TM10 | Hidden Power | Hidden Power | |
TM11 | Sunny Day | Sunny Day | |
TM12 | Taunt | ||
TM13 | Snore | ||
TM17 | Protect | Protect | |
TM18 | Rain Dance | Rain Dance | |
TM19 | Giga Drain | Giga Drain | |
TM20 | Rage | Endure | |
TM21 | Mega Drain | Frustration | Frustration |
TM24 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt | |
TM25 | Thunder | Thunder | Thunder |
TM27 | Return | Return | |
TM28 | Dig | Dig | Dig |
TM31 | Mimic | Mud Slap | |
TM32 | Double Team | Double Team | Double Team |
TM33 | Ice Punch | ||
TM34 | Bide | Swagger | Shock Wave |
TM35 | Sleep Talk | Flamethrower | |
TM36 | Selfdestruct | Sludge Bomb | Sludge Bomb |
TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire Blast | Fire Blast |
TM39 | Rock Tomb | ||
TM41 | Thunderpunch | Torment | |
TM42 | Facade | ||
TM43 | Secret Power | ||
TM44 | Rest | Rest | Rest |
TM45 | Attract | Attract | |
TM46 | Thief | Thief | |
TM47 | Explosion | ||
TM48 | Fire Punch | ||
TM50 | Substitute |
Special Moves
In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Grimer knows Shadow Blitz and Shadow Hold as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Helping Hand after being purified.
In the anime
Ash and co. first encountered this flith-ridding Pokémon in EP030. They were gumming up the turbines in the powerplant in Gringy City. Grimer and Muk chased Ash, Misty and Brock after a negative comment on how they smelled was made. Magnemite and Magneton chased them off, leaving Ash to capture the Muk.
Evolution
External links
In other languages
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