Grimer (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

'''Grimer''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''ベトベター''' ''Betbeter'') is a {{type|Poison}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} introduced in [[Generation I]].

==Biology==

Grimer was brought to Alola to deal with the excess waste generated by the region's increased population. Alolan Grimer eats solid garbage instead of sludge; this new diet has caused its body composition and form to change. Alolan Grimer's body is green with a line of yellow sludge along its lower lip that extends around behind its head, a bright blue tongue, and small black crescent-shaped spaces behind its eyes. It also has two blunt "teeth" in its upper jaw, which are actually crystallized toxins formed by its diet. It is not known how to break down these toxic crystals, but direct contact with them is known to be dangerous. Lethal poisons leak out of Alolan Grimer's body when these crystals fall out. Because it produces and stores toxins within its body, Alolan Grimer does not produce a foul stench like Kantonian Grimer.<ref>[https://www.pokemon-sunmoon.com/en-ca/pokemon/alolan-muk/ Pokémon Sun and Moon site | Alolan Muk]</ref><ref>[[Samson Oak#Quotes|Samson Oak]]: "''Did you know that Alolan Grimer are in fact not native to the region at all, but instead are what we would call naturalized Pokémon? There is not so much sludge and pollution for Grimer to feed on here in Alola, though, so they have grown to feed on garbage instead. They do not give off a foul stench, thanks to the way they contain any poisons within their bodies, but their crystals are terribly poisonous!''"</ref>

Alolan Grimer and its evolved form, Alolan {{p|Muk}}, are the [[Signature Ability|only known Pokémon]] that can have {{a|Power of Alchemy}} as an [[Ability]].

{{rf|Alolan}} Grimer evolves into Alolan Muk.

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==Game data==

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{{Dex/Entry2|v=Black|v2=White|t=FFF|entry=It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon's X-rays. It appears among filth.}}

{{Dex/Entry2|v=Black 2|v2=White 2|t=FFF|entry=Born from sludge, these Pokémon now gather in polluted places and increase the bacteria in their bodies.}}

{{Dex/Gen/2|gen=VI|reg1=Kalos|reg2=Hoenn|num2=111}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=X|t=FFF|entry=Sludge exposed to X-rays from the moon transformed into Grimer. It loves feeding on filthy things.}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Omega Ruby|t=FFF|entry=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.}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Alpha Sapphire|t=FFF|entry=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.}}

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{{Dex/Entry1|v=Sun|entry=Its main source of food is the slimy industrial waste of factories. This Pokémon's numbers have been decreasing in recent years.}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Moon|entry=It was born from sludge transformed by exposure to X-rays from the moon. When its internal load of germs decreases, it dies.}}

{{Dex/Entry2|v=Let's Go Pikachu|v2=Let's Go Eevee|entry=Made of congealed sludge. It smells too putrid to touch. Even weeds won't grow in its path.}}

{{Dex/Form|Alolan Grimer}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Sun|entry=A Grimer, which had been brought in to solve a problem with garbage, developed over time into this form.}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Moon|entry=The crystals on Grimer's body are lumps of toxins. If one falls off, lethal poisons leak out.}}

{{Dex/Entry2|v=Let's Go Pikachu|v2=Let's Go Eevee|entry=It has a passion for trash above all else, speedily digesting it and creating brilliant crystals of sparkling poison.}}

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{{Dex/Entry1|v=Scarlet|t=FFF|entry=Born from sludge, these Pokémon now gather in polluted places and increase the bacteria in their bodies.}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Violet|t=FFF|entry=When two of these Pokémon's bodies are combined together, new poisons are created.}}

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|style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{poison color dark}}; background:#{{poison color light}}| [[File:Pokédex Image Grimer SM.png|x200px]]

|style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{dark color dark}}; background:#{{poison color light}}| [[File:Pokédex Image Grimer-Alola SM.png|x200px]]

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|Grimer in the {{color2|000|List of Pokémon by Alola Pokédex number|Alola Pokédex}}

|Alolan Grimer in the {{color2|000|List of Pokémon by Alola Pokédex number|Alola Pokédex}}

|Grimer in the {{color2|000|List of Pokémon by Paldea Pokédex number|Paldea Pokédex}}

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{{Availability/Gen|gen=VI}}

{{Availability/Entry2|v=Omega Ruby|v2=Alpha Sapphire|t=FFF|t2=FFF|area=[[Fiery Path]]}}

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{{Availability/Gen|gen=VII}}

{{Availability/Entry2|v=Sun|v2=Moon|area={{al|Trainers' School}}, [[Hau'oli City]], [[Malie City]] <small>('''Alolan Form''')</small><br>[[Pokémon Bank]] <small>('''Kantonian Form''')</small>}}

{{Availability/Entry1|v=Let's Go Pikachu|area={{ka|Pokémon Mansion}}, {{FB|Kanto|Power Plant}} <small>('''Kantonian Form''')</small><br/>[[In-game trade|Trade]] Kantonian Grimer in [[Cinnabar Island]] <small>('''Alolan Form''')</small>}}

{{Availability/Entry1/None|v=Let's Go Eevee}}

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{{Availability/Gen|gen=IX}}

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{{Availability/Entry1|v=Pinball: R&S|link=Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire|color={{ruby color}}|t=FFF|area=Cave ([[Ruby Field|Both]] [[Sapphire Field|Fields]])}}

{{Availability/Entry1|v=Trozei!|color={{yellow color}}|area=[[Phobos Secret Fort: Phobosphere|Phobosphere]], Endless Level 35, Trozei Battle, [[Mr. Who's Den]]}}

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{{Availability/Gen|gen=IV}}

{{Availability/Entry1|v=MD Sky|link=Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|area=[[Waterfall Cave]] (B1F-B8F)}}

{{Availability/Entry1|v=Rumble|color={{fire color}}|area=[[Eternal Tower]] <small>(Normal Mode A)</small>}}

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{{Availability/Gen|gen=VIII}}

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{{Availability/Cross}}

{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=Shuffle|color={{beauty color}}|area=[[Albens Town|Albens Town: Stage 231]] <small>('''Kantonian Form''')</small><br>Event: ''{{DL|Daily Pokémon|The Daily Pokémon (#8)}}'' <small>('''Alolan Form''')</small>}}

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===Held items===

====Grimer====

====Alolan Grimer====

===Stats===

{{learnlist/tm9|TM174|Haze|Ice|Status|—|—|30}}

{{learnlist/tm9|TM175|Toxic|Poison|Status|—|90|10}}

{{learnlist/tmf/9|Grimer|Poison|Poison|1}}

{{learnlist/tm9|TM177|Spite|Ghost|Status|—|100|10}}

{{learnlist/tm9|TM181|Knock Off|Dark|Physical|65|100|20||'''}}

{{learnlist/tmf/9|Grimer|Poison|Dark|7}}

=====Grimer=====

{{learnlist/breedh/9|Grimer|Poison|Poison|2}}

{{learnlist/breedf/9|Grimer|Poison|Poison|2}}

Alolan Grimer did not have any [[Egg Move]]s prior to Version 2.0.1.

{{learnlist/breedh/9|Grimer|Poison|Dark|7}}

{{learnlist/breedf/9|Grimer|Poison|Dark|7}}

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==Trivia==

* Grimer shares similar traits to {{p|Koffing}} and {{p|Trubbish}}. All three Pokémon are pure {{type|Poison}} Pokémon with a single evolved form, roughly the same base stat totals and evolution levels, and appear to be based on a different kind of pollution; Grimer being water pollution.

* Alolan Grimer and its Alolan evolution were designed by [[Hitoshi Ariga]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/ariga_megamix/status/804500572967555072 Tweet by ありがひとし/ArigaHitoshi (@ariga_megamix).] Posted on December 2, 2016.</ref>

===Origin===

==External links==

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