No. 0088 · Gen 1
Grimer weakness and type
Hit GRIMER with Ground and Psychic for 2× damage.
Moves against Grimer
2×Super effective
½×Not very effective
In Pokémon GO: Ground deals 1.6× instead of 2×. GO chart
Test a matchup against GrimerAbilities
- StenchNo change to type matchups
- Sticky HoldNo change to type matchups
- Poison TouchNo change to type matchups
Base stats
- HP80
- Attack80
- Defense50
- Sp. Atk40
- Sp. Def50
- Speed25
- Total325
Best nature
AdamantHits harder and drops Sp. Atk, which it won’t use.
Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.
Defeating Grimer gives 1 HP EV.
Calculate Grimer's statsHow Grimer evolves
- Level 38
No evolution for this line in the game you picked.
What Grimer can hit with
The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.
| Type | Move | Kind | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Explosion | Physical | 250 |
| Electric | Zap Cannon | Special | 120 |
| Poison | Gunk Shotsame type | Physical | 120 |
| Fire | Fire Blast | Special | 110 |
| Fighting | Dynamic Punch | Physical | 100 |
| Ground | Dig | Physical | 80 |
| Ghost | Shadow Ball | Special | 80 |
| Psychic | Zen Headbutt | Physical | 80 |
| Ice | Ice Punch | Physical | 75 |
| Grass | Giga Drain | Special | 75 |
| Rock | Rock Slide | Physical | 75 |
| Dark | Thief | Physical | 60 |
| Bug | Infestation | Special | 20 |
Type counters to Grimer
Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.