Grimer

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

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Abilities

  • 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.

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How Grimer evolves

All evolutions

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.

TypeMoveKindPower
NormalExplosionPhysical250
ElectricZap CannonSpecial120
PoisonGunk Shotsame typePhysical120
FireFire BlastSpecial110
FightingDynamic PunchPhysical100
GroundDigPhysical80
GhostShadow BallSpecial80
PsychicZen HeadbuttPhysical80
IceIce PunchPhysical75
GrassGiga DrainSpecial75
RockRock SlidePhysical75
DarkThiefPhysical60
BugInfestationSpecial20

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.

Other forms