Grimer
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.

Evolution Chain

grimer
Grimer
Level 38
muk
Muk

Pokédex & Training Data

Classification Sludge Pokémon
Height 0.9 m (2'11")
Weight 30.0 kg (66.1 lbs)
Abilities N/A in Gen II
EV Yield +1 hp
Catch Rate 190
Base Friendship 70
Growth Rate medium
Gender Ratio
♂ ♀
Egg Groups Indeterminate

Pokédex Numbers

Kanto (R/B/Y) #088
Johto (G/S/C) #116
Hoenn (R/S/E) #106
Johto (HG/SS) #117
Unova (B2/W2) #064
Hoenn (OR/AS) #111
Alola (S/M) #050
Alola (US/UM) #057
Paldea (S/V) #194
National #088
Blueberry #068

Held Items

None in this generation.

Game Locations

Celadon City Area
Kanto Route 16 Area
Kanto Route 17 Area
Kanto Route 18 Area

Learned Moves

Level Up Moves

Gold/Silver
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Pound
40 100% 35 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1 Poison Gas
— 90% 40 Poisons the target.
5 Harden
— — 30 Raises the user’s Defense by one stage.
10 Disable
— 100% 20 Disables the target’s last used move for 1-8 turns.
16 Sludge
65 100% 20 Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
23 Minimize
— — 10 Raises the user’s evasion by two stages.
31 Screech
— 85% 40 Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages.
40 Acid Armor
— — 20 Raises the user’s Defense by two stages.
50 Sludge Bomb
90 100% 10 Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
Crystal
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Pound
40 100% 35 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1 Poison Gas
— 90% 40 Poisons the target.
5 Harden
— — 30 Raises the user’s Defense by one stage.
10 Disable
— 100% 20 Disables the target’s last used move for 1-8 turns.
16 Sludge
65 100% 20 Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
23 Minimize
— — 10 Raises the user’s evasion by two stages.
31 Screech
— 85% 40 Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages.
40 Acid Armor
— — 20 Raises the user’s Defense by two stages.
50 Sludge Bomb
90 100% 10 Has a 30% chance to poison the target.

TM/HM Moves

Gold/SilverCrystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
TM01 Dynamic Punch
100 50% 5 Has a 100% chance to confuse the target.
TM03 Curse
— — 10 Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
TM06 Toxic
— 90% 10 Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
TM07 Zap Cannon
120 50% 5 Has a 100% chance to paralyze the target.
TM10 Hidden Power
60 100% 15 Power and type depend upon user’s IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
TM11 Sunny Day
— — 5 Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
TM13 Snore
50 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM17 Protect
— — 10 Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM19 Giga Drain
75 100% 10 Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
TM20 Endure
— — 10 Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
TM21 Frustration
— 100% 20 Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
TM25 Thunder
110 70% 10 Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
TM27 Return
— 100% 20 Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
TM31 Mud Slap
20 100% 10 Has a 100% chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.
TM32 Double Team
— — 15 Raises the user’s evasion by one stage.
TM33 Ice Punch
75 100% 15 Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
TM34 Swagger
— 85% 15 Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
TM35 Sleep Talk
— — 10 Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM36 Sludge Bomb
90 100% 10 Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
TM38 Fire Blast
110 85% 5 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
TM41 Thunder Punch
75 100% 15 Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
TM44 Rest
— — 5 User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
TM45 Attract
— 100% 15 Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
TM46 Thief
60 100% 25 Takes the target’s item.
TM48 Fire Punch
75 100% 15 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.

Tutor Moves

Crystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
Flamethrower
90 100% 15 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
Thunderbolt
90 100% 15 Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.

Egg Moves

Gold/SilverCrystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
Haze
— — 30 Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion.
Lick
30 100% 30 Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
Mean Look
— — 5 Prevents the target from leaving battle.

Base Stats

Hp 80
Attack 80
Defense 50
Sp. Atk 40
Sp. Def 50
Speed 25
Total 325

Type Defenses

(vs. Gen 6+ rules)

0.5x
0.5x
0.5x
2x
2x
0.5x
0.5x