GRIMER
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Appears in filthy areas. Thrives by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories.
Appears in filthy areas. Thrives by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories.
Made of hardened sludge. It smells too putrid to touch. Even weeds won't grow in its path.
As it moves, it loses bits of its body from which new GRIMER emerge. This worsens the stench around it.
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This Pokémon has a Arms body shape.
It is classified as Purple colored.
Natural habitat: Urban.
Its base happiness is 70.
Its capture rate is 190/255, roughly 75%.
It follows a Medium growth curve.
It belongs to the Indeterminate egg group.
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MOVESETS
| LVL | NAME | TYPE | CAT. | PWR | ACC | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pound | Normal | PHY | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Poison Gas | Poison | STA | — | 90% | 40 |
| 4 | Harden | Normal | STA | — | — | 30 |
| 7 | Mud-Slap | Ground | SPE | 20 | 100% | 10 |
| 12 | Disable | Normal | STA | — | 100% | 20 |
| 15 | Sludge | Poison | SPE | 65 | 100% | 20 |
| 18 | Mud Shot | Ground | SPE | 55 | 95% | 15 |
| 21 | Minimize | Normal | STA | — | — | 10 |
| 26 | Toxic | Poison | STA | — | 90% | 10 |
| 29 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | SPE | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 32 | Sludge Wave | Poison | SPE | 95 | 100% | 10 |
| 37 | Screech | Normal | STA | — | 85% | 40 |
| 40 | Gunk Shot | Poison | PHY | 120 | 80% | 5 |
| 43 | Acid Armor | Poison | STA | — | — | 20 |
| 46 | Belch | Poison | SPE | 120 | 90% | 10 |
| 48 | Memento | Dark | STA | — | 100% | 10 |
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Grimer · Team Rocket
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Grimer · Brilliant Stars
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