Grimer

Grimer
Current
Information
Type	Poison
Gender	50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Abilities	Regular Stench, Sticky Hold Hidden Poison Touch
Species	Sludge Pokémon
Height and Weight	Height 0.9 m / 2'11" Weight 30.0 kg / 66.1 lbs.
Introduced in	Generation I
Evolution	Evolves into Muk
Body, Footprint, Color, Egg group, and Cry	Body Footprint Color Purple Egg group(s) Amorphous Cry
Pokédex
National Pokédex	0088
Kanto	088 / N/A (PE)
Johto	116 / 117 (HGSS)
Hoenn	106 / 111 (ORAS)
Sinnoh and Hisui	Sinnoh N/A / N/A (Pt) Hisui N/A
Unova	N/A / 064 (B2W2)
Kalos	Central Kalos N/A Coastal Kalos N/A Mountain Kalos N/A
Alola	050 / 057 (USUM)
Galar	N/A / N/A (TIoA) / N/A (TCT)
Paldea, Kitakami and Blueberry	Paldea 194 Kitakami N/A Blueberry 068
In other languages
Japanese	Name ベトベター Betobetaa
Japanese	Name ベトベター Betobetaa
English	Name Grimer
English	Name Grimer
Grimer
Information
Type	Poison /  Dark
Gender	50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Abilities	Regular Poison Touch, Gluttony Hidden Power of Alchemy
Height and Weight	Height 0.7 m / 2'04" Weight 42.0 kg / 92.6 lbs.
Introduced in	Generation VII
Evolution	Evolves into Muk
Body, Footprint, Color, Egg group, and Cry	Body Footprint Color Green Egg group(s) Amorphous Cry
Pokédex
National Pokédex	0088A
Kanto	N/A / N/A (PE)
Johto	N/A / N/A (HGSS)
Hoenn	N/A / N/A (ORAS)
Sinnoh and Hisui	Sinnoh N/A / N/A (Pt) Hisui N/A
Unova	N/A / N/A (B2W2)
Kalos	Central Kalos N/A Coastal Kalos N/A Mountain Kalos N/A
Alola	050 / 057 (USUM)
Galar	N/A / N/A (TIoA) / N/A (TCT)
Paldea, Kitakami and Blueberry	Paldea N/A Kitakami N/A Blueberry N/A

Grimer (Japanese: ベトベター, Hepburn: Betobetaa) (GRIME-er) is a Poison-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I. It has a Poison/Dark-type Alolan Form in Generation VII.

Biology

Physiology

Grimer was created when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon's X-rays. It is composed primarily of putrid, hardened sludge and grime. It smells incredibly foul, and can influence the abandonment of entire cities due to its polluting nature－even weeds don't grow where a Grimer has appeared. Grimer thrives in filthy areas, such as factories, garbage dumps, sewers and polluted water systems. It survives and matures by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories, adding toxic waste to its already toxic girth.

Concept artwork of Alolan Grimer.

Alolan Grimer's body structure is largely the same as Kantonian Grimer, though its appearance is different. It has a dark green body with a yellow streak across its lower lip that extends all around its head. It also has black space around its eyes. Inside its mouth is a blue tongue with two "teeth", which are actually crystallized toxins that are highly dangerous to touch.

Behavior

It enters sewers and other areas with great ease due to its rubbery, semi-viscous body; for example, it can enter barred-off areas by slipping between the narrow bars. If one stick his/her hand in a Grimer, it will be very hard to get it out.

An Alolan Grimer is brought to the Alolan region to deal with the increase of garbage, as well as keeping the Trubbish and Garbodor populations in check. It has adapted into eating solid waste instead of liquid waste. Grimer has a huge obsession of garbage, eating huge amounts at a fast pace; eating garbage constantly has caused Grimer to form crystallized toxins in its mouth.

Natural abilities

Grimer can have the ability Stench or the ability Sticky Hold. Stench decreases the chances of encountering a wild Pokémon when Grimer is the first party Pokémon. Sticky Hold prevents the theft of Grimer's held item.

Evolution

Grimer evolves into Muk at level 38.

Game info

Game locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Red and Blue	Pokémon Mansion	Rare (Blue) Common (Red)
Yellow	Pokémon Mansion and Power Plant	Common
Gold and Silver	Route 16-18, Celadon City	Common
Crystal	Route 16-18, Celadon City	Common
Ruby and Sapphire	Fiery Path	Rare (Ruby) Common (Sapphire)
FireRed and LeafGreen	Pokémon Mansion, Celadon City	Rare (FireRed) Common (LeafGreen)
Emerald	Fiery Path	Rare
Diamond and Pearl	Route 212 (PokéRadar)	Rare
Platinum	Route 212 (PokéRadar)	Rare
HeartGold and SoulSilver	Route 16-18, Celadon City	Common
Black and White	Poké Transfer or Dream World	None
Black 2 and White 2	Castelia Sewers	Common
X and Y	Breed Muk	None

Side game locations

Locations
Game(s)	Area(s)
Pokémon Snap	Cave
Pokémon Pinball Ruby & Sapphire	Cave
Pokémon Trozei!	Phobosphere, Endless Level 35, Trozei Battle, Mr. Who's Den
Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team	Magma Cavern (15F-21F), Stormy Sea (20F-29F), Silver Trench (20F-29F), Wish Cave (80-85F), Murky Cave (3F-5F), Joyous Tower (80F-85F), Far-off Sea (20F-29F), Marvelous Sea (B20), Fantasy Strait (B20-B29)
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness	Waterfall Cave (B1-B8)
Pokémon Ranger	Underground Waterways

Pokédex entries

• Red and Blue

  Appears in filthy areas. Thrives by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories.

• Yellow

  Made of hardened sludge. It smells too putrid to touch. Even weeds won't grow in its path.

• 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.

• Ruby

  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.

• Sapphire

  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.

• FireRed

  Sludge exposed to X rays from the moon transformed into Grimer. It loves feeding on filthy things.

• LeafGreen

  Appears in filthy areas. It thrives by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories.

• Emerald

  Born from polluted sludge in the sea, Grimer's favorite food is anything filthy. They feed on wastewater pumped out from factories.

• Diamond

  It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon's X-rays. It appears among filth.

• Pearl

  It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon's X-rays. It appears among filth.

• Platinum

  It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon's X-rays. It appears among filth.

• HeartGold

  As it moves, it loses bits of its body from which new Grimer emerge. This worsens the stench around it.

• SoulSilver

  Wherever Grimer has passed, so many germs are left behind that no plants will ever grow again.

• Black

  It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon's X-rays. It appears among filth.

• White

  It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon's X-rays. It appears among filth.

• Black 2

  Born from sludge, these Pokémon now gather in polluted places and increase the bacteria in their bodies.

• White 2

  It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon's X-rays. It appears among filth.

• X

  Sludge exposed to X-rays from the moon transformed into Grimer. It loves feeding on filthy things.

• Y

  Appears in filthy areas. It thrives by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories.

• Omega Ruby

  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.

• Alpha Sapphire

  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.

• Sun

  Kantonian Form: Its main source of food is the slimy industrial waste of factories. This Pokémon's numbers have been decreasing in recent years.
  Alolan Form: A Grimer, which had been brought in to solve a problem with garbage, developed over time into this form.

• Moon

  Kantonian Form: It was born from sludge transformed by exposure to X-rays from the moon. When its internal load of germs decreases, it dies.
  Alolan Form: The crystals on Grimer's body are lumps of toxins. If one falls off, lethal poisons leak out.

• Ultra Sun

  Kantonian Form: It was born from sludge on the ocean floor. In a sterile environment, the germs within its body can’t multiply, and it dies.
  Alolan Form: There are a hundred or so of them living in Alola’s waste-disposal site. They’re all hard workers who eat a lot of trash.

• Ultra Moon

  Kantonian Form: The wastewater coming from factories is clean these days, so Grimer have nothing to eat. They’re said to be on the verge of extinction.
  Alolan Form: Brought to Alola to solve the garbage problem, Grimer seems to relish any and all kinds of trash.

• Let's Go, Pikachu!

  Kantonian Form: Made of congealed sludge. It smells too putrid to touch. Even weeds won't grow in its path.
  Alolan Form: It has a passion for trash above all else, speedily digesting it and creating brilliant crystals of sparkling poison.

• Let's Go, Eevee!

  Kantonian Form: Made of congealed sludge. It smells too putrid to touch. Even weeds won't grow in its path.
  Alolan Form: It has a passion for trash above all else, speedily digesting it and creating brilliant crystals of sparkling poison.

Stats

Standard form

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

Alolan form

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

Learnset

Leveling

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V
• Generation IV
• Generation III
• Generation II
• Generation I

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Pound	40	100%	35	Normal	Physical
1	Poison Gas	—	90%	40	Poison	Status
4	Harden	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
7	Mud-Slap	20	100%	10	Ground	Special
12	Disable	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
15	Sludge	65	100%	20	Poison	Special
18	Mud Bomb	65	85%	10	Ground	Special
21	Minimize	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
26	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical
29	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special
32	Sludge Wave	95	100%	10	Poison	Special
37	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal	Status
40	Gunk Shot	120	80%	5	Poison	Physical
43	Acid Armor	—	—%	20	Poison	Status
46	Belch	120	90%	10	Poison	Special
48	Memento	—	100%	10	Dark	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
–	Pound	40	100%	35	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
–	Poison Gas	–	90%	40	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
4	Harden	–	–%	30	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
7	Mud-Slap	20	100%	10	Ground	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
12	Disable	–	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
15	Sludge	65	100%	20	Poison	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
18	Minimize	–	–%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
21	Mud Bomb	65	85%	10	Ground	Special		2 ♥	3 ♥
26	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
29	Fling	–	–%	10	Normal	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
32	Screech	–	85%	40	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
37	Sludge Wave	95	100%	10	Poison	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
40	Acid Armor	–	–%	20	Poison	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
43	Gunk Shot	120	80%	10	Poison	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
46	Belch	120	90%	10	Poison	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
48	Memento	–	100%	10	Dark	Status		8 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
–	Pound	40	100%	35	Normal	Physical
–	Poison Gas	–	90%	40	Poison	Status
4	Harden	–	–%	30	Normal	Status
7	Mud-Slap	20	100%	10	Ground	Special
12	Disable	–	100%	20	Normal	Status
17	Minimize	–	–%	10	Normal	Status
20	Sludge	65	100%	20	Poison	Special
23	Mud Bomb	65	85%	10	Ground	Special
28	Fling	–	–%	10	Normal	Physical
33	Screech	–	85%	40	Normal	Status
36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special
39	Acid Armor	–	–%	20	Poison	Status
44	Sludge Wave	95	100%	10	Poison	Special
49	Gunk Shot	120	80%	10	Poison	Special
52	Memento	–	100%	10	Dark	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration IV
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
–	Pound	40	100%	35	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
–	Poison Gas	–	90%	40	Poison	Status		3 ♥
4	Harden	–	–%	30	Normal	Status		2 ♥
7	Mud-Slap	20	100%	10	Ground	Special		3 ♥
12	Disable	–	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
17	Minimize	–	–%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥
20	Sludge	65	100%	20	Poison	Special		2 ♥
23	Mud Bomb	65	85%	10	Ground	Special		0 ♥
28	Fling	–	–%	10	Normal	Physical		1 ♥
33	Screech	–	85%	40	Normal	Status		2 ♥
36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special		2 ♥
39	Acid Armor	–	–%	20	Poison	Status		0 ♥
44	Gunk Shot	120	80%	10	Poison	Special		3 ♥
49	Memento	–	100%	10	Dark	Status		0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration III
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
–	Pound	40	100%	35	Normal		4 ♥	0 ♥
–	Poison Gas	–	90%	40	Poison		3 ♥	0 ♥
4	Harden	–	–%	30	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
8	Disable	–	100%	20	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
13	Sludge	65	100%	20	Poison		1 ♥	4 ♥
19	Minimize	–	–%	10	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
26	Screech	–	85%	40	Normal		1 ♥	3 ♥
34	Acid Armor	–	–%	20	Poison		1 ♥	0 ♥
43	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison		2 ♥	1 ♥
53	Memento	–	100%	10	Dark		8 ♥	0 ♥

LevelingGeneration II
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
–	Pound	40	100%	35	Normal
–	Poison Gas	–	90%	40	Poison
5	Harden	–	–%	30	Normal
10	Disable	–	100%	20	Normal
16	Sludge	65	100%	20	Poison
23	Minimize	–	–%	10	Normal
31	Screech	–	85%	40	Normal
40	Acid Armor	–	–%	20	Poison
50	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration I
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
–	Pound	40	100%	35	Normal
30	Poison Gas	–	90%	40	Poison
33	Minimize	–	–%	10	Normal
37	Sludge	65	100%	20	Poison
42	Harden	–	–%	30	Normal
48	Screech	–	85%	40	Normal
55	Acid Armor	–	–%	20	Poison
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V
• Generation IV
• Generation III
• Generation II
• Generation I

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM09	Venoshock	65	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM24	Thunderbolt	90	100%	15	Electric	Special
TM25	Thunder	110	70%	10	Electric	Special
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM34	Sludge Wave	95	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM35	Flamethrower	90	100%	15	Fire	Special
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM38	Fire Blast	110	85%	5	Fire	Special
TM39	Rock Tomb	60	95%	15	Rock	Physical
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM46	Thief	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM64	Explosion	250	100%	5	Normal	Physical
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
TM83	Infestation	20	100%	20	Bug	Special
TM84	Poison Jab	80	100%	20	Poison	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VI
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM09	Venoshock	65	100%	10	Poison	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
TM24	Thunderbolt	90	100%	15	Electric	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM25	Thunder	110	70%	10	Electric	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM28	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM34	Sludge Wave	95	100%	10	Poison	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM35	Flamethrower	90	100%	15	Fire	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM38	Fire Blast	110	85%	5	Fire	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM39	Rock Tomb	60	95%	15	Rock	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM46	Thief	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM59	Incinerate	60	100%	15	Fire	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM64	Explosion	250	100%	5	Normal	Physical		8 ♥	0 ♥
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM83	Infestation	20	100%	20	Bug	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM84	Poison Jab	80	100%	20	Poison	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Secret PowerORAS	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM98	Power-Up Punch	40	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation V
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM09	Venoshock	65	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM24	Thunderbolt	95	100%	15	Electric	Special
TM25	Thunder	120	70%	10	Electric	Special
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM28	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM34	Sludge Wave	95	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM35	Flamethrower	95	100%	15	Fire	Special
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM38	Fire Blast	120	85%	5	Fire	Special
TM39	Rock Tomb	50	80%	10	Rock	Physical
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM46	Thief	40	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM59	Incinerate	30	100%	15	Fire	Special
TM64	Explosion	250	100%	5	Normal	Physical
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
TM84	Poison Jab	80	100%	20	Poison	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation IV
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison	Status		2 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special		1 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		2 ♥
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status		0 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		2 ♥
TM19	Giga Drain	60	100%	10	Grass	Special		1 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM24	Thunderbolt	95	100%	15	Electric	Special		2 ♥
TM25	Thunder	120	70%	10	Electric	Special		2 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM28	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical		1 ♥
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special		2 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM34	Shock Wave	60	—%	20	Electric	Special		2 ♥
TM35	Flamethrower	95	100%	15	Fire	Special		2 ♥
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special		2 ♥
TM38	Fire Blast	120	85%	5	Fire	Special		2 ♥
TM39	Rock Tomb	50	80%	10	Rock	Physical		2 ♥
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM43	Secret Power	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM46	Thief	40	100%	10	Dark	Physical		0 ♥
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical		1 ♥
TM58	Endure	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM64	Explosion	250	100%	5	Normal	Physical		0 ♥
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical		1 ♥
TM78	Captivate	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical		3 ♥
TM82	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		3 ♥
TM83	Natural Gift	—	100%	15	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM84	Poison Jab	80	100%	20	Poison	Physical		2 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation III
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM19	Giga Drain	60	100%	5	Grass		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM24	Thunderbolt	95	100%	15	Electric		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM25	Thunder	120	70%	10	Electric		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM28	Dig	60	100%	10	Ground		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM34	Shock Wave	60	—%	20	Electric		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM35	Flamethrower	95	100%	15	Fire		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM38	Fire Blast	120	85%	5	Fire		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM39	Rock Tomb	50	80%	10	Rock		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM43	Secret Power	70	100%	20	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM46	Thief	40	100%	10	Dark		1 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation II
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
TM01	DynamicPunch	100	50%	5	Fighting
TM03	Curse	—	—%	10	???
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison
TM07	Zap Cannon	100	50%	5	Electric
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire
TM13	Snore	40	100%	15	Normal
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal
TM19	Giga Drain	60	100%	5	Grass
TM20	Endure	—	—%	10	Normal
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal
TM25	Thunder	120	70%	10	Electric
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal
TM31	Mud-Slap	20	100%	10	Ground
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal
TM33	Ice Punch	75	100%	15	Ice
TM34	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal
TM35	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison
TM38	Fire Blast	120	85%	5	Fire
TM41	ThunderPunch	75	100%	15	Electric
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal
TM46	Thief	40	100%	10	Dark
TM48	Fire Punch	75	100%	15	Fire
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation I
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison
TM08	Body Slam	85	100%	15	Normal
TM20	Rage	20	100%	20	Normal
TM21	Mega Drain	40	100%	10	Grass
TM24	Thunderbolt	95	100%	15	Electric
TM25	Thunder	120	70%	10	Electric
TM31	Mimic	—	—%	10	Normal
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal
TM34	Bide	—	—%	10	Normal
TM36	Selfdestruct	130	100%	5	Normal
TM38	Fire Blast	120	85%	5	Fire
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic
TM47	Explosion	170	100%	5	Normal
TM50	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V
• Generation IV
• Generation III
• Generation II

Breeding Generation VII
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Acid Spray	Grimer, Muk, Gulpin, Swalot, Eelektrik	40	100%	20	Poison	Special
Curse	Gastly, Haunter, Gengar, Shuppet, Banette, Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir, Spiritomb, Yamask, Cofagrigus, Litwick, Lampent, Phantump, Trevenant	—	—%	10	Ghost	Status
Haze	Koffing, Weezing, Yamask, Cofagrigus	—	—%	30	Ice	Status
Imprison	Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir, Litwick, Lampent	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
Lick	Gastly, Haunter, Gengar	30	100%	30	Ghost	Physical
Mean Look	Gastly, Haunter, Gengar, Misdreavus, Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir, Yamask, Cofagrigus	—	—%	5	Normal	Status
Power-Up PunchUSUM *	Phantump	40	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
Scary Face	Cofagrigus, Pumpkaboo, Gourgeist	—	100%	10	Normal	Status
Shadow Punch	Haunter, Gengar, Dusclops, Dusknoir	60	—%	20	Ghost	Physical
Shadow Sneak	Shuppet, Banette, Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir, Spiritomb, Pumpkaboo, Gourgeist, Mimikyu	40	100%	30	Ghost	Physical
Spit Up	Gulpin, Swalot, Drifloon, Drifblim	—	100%	10	Normal	Special
Stockpile	Gulpin, Swalot, Drifloon, Drifblim	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Swallow	Gulpin, Swalot, Drifloon, Drifblim	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Breeding Generation VI
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
Acid Spray	Gulpin, Swalot, Eelektrik	40	100%	20	Poison	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
Curse	Gastly, Haunter, Gengar, Shuppet, Banette, Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir, Spiritomb, Yamask, Cofagrigus, Litwick, Lampent, Phantump, Trevenant	—	—%	10	Ghost	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
Haze	Koffing, Weezing, Yamask, Cofagrigus	—	—%	30	Ice	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
Imprison	Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir, Litwick, Lampent	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
Lick	Gastly, Haunter, Gengar	30	100%	30	Ghost	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
Mean Look	Gastly, Haunter, Gengar, Misdreavus, Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir, Yamask, Cofagrigus	—	—%	5	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
Scary Face	Cofagrigus, Pumpkaboo, Gourgeist	—	100%	10	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
Shadow Punch	Haunter, Gengar, Dusclops, Dusknoir	60	—%	20	Ghost	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
Shadow Sneak	Shuppet, Banette, Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir, Spiritomb, Pumpkaboo, Gourgeist	40	100%	30	Ghost	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
Spit Up	Gulpin, Swalot, Drifloon, Drifblim	—	100%	10	Normal	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
Stockpile	Gulpin, Swalot, Drifloon, Drifblim	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Swallow	Gulpin, Swalot, Drifloon, Drifblim	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Breeding Generation V
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Acid Spray	Gulpin, Swalot, Eelektrik	40	100%	20	Poison	Special
Curse	Gastly, Haunter, Gengar, Shuppet, Banette, Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir, Spiritomb, Yamask, Cofagrigus, Litwick, Lampent	—	—%	10	Ghost	Status
Haze	Koffing, Weezing, Yamask, Cofagrigus	—	—%	30	Ice	Status
Imprison	Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir, Gallade, Litwick, Lampent	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
Lick	Gastly, Haunter, Gengar	20	100%	30	Ghost	Physical
Mean Look	Gastly, Haunter, Gengar, Misdreavus, Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir, Yamask, Cofagrigus	—	—%	5	Normal	Status
Scary Face	Cofagrigus	—	100%	10	Normal	Status
Shadow Punch	Haunter, Gengar, Dusclops, Dusknoir	60	—%	20	Ghost	Physical
Shadow Sneak	Shuppet, Banette, Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir, Spiritomb	40	100%	30	Ghost	Physical
Spit Up	Gulpin, Swalot, Drifloon, Drifblim	—	100%	10	Normal	Special
Stockpile	Gulpin, Swalot, Drifloon, Drifblim	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Swallow	Gulpin, Swalot, Drifloon, Drifblim	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Breeding Generation IV
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal
Curse	Shuppet, Banette, Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir, Gastly, Haunter, Gengar, Spiritomb	—	—%	10	???	Status		0 ♥
Explosion	Koffing, Weezing, Drifloon, Drifblim	250	100%	5	Normal	Physical		0 ♥
Haze	Koffing, Weezing	—	—%	30	Ice	Status		2 ♥
Imprison	Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥
Lick	Gastly, Haunter, Gengar	20	100%	30	Ghost	Physical		0 ♥
Mean Look	Gastly, Haunter, Gengar, Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir, Misdreavus, Mismagius	—	—%	5	Normal	Status		2 ♥
Shadow Punch	Haunter, Gengar, Dusclops, Dusknoir	60	—%	20	Ghost	Physical		2 ♥
Shadow Sneak	Shuppet, Banette, Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir, Spiritomb	40	100%	30	Ghost	Physical		2 ♥
Stockpile	Gulpin, Swalot, Drifloon, Drifblim	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		0 ♥
Spit Up	Gulpin, Swalot, Drifloon, Drifblim	—	100%	10	Normal	Special		2 ♥
Swallow	Gulpin, Swalot, Drifloon, Drifblim	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Breeding Generation III
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
Curse	Gastly, Haunter, Gengar, Shuppet, Banette, Duskull, Dusclops	—	—%	10	???		3 ♥	0 ♥
Explosion	Koffing, Weezing	250	100%	5	Normal		8 ♥	0 ♥
Haze	Koffing, Weezing	—	—%	30	Ice		3 ♥	0 ♥
Imprison	Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir	—	—%	10	Psychic		3 ♥	0 ♥
Lick	Gastly, Haunter, Gengar	20	100%	30	Ghost		1 ♥	4 ♥
Mean Look	Gastly, Haunter, Gengar, Misdreavus, Duskull, Dusclops	—	—%	5	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
Shadow Punch	Haunter, Gengar, Dusclops	60	—%	20	Ghost		2 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Breeding Generation II
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
Haze	Koffing, Weezing	—	—%	30	Ice
Lick	Gastly, Haunter, Gengar	20	100%	30	Ghost
Mean Look	Gastly, Haunter, Gengar, Misdreavus	—	—%	5	Normal
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Tutoring

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V
• Generation IV
• Generation III
• Generation II

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Fire Punch USUM	75	100%	15	Fire	Physical
Giga Drain USUM	75	100%	10	Grass	Special
Gunk Shot USUM	120	80%	5	Poison	Physical
Ice Punch USUM	75	100%	15	Ice	Physical
Pain Split USUM	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Shock Wave USUM	60	—%	20	Electric	Special
Snore USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Thunder Punch USUM	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation VI
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
Fire Punch ORAS	75	100%	15	Fire	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Giga Drain ORAS	75	100%	10	Grass	Special		1 ♥	4 ♥
Gunk Shot ORAS	120	80%	5	Poison	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
Ice Punch ORAS	75	100%	15	Ice	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Pain Split ORAS	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Shock Wave ORAS	60	—%	20	Electric	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ORAS	50	100%	15	Normal	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Thunder Punch ORAS	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation V
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Fire Punch	75	100%	15	Fire	Physical
Giga Drain	75	100%	10	Grass	Special
Gunk Shot	120	70%	5	Poison	Physical
Ice Punch	75	100%	15	Ice	Physical
Pain Split	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Snore	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
ThunderPunch	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation IV
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
Fire Punch	75	100%	15	Fire	Physical		2 ♥
Gunk Shot	120	70%	5	Poison	Physical		3 ♥
Ice Punch	75	100%	15	Ice	Physical		2 ♥
Mud-Slap	20	100%	10	Ground	Special		3 ♥
Pain Split HGSS	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
Snore	40	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥
ThunderPunch	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation III
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
Body Slam FRLGEXD	85	100%	15	Normal		1 ♥	4 ♥
DynamicPunch E	100	50%	5	Fighting		2 ♥	1 ♥
Endure E	—	—%	10	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
Explosion FRLGE	250	100%	5	Normal		8 ♥	0 ♥
Fire Punch E	75	100%	15	Fire		4 ♥	0 ♥
Ice Punch E	75	100%	15	Ice		4 ♥	0 ♥
Mimic FRLGEXD	—	—%	10	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
Mud-Slap E	20	100%	10	Ground		2 ♥	1 ♥
Selfdestruct XD	200	100%	5	Normal		8 ♥	0 ♥
Sleep Talk E	—	—%	10	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
Snore E	40	100%	15	Normal		4 ♥	0 ♥
Substitute FRLGEXD	—	—%	10	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
Swagger EXD	—	90%	15	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
ThunderPunch E	75	100%	15	Electric		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation II
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
Flamethrower C	95	100%	15	Fire
Thunderbolt C	95	100%	15	Electric
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites

• Generation I
• Generation II
• Generation III
• Generation IV
• Generation V
• Generation VI
• Generation VII

Grimer's Red and Blue sprite

Grimer's Yellow sprite

Grimer's Red and Green sprite

Grimer's back sprite

Grimer's Gold sprite

Grimer's Silver sprite

Grimer's Crystal sprite

Grimer's back sprite

Grimer's Gold shiny sprite

Grimer's Silver shiny sprite

Grimer's Crystal shiny sprite

Grimer's back shiny sprite

Grimer's Ruby and Sapphire sprite

Grimer's FireRed and LeafGreen sprite

Grimer's Emerald sprite

Grimer's back sprite

Grimer's Ruby and Sapphire shiny sprite

Grimer's FireRed and LeafGreen shiny sprite

Grimer's Emerald shiny sprite

Grimer's back shiny sprite

Grimer's back sprite in FireRed and LeafGreen

Grimer's shiny back sprite in FireRed and LeafGreen

Grimer's Diamond and Pearl sprite

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Grimer's Platinum sprite

Grimer's HeartGold and SoulSilver sprite

Grimer's back sprite

Grimer's Diamond and Pearl shiny sprite

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Grimer's Platinum shiny sprite

Grimer's HeartGold and SoulSilver shiny sprite

Grimer's back shiny sprite

Grimer's Black and White/Black 2 and White 2 sprite

Grimer's back sprite

Grimer's Black and White shiny sprite

Grimer's back shiny sprite

Grimer's X and Y/Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire sprite

Grimer's back sprite

Grimer's X and Y/Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire shiny sprite

Grimer's back shiny sprite

Grimer's Sun and Moon/Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon sprite

Grimer's back sprite

Grimer's Sun and Moon/Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon shiny sprite

Grimer's back shiny sprite

Anime

Goh's Grimer.

Grimer made their debut in TB030: Sparks Fly for Magnemite alongside their evolved form Muk Goh owns a Grimer that he caught in Dreams Are Made of These!.

• Grimer (TB030)
• Summer Academy's Grimer
• Goh's Grimer

Trivia

• In the Fleetway Comics Sonic the Hedgehog continuity, Dr. Robotnik has an assistant called Grimer.
• Grimer and Alolan Grimer's colorings and shiny colorings are reversed. Normal Grimer's color is purple while its shiny is green and vice-versa for Alolan Grimer.
• Grimer is said to have been created by X-rays from the moon. This would be impossible, as the moon doesn't produce any light of its own, instead reflecting light from the sun. Even still, most of the X-rays would either reflect off back into space or be blocked by Earth's atmosphere.
• Grimer is one of the two Pokémon that doesn't change its weight during evolution. The other is Gastly.

Origin

Grimer is based on a pool of sewage, liquid toxic waste, or acid. It may also be based on mutated monsters which are often speculated to be created from pollution, especially of toxic waste. It also appears similar to the monster Hedorah of the Japanese Godzilla Series.

Alolan Grimer is likely based on an oil slick due to its rainbow colors. Oil slicks are also a threat to Hawaii (the region Alola is based on), especially in its oceans.

Etymology

Grimer comes from grime.

Betobetā comes from ベトベト and ベタベタ (betobeto and betabeta, both meaning sticky).

Gallery

Kantonian Form

Alolan Form

See also

• Pokémon.com Pokédex
• Legendary Pokémon data
• The Pokémon Database
• Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
• Psypokes Psydex data