Elite Redux LeafGreen
#88

Grimer

The Sludge Pokémon

Poison

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

Base stat total
325
Height
0.9 m
Weight
30 kg
Catch rate
190

Base stats

325 total
HP 80 301 364
Atk 80 176 284
Def 50 122 218
SpA 40 104 196
SpD 50 122 218
Spe 25 77 163

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Ground 2× Psychic 2×
Takes less
Fighting ½× Poison ½× Bug ½× Grass ½× Fairy ½×

The other 11 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Liquified changes incoming damage too, but only in situations a type chart cannot show, so it is not in the numbers above.

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Poison Touch Poisons foe on contact. Regenerator Heals upon switching out. Self Sufficient Recovers 1/16 of max HP at the end of each turn.
Innate always active, all of them Liquified Takes 1/2 dmg from contact moves but Water moves hurt it 2x more. Stench Attacks have a 10% chance to make foes flinch. Sticky Hold Prevents item theft.

Evolution line

Grimer Grimer BST 325
Muk Muk BST 500 Level · 38

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Poison Touch new Regenerator Self Sufficient now innate Stench Sticky Hold
Innates added Liquified

Details

Height
0.9 m
Weight
30 kg
Gender
50% male · 50% female
Egg groups
Amorphous
Egg cycles
20
Catch rate
190
Base exp
65
Growth rate
Medium Fast
EV yield
1 HP
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
Black Sludge
Colour
Purple

Moves

7 level-up · 13 egg · 94 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Pound Normal Physical 40 100 35
Disable Normal Status — 100 20
30 Poison Gas Poison Status — 90 40
33 Minimize Normal Status — ∞ 10
37 Sludge Poison Special 65 100 20
42 Harden Normal Status — ∞ 30
48 Screech Normal Status — 85 40
55 Acid Armor Poison Status — ∞ 20
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Haze Ice Status — ∞ 30
Mean Look Normal Status — ∞ 5
Lick Ghost Physical 30 100 30
Imprison Psychic Status — ∞ 10
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Shadow Punch Ghost Physical 75 ∞ 20
Shadow Sneak Ghost Physical 40 100 30
Stockpile Normal Status — ∞ 20
Swallow Normal Status — ∞ 10
Spit Up Normal Special 1 100 10
Scary Face Normal Status — 100 10
Acid Spray Poison Special 40 100 20
Power-Up Punch Fighting Physical 40 100 20
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Acid Armor Poison Status — ∞ 20
Acid Spray Poison Special 40 100 20
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Belch Poison Special 120 100 10
Bide Normal Physical 1 ∞ 10
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 15
Captivate Fairy Special 65 100 20
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Confuse Ray Ghost Status — 100 10
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10
Disable Normal Status — 100 20
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Drain Punch Fighting Physical 75 100 10
Dynamic Punch Fighting Physical 100 50 5
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Explosion Normal Physical 250 100 5
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Fire Blast Fire Special 110 85 5
Fire Punch Fire Physical 75 100 15
Flamethrower Fire Special 90 100 15
Fling Dark Physical 90 100 10
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100 10
Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120 80 5
Harden Normal Status — ∞ 30
Haze Ice Status — ∞ 30
Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100 15
Helping Hand Normal Status — ∞ 20
Hex Ghost Special 65 100 10
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100 15
Imprison Psychic Status — ∞ 10
Incinerate Fire Special 60 100 15
Infestation Bug Special 20 100 20
Lick Ghost Physical 30 100 30
Mean Look Normal Status — ∞ 5
Mega Drain Grass Special 40 100 15
Memento Dark Status — 100 10
Metronome Normal Status — ∞ 10
Mimic Normal Status — ∞ 10
Minimize Normal Status — ∞ 10
Mud Bomb Ground Special 70 100 10
Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95 15
Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100 10
Natural Gift Normal Physical 1 100 15
Pain Split Normal Status — ∞ 20
Payback Dark Physical 50 100 10
Poison Gas Poison Status — 90 40
Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100 20
Pound Normal Physical 40 100 35
Power-Up Punch Fighting Physical 40 100 20
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Rage Fighting Physical 120 100 5
Rain Dance Water Status — ∞ 5
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90 10
Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95 15
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Sandstorm Rock Status — ∞ 10
Scary Face Normal Status — 100 10
Screech Normal Status — 85 40
Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100 20
Self-Destruct Normal Physical 200 100 5
Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100 15
Shadow Punch Ghost Physical 75 ∞ 20
Shadow Sneak Ghost Physical 40 100 30
Shock Wave Electric Special 60 ∞ 20
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sludge Poison Special 65 100 20
Sludge Bomb Poison Special 90 100 10
Sludge Wave Poison Special 95 100 10
Smog Poison Special 50 70 20
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Spit Up Normal Special 1 100 10
Stockpile Normal Status — ∞ 20
Strength Normal Physical 80 100 15
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sunny Day Fire Status — ∞ 5
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Swallow Normal Status — ∞ 10
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
Taunt Dark Status — 100 20
Tera Blast Normal Special 80 100 10
Thief Dark Physical 60 100 25
Thunder Electric Special 110 70 10
Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100 15
Thunder Punch Electric Physical 75 100 15
Torment Dark Status — 100 15
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Venoshock Poison Special 65 100 10
Zap Cannon Electric Special 120 50 5
Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90 15

Where to find it

2 methods
Walking in grass
Fishing