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Grimer

Grimer (Alola)

National: #88 Kanto: #88 Johto: #117 Hoenn: #111 Unova: #64 Alola: #57 Melemele: #57 Paldea: #194 Blueberry: #68 Ulaula: #28 Letsgo Kanto: #88

PoisonDark

Evolution chain

Evolution method (Scarlet & Violet). Methods may differ in earlier games.

Base stats

HPAttackDefenseSp. AtkSp. DefSpeedBST
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Abilities

Moves

Target
Base Power 90
Accuracy 85%
Power Points 20

User takes 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.

Base Power
Accuracy 90%
Power Points 10

Badly poisons the target. Never misses when used by a poison-type Pokémon.

Base Power 85
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 15

Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 5

User falls to sleep and immediately regains all its HP. If the user has another major status effect, sleep will replace it. The user will always wake up after two turns, or one turn with early bird. This move fails if the Pokémon cannot fall asleep due to uproar, insomnia, or vital spirit. It also fails if the Pokémon is at full health or is already asleep.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 10

Transfers 1/4 the user’s max HP into a doll that absorbs damage and causes most negative move effects to fail. If the user leaves the field, the doll will vanish. If the user cannot pay the HP cost, this move will fail. The doll takes damage as normal, using the user’s stats and types, and will break when its HP reaches zero. Self-inflicted damage from confusion or recoil is not absorbed. Healing effects from opponents ignore the doll and heal the user as normal. Moves that work based on the user’s HP still do so; the doll’s HP does not influence any move. The doll will block major status effects, confusion, and flinching. The effects of smelling salts and wake up slap do not trigger against a doll, even if the Pokémon behind the doll has the appropriate major status effect. Multi-turn trapping moves like wrap will hit the doll for their regular damage, but the multi-turn trapping and damage effects will not activate. Moves blocked or damage absorbed by the doll do not count as hitting the user or inflicting damage for any effects that respond to such, e.g., avalanche, counter, or a rowap berry. magic coat still works as normal, even against moves the doll would block. Opposing Pokémon that damage the doll with a leech move like absorb are healed as normal. It will also block acupressure, block, the curse effect of curse, dream eater, embargo, flatter, gastro acid, grudge, heal block, leech seed, lock on, mean look, mimic, mind reader, nightmare, pain split, psycho shift, spider web, sketch, swagger, switcheroo, trick, worry seed, and yawn. A Pokémon affected by yawn before summoning the doll will still fall to sleep. The doll blocks intimidate, but all other abilities act as though the doll did not exist. If the user has an ability that absorbs moves of a certain type for HP (such as volt absorb absorbing thunder wave), such moves will not be blocked. life orb and berries that cause confusion still work as normal, but their respective HP loss and confusion are absorbed/blocked by the doll. The user is still vulnerable to damage inflicted when entering or leaving the field, such as by pursuit or spikes; however, the doll will block the poison effect of toxic spikes. The doll is passed on by baton pass. It keeps its existing HP, but uses the replacement Pokémon’s stats and types for damage calculation. All other effects work as normal.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 10

If the user is a ghost: user pays half its max HP to place a curse on the target, damaging it for 1/4 its max HP every turn. Otherwise: Lowers the user’s Speed by one stage, and raises its Attack and Defense by one stage each. The curse effect is passed on by baton pass. This move cannot be copied by mirror move.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 10

No moves will hit the user for the remainder of this turn. If the user is last to act this turn, this move will fail. If the user successfully used detect, endure, protect, quick guard, or wide guard on the last turn, this move has a 50% chance to fail. lock on, mind reader, and no guard provide a (100 – accuracy)% chance for moves to break through this move. This does not apply to one-hit KO moves (fissure, guillotine, horn drill, and sheer cold); those are always blocked by this move. thunder during rain dance and blizzard during hail have a 30% chance to break through this move. The following effects are not prevented by this move: * acupressure from an ally * curse’s curse effect * Delayed damage from doom desire and future sight; however, these moves will be prevented if they are used this turn * feint, which will also end this move’s protection after it hits * imprison * perish song * shadow force * Moves that merely copy the user, such as transform or psych up This move cannot be selected by assist or metronome.

+4
Base Power 75
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 10

Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 10

The user’s HP cannot be lowered below 1 by any means for the remainder of this turn. If the user successfully used detect, endure, protect, quick guard, or wide guard on the last turn, this move has a 50% chance to fail. This move cannot be selected by assist or metronome.

+4
Base Power 90
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 10

Has a 30% chance to poison the target.

Base Power 20
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 10

Has a 100% chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 10

Only usable if the user is sleeping. Randomly selects and uses one of the user’s other three moves. Use of the selected move requires and costs 0 PP. This move will not select assist, bide, bounce, chatter, copycat, dig, dive, fly, focus punch, me first, metronome, mirror move, shadow force, skull bash, sky attack, sky drop, sleep talk, solar beam, razor wind, or uproar. If the selected move requires a recharge turn—i.e., one of blast burn, frenzy plant, giga impact, hydro cannon, hyper beam, roar of time, or rock wrecker—and the user is still sleeping next turn, then it’s forced to use this move again and pay another PP for the recharge turn. This move cannot be copied by mirror move, nor selected by assist, metronome, or sleep talk.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 5

Changes the weather to sunshine for five turns, during which fire moves inflict 50% extra damage, and water moves inflict half damage. If the user is holding heat rock, this effect lasts for eight turns. Pokémon cannot become frozen. thunder has 50% accuracy. solar beam skips its charge turn. moonlight, morning sun, and synthesis heal 2/3 of the user’s max HP. Pokémon with chlorophyll have doubled original Speed. Pokémon with forecast become fire. Pokémon with leaf guard are not affected by major status effects. Pokémon with flower gift change form; every Pokémon on their side of the field have their original Attack and Special Attack increased by 50%. Pokémon with dry skin lose 1/8 max HP at the end of each turn. Pokémon with solar power have their original Special Attack raised by 50% but lose 1/8 their max HP at the end of each turn.

Base Power 70
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 20

If the user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned, this move has double power.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 20

Boosts the power of the target’s moves by 50% until the end of this turn. This move cannot be copied by mirror move, nor selected by assist or metronome.

+5
Base Power 65
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 20

Target loses its held item. Neither the user nor the target can recover its item with recycle. If the target has multitype or sticky hold, it will take damage but not lose its item.

Base Power 65
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 10

If the target is poisoned, this move has double power.

Base Power 40
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 20

Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages.

Base Power 80
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 10

If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.

Base Power 150
Accuracy 90%
Power Points 5

User loses its next turn to "recharge", and cannot attack or switch out during that turn.

Base Power
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 10

Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.

Base Power 150
Accuracy 90%
Power Points 5

User loses its next turn to "recharge", and cannot attack or switch out during that turn.

Base Power 75
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 15

Has a 10% chance to burn the target.

Base Power 75
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 15

Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.

Base Power 60
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 25

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.

Base Power 90
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 15

Has a 10% chance to burn the target.

Base Power 80
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 10

User digs underground for one turn, becoming immune to attack, and hits on the second turn. During the immune turn, earthquake, fissure, and magnitude still hit the user normally, and their power is doubled if appropriate. The user may be hit during its immune turn if under the effect of lock on, mind reader, or no guard. This move cannot be selected by sleep talk.

Base Power 60
Accuracy
Power Points 20

Ignores accuracy and evasion modifiers.

Base Power 75
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 15

Destroys any light screen or reflect on the target’s side of the field, then inflicts regular damage.

Base Power 75
Accuracy 90%
Power Points 10

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.

Base Power 80
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 15

Has a 20% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.

Base Power
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 10

Power and type are determined by the user’s held item. The item is consumed. If the user is not holding an item, or its item has no set type and power, this move will fail. This move ignores sticky hold. If the user is under the effect of embargo, this move will fail.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 10

Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns. Pokémon that are not ground, rock, or steel take 1/16 their max HP at the end of every turn. Every rock Pokémon’s original Special Defense is raised by 50% for the duration of this effect. solar beam’s power is halved. moonlight, morning sun, and synthesis only heal 1/4 the user’s max HP.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 5

Changes the weather to rain for five turns, during which water moves inflict 50% extra damage, and fire moves inflict half damage. If the user is holding damp rock, this effect lasts for eight turns. thunder has 100% accuracy. If the target has used detect or protect, thunder has a (100 - accuracy)% chance to break through the protection. solar beam has half power. moonlight, morning sun, and synthesis heal only 1/4 of the user’s max HP. Pokémon with swift swim have doubled original Speed. Pokémon with forecast become water. Pokémon with dry skin heal 1/8 max HP, Pokémon with hydration are cured of major status effects, and Pokémon with rain dish heal 1/16 max HP at the end of each turn.

Base Power 55
Accuracy 95%
Power Points 15

Has a 100% chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.

Base Power 80
Accuracy 90%
Power Points 15

Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 30

Raises the user’s Defense by one stage.

Base Power 60
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 25

If the target is holding an item and the user is not, the user will permanently take the item. Damage is still inflicted if an item cannot be taken. Pokémon with sticky hold or multitype are immune to the item theft effect. The target cannot recover its item with recycle. This move cannot be selected by assist or metronome.

Base Power 80
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 15

Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.

Base Power 60
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 10

If the target takes damage this turn for any reason before this move is used, this move has double power.

Base Power
Accuracy 85%
Power Points 40

Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages.

Base Power
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 20

Target is forced to only use damaging moves for the next 3–5 turns, selected at random. Moves that select other moves not known in advance do not count as damaging. assist, copycat, me first, metronome, mirror move, and sleep talk do not directly inflict damage and thus may not be used. bide, counter, endeavor, metal burst, and mirror coat are allowed.

Base Power 40
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 35
Base Power
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 20

Disables the target’s last used move, preventing its use for 4–7 turns, selected at random, or until the target leaves the field. If the target hasn’t used a move since entering the field, if it tried to use a move this turn and failed, if its last used move has 0 PP remaining, or if it already has a move disabled, this move will fail.

Base Power
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 10

Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4. If the target hasn’t used a move since entering the field, if it tried to use a move this turn and failed, or if its last used move has 0 PP remaining, this move will fail.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 20

Raises the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage each. Stores energy for use with spit up and swallow. Up to three levels of energy can be stored, and all are lost if the user leaves the field. Energy is still stored even if the stat boosts cannot be applied. If the user uses baton pass, the stat boosts are passed as normal, but the stored energy is not.

Base Power
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 10

Power is equal to 100 times the amount of energy stored by stockpile. Ignores the random factor in the damage formula. Stored energy is consumed, and the user’s Defense and Special Defense are reset to what they would be if stockpile had not been used. If the user has no energy stored, this move will fail. This move cannot be copied by mirror move.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 10

Heals the user depending on the amount of energy stored by stockpile: 1/4 its max HP after one use, 1/2 its max HP after two uses, or fully after three uses. Stored energy is consumed, and the user’s Defense and Special Defense are reset to what they would be if stockpile had not been used. If the user has no energy stored, this move will fail.

Base Power 55
Accuracy 95%
Power Points 15

Has a 100% chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage.

Base Power 50
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 15

Has a 50% chance to badly poison the target.

Base Power 120
Accuracy 90%
Power Points 10

Can only be used if the user has eaten a berry since the beginning of the battle. After the user eats a berry, it may use this move any number of times until the end of the battle, even if it switches out. Eating a held berry, eating a berry via bug bite or pluck, or being the target of a Flung berry will enable this move. Feeding a Pokémon a berry from the bag or using natural gift will not. If the trainer chooses this move when it cannot be used, the choice is rejected outright and the trainer must choose another move.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 20

Changes the user’s and target’s remaining HP to the average of their current remaining HP. Ignores accuracy and evasion modifiers. This effect does not count as inflicting damage for other moves and effects that respond to damage taken. This effect fails against a substitute.

Base Power 120
Accuracy 80%
Power Points 5

Has a 30% chance to poison the target.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 10

User recovers the last item consumed by the user or a Pokémon in its position on the field. The item must be used again before it can be recovered by this move again. If the user is holding an item, this move fails. Items taken or given away by covet, knock off, switcheroo, thief, or trick may not be recovered.

Base Power 100
Accuracy 80%
Power Points 5

User’s critical hit rate is one level higher when using this move.

Base Power 65
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 10

If the target has a major status ailment, this move has double power.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 10

Raises the user’s evasion by two stages. stomp and steamroller have double power against Pokémon that have used this move since entering the field.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 10

Selects any move at random and uses it. Moves the user already knows are not eligible. Assist, meta, protection, and reflection moves are also not eligible; specifically, assist, chatter, copycat, counter, covet, destiny bond, detect, endure, feint, focus punch, follow me, helping hand, me first, metronome, mimic, mirror coat, mirror move, protect, quick guard, sketch, sleep talk, snatch, struggle, switcheroo, thief, trick, and wide guard will not be selected by this move. This move cannot be copied by mimic or mirror move, nor selected by assist, metronome, or sleep talk.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 10

Prevents any Pokémon on the opposing side of the field from using any move the user knows until the user leaves the field. This effect is live; if the user obtains new moves while on the field, these moves become restricted. If no opposing Pokémon knows any of the user’s moves when this move is used, this move will fail.

Base Power 75
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 10

Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.

Base Power
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 10

Lowers the target’s Attack and Special Attack by two stages. User faints.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 5

The target cannot switch out normally. Ignores accuracy and evasion modifiers. This effect ends when the user leaves the field. The target may still escape by using baton pass, u turn, or a shed shell. Both the user and the target pass on this effect with baton pass.

Base Power 50
Accuracy
Power Points 15

All of the target’s stat modifiers are reset to zero.

Base Power
Accuracy
Power Points 20

Raises the user’s Defense by two stages.

Base Power
Accuracy 90%
Power Points 40

Poisons the target.

Base Power 40
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 30
+1
Base Power 80
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 20

Has a 30% chance to poison the target.

Base Power 110
Accuracy 85%
Power Points 5

Has a 10% chance to burn the target.

Base Power 60
Accuracy 95%
Power Points 15

Has a 100% chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.

Base Power 75
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 15

Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.

Base Power 80
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 15

Has a 20% chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.

Base Power 90
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 15

Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.

Base Power 110
Accuracy 70%
Power Points 10

Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target. During rain dance, this move has 100% accuracy. It also has a (100 - accuracy)% chance to break through the protection of protect and detect. During sunny day, this move has 50% accuracy.

Base Power 95
Accuracy 100%
Power Points 10

Has a 10% chance to poison the target.