Elite Redux LeafGreen
#970

GrimerAlolan

The Sludge Pokémon

Poison Dark

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. Grimer seems to relish any and all kinds of trash.

Base stat total
325
Height
0.7 m
Weight
42 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×
Takes less
Poison ½× Ghost ½× Grass ½× Dark ½×
No effect
Psychic 0×

The other 12 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. Corrosion Poisons any type. Power Of Alchemy Copies a fainted ally's Ability.

Evolution line

Grimer (Alolan) Grimer Alolan BST 325
Muk (Alolan) Muk Alolan BST 500 Level · 38

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Poison Touch new Regenerator Self Sufficient now innate Power Of Alchemy removed Gluttony
Innates added LiquifiedCorrosion

Details

Height
0.7 m
Weight
42 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
Green

Moves

15 level-up · 13 egg · 98 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Pound Normal Physical 40 100 35
Poison Gas Poison Status — 90 40
4 Harden Normal Status — ∞ 30
7 Bite Dark Physical 60 100 25
12 Disable Normal Status — 100 20
15 Acid Spray Poison Special 40 100 20
18 Poison Fang Poison Physical 50 100 15
21 Minimize Normal Status — ∞ 10
26 Fling Dark Physical 90 100 10
29 Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 20
32 Crunch Dark Physical 80 100 15
37 Screech Normal Status — 85 40
40 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120 80 5
43 Acid Armor Poison Status — ∞ 20
46 Belch Poison Special 120 100 10
48 Memento Dark Status — 100 10
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Assurance Dark Physical 60 100 10
Clear Smog Poison Special 50 ∞ 15
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Imprison Psychic Status — ∞ 10
Mean Look Normal Status — ∞ 5
Power-Up Punch Fighting Physical 40 100 20
Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100 20
Scary Face Normal Status — 100 10
Shadow Sneak Ghost Physical 40 100 30
Spite Ghost Status — 100 10
Spit Up Normal Special 1 100 10
Stockpile Normal Status — ∞ 20
Swallow Normal Status — ∞ 10
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Acid Armor Poison Status — ∞ 20
Acid Spray Poison Special 40 100 20
Assurance Dark Physical 60 100 10
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Belch Poison Special 120 100 10
Bite Dark Physical 60 100 25
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 15
Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100 15
Brutal Swing Dark Physical 60 100 20
Clear Smog Poison Special 50 ∞ 15
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Crunch Dark Physical 80 100 15
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Dark Pulse Dark Special 80 100 15
Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10
Disable Normal Status — 100 20
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Drain Punch Fighting Physical 75 100 10
Embargo Dark Status — 100 15
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
Gastro Acid Poison Status — 100 10
Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100 10
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 5
Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120 80 5
Harden Normal 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
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 5
Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100 15
Imprison Psychic Status — ∞ 10
Infestation Bug Special 20 100 20
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 20
Mean Look Normal Status — ∞ 5
Mega Drain Grass Special 40 100 15
Memento Dark Status — 100 10
Metronome Normal Status — ∞ 10
Minimize Normal Status — ∞ 10
Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95 15
Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100 10
Pain Split Normal Status — ∞ 20
Payback Dark Physical 50 100 10
Poison Fang Poison Physical 50 100 15
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
Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100 20
Quash Dark Status — 100 15
Rain Dance Water Status — ∞ 5
Recycle Normal Status — ∞ 10
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Rock Polish Rock Status — ∞ 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
Self-Destruct Normal Physical 200 100 5
Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100 15
Shadow Sneak Ghost Physical 40 100 30
Shock Wave Electric Special 60 ∞ 20
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sludge Bomb Poison Special 90 100 10
Sludge Wave Poison Special 95 100 10
Snarl Dark Special 55 95 15
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Spite Ghost Status — 100 10
Spit Up Normal Special 1 100 10
Stockpile Normal Status — ∞ 20
Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80 5
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sunny Day Fire Status — ∞ 5
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Swallow Normal Status — ∞ 10
Swift Normal Special 60 ∞ 20
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
Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90 15

Where to find it

Not in any wild encounter table.