#088 Grimer
Grimer
Male: 50%   Female: 50%
Types
Poison -
Name Number Japanese Name
Grimer 088 Betbeter
Pronunciation Species
GRIME-ER Sludge Pokémon
Name Meaning
Comes from GRIME (soot, smut or dirt). "creature who lives in a grimy sewer"
Height Weight
2' 11" 0.89 m 66.0 lb 29.70 kg
Evolutions
Grimer Level 38⇨ Muk
Pokedex Entries
Red Blue Appears in filthy areas. Thrives by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories.
Yellow Made of hardened sludge. It smells to putrid to touch. Even weeds don’t grow in its path.
Stadium Sludge that was transformed when exposed to X-rays from the moon. Loves sludge, industrial waste and other refuse.
Gold Stadium 2 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 POKEMON's bodies are combined together, new poisons are created.
Locations Found Time Rarity
Blue Cinnabar Island (Pokémon Mansion) NA Many
Red NA Few
Yellow Power Planet, Cinnabar Island (Pokémon Mansion) NA Many
Gold Celadon City, Routes 16, 17, 18 Any Many
Silver Any Many
Crystal Any Many
How to Catch
Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
R/B X            
Yellow X            
G/S X X         X    
Crystal X X     X      
Weaknesses (Defense)
Normal = x1 Fire = x1 Water = x1 Electric = x1 Grass = x0.5 Ice = x1
Fighting = x0.5 Poison = x0.5 Ground = x2 Flying = x1 Psychic = x2 Bug =
GSC: x0.5
RBY: x 2
Rock = x1 Ghost = x1 Dragon = x1 Dark = x1 Steel = x1
G S C
Total Weaknesses= 2/17
Total Resistances= 4/17
Defense Ratio= 1 : 2 ⇨ 50%
R B Y
Total Weaknesses= 3/15
Total Resistances= 3/15
Defense Ratio= 1 : 1 ⇨ 100%
GSC vs RBY: This pokémon has one less weakness and one more resistance in GSC than in RBY. So this pokémon has a better defense ratio in GSC.
Advantages (Offense)
Normal = Normal Fire = Normal Water = Normal Electric = Normal Grass = Good Ice = Normal
Fighting = Normal Poison = Bad Ground = Bad Flying = Normal Psychic = Normal Bug =
GSC: Normal
RBY: Good
Rock = Bad Ghost = Bad Dragon = Normal Dark = Normal Steel = No Effect
Total Advantages (GSC)= 1/17
Total Disadvantages (GSC)= 5/17
Offensive Ratio (GSC)= 1:5 (Adv : Dis) ⇨ 20%
Total Advantages (RBY)= 2/15
Total Disadvantages (RBY)= 4/15
Offensive Ratio (RBY)= 1:2 (Adv : Dis) ⇨ 50%
Natural Learned Attacks
Note: Attacks in white are physical attacks, Attacks in blue are special attacks, and Attacks in yellow are techniques with no direct damage. To view what an attack/ability is Click Here for Red/Blue/Yellow or Click Here for Gold/Silver/Crystal. (Opens in new window)
R B Y G S C Attacks Type
30 - Poison Gas PSN
- Pound NRM
42 5 Harden NRM
- 10 Disable NRM
37 16 Sludge PSN
33 23 Minimize NRM
48 31 Screech NRM
55 40 Acid Armor PSN
  50 Sludge Bomb PSN
Moves Learned from Move Tutor (Crystal)
Flamethrower, Thunderbolt
TM/HM Capibilities - Gold/Silver/Crystal         (Move cursor over TM/HMs and hold it to find out what it is)
TM 01 TM 02 TM 03 TM 04 TM 05 TM 06 TM 07 TM 08 TM 09 TM 10
TM 11 TM 12 TM 13 TM 14 TM 15 TM 16 TM 17 TM 18 TM 19 TM 20
TM 21 TM 22 TM 23 TM 24 TM 25 TM 26 TM 27 TM 28 TM 29 TM 30
TM 31 TM 32 TM 33 TM 34 TM 35 TM 36 TM 37 TM 38 TM 39 TM 40
TM 41 TM 42 TM 43 TM 44 TM 45 TM 46 TM 47 TM 48 TM 49 TM 50
HM 01 HM 02 HM 03 HM 04 HM 05 HM 06 HM 07  
TM/HM Capibilities - Red/Blue/Yellow
TM 01 TM 02 TM 03 TM 04 TM 05 TM 06 TM 07 TM 08 TM 09 TM 10
TM 11 TM 12 TM 13 TM 14 TM 15 TM 16 TM 17 TM 18 TM 19 TM 20
TM 21 TM 22 TM 23 TM 24 TM 25 TM 26 TM 27 TM 28 TM 29 TM 30
TM 31 TM 32 TM 33 TM 34 TM 35 TM 36 TM 37 TM 38 TM 39 TM 40
TM 41 TM 42 TM 43 TM 44 TM 45 TM 46 TM 47 TM 48 TM 49 TM 50
HM 01 HM 02 HM 03 HM 04 HM 05  
Breeding Information (GSC Feature Only)
Note: When ever a pokémon "Family" is mentioned, it means all of the pokémon that are related by evolution. The lowest level adult pokémon of a Family are always used in front of the word "Family". (for example: the Chikorita Family refers to Chikorita, Bayleef, and Meganium)
Breeding Groups: Group 6 - Indeterminate Pokémon -
Pokémon Compatibility:
Egg Moves: Haze Mate with a male Koffing/Weezing.
Lick Mate with a male from Gastly Family.
Mean Look Mate with a male from Gastly Family, or Misdreavus.
Stats Base Min-Max (L100) GSC
%ile
GSC
Rank
RBY
%ile
RBY
Rank
Hit Points: 80
333-363 65.54% 18/45 70.86% 15/42
Attack: 80
228-258 61.79% 17/49 59.86% 17/45
Defense: 50
168-198 25.82% 37/55 24.20% 32/44
Speed: 25
118-148 6.08% 44/47 4.46% 40/42
Special Attack (G S C): 40
148-178 15.87% 37/46  
Special Defense (G S C): 50
168-198 24.20% 32/41
Special (R B Y): 40
148-178   14.72% 24/29
Total: G S C: 325 R B Y: 275 G S C:
1163-1343
R B Y:
995-1145
21.19% 56/87 19.80% 45/65

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