Where can I find Alolan Grimer in Polished Crystal?

Alolan Grimer can be found in two areas, including Stormy Beach in Polished Crystal.

What type is Alolan Grimer?

Alolan Grimer is a poison/dark-type Pokémon in Polished Crystal.

What moves can Alolan Grimer learn in Polished Crystal?

Alolan Grimer can learn 15+ moves through level up, TM/HM, breeding, and move tutors in Polished Crystal.

What abilities does Alolan Grimer have?

Alolan Grimer's abilities in Polished Crystal are: Poison Touch, Gluttony, Corrosion.

Alolan Grimer - Stats, Moves, Evolution & Location | Polished Crystal

A Grimer which had been brought in to solve a problem with garbage developed into this form.

Strategy & Usage Tips

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

2 Forms Available

Type

PoisonDark

Dex

#123

Abilities

Poison Touch(Primary)

May poison the foe on contact.

Gluttony(Secondary)

Encourages early Berry use.

Corrosion(Hidden)

Foes of any type can be poisoned.

Growth Rate

Medium Fast

Gender Ratio

50% Male, 50% Female

Egg Groups

indeterminate

Hatch Rate

Medium Fast (20 cycles)

Catch Rate

190

Poké Ball15.6%

Great Ball21.3%

Ultra Ball26.1%

Base Exp

EV Yield

1 Hp

Wild Held Items

Blacksludge(50%)Nugget(5%)

Weak To

ground ×2

Resists

grass ×0.5poison ×0.5ghost ×0.5dark ×0.5

Immune To

psychic

Forms

Normal,Alolan

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Evolution Chain

Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.

Grimer (Alolan)

Base form

→

Muk (Alolan)

Level up Grimer to Lv. 38

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How to Obtain

Look for Grimer common in Stormy Beach in the morning and day-time, and in Murky Swamp (rare) in the morning and day-time. Grimer can also be found in a hidden grotto in Stormy Beach. Their levels scale with your badge count.

Wild Encounters (5)


Stormy Beach	morning	Field	Badge -1	3%
Stormy Beach	day	Field	Badge -1	3%
Murky Swamp	morning	Field	Badge -1 to +0	15%
Murky Swamp	day	Field	Badge -1 to +0	15%
Stormy Beach	any	hidden grotto	Badge +3	37.5%

Level Up Moves (15)

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Tackle	normal		40	100	35
1	Tackle	A full-body charge attack.
TackleLevel: 1
normal		40	100	35
A full-body charge attack.
1	Acid	poison		40	100	30
1	Acid	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
AcidLevel: 1
poison		40	100	30
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
4	Defense Curl	normal		0	100	40
4	Defense Curl	Raises the user's Defense.
Defense CurlLevel: 4
normal		0	100	40
Raises the user's Defense.
7	Bite	dark		60	100	25
7	Bite	An attack that may cause flinching.
BiteLevel: 7
dark		60	100	25
An attack that may cause flinching.
12	Disable	normal		0	100	20
12	Disable	Disables the foe's most recent move.
DisableLevel: 12
normal		0	100	20
Disables the foe's most recent move.
15	Venoshock	poison		65	100	10
15	Venoshock	Damage doubles if foe is poisoned.
VenoshockLevel: 15
poison		65	100	10
Damage doubles if foe is poisoned.
18	Haze	ice		0	100	30
18	Haze	Eliminates all stat changes.
HazeLevel: 18
ice		0	100	30
Eliminates all stat changes.
21	Minimize	normal		0	100	10
21	Minimize	Sharply raises the user's evasiveness.
MinimizeLevel: 21
normal		0	100	10
Sharply raises the user's evasiveness.
26	Feint Attack	dark		60	100	20
26	Feint Attack	An attack that never misses.
Feint AttackLevel: 26
dark		60	100	20
An attack that never misses.
29	Knock Off	dark		65	100	20
29	Knock Off	Slaps down the foe's held item.
Knock OffLevel: 29
dark		65	100	20
Slaps down the foe's held item.
32	Crunch	dark		80	100	15
32	Crunch	An attack that may lower Defense.
CrunchLevel: 32
dark		80	100	15
An attack that may lower Defense.
37	Screech	normal		0	85	40
37	Screech	Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
ScreechLevel: 37
normal		0	85	40
Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
40	Gunk Shot	poison		120	80	5
40	Gunk Shot	An attack that may poison the foe.
Gunk ShotLevel: 40
poison		120	80	5
An attack that may poison the foe.
43	Pain Split	ghost		0	100	20
43	Pain Split	Adds user & foe's HPs. Shares total.
Pain SplitLevel: 43
ghost		0	100	20
Adds user & foe's HPs. Shares total.
46	Toxic Spikes	poison		0	100	20
46	Toxic Spikes	Poisons foes when they switch in.
Toxic SpikesLevel: 46
poison		0	100	20
Poisons foes when they switch in.

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Egg Moves (5)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Haze	ice		0	100	30
Haze	Eliminates all stat changes.
Haze
ice		0	100	30
Eliminates all stat changes.
Lick	ghost		30	100	30
Lick	An attack that may cause paralysis.
Lick
ghost		30	100	30
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Mean Look	normal		0	100	5
Mean Look	Prevents fleeing or switching.
Mean Look
normal		0	100	5
Prevents fleeing or switching.
Scary Face	normal		0	100	10
Scary Face	Sharply lowers the foe's Speed.
Scary Face
normal		0	100	10
Sharply lowers the foe's Speed.
Pursuit	dark		40	100	20
Pursuit	Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.
Pursuit
dark		40	100	20
Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.

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TM/HM Moves (26)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Dynamicpunch	fighting		100	50	5	TM01
Dynamicpunch	An attack that confuses the foe.
Dynamicpunch
fighting		100	50	5	TM01
An attack that confuses the foe.
Curse	ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Curse	Works differently for Ghost-types.
Curse
ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Works differently for Ghost-types.
Toxic	poison		0	90	10	TM06
Toxic	A Poison move with increasing damage.
Toxic
poison		0	90	10	TM06
A Poison move with increasing damage.
Venoshock	poison		65	100	10	TM09
Venoshock	Damage doubles if foe is poisoned.
Venoshock
poison		65	100	10	TM09
Damage doubles if foe is poisoned.
Hidden Power	typeless		70	100	15	TM10
Hidden Power	The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hidden Power
typeless		70	100	15	TM10
The type varies with the Pokémon.
Sunny Day	fire		0	100	5	TM11
Sunny Day	Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Sunny Day
fire		0	100	5	TM11
Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Protect	normal		0	100	10	TM17
Protect	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Protect
normal		0	100	10	TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Rain Dance	water		0	100	5	TM18
Rain Dance	Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Rain Dance
water		0	100	5	TM18
Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Giga Drain	grass		75	100	10	TM19
Giga Drain	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Giga Drain
grass		75	100	10	TM19
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Return	normal		1	100	20	TM27
Return	An attack that is based on loyalty.
Return
normal		1	100	20	TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Dig	ground		90	100	10	TM28
Dig	1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Dig
ground		90	100	10	TM28
1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Shadow Ball	ghost		80	100	15	TM30
Shadow Ball	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Shadow Ball
ghost		80	100	15	TM30
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Double Team	normal		0	100	15	TM32
Double Team	Raises the user's evasiveness.
Double Team
normal		0	100	15	TM32
Raises the user's evasiveness.
Flamethrower	fire		90	100	15	TM35
Flamethrower	An attack that may inflict a burn.
Flamethrower
fire		90	100	15	TM35
An attack that may inflict a burn.
Sludge Bomb	poison		90	100	10	TM36
Sludge Bomb	An attack that may poison the foe.
Sludge Bomb
poison		90	100	10	TM36
An attack that may poison the foe.
Fire Blast	fire		110	85	5	TM38
Fire Blast	An attack that may inflict a burn.
Fire Blast
fire		110	85	5	TM38
An attack that may inflict a burn.
Substitute	normal		0	100	10	TM41
Substitute	Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Substitute
normal		0	100	10	TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Facade	normal		70	100	20	TM42
Facade	Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Facade
normal		70	100	20	TM42
Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Rest	psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Rest	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Rest
psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Attract	normal		0	100	15	TM45
Attract	Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Attract
normal		0	100	15	TM45
Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Thief	dark		60	100	25	TM46
Thief	An attack that may steal a held item.
Thief
dark		60	100	25	TM46
An attack that may steal a held item.
Rock Slide	rock		75	90	10	TM48
Rock Slide	An attack that may cause flinching.
Rock Slide
rock		75	90	10	TM48
An attack that may cause flinching.
Explosion	normal		250	100	5	TM64
Explosion	Very powerful but makes user faint.
Explosion
normal		250	100	5	TM64
Very powerful but makes user faint.
Poison Jab	poison		80	100	20	TM66
Poison Jab	An attack that may poison the foe.
Poison Jab
poison		80	100	20	TM66
An attack that may poison the foe.
Stone Edge	rock		100	80	5	TM71
Stone Edge	Has a high critical hit ratio.
Stone Edge
rock		100	80	5	TM71
Has a high critical hit ratio.
Strength	fighting		80	100	15	HM04
Strength	A powerful physical attack.
Strength
fighting		80	100	15	HM04
A powerful physical attack.

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Move Tutor Moves (8)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Body Slam	normal		85	100	15	MT04
Body Slam	An attack that may cause paralysis.
Body Slam
normal		85	100	15	MT04
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Endure	normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endure	Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Endure
normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Fire Punch	fire		75	100	15	MT12
Fire Punch	A fiery punch. May cause a burn.
Fire Punch
fire		75	100	15	MT12
A fiery punch. May cause a burn.
Ice Punch	ice		75	100	15	MT15
Ice Punch	An icy punch. May cause freezing.
Ice Punch
ice		75	100	15	MT15
An icy punch. May cause freezing.
Knock Off	dark		65	100	20	MT18
Knock Off	Slaps down the foe's held item.
Knock Off
dark		65	100	20	MT18
Slaps down the foe's held item.
Sleep Talk	normal		0	100	10	MT24
Sleep Talk	Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sleep Talk
normal		0	100	10	MT24
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Swagger	normal		0	85	15	MT26
Swagger	Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Swagger
normal		0	85	15	MT26
Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Thunderpunch	electric		75	100	15	MT27
Thunderpunch	An electric punch. It may paralyze.
Thunderpunch
electric		75	100	15	MT27
An electric punch. It may paralyze.

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