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Grimerin Pokémon Red++

poison

Pokédex Entry

Sludge Pokémon

Appears in filthy areas. Thrives by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories

Grimer in Pokémon Red++

Grimer is #88 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Red++. This page covers its poison typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 5 encounter locations.

Type
Poison
Dex
#088 Regional Dex
Growth Rate
mediumfast
Gender Ratio
Genderless
Egg Groups
Unknown
Hatch Rate
Unknown
Catch Rate
190
pokeball
Poké Ball15.6%
greatball
Great Ball21.3%
ultraball
Ultra Ball26.1%
Base Exp
90
EV Yield
None
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
ground ×2psychic ×2
Resists
grass ×0.5fighting ×0.5poison ×0.5bug ×0.5fairy ×0.5

How to Obtain

Look for Grimer in Mansion 1 (uncommon), in Route 16 (rare), and in Route 17 (rare), among two other areas. Wild ones range from level 24 to 34.

Wild Encounters (5)

Level Up Moves (15)

PoundLevel: 1normal
PWR40ACC100PP35
Poison GasLevel: 1poison
PWR0ACC90PP40
HardenLevel: 4normal
PWR0ACC100PP30
Mud-slapLevel: 7ground
PWR20ACC100PP10
DisableLevel: 12normal
PWR0ACC100PP20
SludgeLevel: 15poison
PWR65ACC100PP20
Mud BombLevel: 18ground
PWR65ACC85PP10
MinimizeLevel: 21normal
PWR0ACC100PP10
HazeLevel: 26ice
PWR0ACC100PP30
ToxicLevel: 29poison
PWR0ACC90PP10
Sludge WaveLevel: 32poison
PWR95ACC100PP10
ScreechLevel: 37normal
PWR0ACC85PP40
Gunk ShotLevel: 40poison
PWR120ACC80PP5
Acid ArmorLevel: 43poison
PWR0ACC100PP20
ExplosionLevel: 46normal
PWR250ACC100PP5

Type Summary

2
Weaknesses
5
Resistances
0
Immunities
11
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Grimer. Use these types to counter it effectively.

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Grimer resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

Also in

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