Gloomin Pokémon Sour Crystal
grasspoison
Pokédex Entry
Weed Pokémon
The smell from its drool-like syrup and the pollen on its petals is so bad, it may make opponents faint.
Gloom in Pokémon Sour Crystal
Gloom is #44 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Sour Crystal. This page covers its grass/poison typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 4 encounter locations.
Front
Normal
ShinyAnimated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
GrassPoison
Dex
#084 Johto Dex · #044 National
Growth Rate
Medium Slow
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
plant
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
120
Base Exp
132
EV Yield
None
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
fire ×2ice ×2flying ×2psychic ×2
Resists
water ×0.5electric ×0.5grass ×0.25fighting ×0.5fairy ×0.5
Evolution Chain
How to Obtain
You can catch Gloom common in Route 48, in Safari Zone Area2 (rare) in the night, and in Safari Zone Area3 (rare) in the night, among one other area. Wild ones range from level five to 24.
Wild Encounters (4)
Level Up Moves (12)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AbsorbLevel: 1Absorb | grass | PWR20 | ACC100 | PP25 | ||
| Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted. | ||||||
| GrowthLevel: 1Growth | normal | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP20 | ||
| Raises the user's ATK and SP.ATK. | ||||||
| Sweet ScentLevel: 1Sweet Scent | normal | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP20 | ||
| Reduces the foe's evasiveness. | ||||||
| AcidLevel: 1Acid | poison | PWR40 | ACC100 | PP30 | ||
| An attack that may lower DEFENSE. | ||||||
| PoisonpowderLevel: 14Poisonpowder | poison | PWR0 | ACC75 | PP35 | ||
| A move that may poison the foe. | ||||||
| Stun SporeLevel: 16Stun Spore | grass | PWR0 | ACC75 | PP30 | ||
| A move that may paralyze the foe. | ||||||
| Sleep PowderLevel: 18Sleep Powder | grass | PWR0 | ACC75 | PP15 | ||
| May cause the foe to fall asleep. | ||||||
| Mega DrainLevel: 24Mega Drain | grass | PWR40 | ACC100 | PP15 | ||
| Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted. | ||||||
| MoonlightLevel: 31Moonlight | normal | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP5 | ||
| Restores HP (varies by time). | ||||||
| ToxicLevel: 37Toxic | poison | PWR0 | ACC90 | PP10 | ||
| A poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||
| Giga DrainLevel: 44Giga Drain | grass | PWR75 | ACC100 | PP10 | ||
| Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted. | ||||||
| Petal DanceLevel: 50Petal Dance | grass | PWR120 | ACC100 | PP10 | ||
| Works 2-3 turns and confuses user. | ||||||
Type Summary
4
Weaknesses
4
Resistances
0
Immunities
10
Neutral
Weaknesses
Types that deal increased damage to Gloom. Use these types to counter it effectively.
Resistances & Immunities
Types that Gloom resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.
Best Counters
Pokémon that have type advantages against Gloom, either offensively or defensively.
Skarmory
steelflying
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Zubat
poisonflying
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Golbat
poisonflying
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Crobat
poisonflying
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Forretress
bugsteel
Resists grass • Immune to poison
Good
Scizor
bugsteel
Resists grass • Immune to poison
Good
Charizard
fireflying
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Butterfree
bugflying
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Scyther
bugflying
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Moltres
fireflying
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Dragonite
dragonflying
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Ledyba
bugflying
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Ledian
bugflying
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Yanma
bugflying
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Ho-oh
fireflying
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Magnemite
electricsteel
Resists grass • Immune to poison
Good
Magneton
electricsteel
Resists grass • Immune to poison
Good
Charmander
fire
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Charmeleon
fire
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
Pidgey
normalflying
2× STAB damage • Resists grass
2×Good
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Base Stats
Also in
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See how Gloom differs across the games we cover →
gloom in 6 gamesgrasspoisonSame typing and stats as this game
gloom in Ghost Greygrassghostdifferent typingSp. Atk 90 +5Sp. Def 80 +5Speed 30 -10
gloom in Emerald LegacygrasspoisonHP 70 +10
gloom in Red++grasspoisonSp. Def 85 +10
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