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Grimer: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds
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Grimer is a balanced Pokémon, led by its HP (80) and Attack (80), with a base stat total of 325. Competitively it is a Little Cup Pokémon.
Build a team with GrimerWhat is Grimer weak to?
How much damage Grimer takes from each attacking type.
Grimer takes super-effective damage from Ground, Psychic. It resists Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Grass, Poison.
Best moveset for Grimer
Grimer has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:
- BelchPoison120
- Fire BlastFire110
- ThunderElectric110
- Take DownNormal90
Best nature for Grimer
Adamant. Grimer is a physical attacker (80 Attack vs 40 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.
Abilities
- StenchThis Pokemon's attacks without a chance to flinch gain a 10% chance to flinch.
- Sticky HoldThis Pokemon cannot lose its held item due to another Pokemon's Ability or attack.
- Poison TouchThis Pokemon's contact moves have a 30% chance of poisoning.
Evolution line
MukFull learnset (63 moves; tap to expand)
| Move | Type | Power | Acc. | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belch | Poison | 120 | 90% | Special |
| Gunk Shot | Poison | 120 | 80% | Physical |
| Fire Blast | Fire | 110 | 85% | Special |
| Thunder | Electric | 110 | 70% | Special |
| Sludge Wave | Poison | 95 | 100% | Special |
| Flamethrower | Fire | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Take Down | Normal | 90 | 85% | Physical |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Body Slam | Normal | 85 | 100% | Physical |
| Dig | Ground | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| Poison Jab | Poison | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Tera Blast | Normal | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | 80 | 90% | Physical |
| Drain Punch | Fighting | 75 | 100% | Physical |
| Fire Punch | Fire | 75 | 100% | Physical |
| Giga Drain | Grass | 75 | 100% | Special |
| Ice Punch | Ice | 75 | 100% | Physical |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 90% | Physical |
| Thunder Punch | Electric | 75 | 100% | Physical |
| Facade | Normal | 70 | 100% | Physical |
| Hex | Ghost | 65 | 100% | Special |
| Sludge | Poison | 65 | 100% | Special |
| Venoshock | Poison | 65 | 100% | Special |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | 60 | 95% | Physical |
| Shadow Punch | Ghost | 60 | - | Physical |
| Thief | Dark | 60 | 100% | Physical |
| Mud Shot | Ground | 55 | 95% | Special |
| Acid Spray | Poison | 40 | 100% | Special |
| Pound | Normal | 40 | 100% | Physical |
| Shadow Sneak | Ghost | 40 | 100% | Physical |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | 20 | 100% | Special |
| Fling | Dark | ? | 100% | Physical |
| Spit Up | Normal | ? | 100% | Special |
| Acid Armor | Poison | - | - | Status |
| Confuse Ray | Ghost | - | 100% | Status |
| Curse | Ghost | - | - | Status |
| Disable | Normal | - | 100% | Status |
| Endure | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Harden | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Haze | Ice | - | - | Status |
| Helping Hand | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Imprison | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Mean Look | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Memento | Dark | - | 100% | Status |
| Metronome | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Minimize | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Pain Split | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Poison Gas | Poison | - | 90% | Status |
| Protect | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Rain Dance | Water | - | - | Status |
| Rest | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Sandstorm | Rock | - | - | Status |
| Scary Face | Normal | - | 100% | Status |
| Screech | Normal | - | 85% | Status |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Stockpile | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Substitute | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Sunny Day | Fire | - | - | Status |
| Swallow | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Taunt | Dark | - | 100% | Status |
| Toxic | Poison | - | 90% | Status |