No.0088 · Sludge Pokémon
Grimer
ベトベター
Has a 10% chance of making target Pokémon flinch with each hit.
Prevents a held item from being removed by other Pokémon.
Has a 30% chance of poisoning target Pokémon upon contact.
02 //Base stats
Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).
- HPtop 32%
- Attacktop 47%
- Defensetop 79%
- Sp. Atktop 88%
- Sp. Deftop 79%
- Speedtop 96%
03 //Type matchups
04 //Evolution
05 //Easily confused with
Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.
06 //Where to find it
| Games | Location | Method |
|---|---|---|
SV | Coastal BiomeAtlas The Indigo Disk | Static |
SV | Coastal BiomeAtlas The Indigo Disk | Wild |
SV | East Province Area TwoAtlas | Wild |
SV | Tera Raid Battles 2★ | Tera Raid |
SV | Tera Raid Battles The Indigo Disk · 3★ | Tera Raid |
SV | Torchlit Labyrinth The Indigo Disk | Wild |
SV | West Province Area TwoAtlas | Wild |
ZA | Not in this game | |
Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.
07 //Moves
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat. | Pow | Acc | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Page → | Poison | — | 90 | 40 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Normal | 40 | 100 | 35 | ||
| 4 | Page → | Normal | — | — | 30 | ||
| 7 | Page → | Ground | 20 | 100 | 10 | ||
| 12 | Page → | Normal | — | 100 | 20 | ||
| 15 | Page → | Poison | 65 | 100 | 20 | ||
| 18 | Page → | Ground | 55 | 95 | 15 | ||
| 21 | Page → | Normal | — | — | 10 | ||
| 26 | Page → | Poison | — | 90 | 10 | ||
| 29 | Page → | Poison | 90 | 100 | 10 | ||
| 32 | Page → | Poison | 95 | 100 | 10 | ||
| 37 | Page → | Normal | — | 85 | 40 | ||
| 40 | Page → | Poison | 120 | 80 | 5 | ||
| 43 | Page → | Poison | — | — | 20 | ||
| 46 | Page → | Poison | 120 | 90 | 10 | ||
| 48 | Page → | Dark | — | 100 | 10 |
Learnset from Scarlet & Violet. Tap a move for its effect.
08 //Pokédex entries
Made of congealed sludge. It smells too putrid to touch. Even weeds won’t grow in its path.
The wastewater coming from factories is clean these days, so Grimer have nothing to eat. They’re said to be on the verge of extinction.
It was born from sludge on the ocean floor. In a sterile environment, the germs within its body can’t multiply, and it dies.
It was born from sludge transformed by exposure to X-rays from the moon. When its internal load of germs decreases, it dies.
Its main source of food is the slimy industrial waste of factories. This Pokémon’s numbers have been decreasing in recent years.
Sludge exposed to X-rays from the moon transformed into Grimer. It loves feeding on filthy things.
09 //Names in other languages
- Japanese
- ベトベター
- Rōmaji
- Betbeter
- Korean
- 질퍽이
- Chinese (Simplified)
- 臭泥
- Chinese (Traditional)
- 臭泥
- French
- Tadmorv
- German
- Sleima
- Spanish
- Grimer
- Italian
- Grimer
10 //Training & breeding
Training
Breeding
Other names
Regional Pokédex numbers
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