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Grimer - #088Pokemon GO

TYPE
Poison
CANDY
3
STARDUST
100
DISTANCE
3KM

Grimer

Grimer's sludgy and rubbery body can be forced through any opening, however small it may be. This Pokémon enters sewer pipes to drink filthy wastewater.

Dex No

#088

Capture Rate

50%

Flee Rate

10%

New Move

50000 50

Grimer Weaknesses and Strengths

Grimer is a Poison type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Poison Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
TypesDamage
Ground 160%
Psychic 160%
Resistant Against
TypesDamage
Fighting 62.5%
Poison 62.5%
Bug 62.5%
Grass 62.5%
Fairy 62.5%

Best Moves for Grimer in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Grimer.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move Charge Move DPS CDPS
Poison Jab Sludge Bomb 56.74307.19
Mud Slap Sludge Bomb 54.60282.01
Poison Jab Return 65.00275.90
Poison Jab Sludge 43.57268.31
Mud Slap Return 62.86249.96
Poison Jab Mud Bomb 38.91249.04
Mud Slap Sludge 41.43247.99
Mud Slap Mud Bomb 36.77229.47
Poison Jab Frustration 20.00157.61
Mud Slap Frustration 17.86138.50

All Moves for Grimer

Below are all the moves that Grimer can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move Type Power DPS Duration Energy
ReturnCharged3550700ms-33
SludgeCharged5028.572100ms-33
Mud BombCharged5523.912300ms-33
Sludge BombCharged8041.742300ms-50
FrustrationCharged1052000ms-33
Poison JabQuick1015800ms7
Mud SlapQuick1812.861400ms12

Grimer Evolution


Grimer
Requires
50x Candy

Muk

Best Grimer Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Grimer Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Grimer in a raid.

#150
Shadow Mewtwo

Shadow Mewtwo

TTK: 196.70

Confusion
Psystrike
#065
Mega Alakazam

Mega Alakazam

TTK: 207.60

Confusion
Psychic
#065
Shadow Alakazam

Shadow Alakazam

TTK: 233.60

Confusion
Psychic
#282
Mega Gardevoir

Mega Gardevoir

TTK: 233.60

Confusion
Psychic
#150
Mewtwo

Mewtwo

TTK: 235.40

Confusion
Psystrike
#383
Primal Groudon

Primal Groudon

TTK: 240.00

Mud Shot
Earthquake
#381
Mega Latios

Mega Latios

TTK: 241.80

Zen Headbutt
Psychic
#381
Shadow Latios

Shadow Latios

TTK: 250.10

Zen Headbutt
Psychic
#376
Shadow Metagross

Shadow Metagross

TTK: 262.80

Zen Headbutt
Psychic
#475
Shadow Gallade

Shadow Gallade

TTK: 265.60

Confusion
Psychic
#384
Mega Rayquaza

Mega Rayquaza

TTK: 266.10

Dragon Tail
Dragon Ascent
#464
Shadow Rhyperior

Shadow Rhyperior

TTK: 267.00

Mud Slap
Earthquake
#383
Groudon

Groudon

TTK: 275.80

Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
#445
Mega Garchomp

Mega Garchomp

TTK: 277.90

Dragon Tail
Earth Power
#380
Mega Latias

Mega Latias

TTK: 279.40

Zen Headbutt
Psychic
#065
Alakazam

Alakazam

TTK: 280.80

Confusion
Psychic
#482
Azelf

Azelf

TTK: 287.10

Confusion
Futuresight
#112
Shadow Rhydon

Shadow Rhydon

TTK: 287.40

Mud Slap
Earthquake
#196
Espeon

Espeon

TTK: 290.00

Confusion
Psychic
#720
Hoopa

Hoopa

TTK: 290.00

Confusion
Psychic

Other Grimer Forms

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