While most trainers evolve Glimmet into Glimmora immediately, the unevolved form has a niche with Eviolite boosting its defenses. Watch the Ground matchup though — quadruple damage means one hit can end it. Known as the Ore Pokemon.
Glimmet's built around special offense. Sp. Atk leads the charge, Attack pays for it. Moderately hard to find, worth 1 Sp. Atk EV. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.
It absorbs nutrients from cave walls. The petals it wears are made of crystallized poison.
Glimmet’s toxic mineral crystals look just like flower petals. This Pokémon scatters poisonous powder like pollen to protect itself.
Glimmet Weakness
VulnerableGround, Water, Psychic, and Steel-type moves hit Glimmet for super-effective damage. Ground hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that.
Glimmet evolves into Glimmora. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are slow to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 175 total stats over Glimmet.
How to Evolve
Breed Glimmet easily with 84 breeding partners from the Mineral egg group.
The 50% bulk from Eviolite is no joke. Glimmet takes hits that fully evolved Pokemon can't, especially with a spread EV build EVs pushing the fast special side. Power Gem gives it offensive presence.
Best Build
Best Glimmet Moveset
- Power Gem
- Mud Shot
- Stealth Rock
- Sludge Bomb
Recommended Teammates
Without TMs, Glimmet's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get Normal and Fairy coverage on top of Gunk Shot and Meteor Beam for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Glimmet develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Self-Destruct and Sludge Wave show up naturally, and the progression handles both STAB and utility without leaning on TMs for the core attacks.
high spawn rates across 26 locations for Glimmet in mid-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Best Locations
Glimmet appears in 26 walking locations at Lv. 23-55 across Violet and Scarlet. Not all encounters show up in every version, so check which ones match your game.
No wild encounters for Glimmet in Legends: Z-A. It's available in Scarlet and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.
Glimmet is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
Catch in the wild in:
Then trade to Legends: Z-A.
Glimmet isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Glimmora to unlock its full potential. At 350 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
Glimmet evolves into Glimmora at level 35. Glimmet is the base form of this evolutionary line.
Toxic Debris scatters poison spikes at the feet of the opposing team when the Pokémon takes damage from physical moves — that's the one you want on Glimmet. Corrosion is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
Glimmet fills the attacker role. It's leaning toward the special side (base 105 Sp. Atk). At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's fragile — can't afford to take many hits.
Glimmet can be found in Legends: Z-A and Scarlet & Violet.
Introduced in Scarlet & Violet, Glimmet has appeared in 2 games across 1 generation. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.
- Gen IY
Yellow - Gen IRB
Red & Blue - Gen IIGS
Gold & Silver - Gen IIC
Crystal - Gen IIIRS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen IIIFRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen IIIE
Emerald - Gen IVPt
Platinum - Gen IVHGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen IVDP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen VBW
Black & White - Gen VB2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen VIXY
X & Y - Gen VIORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen VIIUSUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen VIISM
Sun & Moon - Gen VIILGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen VIIISwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen VIIIPLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen VIIIBDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen IXSVDebut
Scarlet & Violet - Gen IXLZA
Legends: Z-A