Is Gloom Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Evolve to Vileplume with Leaf Stone, or Bellossom with Sun Stone. Vileplume is the better pick for the Sinnoh gauntlet.
Oddish resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Oddish has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Oddish has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Oddish has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Fantina's team hits Oddish's weaknesses hard.
Oddish trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Oddish has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Oddish trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Aaron's team hits Bellossom's weaknesses hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Aaron:
Vileplume resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Bellossom resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Bertha:
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Bellossom trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Flint:
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Bellossom trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Lucian:
Vileplume has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Bellossom trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Cynthia:
Catch Gloom on Route 224 (walking, Lv 53, uncommon).
You can pick up the Leaf Stone in Floaroma Meadow.
You can usually obtain this item before you reach Aaron.
How to Get Gloom in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
high spawn rates for Gloom across 22 locations in endgame routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Where To Catch Gloom in BDSP
The path to Gloom starts with Oddish at Lv. 18-63 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch OddishRoute 230Lv.18-23GrassRate 11%Route 229Lv.20-22GrassRate 5%Bogsunk CavernLv.58-63GrassPost-gameGrassland CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameRiverbank CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameSpacious CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameStill-Water CavernLv.58-63CavePost-gameSunlit CavernLv.58-63CavePost-gameSwampy CaveLv.58-63GrassPost-game
Step 2Gloom ✓Route 229Lv.51-52GrassRate 30%DayRoute 230Lv.50GrassRate 20%Route 229Lv.51GrassRate 20%Morning/nightBogsunk CavernLv.58-63GrassPost-gameGrassland CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameRiverbank CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameSpacious CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameStill-Water CavernLv.58-63CavePost-gameSunlit CavernLv.58-63CavePost-gameSwampy CaveLv.58-63GrassPost-gameRoute 224Lv.53GrassRate 5%or evolve from Oddish (Step 1)Available in-game· 2 pathsPick one
Gloom Weakness
Gloom is weak to Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. The Grass/Poison typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Not too many gaps in the chart, 4 weaknesses to account for.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
What is Gloom Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Gloom
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing | ||
 Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gloom View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 2x111-131%KO Aerial Ace 2x27-33% | ||
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gloom View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x95-113%KO Dream Eater 2x64-75% | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Hatterene's Psyshock hits Gloom for 67-79%. Lapras deals 42-49% with Avalanche.
 Cinderace Fire | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityLibero ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Gloom View Cinderace builds →Sucker Punch18-21% High Jump Kick16-20% U Turn18-21% | ||
 Hatterene PsychicFairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Bounce ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Gloom View Hatterene builds →Psyshock 2x67-79% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Gloom View Lapras builds →Avalanche 2x42-49% Thunderbolt6-7% Waterfall14-16% | ||
 Talonflame Fire | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityGalewings ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Gloom View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x73-86% U Turn14-17% | ||
Gloom Evolutions
Gloom can evolve into Vileplume and Bellossom. Gloom sits before the split, so check the evolution methods below to pick your path. HP has grown the most so far (+15), but there's still another 95 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
BDSP Gloom Best Moveset
85 Sp. Atk at 40 Speed with AbilityChlorophyll for sun doubling. The moveset has Grass and Poison TermStab at modest levels but the Speed problem persists without sun. Branches into Vileplume for C-tier or Bellossom for a different Grass path.
Best Build
Gloom best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Sludge Bomb
- Leech Seed
- Strength Sap
- Moonblast
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Gloom gets After You and Charm exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Fairy and Normal coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Petal Dance and Solar Beam.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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Gloom Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
At 395 BST, Gloom is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Vileplume before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Gloom's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Cloyster (Ice), and Dodrio (Flying), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Psychic-type attackers are also a problem. At base 40 Speed, Gloom won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Gloom gets Chlorophyll and Stench. But Chlorophyll is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Gloom is a special attacker with base 85 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 40 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the trick room role.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, For a casual playthrough, Gloom works as a placeholder. Grass/Poison coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Vileplume. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Gloom appears in 21 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Gloom have the longest track record of availability in the series.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves