At 395 BST, Gloom is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Vileplume before bringing it to any serious fight.

What is Gloom weak to?

In X & Y, 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.

How do you evolve Gloom?

In X & Y, Oddish evolves into Gloom at level 21. Gloom can evolve into Vileplume and Bellossom depending on the method. Gloom is a middle-stage evolution in the Oddish line.

What is the best ability for Gloom?

Gloom gets Chlorophyll and Stench. But Chlorophyll is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

What role does Gloom play in battle?

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.

Gloom - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Trick Room

DTier

40Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Gloom's spread. It leans mixed with Sp. Atk out front. And you'll get 2 Sp. Atk EVs per KO for it. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP60

Attack65

Defense70

Sp. Atk85

Sp. Def75

Speed40

Total395

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight8.6 kg

Base XP138

Abilities

Chlorophyll

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

StenchHA

Has a 10% chance of making target Pokémon flinch with each hit.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+2SpDSpe

Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

Smells incredibly foul! However, around one out of a thousand people enjoy sniffing its nose-bending stink.

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.

Gloom Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Fighting, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)	Grass

Type ChartVulnerable

4Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-2

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Flying Psychic

½xResist

Water Electric Fighting Fairy

¼xResist

Grass

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Water Ground Rock Grass Fairy

How to Beat Gloom in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Latios can KO Gloom with Psyshock (166-195%). Volcanion threatens a KO with Flamethrower (143-169%). Gliscor deals 53-62% with Earthquake.

Latios DragonPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Draco Meteor ProtectPriority PsyshockSTAB TailwindUtility Damage vs Gloom Draco Meteor 134-158%KO Psyshock 2x 166-195%KO View Latios builds →
Volcanion FireWater	A
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Steam Eruption FlamethrowerSTAB Sludge Bomb Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Gloom Flamethrower 2x 143-169%KO Sludge Bomb 48-56% View Volcanion builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureCareful Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery Swords Dance Knock Off Damage vs Gloom Earthquake 53-62% Knock Off 23-28% View Gliscor builds →
Lapras WaterIce	C
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves Freeze Dry SurfSTAB RestRecovery Perish Song Damage vs Gloom Surf 30-34% View Lapras builds →

X & Y Evolution

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

4 Forms

#043Oddish

Level 21

#044Gloom

#045VileplumeLeaf Stone

#182BellossomSun Stone

Stat Comparison 4 Stages

Oddish

GrassPoison

Gloom

GrassPoison

Vileplume

GrassPoison

Bellossom

Grass

60+15

75+15

ATK

65+15

80+15

DEF

70+15

85+15

95+25

SP.ATK

85+10

110+25

90+5

SP.DEF

75+10

90+15

100+25

SPE

40+10

50+10

BST

320D-Tier

395D-Tier+75

490B-Tier+95

490C-Tier+95

ROLE

Balanced

Trick Room

Attacker

Balanced

TYPE

Special

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Gloom to get Oddish eggs easily using 59 partners from the Plant egg group. Notable egg moves include After You, Charm, Flail and 7 more.

Egg Groups

Plant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

10moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Gloom Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

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Moves

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. Normal and Fairy coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Petal Dance and Solar Beam.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 1

Acid

—4010030Poison

Lv 1

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Lv 5

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Lv 9

Acid

—4010030Poison

Lv 13

Poison Powder

——7535Poison

Lv 15

Stun Spore

D—7530Grass

Lv 17

Sleep Powder

C—7515Grass

Lv 23

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 29

Lucky Chant

———30Normal

Lv 35

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Lv 41

Moonlight

C——5Fairy

Lv 47

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

Lv 50

Petal Blizzard

C9010015Grass

Lv 53

Petal Dance

B12010010Grass

Lv 56

Grassy Terrain

D——10Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM99

Dazzling Gleam

C8010010Fairy

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM83

Infestation

D2010020Bug

TM96

Nature Power

D——20Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM09

Venoshock

C6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

After You

———15Normal

Egg

Charm

D—10020Fairy

Egg

Flail

——10015Normal

Egg

Ingrain

D——20Grass

Egg

Nature Power

D——20Normal

Egg

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Egg

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Egg

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Egg

Teeter Dance

——10020Normal

Egg

Tickle

——10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Gloom can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

How to Get Gloom in X & Y

Gloom doesn't appear wild. Catch Oddish instead, it shows up at solid rates. Evolve it at level 21 to get Gloom. The 2-stage line is mapped in the step cards below.

How to Obtain Gloom in X & Y

Step 1Catch Oddish
Route 6
YGrass Lv.10-12 Route
CommonEarly
Tall grass only
Route 6
XGrass Lv.10-12 Route
CommonEarly
Tall grass only
Train until Level 21
Step 2Gloom ✓

Gloom Guide

At 395 BST, Gloom is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Vileplume before bringing it to any serious fight.
In X & Y, 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.
In X & Y, Oddish evolves into Gloom at level 21. Gloom can evolve into Vileplume and Bellossom depending on the method. Gloom is a middle-stage evolution in the Oddish line.
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.

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

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