Is Grimer Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Not in the Sinnoh regional dex. Grimer requires a Pal Park transfer. AbilitySticky Hold prevents item theft. Muk at 38 is pure Poison with no standout matchups in Sinnoh. The import isn't worth the effort.
Grimer has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Grimer trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Maylene's team hits Grimer's weaknesses hard.
Grimer trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Fantina's team hits Grimer's weaknesses hard.
Grimer trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Muk resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Muk has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Muk has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Muk trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Muk trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Muk trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Muk has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Muk has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Muk trades roughly evenly with Saturn's team.
Cynthia's team hits Muk's weaknesses hard.
Catchable
Catch Grimer on Route 212 (Poké Radar, Lv 18-20, common).
Recommended Moves
- LV 20PoisonSludgePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Given by the coin clerk at the Veilstone Game Corner once you string together ten bonus rounds in a row on the slot machines
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Fantina
- TM84PoisonPoison JabPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 212
- LV 44PoisonGunk ShotPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Grimer to Muk
Grimer evolves into Muk at Level 38. Your Grimer should hit Level 38 before you reach Candice, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 38)
- LV 38PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Gardenia
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Given by the coin clerk at the Veilstone Game Corner once you string together ten bonus rounds in a row on the slot machines
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- After Fantina
- TM84PoisonPoison JabPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 212
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 54PoisonGunk ShotPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Grimer in Diamond & Pearl
Grimer chains out of the Poke Radar on one mid-game route, common at level 18 to 20. The Radar is the only way it shows, so no amount of plain grass-walking turns one up.
Wild Grimer may be holding when caught:
Nugget (5% chance) A nugget of pure gold that gives off a lustrous gleam. It can be sold at a high price to shops.1 location to catch Grimer
Badge 3Where To Catch Grimer in DP
- Step 1Grimer ✓
- Step 2Evolve into MukBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Grimer egg.
To plan your throws, open the Diamond & Pearl catch rate calculator with Grimer preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Grimer in Diamond & Pearl
Grimer oozes across the Route 212 grass, where a PokeRadar chain is what drops its shiny odds sharply. Compare Shiny Grimer odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Grimer Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Diamond & Pearl shiny odds calculator with Grimer already selected.
Grimer Weakness
Grimer is weak to Ground and Psychic. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Just 2 weak spots to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Grimer Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Grimer
 Marowak Ground | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
 Donphan Ground | B | |
 Bronzor SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grimer View Bronzor builds →Dream Eater 2x49-59% Earthquake 2x33-39% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Mr. Mime Psychic | C | |
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grimer View Lunatone builds →Dream Eater 2x123-145%KO Earthquake 2x54-64% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
 Gabite DragonGround | C | |
 Girafarig NormalPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Grimer View Girafarig builds →Dream Eater 2x118-139%KO Earthquake 2x71-85% | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing | ||
Grimer Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Grimer grows into Muk through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. Evolving adds up to 175 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Grimer easily with 31 breeding partners from the Amorphous egg group. Pass egg moves like Curse, Explosion, Haze and 8 more to offspring.
DP Grimer Best Moveset
Bulky for an unevolved Pokemon at 80 HP and Attack, but too slow at 25 Speed to make any moveset work. Evolve into Muk for a sturdier Poison-type option.
Best Build
Grimer best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Wallbreaker Moveset
- Explosion
- Gunk Shot
- Poison Jab
- Mud Slap
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Grimer. Curse and Explosion come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Gunk Shot and Sludge Bomb and coverage across 9 types.
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
36 of 37 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon’s X-rays. It appears among filth.
Grimer Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wild Grimer in Diamond & Pearl can hold Nugget (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Nugget.
For Diamond & Pearl, you can run Grimer through the first few routes without issues. 325 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Muk as fast as you can.
Yes. Alolan Grimer is a regional variant with different typing and a reworked stat spread. Introduced in Gen 7. Plays completely differently from the original.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Red & Blue, Grimer has appeared in 19 titles over 9 generations. Along the way, it received an Alolan form in Generation 7, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
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 7SMAlolan
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
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
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