Is Grimer Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Let's Go Pikachu exclusive. Grimer shows up late in the story and Poison typing doesn't carry the value it needs by that point. Evolve it for Muk's bulk if you like the line, but don't expect it to change the team dynamic.
Not available yet. You cannot get Grimer before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Grimer before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Grimer before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Grimer before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Grimer before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Grimer before this fight.
Muk trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Giovanni's team hits Muk's weaknesses hard.
Muk trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Muk trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Agatha's typing presses Muk's defenses.
Muk has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Muk trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Catchable
In Let's Go Pikachu, catch Grimer in Power Plant (walking, Lv 37-42). Let's Go Eevee has no wild Grimer, so trade one in from Let's Go Pikachu.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 37)
- LV 37PoisonSludgePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Misty
- TMGroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TMElectricThunderboltPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Erika
- TMPoisonPoison JabPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20
- TMNormalSelf-DestructPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 5
- TMFireFlamethrowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 48PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Blaine
- TMFireFire BlastPower 110Accuracy 85%PP 5
Evolve Grimer to Muk
Grimer evolves into Muk at Level 38. Your Grimer should hit Level 38 before you reach Blaine, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 38)
- LV 38PoisonSludgePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 38FairyMoonblastPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- After Erika
- TMPoisonPoison JabPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20
- TMNormalSelf-DestructPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 5
- TMFireFlamethrowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Blaine
- TMFireFire BlastPower 110Accuracy 85%PP 5
- LV 60PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Grimer in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Grimer starts showing up in late-game routes at high spawn rates across 2 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
2 locations to catch Grimer
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 6Where To Catch Grimer in Let's Go
Grimer is the chain's first catch. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 37+ across 6 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into MukPokémon Mansion - 2FLv.39-44FloorLet's Go PikachuRate 10%Power PlantLv.37-42FloorLet's Go PikachuRate 5%Pokémon Mansion - 1FLv.39-44FloorLet's Go PikachuRate 5%or evolve from Grimer (Step 1)
How to Get Shiny Grimer in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Grimer is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Grimer odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Grimer Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
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 |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee shiny odds calculator with Grimer already selected.
Grimer Weakness
Grimer is weak to Ground and Psychic. 5 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 |
Grimer Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Grimer grows into Muk through a straightforward two-stage chain. Evolving adds up to 175 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Grimer Best Moveset
Poison at 80 Attack and 25 Speed. The moveset goes last against absolutely everything. Evolve to Muk for 105 Attack and 100 Sp. Def on the same Poison TermStab that can actually take and return hits.
Best Build
Brave raises Attack and lowers Speed. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Red, then Pink. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Grimer
Grimer Candy
Health Candy
Health Candy L
Health Candy XL
Grimer Candy raises every stat, but only Grimer and Muk can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Grimer is Health Candy (HP), and any Pokemon can eat it; Health Candy L needs level 30 and Health Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Alolan Form
- Alolan Grimer
Alolan Grimer (Poison/Dark type) has 80 HP, 80 Attack, 50 Defense, 40 Sp. Atk, 50 Sp. Def and 25 Speed, 325 in total. Weak to Ground. Resists Grass, Poison, Ghost and Dark. Immune to Psychic. Alolan Grimer is not found in the wild in Let's Go. In Let's Go Pikachu, give a Grimer to a person in Cinnabar Island to get a level 44 Alolan Grimer. Best nature for Alolan Grimer: Brave (Madam Celadon: Red, then Pink). Stat candy: Health Candy (HP). Pokedex: It has a passion for trash above all else, speedily digesting it and creating brilliant crystals of sparkling poison.
Alolan Grimer learns by level up: Poison Gas and Pound (Lv 1); Harden (Lv 6); Minimize (Lv 12); Disable (Lv 18); Bite (Lv 24); Screech (Lv 30); Crunch (Lv 36); Acid Armor (Lv 42); Sludge Bomb (Lv 48). TM moves: Dig, Facade, Fire Blast, Fire Punch, Flamethrower, Headbutt, Helping Hand, Ice Punch, Mega Drain, Poison Jab, Protect, Rest, Rock Slide, Self-Destruct, Shadow Ball, Sludge Bomb, Substitute, Taunt, Thunder Punch and Toxic.
Master Trainer
Cory battles with one level 70 Grimer that knows Minimize, Fire Punch and Protect. It takes extra damage from Ground and Psychic moves. Win to earn the Grimer Master title. Find Cory in Celadon City.
Moves List
TMs carry this one. Grimer learns Sludge Bomb and Sludge naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Normal and Ground and beyond give it real matchup play.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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
All 22 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Made of congealed sludge. It smells too putrid to touch. Even weeds won’t grow in its path.
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
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