Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.8 m
- Weight
- 8.6 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate120(24.9%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium slow
Base EXP138
Base stats
HP
60
Attack
65
Defense
70
Sp. Atk
85
Sp. Def
75
Speed
40
Total
395
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
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Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Gloom
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Gold
Silver
Crystal
Sapphire
Platinum
SoulSilver
Let's Go Pikachu
Sword
Shield
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Evolution
Leaf Stone
Sun Stone
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Gloom can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
19 of 19
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absorb Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 20 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Growth Raises the user’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Poison Powder Poisons the target. | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 1 | Stun Spore Paralyzes the target. | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 1 | Sweet Scent Lowers the target’s evasion by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 12 | Mega Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 18 | Razor Leaf Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 |
| 19 | Sleep Powder Puts the target to sleep. | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 20 | Giga Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| 24 | Lucky Chant Prevents the target from scoring critical hits for five turns. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 26 | Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 28 | Acid Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 32 | Moonblast Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage. | Fairy | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 38 | Grassy Terrain For five turns, heals all Pokémon on the ground for 1/16 max HP each turn and strengthens their Grass moves to 1.5× their power. | Grass | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 38 | Petal Dance Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user. | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 44 | Moonlight Heals the user by half its max HP. Affected by weather. | Fairy | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 44 | Natural Gift Power and type depend on the held berry. | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| 49 | Petal Blizzard Inflicts regular damage. | Grass | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 52 | Solar Beam Requires a turn to charge before attacking. | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Gloom can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
30 sprites & renders for Gloom.
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Gloom”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/gloom.
Species data from PokéAPI.