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Gloom

Weed Pokémon

Grass Poison

What appears to be drool is actually sweet honey. It is very sticky and clings stubbornly if touched.

In Pokémon GO · 1681 max CP 5 TCG Pocket cards

Details

Height0.8 m

Weight8.6 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate120(24.9%)Moderate

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium slow

Base EXP138

Abilities

Chlorophyll

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

StenchHidden

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

Egg groups: Grass

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Breeding
Sprites

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

395

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Flying2×

Fire2×

Psychic2×

Ice2×

Resistant to

Grass¼×

Fighting½×

Water½×

Electric½×

Fairy½×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Physically Defensive

Moves

Item

Eviolite

NatureBold+Def/−Atk

EV spread

HP248

Def▲252

SpD8

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Gloom

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Red

Route 12 Route 13 Route 14 Route 15

Yellow

Cerulean Cave Route 12 Route 13 Route 14 Route 15

Gold

Route 5

Silver

Route 5

Crystal

Route 24

Ruby

Route 121 Route 123 Safari Zone

Sapphire

Route 121 Route 123 Safari Zone

Emerald

Route 121 Route 123 Safari Zone

FireRed

Berry Forest Bond Bridge Cape Brink Route 12 Route 13 Route 14 Route 15 Water Path

Diamond

Route 224 Route 229 Sea Route 230

Pearl

Route 224 Route 229 Sea Route 230

Platinum

Route 224 Sea Route 230

HeartGold

Johto Safari Zone Route 47 Route 48 Route 5

SoulSilver

Johto Safari Zone Route 47 Route 48 Route 5

Friend Safari

Let's Go Pikachu

Route 12 Route 13 Route 14 Route 15 Sea Route 21

Sword

Axew's Eye Giant's Cap Giant's Mirror North Lake Miloch

Shield

Axew's Eye Giant's Cap Giant's Mirror North Lake Miloch

Red Japan

Route 12 Route 13 Route 14 Route 15

Evolution

Lv. 21

Leaf Stone

Sun Stone

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Gloom can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

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