Forms

#0861

Grimmsnarl

Bulk Up Pokémon

Its hairs work like muscle fibers. When its hairs unfurl, they latch on to opponents, ensnaring them as tentacles would.

In Pokémon GO · 2850 max CP 1 TCG Pocket card

Details

Height1.5 m

Weight61.0 kg

Gender100.0% ♂ · 0.0% ♀

Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky

Base friendship50Low

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium

Base EXP255

Abilities

Prankster

Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.

Frisk

Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.

PickpocketHidden

Steals attacking Pokémon's held items on contact.

Egg groups: Fairy, Human-Like

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Sprites

Base stats

Attack

120

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

510

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

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

Dual Screens

UBERS

Moves

Item

Light Clay

NatureImpish+Def/−SpA

TeraGhostSteel

EV spread

HP248

Def▲180

SpD80

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

Where to find Grimmsnarl

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

Sword

Lake of Outrage Stony Wilderness

Shield

Lake of Outrage Stony Wilderness

Evolution

#0859Impidimp

Lv. 32

#0860Morgrem

Lv. 42

#0861Grimmsnarl

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

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

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
0	Spirit Break Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage.	Fairy	Physical	75	100	15
1	Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
1	Bulk Up Raises the user’s Attack and Defense by one stage.	Fighting	Status	—	—	20
1	Confide Lowers the target’s Special Attack by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
1	Fake Out Can only be used as the first move after the user enters battle. Causes the target to flinch.	Normal	Physical	40	100	10
1	False Surrender Never misses.	Dark	Physical	80	—	10
1	Flatter Raises the target’s Special Attack by one stage and confuses the target.	Dark	Status	—	100	15
1	Power-Up Punch Raises the user’s Attack by one stage after inflicting damage.	Fighting	Physical	40	100	20
12	Fake Tears Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages.	Dark	Status	—	100	20
16	Assurance Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn.	Dark	Physical	60	100	10
20	Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.	Normal	Status	—	85	15
24	Sucker Punch Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move.	Dark	Physical	70	100	5
28	Torment Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.	Dark	Status	—	100	15
35	Dark Pulse Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Special	80	100	15
40	Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages.	Dark	Status	—	—	20
48	Play Rough Has a chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage.	Fairy	Physical	90	90	10
56	Foul Play Calculates damage with the target’s attacking stat.	Dark	Physical	95	100	15
64	Hammer Arm Lowers user’s Speed by one stage.	Fighting	Physical	100	90	10