Alolan Grimer Raid Guide
Dark / Poison
Alolan Grimer is an easy Tier 1 raid boss to defeat, with a CP value of 3764. You can solo Alolan Grimer raids without any problem at all. Alolan Grimer is vulnerable to Fighting, Bug, Fairy type moves and mainly weaker to Pokémon such as Xerneas, Volcarona, Conkeldurr, Florges, Togekiss.
Alolan Grimer can obtain below CP values when defeated.
- 914 - 981 CP during Cloudy and Fog weather conditions.
- 731 - 785 CP during other weather conditions.
Alolan Grimer is not available at the moment in raids and the last recently available date was February 6, 2023. Shiny Grimer is also available from raids in the game.
Weather boost
Alolan Grimer raids will be boosted during Cloudy and Fog weather conditions.
Dark type Damage Relations
Double damage from: | Fighting | ||
Double damage to: | Ghost | ||
Half damage from: | Ghost | ||
Half damage to: | Fighting | ||
No damage from: | Psychic | ||
No damage to: | - |
Alolan Grimer Raid Counters
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Xerneas
Xerneas is a Fairy type Pokémon with charged moves: Close Combat (Fighting , DPS 43.5) Megahorn (Bug , DPS 40.9) Moonblast (Fairy , DPS 33.3) which are effective against Alolan Grimer.
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Volcarona
Volcarona is a Bug, Fire type Pokémon with charged moves: Bug Buzz (Bug , DPS 24.3) and fast moves: Bug Bite (Bug, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Alolan Grimer.
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Conkeldurr
Conkeldurr is a Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Dynamic Punch (Fighting , DPS 33.3) Focus Blast (Fighting , DPS 40.0) and fast moves: Counter (Fighting, DPS 13.3) which are effective against Alolan Grimer.
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Florges
Florges is a Fairy type Pokémon with charged moves: Disarming Voice (Fairy , DPS 17.9) Moonblast (Fairy , DPS 33.3) which are effective against Alolan Grimer.
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Togekiss
Togekiss is a Fairy, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Dazzling Gleam (Fairy , DPS 28.6) and fast moves: Charm (Fairy) which are effective against Alolan Grimer.
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Sylveon
Sylveon is a Fairy type Pokémon with charged moves: Dazzling Gleam (Fairy , DPS 28.6) Draining Kiss (Fairy , DPS 23.1) Moonblast (Fairy , DPS 33.3) and fast moves: Charm (Fairy) which are effective against Alolan Grimer.
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Genesect
Genesect is a Bug, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: X-Scissor (Bug , DPS 28.1) and fast moves: Fury Cutter (Bug, DPS 7.5) which are effective against Alolan Grimer.
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Heracross
Heracross is a Bug, Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Close Combat (Fighting , DPS 43.5) Megahorn (Bug , DPS 40.9) and fast moves: Counter (Fighting, DPS 13.3) Struggle Bug (Bug, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Alolan Grimer.
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Machamp
Machamp is a Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Close Combat (Fighting , DPS 43.5) Cross Chop (Fighting , DPS 33.3) Dynamic Punch (Fighting , DPS 33.3) and fast moves: Counter (Fighting, DPS 13.3) which are effective against Alolan Grimer.
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Yanmega
Yanmega is a Bug, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Bug Buzz (Bug , DPS 24.3) and fast moves: Bug Bite (Bug, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Alolan Grimer.
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Scizor
Scizor is a Bug, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: X-Scissor (Bug , DPS 28.1) and fast moves: Fury Cutter (Bug, DPS 7.5) which are effective against Alolan Grimer.
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Pinsir
Pinsir is a Bug type Pokémon with charged moves: Close Combat (Fighting , DPS 43.5) Superpower (Fighting ) X-Scissor (Bug , DPS 28.1) and fast moves: Bug Bite (Bug, DPS 10.0) Fury Cutter (Bug, DPS 7.5) Rock Smash (Fighting, DPS 11.5) which are effective against Alolan Grimer.
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Hariyama
Hariyama is a Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Close Combat (Fighting , DPS 43.5) Dynamic Punch (Fighting , DPS 33.3) Superpower (Fighting ) and fast moves: Counter (Fighting, DPS 13.3) which are effective against Alolan Grimer.
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Pangoro
Pangoro is a Fighting, Dark type Pokémon with charged moves: Close Combat (Fighting , DPS 43.5) and fast moves: Low Kick (Fighting, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Alolan Grimer.
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Escavalier
Escavalier is a Bug, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: Megahorn (Bug , DPS 40.9) and fast moves: Bug Bite (Bug, DPS 10.0) Counter (Fighting, DPS 13.3) which are effective against Alolan Grimer.
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Sawk
Sawk is a Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Focus Blast (Fighting , DPS 40.0) Low Sweep (Fighting , DPS 21.1) and fast moves: Low Kick (Fighting, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Alolan Grimer.
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Durant
Durant is a Bug, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: X-Scissor (Bug , DPS 28.1) and fast moves: Bug Bite (Bug, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Alolan Grimer.
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Throh
Throh is a Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Focus Blast (Fighting , DPS 40.0) Low Sweep (Fighting , DPS 21.1) and fast moves: Low Kick (Fighting, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Alolan Grimer.
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Scyther
Scyther is a Bug, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: X-Scissor (Bug , DPS 28.1) and fast moves: Fury Cutter (Bug, DPS 7.5) which are effective against Alolan Grimer.
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Lucario
Lucario is a Fighting, Steel type Pokémon with charged moves: Aura Sphere (Fighting ) Close Combat (Fighting , DPS 43.5) Power-Up Punch (Fighting ) and fast moves: Counter (Fighting, DPS 13.3) which are effective against Alolan Grimer.
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Granbull
Granbull is a Fairy type Pokémon with charged moves: Close Combat (Fighting , DPS 43.5) Play Rough (Fairy , DPS 31.0) and fast moves: Charm (Fairy) which are effective against Alolan Grimer.
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Mienshao
Mienshao is a Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Brick Break (Fighting , DPS 25.0) and fast moves: Low Kick (Fighting, DPS 10.0) which are effective against Alolan Grimer.
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Crustle
Crustle is a Bug, Rock type Pokémon with charged moves: X-Scissor (Bug , DPS 28.1) and fast moves: Fury Cutter (Bug, DPS 7.5) which are effective against Alolan Grimer.
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Hitmonlee
Hitmonlee is a Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Close Combat (Fighting , DPS 43.5) Low Sweep (Fighting , DPS 21.1) and fast moves: Low Kick (Fighting, DPS 10.0) Rock Smash (Fighting, DPS 11.5) which are effective against Alolan Grimer.
Alolan Grimer moves set
Alolan Grimer will use below moves during the battle.
Move | Method | Type | DPS |
Mud Bomb | Charged | Ground | 23.9 |
Poison Jab | Fast | Poison | 12.5 |
Sludge | Charged | Poison | 23.8 |
Sludge Bomb | Charged | Poison | 34.8 |
Alolan Grimer raids weather impact
Here is how each weather condition boosts Alolan Grimer moves and impacts your Pokemon during the battle with Alolan Grimer.
Weather | Boosted moves | Impact |
Cloudy | Boosts Poison Jab Boosts Sludge Boosts Sludge Bomb | Great for battle |
Fog | Great for battle | |
Partly cloudy | Great for battle | |
Rainy | Great for battle | |
Snow | Great for battle | |
Sunny / clear | Boosts Mud Bomb | Great for battle |
Windy | Great for battle |
Grimer stats
Attack: | 135 | ||
Defence: | 90 | ||
HP: | |||
Max CP (level 50): | 1470 | ||
Max HP (level 50): | 149 |
Shiny Grimer
There is a chance that you may encounter a shiny Grimer if you win the raid. The rate of encounting a shiny Alolan Grimer can be around 1%.