Gloom
grasspoison
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
GrassPoison
Dex
#044
Abilities
Raises Speed in sunshine.
Growth Rate
mediumslow
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
grass
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
120
Base Exp
132
EV Yield
2 SpecialAttack
Wild Held Items
Weak To
fire ×2ice ×2psychic ×2
Resists
water ×0.5electric ×0.5grass ×0.25fighting ×0.5fairy ×0.5
Evolution Chain
How to Obtain
You can catch Gloom in Safari Zone North (rare), in Safari Zone Northwest (rare), and in Route 121 (rare), among three other areas. Wild ones range from level 25 to 31.
Wild Encounters (6)
Level Up Moves (13)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AbsorbLevel: 1 | ||||||
| grass |  | 20 | 100 | 25 | ||
| An attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted. | ||||||
| GrowthLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal |  | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| Forces the body to grow and heightens Sp. Atk. | ||||||
| Sweet ScentLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Allures the foe to reduce evasiveness. | ||||||
| Poison PowderLevel: 1 | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 75 | 35 | ||
| Scatters a toxic powder that may poison the foe. | ||||||
| Sweet ScentLevel: 7 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Allures the foe to reduce evasiveness. | ||||||
| Poison PowderLevel: 14 | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 75 | 35 | ||
| Scatters a toxic powder that may poison the foe. | ||||||
| Stun SporeLevel: 16 | ||||||
| grass | | 0 | 75 | 30 | ||
| Scatters a powder that may paralyze the foe. | ||||||
| Sleep PowderLevel: 18 | ||||||
| grass | | 0 | 75 | 15 | ||
| Scatters a powder that may cause the foe to sleep. | ||||||
| Mega DrainLevel: 23 | ||||||
| grass | | 40 | 100 | 15 | ||
| An attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted. | ||||||
| AcidLevel: 24 | ||||||
| poison | | 40 | 100 | 30 | ||
| Sprays a hide-melting acid. May lower Sp. Defense. | ||||||
| MoonlightLevel: 35 | ||||||
| fairy | | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Restores HP. The amount varies with the weather. | ||||||
| Petal DanceLevel: 44 | ||||||
| grass | | 100 | 100 | 10 | ||
| A rampage of 2 to 3 turns that confuses the user. | ||||||
| MoonblastLevel: 48 | ||||||
| fairy | | 95 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Attacks with the power of the moon. May lower Sp. Atk. | ||||||
Related Guides
TM/HM Moves (17)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 70 | 10 | TM06 | |
| Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin. | ||||||
| Bullet Seed | ||||||
| grass |  | 20 | 100 | 30 | TM09 | |
| Shoots 2 to 5 seeds in a row to strike the foe. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The effectiveness varies with the user. | ||||||
| Sunny Day | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 0 | 5 | TM11 | |
| Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 10 | TM17 | |
| Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession. | ||||||
| Giga Drain | ||||||
| grass | | 75 | 100 | 10 | TM19 | |
| An attack that steals half the damage inflicted. | ||||||
| Frustration | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM21 | |
| An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked. | ||||||
| Solar Beam | ||||||
| grass | | 120 | 100 | 10 | TM22 | |
| Absorbs light in one turn, then attacks next turn. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | |
| An attack that increases in power with friendship. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 15 | TM32 | |
| Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness. | ||||||
| Sludge Bomb | ||||||
| poison | | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM36 | |
| Sludge is hurled to inflict damage. May also poison. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | |
| Boosts Attack when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. | ||||||
| Secret Power | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM43 | |
| An attack with effects that vary by location. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 0 | 5 | TM44 | |
| The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack. | ||||||
| Cut | ||||||
| grass | | 50 | 95 | 30 | HM01 | |
| Cuts the foe with sharp scythes, claws, etc. | ||||||
| Flash | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | HM05 | |
| Looses a powerful blast of light that cuts accuracy. | ||||||
