Gloom is a Grass and Poison type Pokémon from Kanto, introduced in Generation 1 and known as the Weed Pokémon. It stands 0.8 m tall, weighs 8.6 kg and has a base stat total of 395.
Its highest base stat is Sp. Atk at 85 and its lowest is Speed at 40. Its total of 395 is higher than 37% of all Pokémon.
| HP | 60 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 65 | |
| Defense | 70 | |
| Sp. Atk | 85 | |
| Sp. Def | 75 | |
| Speed | 40 | |
| Total | 395 |
Gloom takes double damage from Flying, Fire, Psychic and Ice moves. It resists Fighting, Water, Grass, Electric and Fairy moves.
Gloom evolves from Oddish and evolves into Vileplume with a Leaf Stone or Bellossom with a Sun Stone.
Gloom has a catch rate of 120 out of 255, which makes it fairly easy to catch. In the Tall Grass Club meadow, better balls improve your odds.
In the Tall Grass Club catching game, Gloom is rarely seen in the wild. The best way to get one is to evolve Oddish at level 21. Oddish lives in the Meadow.
Here's where wild Gloom can be found in the main Pokémon games, newest games last.
Gloom is weak to Flying, Fire, Psychic and Ice moves, so Pokémon of those types are your best bet.
Strong counters that also resist its attacks:
These are the attacks Gloom learns by levelling up in the newest games, which are the same moves it learns in Tall Grass Club. Its first moves are Acid and Absorb.
| Level | Move | Type | Power | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acid | Poison | 40 | 100% |
| 1 | Absorb | Grass | 20 | 100% |
| 12 | Mega Drain | Grass | 40 | 100% |
| 16 | Stun Spore | Grass | - | 75% |
| 18 | Sleep Powder | Grass | - | 75% |
| 20 | Giga Drain | Grass | 75 | 100% |
| 32 | Moonblast | Fairy | 95 | 100% |
| 50 | Petal Dance | Grass | 120 | 100% |