‹ #43 Oddish

Gloom

#44 (Kanto)

#45 Vileplume ›

Pokémon type

Grass

Poison

Gloom weaknesses

Gloom is weak to Flying, Fire, Psychic and Ice-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Gloom is resistant to Fighting, Water, Electric and Fairy-type moves, and doubly resistant to Grass-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Gloom

The best moves for Gloom are Acid and Sludge Bomb when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Acid and Petal Blizzard deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Acid

13.2DPS

Sludge Bomb

40.8DPS

Defending

Acid

13.2DPS

Sludge Bomb

40.8DPS

Trainer Battles

Acid

4EPT

Petal Blizzard

2.03DPE

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Evolution

There are 4 Pokémon in the Oddish family. Gloom evolves from Oddish for 25 Candy, and into Vileplume or Bellossom (Sun Stone) for 100 Candy.

Gloom requires Sun Stone to evolve into Bellossom.

Game images

Gloom, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

Patterns of the Wild

2nd Oct

Summary

Gloom is a Grass & Poison Pokémon which evolves from Oddish. It is weak to Flying, Fire, Psychic and Ice moves. Gloom's best moveset is Acid & Sludge Bomb and it has a Max CP of 1,900. Gloom evolves into Vileplume or Bellossom.

About

"Gloom releases a foul fragrance from the pistil of its flower. When faced with danger, the stench worsens. If this Pokémon is feeling calm and secure, it does not release its usual stinky aroma."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Razor Leaf	13	7	15.6
Acid	11	10	13.2

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Sludge Bomb	85	2	2.04
Petal Blizzard	110	1	1.32
Moonblast	130	1	1.3
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Acid	6	2	3.6	4
Razor Leaf	9	2	5.4	2

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Petal Blizzard	110	65	2.03
Sludge Bomb	80	50	1.92
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Moonblast ▼ att	90	50	1.8
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Acid 13.2 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	8.7	100%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	8.6	99%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Petal Blizzard 52.8 DPS	8.2	95%
Acid 13.2 DPS	Petal Blizzard 52.8 DPS	8.1	94%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.5	87%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Moonblast 32.5 DPS	7.5	87%
Acid 13.2 DPS	Moonblast 32.5 DPS	7.2	83%
Acid 13.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.2	83%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6.3	72%
Acid 13.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.4	62%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Acid 13.2 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	3.3	100%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	3.2	96%
Acid 13.2 DPS	Petal Blizzard 52.8 DPS	2.9	87%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Petal Blizzard 52.8 DPS	2.8	86%
Acid 13.2 DPS	Moonblast 32.5 DPS	2.8	83%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Moonblast 32.5 DPS	2.8	83%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.4	71%
Acid 13.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.2	67%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.9	56%
Acid 13.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.6	48%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Acid 4 EPT	Petal Blizzard 2.03 DPE	18	11.7	100%
Acid 4 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	14	11.3	96%
Acid 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	11	94%
Acid 4 EPT	Moonblast 1.8 DPE	14	10.8	92%
Razor Leaf 2 EPT	Petal Blizzard 2.03 DPE	34	9.5	81%
Razor Leaf 2 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	26	9.2	79%
Razor Leaf 2 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	36	9.1	78%
Razor Leaf 2 EPT	Moonblast 1.8 DPE	26	9	77%
Razor Leaf 2 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	36	5.7	49%
Acid 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	4.2	36%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Gloom?

Gloom is weak to Flying, Fire, Psychic and Ice moves.

The best counter to Gloom is Deoxys (Attack Forme) with Zen Headbutt and Psycho Boost, followed by Mega Mewtwo Y, Mega Rayquaza and Mega Mewtwo X.

The top Gloom counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Zen Headbutt Psycho Boost	100%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psystrike	93%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Psystrike	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Future Sight+	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Future Sight+	92%
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Poison Jab Psycho Boost	91%
Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash Dragon Ascent	91%
Mega Mewtwo X	Confusion Psystrike	90%
Mega Mewtwo X	Psycho Cut Psystrike	89%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psychic	88%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		153
Defense		136
Stamina		155

Max HP

Level 40

134

Size

Height	0.8 m
Weight	8.6 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	720
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	960
Level 30 Max wild	1,441
Level 40	1,681
Level 50	1,900

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,200
Level 35 (wild)	1,561