Grimmsnarl

#861 (Galar)

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Pokémon type

Dark

Fairy

Boosted in Fog and Cloudy weather

Grimmsnarl weaknesses

Grimmsnarl is weak to Poison, Steel and Fairy-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Grimmsnarl is resistant to Ghost-type moves, and doubly resistant to Psychic, Dragon and Dark-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Grimmsnarl

The best moves for Grimmsnarl are Sucker Punch and Play Rough when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Sucker Punch and Dark Pulse deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Sucker Punch

12DPS

Play Rough

36DPS

Defending

Sucker Punch

12DPS

Play Rough

36DPS

Trainer Battles

Sucker Punch

3.5EPT

Dark Pulse

2.13DPE

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Evolution

There are 3 Pokémon in the Impidimp family. Grimmsnarl evolves from Morgrem for 100 Candy.

Game images

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

Summary

Grimmsnarl is a Dark & Fairy Pokémon which evolves from Morgrem. It is weak to Poison, Steel and Fairy moves. Grimmsnarl's best moveset is Sucker Punch & Play Rough and it has a Max CP of 3,222.

About

"With the hair wrapped around its body helping to enhance its muscles, this Pokémon can overwhelm even Machamp."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Bite	6	8	14.4
Sucker Punch	5	12	12
Low Kick	5	10	10

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Play Rough	90	2	2.16
Dark Pulse	80	2	1.92
Foul Play	70	2	1.68
Power-Up Punch	50	3	1.52
Draining Kiss	60	2	1.44

Max Move	Lv 1	Lv 2	Lv 3
G-Max Snooze Gigantamax	350	400	450
Max Guard shield HP	20	40	60
Max Spirit heal, % of max HP	8%	12%	16%

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Bite	2	1	2.4	4
Low Kick	6	2	3	4
Sucker Punch	8	2	4.8	3.5

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Dark Pulse	80	45	2.13
Foul Play	65	40	1.95
Play Rough	90	60	1.8
Draining Kiss ▲ def	80	55	1.75
Power-Up Punch ▲ att	20	35	0.57

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
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Play Rough 36 DPS	12.4	100%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	12.3	100%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Play Rough 36 DPS	12.1	98%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	12	97%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	11.5	93%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	11.4	92%
Low Kick 10 DPS	Play Rough 36 DPS	11.2	90%
Low Kick 10 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	11	89%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Draining Kiss 28.8 DPS	10.6	86%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Draining Kiss 28.8 DPS	10.4	84%
Low Kick 10 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	10.4	84%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Power-Up Punch 25 DPS	10.2	83%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Power-Up Punch 25 DPS	10	81%
Low Kick 10 DPS	Draining Kiss 28.8 DPS	9.4	76%
Low Kick 10 DPS	Power-Up Punch 25 DPS	9	73%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Play Rough 36 DPS	3.4	100%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	3.2	93%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Play Rough 36 DPS	3.1	90%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	3.1	89%
Low Kick 10 DPS	Play Rough 36 DPS	3	87%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	2.9	85%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	2.8	82%
Low Kick 10 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	2.8	81%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Draining Kiss 28.8 DPS	2.7	80%
Sucker Punch 12 DPS	Power-Up Punch 25 DPS	2.7	78%
Low Kick 10 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	2.6	77%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Draining Kiss 28.8 DPS	2.6	76%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Power-Up Punch 25 DPS	2.6	74%
Low Kick 10 DPS	Draining Kiss 28.8 DPS	2.4	69%
Low Kick 10 DPS	Power-Up Punch 25 DPS	2.3	68%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Dark Pulse 2.13 DPE	14	12.3	100%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Foul Play 1.95 DPE	12	11.6	95%
Low Kick 4 EPT	Dark Pulse 2.13 DPE	12	11.5	94%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Play Rough 1.8 DPE	18	11.1	90%
Bite 4 EPT	Dark Pulse 2.13 DPE	12	10.9	89%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Draining Kiss ▲ def 1.75 DPE	16	10.9	89%
Low Kick 4 EPT	Foul Play 1.95 DPE	10	10.8	88%
Low Kick 4 EPT	Play Rough 1.8 DPE	16	10.2	83%
Bite 4 EPT	Foul Play 1.95 DPE	10	10.2	83%
Low Kick 4 EPT	Draining Kiss ▲ def 1.75 DPE	14	10	81%
Bite 4 EPT	Play Rough 1.8 DPE	15	9.6	78%
Bite 4 EPT	Draining Kiss ▲ def 1.75 DPE	14	9.4	76%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Power-Up Punch ▲ att 0.57 DPE	10	6.8	55%
Low Kick 4 EPT	Power-Up Punch ▲ att 0.57 DPE	10	5.3	43%
Bite 4 EPT	Power-Up Punch ▲ att 0.57 DPE	9	4.7	38%

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 Grimmsnarl?

Grimmsnarl is weak to Poison, Steel and Fairy moves.

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Crowned Sword Zacian

Metal Claw

Behemoth Blade

0.37
2
Crowned Shield Zamazenta

Metal Claw

Behemoth Bash

0.39
3
Dusk Mane Necrozma

Metal Claw

Sunsteel Strike

0.42
4
Metagross (Shadow)

Bullet Punch

Meteor Mash

0.48
5
Eternatus

Poison Jab

Sludge Bomb

0.52
6
Tinkaton

Fairy Wind

Gigaton Hammer

0.55
7
Dialga (Shadow)

Metal Claw

Iron Head

0.55
8
Metagross

Bullet Punch

Meteor Mash

0.56
9
Nihilego

Poison Jab

Sludge Bomb

0.57
10
Excadrill (Shadow)

Metal Claw

Iron Head

0.58

The best counter to Grimmsnarl is Crowned Sword Zacian with Metal Claw and Behemoth Blade, followed by Crowned Shield Zamazenta, Dusk Mane Necrozma and Metagross (Shadow). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Metagross with Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash.

The top Grimmsnarl counters, ranked by how many trainers it takes to win the raid in time, each bringing six of that Pokémon at level 40. Fewer is better. Simulated raid battles against Grimmsnarl's own moves and stats, with no dodging. Click here for more info »

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		227
Defense		139
Stamina		216

Max HP

Level 40	182
Level 50	194

Average size

Height	1.5 m
Weight	61 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	50,000
Candy	50

Other

Buddy walk distance

5 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,221
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,628
Level 30 Max wild	2,443
Level 40	2,850
Level 50	3,222

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,036
Level 35 (wild)	2,647