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Grimer (Japanese: ベトベター Betbeter) is a Poison-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
It evolves into Muk starting at level 38.
In Alola, Grimer has a regional variant that is Poison/Dark. It evolves into Alolan Muk starting at level 38.
Biology
Grimer is a slimy, amorphous blob-like Pokémon, made of living purple sludge. Its body contains a variety of pungent bacteria, which are so potent that it renders soil barren and incapable of supporting plant life. It has two large eyes with beady pupils, and a gaping mouth with a grey tongue. While it lacks any visible legs, it does have two arms with three digits on each hand. It is constantly oozing; endlessly leaking a bacteria-rich fluid from all parts of its body. Pieces of it often breaks off during travel, and from these pieces new Grimer will begin to grow. When combined with another Grimer, it produces new poisonous compounds.
Due to its lack of a solid form, it is capable of squeezing into any space or crevices with relative ease. It uses this to penetrate sewage pipes so that it may feed off of the filthy waste water inside. It happily consumes and thrives off nearly any form of waste or refuse. It can be found in polluted lakes and streams, as well as within cities and factories where trash and industrial waste can be found.
Grimer was brought to Alola to deal with the excess waste generated by the region's increased population. However, with little liquid sludge to feed on, it took to eating solid garbage instead; this steady diet of trash caused its form to change. This variant's body is green with a line of yellow sludge along its lower lip. It also has two "teeth" in its upper jaw; these are actually crystallized toxins formed from the garbage that Grimer has been eating. It is not known how to break down these toxic crystals, but direct contact with them is known to be dangerous. Lethal poisons leak out of Grimer's body when these crystals fall out. Grimer is perpetually hungry and must constantly eat trash; if none is readily available, it will eat other manufactured products instead. Because it stores its toxins within the crystals, Alolan Grimer does not produce a foul stench like the standard version.
In the anime
In the main series
Major appearances
In Pokémon Scent-sation!, Celadon City Gym Leader Erika told a story about when she was a youngster: She got lost one day and ran into a Grimer. However, a Gloom chased the Grimer off and saved her.
Ash and his friends first encountered Grimer in Sparks Fly for Magnemite. A Muk and a large group of angry Grimer were gumming up the turbines in the power plant in Gringey City, causing a city-wide power loss.
Dawn temporarily trained a Grimer in Camping It Up!.
Minor appearances
A Grimer was among the Pokémon controlled by Cassidy and Butch in Pikachu Re-Volts.
Four Grimer appear in a flashback in The Joy of Water Pokémon as former inhabitants of Lake Lucid before becoming the clean lake it is now.
Pokédex entries
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EP030
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Grimer
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Ash's Pokédex
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Grimer, a Sludge Pokémon. Born from sludge, these Pokémon specialize in sludge attacks.
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DP088
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Grimer
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Dawn's Pokédex
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Grimer, the Sludge Pokémon. It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to X-rays from the moon.
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In Pokémon Generations
A Grimer made an appearance in The Lake of Rage, under the ownership of a Team Rocket Grunt.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Koga wears a Grimer on his shoulder in the form of a ninja outfit in Go for the Golbat. He used it extensively to smother Blue, preventing him from breathing and restrict his movement so that he would be unable to call on his Pokémon. He again used it in the battle with the evil Elite Four Agatha, to little effect.
In A Flaaffy Kerfuffle, a Grimer appeared as one of the Pokémon in Professor Oak's fantasy when he explains that Trainers should only have six Pokémon with them.
Koga's daughter, Janine, is later seen with a Grimer in Notorious Noctowl. She uses it against Falkner during the Gym Leader faceoff, using its Minimize attack to outwit his Noctowl.
A Grimer was one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in Ilex Forest in The Last Battle XIII.
Much later, in Softening Up Kakuna, Grimer appeared as one of the Pokémon that Platinum rented during the Battle Factory challenge.
Alolan Grimer debuted in the Sun & Moon arc. One was seen with its Trainer at a festival held in Iki Town.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Koga owns a Grimer in the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga.
In the TCG
- Main article: Grimer (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
Grimer
Generation I
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Appears in filthy areas. Thrives by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories.
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Blue
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Yellow
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Made of hardened sludge. It smells too putrid to touch. Even weeds won't grow in its path.
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Stadium
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Sludge that was transformed when exposed to X-rays from the moon. Loves sludge, industrial waste and other refuse.
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Generation II
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Gold
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As it moves, it loses bits of its body from which new Grimer emerge. This worsens the stench around it.
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Silver
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Wherever Grimer has passed, so many germs are left behind that no plants will ever grow again.
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Crystal
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When two of these Pokémon's bodies are combined together, new poisons are created.
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Stadium 2
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As it moves, it loses bits of its body from which new Grimer emerge. This worsens the stench around it.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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Grimer's sludgy and rubbery body can be forced through any opening, however small it may be. This Pokémon enters sewer pipes to drink filthy wastewater.
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Sapphire
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Grimer emerged from the sludge that settled on a polluted seabed. This Pokémon loves anything filthy. It constantly leaks a horribly germ- infested fluid from all over its body.
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Emerald
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Born from polluted sludge in the sea, Grimer's favorite food is anything filthy. They feed on wastewater pumped out from factories.
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FireRed
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Sludge exposed to X rays from the moon transformed into Grimer. It loves feeding on filthy things.
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LeafGreen
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Appears in filthy areas. It thrives by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon's X-rays. It appears among filth.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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As it moves, it loses bits of its body from which new Grimer emerge. This worsens the stench around it.
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SoulSilver
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Wherever Grimer has passed, so many germs are left behind that no plants will ever grow again.
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Generation V
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Black
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It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon's X-rays. It appears among filth.
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White
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Black 2
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Born from sludge, these Pokémon now gather in polluted places and increase the bacteria in their bodies.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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X
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Sludge exposed to X-rays from the moon transformed into Grimer. It loves feeding on filthy things.
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Appears in filthy areas. It thrives by sucking up polluted sludge that is pumped out of factories.
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Omega Ruby
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Grimer's sludgy and rubbery body can be forced through any opening, however small it may be. This Pokémon enters sewer pipes to drink filthy wastewater.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Grimer emerged from the sludge that settled on a polluted seabed. This Pokémon loves anything filthy. It constantly leaks a horribly germ- infested fluid from all over its body.
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Generation VII
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Sun
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Its main source of food is the slimy industrial waste of factories. This Pokémon's numbers have been decreasing in recent years.
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Moon
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It was born from sludge transformed by exposure to X-rays from the moon. When its internal load of germs decreases, it dies.
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Alolan Grimer
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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Generation VII
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Sun
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A Grimer, which had been brought in to solve a problem with garbage, developed over time into this form.
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Moon
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The crystals on Grimer's body are lumps of toxins. If one falls off, lethal poisons leak out.
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Game locations
In side games
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Generation II
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.
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Held items
Grimer
Alolan Grimer
Stats
Base stats
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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80
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140 - 187
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270 - 364
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80
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76 - 145
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148 - 284
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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25
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27 - 84
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49 - 163
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Total: 325
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 40.
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- Alolan Grimer has the same stats as a regular Grimer.
Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Grimer
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Alolan Grimer
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
Grimer
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Grimer
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Grimer
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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Alolan Grimer
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Grimer
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Grimer
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Grimer
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Grimer
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Grimer
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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Alolan Grimer
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Grimer
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Grimer
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Grimer
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Grimer in Generation VII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Grimer in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Grimer
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Grimer
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Grimer in Generation VII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Grimer in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Grimer
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Grimer
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Grimer can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Grimer cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Grimer
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or alternate form of Grimer
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger
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Poké Assist:
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Field move:
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None
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Loops: 5
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Min. exp.: 27
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Max. exp.: 39
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Browser entry R-000
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Grimer hurls blobs of sludge. Also beware of the sludge trail it leaves behind.
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Evolution
Grimer
Alolan Grimer
Sprites
Trivia
- In Sparks Fly for Magnemite, Grimer's anime debut, Grimer had a very strong odor that made most people around the Grimer cover their noses from the smell. However, in recent episodes, Grimer's smell has seemingly ceased to exist. This is most obvious in Camping It Up! where Dawn is given a Grimer to train, and it immediately hugs her, but no one complains about any smell.
- Grimer shares similar traits to Koffing and Trubbish. All three Pokémon are pure Poison-types with a single evolution and roughly the same base stat totals.
- Alolan Grimer and its Alolan evolution were designed by Hitoshi Ariga.
Origin
It appears to be a pile of living sludge. Grimer may also be based on the imagined fear that heavy pollution, caused by the leakage and/or improper disposal of toxic/radioactive waste, may result in the creation of new and undesirable life.
Alolan Grimer may be based on an oil slick, particularly the multiple colors it produces when it mixes with water.
Name origin
Grimer is derived from grime (dirt or filth).
Betbeter may be derived from べとべと betobeto and べたべた betabeta, both meaning sticky.
In other languages
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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ベトベター Betbeter
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From べとべと betobeto and べたべた betabeta, both meaning sticky
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French
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Tadmorv
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From tas de morve
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Spanish
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Grimer
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Same as English name
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German
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Sleima
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From Schleim
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Italian
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Grimer
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Same as English name
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Korean
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질퍽이 Jilpeogi
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From 질퍽하다 Jilpeoghada
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Mandarin Chinese
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臭泥 Chòuní
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Means "Foul sludge"
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Cantonese Chinese
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爛泥獸 Laahnnàihsau
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Means "Ooze beast"
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More languages
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Hindi
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ग्रईमर Grimer
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Transcription of English name
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Russian
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Граймер Graimer
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Transcription of English name
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