Gloom
#44 in the FireRed and LeafGreen Pokédex • Weed Pokémon
FireRed
Its pistils exude an incredibly foul odor. The horrid stench can cause fainting at a distance of 1.25 miles.
LeafGreen
The fluid that oozes from its mouth isn’t drool. It is a nectar that is used to attract prey.
Egg Group
Steps to Hatch
Effort Values Yielded
Gender Ratio
Capture Rate
Base Experience
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Oddish #43 | Level 21 |  Gloom #44 |
Gloom #44 |  Use Leaf Stone |  Vileplume #45 |
FireRed
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Route 12 Road 12 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 28 | 4% | - |
Route 12 Road 12 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 30 | 1% | - |
Route 13 Road 13 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 28 | 4% | - |
Route 13 Road 13 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 30 | 1% | - |
Route 14 Road 14 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 30 | 5% | - |
Route 15 Road 15 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 28 | 4% | - |
Route 15 Road 15 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 30 | 1% | - |
Berry Forest | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 35 | 20% | - |
Cape Brink | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 36 | 10% | - |
Cape Brink | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 38 | 5% | - |
Bond Bridge | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 36 | 10% | - |
Water Path | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 48 | 5% | - |
Normal
Shiny
Gloom
Weed Pokémon
HP
60
Attack
65
Defense
70
Sp. Atk
85
Sp. Def
75
Speed
40
Total
395
Type Chart
Weaknesses
Takes 2× from
Resistances
Takes 0.25× from
Takes 0.5× from
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Absorb | |  Special | 20 | 100 | 20 | An attack that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP. |
| Start | Poison Powder | |  Status | - | 75 | 35 | A cloud of toxic dust is scattered. It may poison the foe. |
| Start | Sweet Scent |  | Status | - | 100 | 20 | Allures the foe to reduce evasiveness. It also attracts wild Pokémon. |
| 7 | Sweet Scent | | Status | - | 100 | 20 | Allures the foe to reduce evasiveness. It also attracts wild Pokémon. |
| 14 | Poison Powder | | Status | - | 75 | 35 | A cloud of toxic dust is scattered. It may poison the foe. |
| 16 | Stun Spore | | Status | - | 75 | 30 | Paralyzing dust is scattered wildly. It may paralyze the foe. |
| 18 | Sleep Powder | | Status | - | 75 | 15 | A sleep-inducing dust is scattered in high volume around a foe. |
| 24 | Acid | | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 | The foe is sprayed with a harsh, hide- melting acid that may lower DEFENSE. |
| 35 | Moonlight | | Status | - | - | 5 | Restores the user’s HP. The amount of HP regained varies with the weather. |
| 44 | Petal Dance | | Special | 70 | 100 | 10 | The user attacks with petals for two to three turns, then gets confused. |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HM01 | Cut | |  Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 | A basic attack. It can be used to cut down thin trees and grass. |
| HM05 | Flash | | Status | - | 70 | 20 | A blast of light that cuts the foe’s accuracy. It also illuminates caves. |
| TM06 | Toxic | | Status | - | 85 | 10 | A move that badly poisons the foe. Its poison damage worsens every turn. |
| TM09 | Bullet Seed | | Physical | 10 | 100 | 30 | The user shoots seeds at the foe. Two to five seeds are shot at once. |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | | Special | 1 | 100 | 15 | An attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the user. |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | | Status | - | - | 5 | The sun blazes for five turns, powering up FIRE-type moves. |
| TM17 | Protect | | Status | - | - | 10 | Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession. |
| TM19 | Giga Drain | | Special | 75 | 100 | 5 | A harsh attack that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP. |
| TM21 | Frustration | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | This attack move grows more powerful the less the user likes its TRAINER. |
| TM22 | Solar Beam | | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | A 2-turn move that blasts the foe with absorbed energy in the 2nd turn. |
| TM27 | Return | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | This attack move grows more powerful the more the user likes its TRAINER. |
| TM32 | Double Team | | Status | - | - | 15 | The user creates illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | Filthy sludge is hurled at the foe. It may poison the target. |
| TM42 | Facade | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | An attack that is boosted if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed. |
| TM43 | Secret Power | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | An attack that may have an additional effect that varies with the terrain. |
| TM44 | Rest | | Status | - | - | 5 | The user sleeps for two turns to fully restore HP and heal any status problem. |
| TM45 | Attract | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | If it is the other gender, the foe is made infatuated and unlikely to attack. |
| Class | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double-Edge | | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | A reckless, life- risking tackle that also hurts the user a little. |
| Mimic | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user copies the move last used by the foe for the rest of the battle. |
| Substitute | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user creates a decoy using one- quarter of its full HP. |
| Swords Dance | | Status | - | - | 30 | A frenetic dance of fighting. It sharply raises the ATTACK stat. |
Chlorophyll
Raises SPEED in sunshine.
Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.