Grimmsnarl in Pokémon GO: Best Moveset, Counters and Max CP

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Morgrem

Obstagoon

Grimmsnarl Pokédex

#861

Normal

Shiny

1628

2036

Type

Dark

Fairy

Weather boost

Attack

227

Top 21.9%

Defense

139

Top 56.7%

Stamina

216

Top 13%

Total

582

Attacker Rank

B Tier

B Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

1/15/15 · L19.5 · CP 1496

F Tier

#303

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/15/11 · L36 · CP 2499

C Tier

#149

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 3222

C Tier

#153

Pokédex details

Grimmsnarl in Other Games

National Dex page

Sword & Shield Scarlet & Violet

How Grimmsnarl stacks up as a raid attacker per type, alongside its best raid moveset for each role.

Attacker rank	DPS	Tier	Rank	Best raid moveset	DPS · TDO
Dark	20.84 DPS Top 7.8%	B	#40	Sucker Punch Foul Play	20.84 TDO 396
Fairy	18.19 DPS Top 15.2%	B	#32	Sucker Punch Play Rough	18.19 TDO 332
Overall
Overall	14.00 DPS Top 16.6%	F	#271	Sucker Punch Play Rough	14.00 TDO 224

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Grimmsnarl can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Sucker Punch
Play Rough
12.92
145.3
1161.0s
10.59
2
Sucker Punch
Foul Play
12.85
144.5
1167.3s
10.54
3
Bite
Play Rough
12.72
143.0
1179.5s
10.44
4
Bite
Foul Play
12.62
142.0
1188.1s
10.37
5
Sucker Punch
Dark Pulse
11.93
134.2
1257.2s
9.80
6
Bite
Dark Pulse
11.91
133.9
1259.9s
9.78
7
Low Kick
Play Rough
11.85
133.3
1265.5s
9.74
8
Low Kick
Foul Play
11.60
130.4
1293.3s
9.50
9
Bite
Draining Kiss
10.96
123.2
1369.0s
8.98
10
Low Kick
Dark Pulse
10.95
123.1
1370.4s
8.97

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Grimmsnarl in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Zacian Crowned Sword
Metal Claw
Behemoth Blade
56.65
3007.9
1.2
63.6s
55.83
2
Zamazenta Crowned Shield
Metal Claw
Behemoth Bash
54.20
2693.7
1.3
66.4s
53.45
3
Necrozma Dusk Mane
Metal Claw
Sunsteel Strike
53.95
1854.6
1.9
66.7s
52.61
4
Mega Lucario
Force Palm
Meteor Mash
48.33
1342.9
2.7
74.5s
46.86
5
Shadow Metagross
Bullet Punch
Meteor Mash
47.69
1351.0
2.7
75.5s
46.16
6
Mega Victreebel
Acid
Acid Spray+
46.11
1718.4
2.1
78.1s
45.08
7
Mega Metagross
Bullet Punch
Meteor Mash
46.00
1948.5
1.8
78.3s
45.08
8
Mega Gardevoir
Charm
Dazzling Gleam
43.91
1803.1
2.0
82.0s
42.90
9
Mega Clefable
Fairy Wind
Moonblast+
42.81
2457.2
1.5
84.1s
42.28
10
Shadow Regigigas
Hidden Power Poison
Crush Grip
43.39
1208.9
3.0
83.0s
42.08

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Grimmsnarl in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Sucker Punch

Multipurpose

Foul Play

Spam/Bait

Draining Kiss

Boost High Energy

Rank 1 IVs

1496

1/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 19.5

134.49

Attack

90.84

Defense

136

Stat Product · 1,661,627

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
1/15/15	19.5	1496	100.00%
2/14/15	19.5	1498	99.79%
2/15/14	19.5	1499	99.70%
2/15/13	19.5	1496	99.70%
3/13/15	19.5	1499	99.57%
0/15/15	19.5	1489	99.56%
0/10/14	20	1499	99.52%
3/14/13	19.5	1498	99.49%
0/11/12	20	1498	99.46%
3/15/12	19.5	1499	99.39%
0/12/11	20	1499	99.39%
0/12/10	20	1496	99.39%
1/14/15	19.5	1491	99.35%
0/13/9	20	1498	99.31%
4/13/13	19.5	1499	99.26%
1/15/14	19.5	1493	99.26%
1/15/13	19.5	1489	99.26%
1/10/12	20	1499	99.23%
0/14/8	20	1499	99.21%
0/14/7	20	1496	99.21%
1/11/10	20	1498	99.16%
2/13/15	19.5	1493	99.13%
0/15/6	20	1497	99.11%
0/15/5	20	1494	99.11%
1/12/9	20	1499	99.09%
4/15/10	19.5	1499	99.08%
2/14/14	19.5	1494	99.05%
2/14/13	19.5	1491	99.05%
1/13/7	20	1498	99.00%
2/15/12	19.5	1493	98.96%
2/10/10	20	1499	98.94%
0/14/15	19.5	1484	98.91%
3/12/15	19.5	1494	98.91%
1/14/6	20	1499	98.90%
1/14/5	20	1496	98.90%
0/9/15	20	1497	98.86%
0/9/14	20	1494	98.86%
3/13/14	19.5	1496	98.83%
3/13/13	19.5	1493	98.83%
0/15/14	19.5	1486	98.83%
0/15/13	19.5	1483	98.83%
0/10/13	20	1496	98.80%
0/10/12	20	1493	98.80%
1/15/4	20	1497	98.79%
2/12/7	20	1499	98.78%
5/15/8	19.5	1499	98.76%
3/14/12	19.5	1494	98.75%
0/11/11	20	1494	98.73%
0/11/10	20	1491	98.73%
1/13/15	19.5	1486	98.70%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (4)

Every fast and charged attack Grimmsnarl can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Bite
6
4
0.5s
12
Low Kick
5
5
0.5s
10
Sucker Punch
5
6
0.5s
10

Charged Attacks

Dark Pulse
80
-50
3.0s
26.67
Draining Kiss
60
-50
2.5s
24
Foul Play
70
-50
2.0s
35
Play Rough
90
-50
3.0s
30
Power Up Punch
50
-33
2.0s
25

This Pokémon's evolution path, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Impidimp	25 Candy	Morgrem
Morgrem	100 Candy	Grimmsnarl

Ranges from 0.735 m to 2.325 m tall, averaging 1.5 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.735 m 2'05"	0.75 m 2'06"
XS	0.75 m 2'06"	1.125 m 3'08"
M	1.125 m 3'08"	1.875 m 6'02"
XL	1.875 m 6'02"	2.25 m 7'05"
XXL	2.25 m 7'05"	2.325 m 7'08"

Size

Lower bound

Upper bound

XXS

0.735 m

2'05"

0.75 m

2'06"

0.75 m

2'06"

1.125 m

3'08"

1.125 m

3'08"

1.875 m

6'02"

1.875 m

6'02"

2.25 m

7'05"

XXL

2.25 m

7'05"

2.325 m

7'08"

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Jump time

Attack probability

30%

Dodge probability

15%

Dodge duration

Dodge distance

0.5

Min action frequency

0.2s

Max action frequency

1.6s

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Grimmsnarl at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	40 CP	27	2199 CP
2	126 CP	28	2280 CP
3	212 CP	29	2362 CP
4	298 CP	30	2443 CP
5	384 CP	31	2484 CP
6	470 CP	32	2525 CP
7	556 CP	33	2565 CP
8	642 CP	34	2606 CP
9	728 CP	35	2647 CP
10	814 CP	36	2687 CP
11	896 CP	37	2728 CP
12	977 CP	38	2769 CP
13	1059 CP	39	2810 CP
14	1140 CP	40	2850 CP
15	1221 CP	41	2886 CP
16	1303 CP	42	2923 CP
17	1384 CP	43	2960 CP
18	1466 CP	44	2996 CP
19	1547 CP	45	3034 CP
20	1628 CP	46	3071 CP
21	1710 CP	47	3108 CP
22	1791 CP	48	3146 CP
23	1873 CP	49	3184 CP
24	1954 CP	50	3222 CP
25	2036 CP	51	3261 CP
26	2117 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	40 CP	18	1466 CP	35	2647 CP
2	126 CP	19	1547 CP	36	2687 CP
3	212 CP	20	1628 CP	37	2728 CP
4	298 CP	21	1710 CP	38	2769 CP
5	384 CP	22	1791 CP	39	2810 CP
6	470 CP	23	1873 CP	40	2850 CP
7	556 CP	24	1954 CP	41	2886 CP
8	642 CP	25	2036 CP	42	2923 CP
9	728 CP	26	2117 CP	43	2960 CP
10	814 CP	27	2199 CP	44	2996 CP
11	896 CP	28	2280 CP	45	3034 CP
12	977 CP	29	2362 CP	46	3071 CP
13	1059 CP	30	2443 CP	47	3108 CP
14	1140 CP	31	2484 CP	48	3146 CP
15	1221 CP	32	2525 CP	49	3184 CP
16	1303 CP	33	2565 CP	50	3222 CP
17	1384 CP	34	2606 CP	51	3261 CP

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Grimmsnarl up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-

All of the Pokémon related to Grimmsnarl including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Impidimp

#859

Morgrem

#860

Grimmsnarl

#861

Gigantamax Grimmsnarl

#861

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Dark- and Fairy-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Grimmsnarl with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Clefable #36

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