How to Get Glimmet in Legends: Z-A
No wild encounters for Glimmet in Legends: Z-A. Bring Glimmet over from Scarlet & Violet, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Glimmet in LZA
- Step 1Glimmet ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Scarlet & VioletAvailableCatch in Scarlet & Violet via Overworld · The Great Crater of Paldea, then trade to the current game via link cable.
Step 2Evolve into Glimmora
Glimmet Weakness
Ground, Water, Psychic, and Steel moves hit Glimmet for super-effective damage. Ground hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ground |
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Psychic, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Fire, Flying, Bug, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Poison |
What is Glimmet Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Glimmet
 Diggersby NormalGround | C | |
Diggersby NormalGround | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glimmet View Gyarados builds →Waterfall 2x168-199%KO Iron Head 2x112-133%KO | ||
 Meowstic Psychic | C | |
 Honedge SteelGhost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glimmet View Honedge builds →Iron Head 2x116-138%KO Psycho Cut 2x69-82% | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glimmet View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 4x440-517%KO Metal Claw 2x112-132%KO | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glimmet View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 4x391-460%KO Iron Tail 2x130-153%KO | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Diggersby NormalGround | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glimmet View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 4x446-525%KO Metal Claw 2x113-134%KO | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | B | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glimmet View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 4x394-464%KO Iron Tail 2x131-155%KO | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
 Stunfisk GroundElectric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glimmet View Stunfisk builds →Earthquake 4x251-295%KO Water Gun 2x31-38% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glimmet View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 4x454-534%KO Metal Claw 2x115-136%KO | ||
Garchomp DragonGround | B | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glimmet View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 4x401-473%KO Iron Tail 2x134-158%KO | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Stunfisk GroundElectric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glimmet View Stunfisk builds →Earthquake 4x253-298%KO Water Gun 2x32-38% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glimmet View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 4x447-527%KO Metal Claw 2x114-134%KO | ||
Garchomp DragonGround | B | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glimmet View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 4x396-466%KO Iron Tail 2x132-155%KO | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Stunfisk GroundElectric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glimmet View Stunfisk builds →Earthquake 4x249-294%KO Water Gun 2x32-37% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glimmet View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 4x464-546%KO Metal Claw 2x117-138%KO | ||
Garchomp DragonGround | B | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glimmet View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 4x412-485%KO Iron Tail 2x137-162%KO | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
 Alakazam Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Glimmet View Alakazam builds →Future Sight 2x214-252%KO | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Glimmet View Meowth builds →Knock Off12-14% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityToxicdebris ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Glimmet View Glimmet builds →Sludge Bomb5-5% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemEviolite NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Glimmet View Foongus builds →Venoshock2-2% | ||
D | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySnow Warning ItemIcyrock NatureHardy Moves
Damage vs Glimmet View Snover builds →Wood Hammer19-22% | ||
D | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemEviolite NatureImpish Moves View Tinkatink builds →
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Glimmet Evolutions
Glimmet evolves into Glimmora. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are slow to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 175 total stats over Glimmet. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
LZA Glimmet Best Moveset
Rock/Poison at 105 Sp. Atk for a pre-evolution is unusually strong. 60 Speed keeps cooldowns moderate. 48/42/60 bulk is fragile. The moveset fires genuine special damage already. Mega Glimmora's 150 Sp. Atk and AbilityToxic Debris are one evolution ahead.
Best Build
Glimmet best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
- Sludge Bomb
- Spikes
Moves List
Glimmet develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Self-Destruct and Sludge Wave show up naturally, and the progression handles both STAB and utility without leaning on TMs for the core attacks.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It absorbs nutrients from cave walls. The petals it wears are made of crystallized poison.
Glimmet Legends: Z-A Guide
In Legends: Z-A, Glimmet isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Glimmora to unlock its full potential. At 350 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
Toxic Debris scatters poison spikes at the feet of the opposing team when the Pokémon takes damage from physical moves. That's the one you want on Glimmet. Corrosion is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
In Legends: Z-A, Glimmet fills the attacker role. It's a special attacker with base 105 Sp. Atk. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's fragile, can't afford to take many hits.
In Legends: Z-A, Glimmet does the job early-game if you need a Rock/Poison type on your team. Evolve it into Glimmora before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Introduced in Scarlet & Violet, Glimmet has appeared in 2 games across 2 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SVDebut
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves