At 395 BST, Gloom is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Vileplume before bringing it to any serious fight.

What is Gloom weak to?

In Winds & Waves, Gloom's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Cloyster (Ice), and Dodrio (Flying), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Psychic-type attackers are also a problem. At base 40 Speed, Gloom won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

What is the best ability for Gloom?

Gloom gets Chlorophyll and Stench. But Chlorophyll is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

What role does Gloom play in battle?

Gloom is a special attacker with base 85 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 40 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the trick room role.

In Winds & Waves, For a casual playthrough, Gloom works as a placeholder. Grass/Poison coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Vileplume . That's where the stats start mattering.

Gloom - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Trick Room

DTier

40Speed · Very Slow

How to Get Gloom in Winds & Waves

Location info for Winds & Waves is not yet available.

Location details will be added when the game launches.

Gloom Weakness

Gloom is weak to Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. The Grass/Poison typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Not too many gaps in the chart, 4 weaknesses to account for.

Gloom Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Fighting, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)	Grass

What is Gloom Weak Against

Vulnerable

4Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-2

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Flying Psychic

½xResist

Water Electric Fighting Fairy

¼xResist

Grass

0xImmune

None

What is Gloom Strong Against

5Strong

2Resisted

0Immune

Score+3

2xStrong

Water Grass Ground Rock Fairy

½xResisted

Poison Steel

0xImmune

None

Best Pokemon Against Gloom

Winds & Waves has not been released yet. Counter data will be available after launch.

Type matchup data above is based on known typing.

Gloom Evolutions

Gloom can evolve into Vileplume and Bellossom. Gloom sits before the split, so check the evolution methods below to pick your path. HP has grown the most so far (+15), but there's still another 95 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

4 Forms

#043Oddish

Level 21

#044Gloom

#045VileplumeLeaf Stone

#182BellossomSun Stone

Stat Comparison 4 Stages

Oddish

GrassPoison

Gloom

GrassPoison

Vileplume

GrassPoison

Bellossom

Grass

60+15

75+15

ATK

65+15

80+15

DEF

70+15

85+15

95+25

SP.ATK

85+10

110+25

90+5

SP.DEF

75+10

90+15

100+25

SPE

40+10

50+10

BST

320D-Tier

395D-Tier+75

490C-Tier+95

ROLE

Balanced

Trick Room

Attacker

Balanced

TYPE

Special

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Gloom to get Oddish eggs easily from the Plant egg group.

Egg Groups

Grass

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

WW Gloom Best Moveset

Stuck between two evolutions (Vileplume and Bellossom), Gloom's competitive record is just two generations at the very bottom. Held ItemEviolite gives the unevolved form some defensive padding, and this moveset pairs AbilityChlorophyll with NatureBold and Grass/Poison moves to fill a sun-based support role in the rare formats where it sees play.

Best Build

Winds & Waves has not been released yet. Build info will be available after launch.

Check back after the game launches for competitive build content.

Move info for Winds & Waves is not yet available

Base Stats

Nothing fancy in Gloom's spread. It leans mixed with Sp. Atk out front. And you'll get 2 Sp. Atk EVs per KO for it. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP60

Attack65

Defense70

Sp. Atk85

Sp. Def75

Speed40

Total395

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight8.6 kg

Base XP138

Abilities

Chlorophyll

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

StenchHidden Ability

Has a 10% chance of making target Pokémon flinch with each hit.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+2SpDSpe

Special Attack training target

Gloom Winds & Waves Guide

At 395 BST, Gloom is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Vileplume before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Winds & Waves, Gloom's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Cloyster (Ice), and Dodrio (Flying), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Psychic-type attackers are also a problem. At base 40 Speed, Gloom won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Gloom gets Chlorophyll and Stench. But Chlorophyll is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Gloom is a special attacker with base 85 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 40 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the trick room role.
In Winds & Waves, For a casual playthrough, Gloom works as a placeholder. Grass/Poison coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Vileplume. That's where the stats start mattering.

Game Availability

Present since Red & Blue, Gloom appears in 21 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Gloom have the longest track record of availability in the series.

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