Is Gloom Good in Yellow Playthrough?
Functional in the mid-game but nothing special. Use a Leaf Stone when you're ready for Vileplume. Staying at this stage longer than necessary just slows you down.
Oddish resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Oddish has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Gloom trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Vileplume's weaknesses hard.
Vileplume has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Vileplume has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Vileplume has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Agatha's team hits Vileplume's weaknesses hard.
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Catch Oddish on Route 24 (walking, Lv 12-14, common).
- STARTING (Lv 12)
- LV 12GrassAbsorb30100%25
- After Misty
- HM01NormalCut5095%30
- LV 24PoisonAcid60100%30
- After Erika
- TM21GrassMega Drain60100%15
- TM10NormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 33GrassPetal Dance180100%10
- LV 46GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- After Koga
- TM09NormalTake Down9085%20
Your Oddish should hit Level 21 before you reach Lt. Surge, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 21)
- LV 21GrassStun Spore—75%30
- After Misty
- HM01NormalCut5095%30
- LV 28PoisonAcid60100%30
- After Erika
- TM21GrassMega Drain60100%15
- TM10NormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 38GrassPetal Dance180100%10
- After Koga
- TM09NormalTake Down9085%20
- LV 52GrassSolar Beam180100%10
You can usually obtain this item before you reach Erika.
- STARTING (Lv 28)
- LV 28GrassPetal Dance180100%10
- LV 28GrassSleep Powder—75%15
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody Slam85100%15
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM10NormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- After Sabrina
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- After Koga
- TM06PoisonToxic—90%10
- TM03NormalSwords Dance—100%20
How to Get Gloom in Yellow
6 encounter spots for Gloom at moderate rates starting from mid-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Where To Catch Gloom in Y
To get Gloom, start by catching Oddish through walking encounters at Lv. 12-58. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Catch OddishRoute 24Lv.12-14GrassRate 30%Route 25Lv.12-14GrassRate 30%Route 12Lv.25-27GrassRate 30%Route 13Lv.25-27GrassRate 30%Route 14Lv.26-28GrassRate 30%Route 15Lv.26-28GrassRate 30%
Step 2Gloom ✓Route 12Lv.29GrassRate 5%Route 13Lv.29GrassRate 5%Route 14Lv.30GrassRate 5%Route 15Lv.30GrassRate 5%Cerulean Cave - 1FLv.55CaveRate 10%Cerulean Cave - 2FLv.58CaveRate 5%or evolve from Oddish (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into Vileplume
Gloom Weakness
Gloom is weak to Bug, Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. Watch out for Bug attacks, those deal 4x damage. The Grass/Poison typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Bug |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Gloom Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Gloom
 Pidgeotto Normal | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Route 24 Gift) | ||
Pidgeotto Normal | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Route 24 Gift) | ||
Pidgeotto Normal | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Zubat Poison | D | |
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Lapras WaterIce | B | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gloom View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x82-97% Psychic 2x52-62% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Pallet Town Old Rod) | ||
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gloom View Venomoth builds →Psychic 2x54-64% Leech Life 4x40-48% | ||
Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | S | |
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Lapras WaterIce | B | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gloom View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x81-96% Psychic 2x51-60% | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Route 24 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gloom View Charizard builds →Fly 2x68-81% Ember 2x43-51% | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Route 24 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gloom View Charizard builds →Fire Blast 2x122-144%KO Fly 2x68-80% | ||
Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Vulpix (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | S | |
 Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gloom View Articuno builds →Blizzard 2x104-122%KO Sky Attack 2x138-162%KO | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodVictory Road Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gloom View Moltres builds →Fire Blast 2x139-164%KO Sky Attack 2x159-187%KO | ||
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
 Zapdos Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Route 24 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gloom View Charizard builds →Fire Blast 2x124-147%KO Fly 2x70-82% | ||
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gloom View Mewtwo builds →Psychic 2x126-149%KO Fire Blast 2x112-132%KO Blizzard 2x103-121%KO | ||
Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gloom View Articuno builds →Blizzard 2x102-120%KO Sky Attack 2x138-162%KO | ||
Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodVictory Road Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gloom View Moltres builds →Fire Blast 2x139-164%KO Sky Attack 2x157-185%KO | ||
Dodrio Normal | B | |
Zapdos Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
In Yellow, Lapras can KO Gloom with Blizzard (92-108%).
Lapras WaterIce | B | |
Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Gloom View Lapras builds →Thunderbolt12-15% Blizzard 2x92-108%KO | ||
Gloom Evolutions
Gloom sits between Oddish and Vileplume in this three-stage chain. A Grass/Poison type at 405 stats that can't breed. Special has grown the most so far (+20), but there's still another 85 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Y Gloom Best Moveset
Modest 85 Special for MoveMega Drain with MoveSleep Powder keeping Gloom relevant beyond what the stats suggest. Vileplume does everything with 100 Special behind it. A temporary stop where sleep is the contribution, not damage.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Sleep Powder
- Stun Spore
- Solar Beam
- Mega Drain
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Most of Gloom's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Petal Dance and Solar Beam, but Normal and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.
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
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Gloom Yellow Guide
At 405 BST, Gloom is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Vileplume before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Yellow, Gloom's biggest threats include Scyther (Bug), Charizard (Fire), and Cloyster (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Scyther is the most dangerous since Bug moves deal 4x damage. Flying and Psychic-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. At base 40 Speed, Gloom won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Gloom is a mixed attacker with base 65 Attack and 85 Special. 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 Yellow, 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.
For Yellow, the core moveset is Sleep Powder, Stun Spore, Solarbeam, and Megadrain. Sleep Powder leads at 0% usage. This set covers the trick room role with a mix of damage and utility.
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.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
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 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves