Gloom (Pokémon)

Gloom クサイハナ Kusaihana

Artwork from FR/LG

Types Species  Grass  Poison  Weed Pokémon Ability Exp. at 100 Chlorophyll 1,059,860 Pokédex Kanto #044 Johto #084 Hoenn #089 Sinnoh #— Browser Fiore R-127 Almia R-115 Height Weight 2'07" 19.0 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate Blue 120 Gender ratio   50% male   50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Plant 21 (5355 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 2 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 132 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Gloom (Japanese: クサイハナ Kusaihana) is a dual-type Grass/Poison Pokémon.

It evolves from Oddish at level 21. It then evolves into Vileplume via Leaf Stone or it can evolve into Bellossom via Sun Stone.

Biology

Physiology

The "flower" on top of Gloom's head resembles a Rafflesia flower found in the rainforests, which is said to smell like rotten meat.

Gender differences

A female has fewer, albeit larger, spots on its petals.

Special abilities

Gloom's most well-known special ability is launching a horrid-smelling pollen that has been described as smelling like a mixture of old sneakers, garbage, and rotten eggs with a hint of skunk fumes. This stench has shown to smell bad enough to knock out other people and Pokémon, examples of this being Team Rocket and Ash's Charmander.

Behavior

Habitat

Grassland Pokémon

Gloom live in grassy plains, and can also be found in tropical areas such as jungles and swamps, where the ground is rich in nutrients.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Gloom in the anime

Gloom's branched evolution

Major appearances

Erika's Gloom

Erika, the Gym Leader of Celadon City, has a Gloom that Ash Ketchum rescued from the Gym when it went up in flames because of Team Rocket. Erika first met Gloom when it saved her from a Grimer when she was a girl. It appeared in Pokémon Scent-sation.

Other

Florinda has a Gloom which she wanted to evolve into a Vileplume in Make Room for Gloom. But this Gloom didn't need to evolve after it beat Team Rocket with its powerful SolarBeam attack.

A Gloom was also used by Gulzar in Pokémon Food Fight.

Minor appearances

A Gloom also appeared in Pinch Healing!.

Gloom also appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part One.

Pokédex entries

In the TCG

Main article: Gloom (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Gloom is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -19%	Friend Area: Jungle
Phrases
51%-100% HP	I know I stink, but I'll KO foes, so please bear with me!
26%-50% HP	I only have half my HP left.
1%-25% HP	No more... I'm out of power...
Level Up	Yup! Leveled up!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:  Grass	Loops: 8	Minimum Experience: 34
Poké Assist: ( Grass )	Field Move: None	Maximum Experience: 64
"Gloom blasts gas with a horrible stench. It hides in soil with only its head showing."
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 0.1%	IQ Group: B
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Grass	Poké Assist: ( Grass )	Field Move: (Cut ×2)
"It attacks by scattering clouds of poisonous pollen."

Evolution

Unevolved Oddish  Grass  Poison	Level 21 →	First evolution Gloom  Grass  Poison	Leaf Stone →	Second evolution Vileplume  Grass  Poison
			Sun Stone →	Second evolution Bellossom  Grass

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
			File:Spr 3e 044 s.gif
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back

For other sprites and images, please see Gloom images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• In Pokémon Red and Blue, the Glitch Pokémon H POKé can evolve into a Gloom if it manages to reach Level 224. It can then evolve normally into a Vileplume by Leaf Stone.
• Gloom is the first Pokémon in National Pokédex order to have more than one Pokémon that it can evolve into as of Generation II. Before then, it was Eevee.
• Despite Gloom's terrible stench being commonly mentioned in anime and in the Pokédex entries of all of the games, Gloom can not have the ability Stench.
• James's description of Gloom's stench is confused in some sources as a description of his Koffing.
• Gloom is the only dual-type Pokémon that can evolve into a single-type Pokémon.

Origin

Gloom appears to resemble the nocturnal flower known as rafflesia arnoldii, which has a foul odor. The fact that its terrible smelling pollen can be made into a wonderful perfume and that 1 in 1000 people enjoy its smell may be a reference to skunks, whose musk has similar qualities.

Name origin

Gloom's name is taken from the word gloom, which refers to something depressing, since it's normally seen with a depressed face. It could also come from bloom, since it's still in the blooming stage of a rafflesia arnoldii. Its Japanese name can be taken to mean 臭い花, stinking flower.

In other languages

• German: Duflor - From Duft (smell) and flor (flower).
• French: Ortide - From ortie (nettle) and fétide (fetid, bad-smelling).
• Korean: 냄새꼬 Naemsaekko
• Chinese (Taiwan): 臭臭花 (Chou Chou Hua) - "Stinky flower".
• Chinese (Hong Kong): 怪味花 (Guai Wei Hua) - "Weird tasting/smelling flower".

Related articles

• Erika's Gloom

External links

Notes

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.