Gloom (Japanese: クサイハナ Kusaihana) is a dual-type Grass/Poison Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from Oddish at level 21 and evolves into either Vileplume when exposed to a Leaf Stone or Bellossom when exposed to a Sun Stone.
Biology
Gloom's eyes as seen in the anime
Gloom is a blue, bipedal Pokémon with rudimentary hands and feet. On its head is a flower with spherical petals surrounded by four reddish-brown leaves. The petals are a dark reddish-brown and have white spots. A female displays a single large spot on each petal, while a male will have many smaller spots. Gloom's eyes are wide and often appear closed and its lips are thin and purple.
Gloom trickles sticky nectar from its mouth with the appearance and consistency of drool. This can be used as a fertilizer for plants. Both this nectar and the flower on Gloom's head release a foul odor strong enough to induce fainting in humans over a mile (1.6 kilometers) away. However, it can also attract prey, and even a very small number of humans find it pleasing. This odor is a key ingredient for some perfume production. When it is in danger, the odor worsens, but it will not emit its odor if it feels safe. Gloom lives in grassy plains. In the past, Petal Dance was its signature move.
In the anime
Major appearances
Gloom debuted in Pokémon Scent-sation!, under the ownership of Erika. Ash rescued it from the Celadon 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. According to this episode, Gloom is a very useful Pokémon. Erika uses Gloom's stench as a recipe for creating perfume. It reappeared in flashbacks in Pikachu's Goodbye and the Japanese version of Gotta Catch Ya Later!.
A Gloom appeared in Make Room for Gloom, under the ownership of Florinda. She initially wanted to evolve it into a Vileplume. However, Florinda eventually decided it didn't need to evolve after it beat Team Rocket with its powerful Solar Beam attack. It reappeared in a flashback in Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!.
A Gloom appeared in Pokémon Food Fight!, under the ownership of Gulzar. Ash tried to battle it with Charizard, but he sent Squirtle and then Snorlax out by mistake, which resulted in Snorlax trying to eat Gloom's leaves.
Multiple Gloom appeared in Whichever Way the Wind Blows, where many of them either evolved into Bellossom or Vileplume depending on the direction of the wind which contained fragments of Sun Stones and Leaf Stones.
Multiple Gloom appeared in Bucking the Treasure Trend!, where they attacked Ash, his friends, and Buck as they searched for Dandelion Island's treasure.
A wild Gloom appeared in A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!, where it caused Jessie and Wobbuffet to fall of a cliff.
Minor appearances
A Gloom appeared in Pokémon Scent-sation! as one of the Pokémon in the Celadon Gym, separate from the one Erika bonded with as a child and kept as one of her battling Pokémon.
Multiple Gloom appeared in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, where they were among the Pokémon living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
A Gloom appeared in Pikachu's Vacation as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Theme Park.
A Gloom appeared in Round One - Begin!, under the ownership of a Trainer competing in the Indigo Plateau Conference.
A Trainer's Gloom appeared in Friends to the End during the closing ceremonies of the Indigo Plateau Conference.
A Gloom appeared in The Power of One.
A wild Gloom appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
Multiple Gloom appeared in Foul Weather Friends.
A Gloom appeared in The Fortune Hunters as one of the Pokémon stolen by Butch and Cassidy.
A Trainer's Gloom appeared in Ariados, Amigos as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Jujitsu Academy.
Two Gloom appeared in The Grass Route, with one being wild and the other under the ownership of a Trainer competing in the Grass Tournament.
Multiple Gloom appeared in Delibird's Dilemma, where they helped Bulbasaur find some Christmas presents dropped by a Delibird.
Multiple Gloom appeared in Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!, where they were among the feuding Pokémon at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
A Gloom appeared in Johto Photo Finish, where it was one of the Pokémon being fed by Tracey at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
Multiple Gloom appeared in Grass Hysteria! as residents of the Forbidden Forest.
A Gloom appeared in Hokey Poké Balls!, where it was one of the Pokémon seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
A Gloom appeared in Destiny Deoxys.
A Coordinator's Gloom appeared in Harley Rides Again.
A Gloom appeared in Pinch Healing! as a resident of Fennel Valley.
A Coordinator's Gloom appeared in Once More With Reeling!, where it was seen participating in the Terracotta Contest.
A wild Gloom appeared in The Grass-Type Is Always Greener!, where it was found by Cheryl's Mothim while searching for the Enchanted Honey. Gardenia tried to catch it, but it managed to run away.
A wild Gloom appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 1 and Part 2.
A Gloom appeared in the opening sequence of Arceus and the Jewel of Life, where it was seen in an Aroma Lady's field of flowers.
A Gloom appeared in League Unleashed!, under the ownership of a girl.
A Trainer's Gloom appeared in Under the Pledging Tree!, where it was among the Pokémon present during the Coumarine City Festival.
A Gloom appeared as an image in A Performance Pop Quiz!.
A Gloom appeared in I Choose You!.
Three wild Gloom appeared in Alola, Kanto!. They and a Vileplume got into a fight with a Weepinbell and Victreebel, which Bulbasaur had to break up.
Pokédex entries
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EP107
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Gloom
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Ash's Pokédex
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Gloom, the Weed Pokémon. Gloom gives off a very unpleasant smell. While strong against Water-type Pokémon, Gloom is weak against Fire and Flying types.
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Episode
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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DP031
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Gloom
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Gardenia
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Gloom, the Weed Pokémon. It gives off a powerful aroma that can cause those to smell it to faint from two miles away.
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In the manga
In the Ash & Pikachu manga
A Gloom appeared in Do Your Best Bulbasaur!!, where it was seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
In Days of Gloom and Glory, Florinda Showers was shown to have multiple Gloom, unlike her anime counterpart. They were used to make herbal medicines.
In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure manga
A Gloom appeared in JBA4, under the ownership of Ariana.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Gloom first appeared in Paras Sight, under the ownership of Erika. It was part of her Gym team, but it wasn't shown battling.
A Gloom appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
In Softening Up Kakuna, a Gloom was used by a Trainer that was challenging the Battle Factory.
A Gloom appeared in Out-Odding Oddish, under the ownership of a Pokéathlon participant.
Team Rocket Executive Ariana's Gloom appeared in Pleased as Punch With Parasect.
In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga
A Gloom appeared in Final Battle: Versus The Salon Maiden.
In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
A Gloom appeared in The Raining Crystal Ball.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Erika owns an Oddish, which evolved into a Gloom and then into a Vileplume as part of an act.
A Gloom appeared in PMHGSS14.
In the TCG
- Main article: Gloom (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
Generation I
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Kanto #044
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Red(ENG)
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The fluid that oozes from its mouth isn't drool. It is a nectar that is used to attract prey.
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Blue
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Yellow
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Smells incredibly foul! However, around 1 out of 1,000 people enjoy sniffing its nose-bending stink.
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Stadium
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The horrible-smelling pistil of this flower stinks over a mile away. Unwittingly inhaled, it can cause fainting.
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Generation II
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Johto #084
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Gold
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What appears to be drool is actually sweet honey. It is very sticky and clings stubbornly if touched.
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Silver
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It secretes a sticky, drool-like honey. Although sweet, it smells too repulsive to get very close.
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Crystal
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The smell from its drool-like syrup and the pollen on its petals is so bad, it may make opponents faint.
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Stadium 2
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What appears to be drool is actually sweet honey. It is very sticky and clings stubbornly if touched.
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Generation III
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Hoenn #089
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Kanto #044
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Ruby
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Gloom releases a foul fragrance from the pistil of its flower. When faced with danger, the stench worsens. If this Pokémon is feeling calm and secure, it does not release its usual stinky aroma.
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Sapphire
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From its mouth Gloom drips honey that smells absolutely horrible. Apparently, it loves the horrid stench. It sniffs the noxious fumes and then drips even more of its honey.
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Emerald
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A horribly noxious honey drools from its mouth. One whiff of the honey can result in memory loss. Some fans are said to enjoy this overwhelming stink, however.
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FireRed
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Its pistils exude an incredibly foul odor. The horrid stench can cause fainting at a distance of 1.25 miles.
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LeafGreen
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The fluid that oozes from its mouth isn't drool. It is a nectar that is used to attract prey.
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Generation IV
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Sinnoh #—
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Johto #084
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Diamond
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The honey it drools from its mouth smells so atrocious, it can curl noses more than a mile away.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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What appears to be drool is actually sweet honey. It is very sticky and clings stubbornly if touched.
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SoulSilver
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It secretes a sticky, drool-like honey. Although sweet, it smells too repulsive to get very close.
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Generation V
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Unova #—
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Black
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The honey it drools from its mouth smells so atrocious, it can curl noses more than a mile away.
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White
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Black 2
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The honey it drools from its mouth smells so atrocious, it can curl noses more than a mile away.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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Kalos Central #106
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Hoenn #092
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X
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Smells incredibly foul! However, around one out of a thousand people enjoy sniffing its nose-bending stink.
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Y
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The honey it drools from its mouth smells so atrocious, it can curl noses more than a mile away.
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Omega Ruby
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Gloom releases a foul fragrance from the pistil of its flower. When faced with danger, the stench worsens. If this Pokémon is feeling calm and secure, it does not release its usual stinky aroma.
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Alpha Sapphire
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From its mouth Gloom drips honey that smells absolutely horrible. Apparently, it loves the horrid stench. It sniffs the noxious fumes and then drools even more of its honey.
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Game locations
In side games
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Generation II
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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60
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120 - 167
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230 - 324
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65
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63 - 128
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121 - 251
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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Total: 395
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 85.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gloom
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Gloom
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gloom
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Gloom
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gloom
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Gloom
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gloom
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Gloom
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gloom
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Gloom
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Gloom in Generation VII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Gloom in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gloom
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Gloom
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Gloom can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Gloom cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gloom
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Gloom
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gloom
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Gloom
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations
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Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger
Group:
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Poké Assist:
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Field move:
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None
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Loops: 8
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Min. exp.: 34
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Max. exp.: 64
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Browser entry R-127
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Gloom blasts gas with a horrible stench. It hides in soil with only its head showing.
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Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Group:
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Poké Assist: (present)
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Field move: (present)
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(Cut ×2)
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Poké Assist: (past)
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Field move: (past)
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(Cut ×1)
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Browser entry R-128/N-013
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It creates vines around itself that make Pokémon Slowed.
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Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- In the anime, James's description of Gloom's stench is confused in some sources as a description of his Koffing.
Origin
Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:
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 1,000 people enjoy its smell may be a reference to skunks, whose musk has similar qualities.
Name origin
Gloom is taken from the word gloom (a state of depression) and may refer to the gloom associated with smelling its stench or its seemingly depressed face. It could also come from bloom, since it is still in the blooming stage of a Rafflesia arnoldii. It could possibly also refer to "glume", which is a type of leaf in grass flower anatomy.
Kusaihana literally means "stinking flower" (臭い花 kusai hana).
In other languages
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Language
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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クサイハナ Kusaihana
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Means "stinking flower" (臭い花 kusai hana)
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French
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Ortide
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From ortie and fétide
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Spanish
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Gloom
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Same as English name
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German
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Duflor
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From Duft and Flor
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Italian
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Gloom
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Same as English name
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Korean
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냄새꼬 Naemsaeko
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From 냄새 naemsae and 꽃 kkot
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Mandarin Chinese
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臭臭花 Chòuchòuhuā
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Literally "Stinky flower"
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Cantonese Chinese
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怪味花 Gwaaimeihfā
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Means "Flower with strange odor"
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More languages
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Hebrew
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גלום Glum
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Transcription of English name
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Hindi
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ग्लूम Gloom
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Transcription of English name
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Icelandic
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Drungi*
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Lithuanian
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Glūmius
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From English name
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Russian
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Глум Glum
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Transcription of English name
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Thai
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คุไซฮานะ Kusaihana
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Same as Japanese name
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External links
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