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Gloom クサイハナ Kusaihana #044
Art by Ken Sugimori from FireRed and LeafGreen
Type Grass Poison Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Weed Pokémon
Abilities Chlorophyll Blue-Striped ----- Stench Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #044 Johto #084 Hoenn #089 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R-127 Almia R-115 Oblivia R-128 N-013
Height 2'07" Imperial 0.8 m Metric 2'07"/0.8 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 19.0 lbs. Imperial 8.6 kg Metric 19.0 lbs./8.6 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Blue	Catch rate 120 (15.7%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Grass group 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 2 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 132 Battle Exp.: 1321*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX 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 evolves into either Vileplume when exposed to a Leaf Stone or Bellossom when exposed to a Sun Stone.

Biology

Physiology

Like its pre-evolution, Gloom has a blue-colored body. However, it now has a reddish-brown, white-spotted "flower" atop its head. The "flower" resembles a rainforest flower, the rafflesia, which is said to smell like rotten meat. The leaves it had as an Oddish seems to be withering underneath the flower. Gloom's eyes seem perpetually closed in appearance, and their purple lips seem to drip drool constantly, however, the 'drool' is actually nectar. Gloom has gained a pair of arms, and its legs seem more developed in form.

Gender differences

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

Special abilities

Gloom's most well-known special ability is launching 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 Charmander. Like many other Grass-types, Gloom can utilize the sun to become faster in sunlight. Gloom is also able to learn powder-based moves like PoisonPowder and Sleep Powder, restore health in moonlight, and perform attacks that drain energy from its opponent like Giga Drain.

Behavior

The fluid that oozes from its mouth, despite appearance, is actually a honey-like nectar Gloom uses to attract prey. Gloom is characterized of being able to release an incredibly foul stench from the pistils and pollen of its flower. When faced with danger, the stench worsens. If Gloom is feeling calm and secure, however, it does not release its usual stinky aroma, a statement first implied in the episode Pokémon Scent-sation! Contrary to appearances, it is quite flamboyant.

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. It is commonly found in Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and occasionally in Sinnoh as well.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Gloom uses a nectar to attract prey.

In the anime

Gloom in the anime

Major appearances

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!.

Florinda has a Gloom which she wanted to evolve into a Vileplume in Make Room for Gloom. However, Florinda decided it didn't need to evolve after it beat Team Rocket with its powerful SolarBeam attack. It reappeared in a flashback in Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!.

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

Multiple Gloom were among the feuding Pokémon at Professor Oak's Laboratory in Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!.

Minor appearances

Multiple Gloom were among the Pokémon seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral.

A Gloom under the ownership of a Trainer, appeared in Round One - Begin!, during the Indigo Plateau Conference.

A Gloom under the ownership of an unknown Trainer, appeared in Friends to the End, during the closing ceremonies of the Indigo Plateau Conference.

Multiple Gloom appeared in Foul Weather Friends.

A Gloom was one of the Pokémon stolen by Butch and Cassidy in The Fortune Hunters.

A Gloom belonging to a Trainer appeared at the Pokémon Jujitsu Academy in Ariados, Amigos.

A Gloom appeared in the wild in The Grass Route and another appeared in the same episode belonging to an unnamed competitor participating in the Grass-type tournament.

Gloom also appeared in The Power of One and Destiny Deoxys.

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.

A Gloom was seen being fed by Tracey at Professor Oak's Laboratory in Johto Photo Finish.

A Gloom also appeared in Pinch Healing!.

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

A Gloom made a cameo in Arceus and the Jewel of Life.

Multiple Gloom appeared in Bucking the Treasure Trend! where they attacked Ash and his friends.

A Gloom appeared in League Unleashed!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In Pokémon Adventures, Gloom's most notable appearance has been as wild Pokémon. Erika owns a Gloom as part of her Gym team, as with its evolutions, but it isn't shown battling.

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.

In the TCG

Main article: Gloom (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Berry (100%)
Yellow*
Events*		Leaf Stone (50%)	Sun Stone (50%)

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: I - II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10
	TM09	Venoshock	Poison	Special	06565	100}}100%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM22	SolarBeam	Grass	Special	120120	100}}100%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
	TM53	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	08080	100}}100%	10
	TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	10
	TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	30
	TM86	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	090}}90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	05050	095}}95%	30
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

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	After You	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	Charm	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	Flail*	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15
	Ingrain	Grass	Status	—	—%	20
	Nature Power	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
	Razor Leaf	Grass	Physical	55	95%	25
	Secret Power‡	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
	Synthesis	Grass	Status	—	—%	5
	Teeter Dance*	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	Tickle	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Gloom in Generation V 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

By tutoring

By a prior evolution

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball    Acquisition: Evolve		Pokémon Pinball RS    Acquisition: Evolve		Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team File:MDP RT 044.png 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! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up Yup! Leveled up!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0.1% IQ group: B
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Grass  Poké Assist: ( Grass ) Field move: None Loops: 8 Min. exp.: 34 Max. exp.: 64 Browser entry   Gloom blasts gas with a horrible stench. It hides in soil with only its head showing.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Grass  Poké Assist: ( Grass ) Field move: (Cut ×2) Browser entry   It attacks by scattering clouds of poisonous pollen.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Grass  ( Grass ) Past ( Normal ) (Cut ×2) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   It creates vines around itself that make Pokémon Slowed.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

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
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

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

Trivia

• 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 Template:Single-type Pokémon.

Origin

Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:

On the Origin of Species: Gloom and Vileplume

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 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.

Kusaihana literally means "stinking flower" (臭い花 kusai hana).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese クサイハナ Kusaihana Means "stinking flower" (臭い花 kusai hana) French Ortide From ortie and fétide Spanish Gloom Same as English name German Duflor From Duft and Flor Italian Gloom Same as English name Korean 냄새꼬 Naemsaekko From naemsae and kkot Mandarin Chinese 臭臭花 Chòuchòuhuā Literally "Stinky flower" Cantonese Chinese 怪味花 Gwaaimeihfā Means "Flower with strange odor"

More languages Thai คุไซฮานะ Kusaihana Same as Japanese name

Related articles

• Erika's Gloom

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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