Grimmsnarl in Pokémon GO

Type	Dark / Fairy
Pokédex number	#861
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	227 / 139 / 216
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	2,850 / 3,222 / 3,261
Max HP, level 50	194
Buddy distance	5 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight	1.5 m / 61 kg

Grimmsnarl evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Grimmsnarl evolves from Morgrem for 100 Impidimp Candy.

Grimmsnarl is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Impidimp · Morgrem · Grimmsnarl

Grimmsnarl CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	1,221	1,164	119	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,628	1,552	137	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	2,036	1,940	154	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	2,443	2,328	169	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,647	2,522	175
40	2,850	2,716	182
45	3,034	2,890	188
50	3,222	3,070	194
51	3,261	3,107	195	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Grimmsnarl best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Grimmsnarl at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Grimmsnarl gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Sucker Punch	Play Rough	12.5
Sucker Punch	Foul Play	12.5
Sucker Punch	Dark Pulse	11.7
Bite	Play Rough	11.6
Bite	Foul Play	11.4

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Bite	Dark	6	4	0.5 s	12.0	same type, ×1.2
Low Kick	Fighting	5	5	0.5 s	10.0
Sucker Punch	Dark	5	6	0.5 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Dark Pulse	Dark	80	50	3 s	26.7	same type, ×1.2
Foul Play	Dark	70	50	2 s	35.0	same type, ×1.2
Play Rough	Fairy	90	50	3 s	30.0	same type, ×1.2
Power Up Punch	Fighting	50	33	2 s	25.0

Grimmsnarl weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Dark / Fairy. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Fairy	×1.6
Poison	×1.6
Steel	×1.6
Dark	×0.39
Dragon	×0.39
Psychic	×0.39
Ghost	×0.625

Grimmsnarl CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 2,850 · HP 182

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.