Gloom Team Builder

Gloom at a glance

Gloom brings a Grass/Poison typing and a 395 base stat total to the table. The practical question: which teammates can absorb Fire and Ice hits, and which matchups does this typing already cover for the rest of the team?

Where you can use Gloom

• Direct version records exist for Gloom, so the broad game mapping is stronger than a generation-only estimate.
• Planning contexts include FireRed & LeafGreen, HeartGold & SoulSilver, Emerald, Platinum, Black & White.
• 20 source version records are attached to this Pokemon entry.

Best teammates for Gloom

These suggestions prioritize teammates that cover Gloom's defensive weak spots, add useful pressure, and fit at least one shared game context.

Fuecocoresists fire - resists ice - adds fire pressureCrocalorresists fire - resists ice - adds fire pressureSkeledirgeresists fire - resists ice - adds fire pressureQuaxlyresists fire - resists ice - adds water pressureQuaxwellresists fire - resists ice - adds water pressureQuaquavalresists fire - resists ice - adds water pressure

Team pitfalls when building around Gloom

• Do not stack too many teammates that are also weak to fire, ice, and flying.