#969

Glimmet

RockPoison

Best attacking moveset: Rock Throw and Power Gem, worth 9.4 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Glimmet can learn 6 combinations. Rock Throw with Power Gem does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Type matchups

Takes double damageGround

Weak toSteelWaterPsychic

ResistsNormalFlyingBugFireFairy

Strongly resistsPoison

Fast attack	Type	Power	Duration	Energy
Rock Throw	Rock	13	1.0s	+8
Smack Down	Rock	13	1.0s	+7

Charged attack	Type	Power	Duration	Energy
Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	100	3.5s	-50
Power Gem	Rock	80	3.0s	-50
Sludge Wave	Poison	105	3.0s	-100

Shiny

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Evolution family

Glimmet

Glimmora

Numbers

Max CP	1,899 at level 50, 1,679 at level 40
Raid catch	959 CP at level 20, or 1,200 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch	900 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats	187 attack · 104 defense · 134 stamina

What it costs

Second charged move	50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Size	0.7 m and 8 kg

Best moveset against each type

Glimmet does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Flying, Bug, Fire.

Against	Best moveset	DPS
Flying	Rock Throw + Power Gem	15.6
Bug	Rock Throw + Power Gem	15.6
Fire	Rock Throw + Power Gem	15.6
Ice	Rock Throw + Power Gem	15.6
Dragon	Rock Throw + Dazzling Gleam	11.8
Dark	Rock Throw + Dazzling Gleam	11.8
Grass	Rock Throw + Sludge Wave	11.5
Fairy	Rock Throw + Sludge Wave	11.5
Fighting	Rock Throw + Dazzling Gleam	10.5
Normal	Rock Throw + Power Gem	9.4
Poison	Rock Throw + Power Gem	9.4
Rock	Rock Throw + Power Gem	9.4
Ghost	Rock Throw + Power Gem	9.4
Water	Rock Throw + Power Gem	9.4
Electric	Rock Throw + Power Gem	9.4
Psychic	Rock Throw + Power Gem	9.4
Ground	Rock Throw + Dazzling Gleam	7.8
Steel	Rock Throw + Power Gem	6.3

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Glimmet is actually for.

Counters: what beats Glimmet

Attacker	Type	Moveset	DPS
Groudon	Ground	Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy	69.8
Excadrill	GroundSteel	Mud Slap + Earthquake	66.3
Mamoswine	IceGround	Mud Slap + High Horsepower	65.1
Rhyperior	GroundRock	Mud Slap + Earthquake	62.9
Garchomp	DragonGround	Mud Shot + Earthquake	62.2
Landorus	GroundFlying	Mud Shot + Earth Power	62.0
Krookodile	GroundDark	Mud Slap + Earthquake	59.9
Golurk	GroundGhost	Mud Slap + Earth Power	57.1
Golem	RockGround	Mud Slap + Earthquake	55.5
Torterra	GrassGround	Mud Slap + Earthquake	53.3

Ranked by damage per second against Glimmet's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.