Gimmighoul
Gimmighoul is a Ghost-type Pokémon, the Coin Chest Pokémon, number 999 (#0999) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 0.3 m tall and weighs 5 kg.
Gimmighoul is a Ghost type that hides in a treasure chest and makes anyone nearby collect coins for it. Shops sometimes leave it in a corner without realising it is a Pokémon.
How to pronounce Gimmighoul
Gimmighoul is pronounced GIM-ee-gool. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Gimmighoul said out loud:
In Japanese it is コレクレー (Collecurei).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Gimmighoul is a small blue-grey metal creature with gold coin-like eyes. In its Chest Form it is 0.3 m tall and weighs 5 kg and lives in a red chest whose buckle looks like the number 1,000 from the side; the Scarlet Pokédex says it was born in a chest about 1,500 years ago. The Roaming Form has no chest, only an old coin on its back, and stands 0.1 m tall at 1 kg.
Behaviour
Bulbapedia says Chest Form Gimmighoul ambushes people from warehouses and shop corners, using ghost energy to make them collect coins for its chest. The Legends: Z-A Pokédex says the chest is so heavy that it struggles to move. A Roaming Form about to be found turns invisible, leaving only its coin.
Habitat
Bulbapedia says the Chest Form turns up in old Paldean structures like watchtowers and ruined forts. In Scarlet and Violet it is found all over Paldea.
Diet
The Violet Pokédex says the Roaming Form survives by draining the life-force of people who try to take its coin.
Powers
Its Ability Rattled raises Speed when it is hit by a Dark, Ghost or Bug move, while the Roaming Form has Run Away. It knows only Tackle and Astonish by levelling. With 70 Defense and a base stat total of only 300 it is sturdy but extremely slow.
Name origin
Gimmighoul may blend gimme, gimmick, mimic and ghoul, and together it sounds like 'give me gold'. The Japanese name is Collecurei (コレクレー), possibly collect plus rei ('spirit') and a pun on 'give me this'.
Design inspiration
Bulbapedia links Gimmighoul to the ghoul of Arabic folklore, with antennae and a tail like dowsing rods for finding buried treasure, and its Chest Form to the RPG mimic that disguises itself as a chest. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
It evolves into Gholdengo when levelled up while the player holds 999 Gimmighoul Coins, which are used up.
In the games
Gimmighoul's Chest Form can be fought and caught across Paldea in Scarlet and Violet, where it debuted; the Roaming Form flees, leaving coins, and can be caught in Pokémon GO. In Legends: Z-A the Chest Form turns up in the wild only in the Mega Dimension DLC.
In the anime
Gimmighoul debuted in 'The Terapagos I Don't Know', making Roy collect coins for its chest, and Dot caught it in 'Riding the Waves'.
Fun facts
- Its teaser website went live on 5 November 2022 with a counter that slowly filled a chest, and the counter capped at 999 the next day.
- Chest Form Gimmighoul's Speed of 10 is the lowest of any Pokémon introduced in Generation IX, while its Roaming Form has a Speed of 80.
- Bulbapedia says Jacq named the Chest Form and Professor Willow named the Roaming Form.
Base stats
- HP: 45
- Attack: 30
- Defense: 70
- Sp. Atk: 75
- Sp. Def: 70
- Speed: 10
Gimmighoul’s base stat total is 300. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.
Type matchups
What is Gimmighoul weak to?
Gimmighoul takes extra damage from Ghost (2×), Dark (2×) moves.
It resists Poison (½×), Bug (½×).
It is immune to Normal, Fighting moves.
Evolution
How does Gimmighoul evolve?
Gimmighoul evolves into Gholdengo (Collect 999 Gimmighoul coins).
The whole family: Gimmighoul, Gholdengo.
Forms
- Roaming Form Gimmighoul (Forme): Ghost-type, base stat total 300 (HP 45, Attack 30, Defense 25, Sp. Atk 75, Sp. Def 45, Speed 80). Ability: Run Away.
Abilities
- Rattled: Raises Speed one stage upon being hit by a Dark, Ghost, or Bug move.
Moves
Moves Gimmighoul learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
TM moves (16)
Gimmighoul can learn 16 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Protect, Confuse Ray, Thief, Hex, Night Shade, Endure, Sleep Talk, Reflect, Light Screen, Rest, Power Gem, Substitute, Shadow Ball, Nasty Plot, Tera Blast.
Breeding & training
- Gender: genderless.
- Egg groups: Undiscovered.
- Egg cycles: 50 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 6,400).
- Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Sp. Atk effort value.
- Base experience yield: 60.
Pokédex entries
It lives inside an old treasure chest. Sometimes it gets left in shop corners since no one realizes it's actually a Pokémon. (Violet)
This Pokémon was born inside a treasure chest about 1,500 years ago. It sucks the life-force out of scoundrels who try to steal the treasure. (Scarlet)
Names around the world
| Japanese | コレクレー |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Collecurei |
| French | Mordudor |
| German | Gierspenst |
| Spanish | Gimmighoul |
| Italian | Gimmighoul |
| Korean | 모으령 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 索财灵 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 索財靈 |
Trivia
- Slowest Ghost type: 10 Speed.
- Slowest Pokémon in Gen 9: 10 Speed.
- Slowest Ghost type in Gen 9: 10 Speed.
- Taller than 4% of all Pokémon (0.3 m).
- Heavier than 15% of all Pokémon (5 kg).
- Base stat total 300, ranked #856 of 1,025.
- One of 65 Ghost-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 147 brown Pokémon.
- Number 94 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 18 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Has 1 alternate form.
- Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Gimmighoul (Pokémon), Serebii: Gimmighoul (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (GIM-ee-gool): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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