--- title: "Gimmighoul (#0999): Stats, Weaknesses, Moves & Lore | pokee.si" url: "https://pokee.si/pokemon/gimmighoul" description: "Gimmighoul (#0999): Ghost-type Coin Chest Pokémon from Paldea. Base stat total 300. Abilities: Rattled. Stats, matchups, evolutions, moves, every Pokédex entry and lore on pokee.si." last_updated: "2026-10-21" publisher: "pokee.si: a Pokédex for families (unofficial fan site)" last_checked: "2026-10-20" --- #0999 · Paldea · Generation 9 # Gimmighoul Coin Chest Pokémon · Ghost-type ![Gimmighoul official artwork](https://pokee.si/img/art/999.webp) Gimmighoul is a [Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/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](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/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: [Listen](https://pokee.si/audio/names/999.mp3) In Japanese it is コレクレー (Collecurei). Hear every other name on the [Pokémon pronunciation guide](https://pokee.si/pronounce). ## 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. Sources: [Bulbapedia: Gimmighoul (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Gimmighoul_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) · [Serebii: Gimmighoul (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/gimmighoul/) ## 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](https://pokee.si/types/ghost) (2×), [Dark](https://pokee.si/types/dark) (2×) moves. It resists [Poison](https://pokee.si/types/poison) (½×), [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug) (½×). It is immune to [Normal](https://pokee.si/types/normal), [Fighting](https://pokee.si/types/fighting) moves. ## Evolution ### How does Gimmighoul evolve? Gimmighoul evolves into [Gholdengo](https://pokee.si/pokemon/gholdengo) (Collect 999 Gimmighoul coins). The whole family: **Gimmighoul**, [Gholdengo](https://pokee.si/pokemon/gholdengo). ## Forms - **Roaming Form Gimmighoul** (Forme): [Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/ghost)-type, base stat total 300 (HP 45, Attack 30, Defense 25, Sp. Atk 75, Sp. Def 45, Speed 80). Ability: [Run Away](https://pokee.si/abilities/run-away). ## Abilities - [Rattled](https://pokee.si/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](https://pokee.si/moves/astonish) | Ghost | Physical | 30 | | 1 | [Tackle](https://pokee.si/moves/tackle) | Normal | Physical | 40 | ### TM moves (16) Gimmighoul can learn 16 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: [Take Down](https://pokee.si/moves/take-down), [Protect](https://pokee.si/moves/protect), [Confuse Ray](https://pokee.si/moves/confuse-ray), [Thief](https://pokee.si/moves/thief), [Hex](https://pokee.si/moves/hex), [Night Shade](https://pokee.si/moves/night-shade), [Endure](https://pokee.si/moves/endure), [Sleep Talk](https://pokee.si/moves/sleep-talk), [Reflect](https://pokee.si/moves/reflect), [Light Screen](https://pokee.si/moves/light-screen), [Rest](https://pokee.si/moves/rest), [Power Gem](https://pokee.si/moves/power-gem), [Substitute](https://pokee.si/moves/substitute), [Shadow Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/shadow-ball), [Nasty Plot](https://pokee.si/moves/nasty-plot), [Tera Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/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](https://pokeapi.co) open game data. - Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from [Bulbapedia: Gimmighoul (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Gimmighoul_(Pok%C3%A9mon)), [Serebii: Gimmighoul (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/gimmighoul/). - 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:** 20 October 2026. 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