#0969 · Paldea · Generation 9

Glimmet

Ore Pokémon · Rock/Poison-type

Glimmet is a Rock/Poison-type Pokémon, the Ore Pokémon, number 969 (#0969) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 0.7 m tall and weighs 8 kg.

Glimmet is a small flower-bud of a Pokémon whose petals are crystallised poison, and the Pokédex says it protects itself by scattering toxic powder that looks like pollen. It is the first stage of Glimmora.

How to pronounce Glimmet

Glimmet is pronounced GLIM-it. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Glimmet said out loud:

In Japanese it is キラーメ (Kirame).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Glimmet is 0.7 m tall and weighs 8 kg. It has a translucent light blue cone for a head with yellow eyes, ringed by six small dark blue petals of crystallised poison. Behind the cone sits a black prism that leads to a bulbous purple bud.

Behaviour

Glimmet clings to cave walls and ceilings. It defends itself by scattering poisonous powder, or by striking with its poison-packed bud. Bulbapedia says Glimmet and Glimmora work together in groups to drive off enemies.

Habitat

The Pokédex places it in caves. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in Alfornada Cavern and across East, North and West Provinces, as well as Kitakami's Crystal Pool, Infernal Pass and Oni Mountain, and in 3-star Tera Raid Battles.

Diet

The Pokédex says it absorbs nutrients from cave walls.

Powers

Toxic Debris scatters poison spikes on the opposing side when a physical move hits it, and its hidden Ability is Corrosion. It learns Ancient Power, Stealth Rock, Power Gem and Sludge Wave. With base Special Attack 105 against Attack 35, its attacks should be special.

Name origin

Glimmet may combine 'glimmer' with -et (a suffix for something small) or 'emit'. The Japanese name is Kirame (キラーメ), which may blend kirakira ('glittering'), kirameku ('to glitter') and me ('bud').

Design inspiration

Glimmet appears to be based on animals that stay put, especially sea sponges, some of which look like flowers and defend themselves with mineral spikes and chemicals. It may also nod to blue copper sulfate crystals and to Lithops, the 'living stones' that look like pebbles. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Glimmet evolves into Glimmora at level 35.

In the games

Glimmet is found in Alfornada Cavern and across three of Paldea's provinces in Scarlet and Violet, where it debuted. In Legends: Z-A it appears in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose, in the 3-star and 4-star Poison-type and Rock-type wild zones.

In the anime

Glimmet debuted in 'The Approaching Shadow!', where several lived in a cave at Glaseado Mountain. In 'Over the Top!' two fight alongside Geeta's Glimmora against Liko, Roy and Dot.

Fun facts

• Glimmet Crystals are needed to make the Tera Blast TM, and Bulbapedia says this is one reason Glimmet is thought to be linked to the Terastal phenomenon.
• In 'Over the Top!' Glimmet are shown flying by spinning their petals like propellers.
• It can learn Self-Destruct at level 29 and inherit Explosion and Memento as Egg Moves, three different ways to faint on purpose.
• At 8 kg it is the lightest of the Rock types introduced in Generation IX, according to poke.si's records.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Glimmet (Pokémon) · Serebii: Glimmet (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 48
• Attack: 35
• Defense: 42
• Sp. Atk: 105
• Sp. Def: 60
• Speed: 60

Glimmet’s base stat total is 350. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.

Type matchups

What is Glimmet weak to?

Glimmet takes extra damage from Ground (4×), Water (2×), Psychic (2×), Steel (2×) moves.

It resists Poison (¼×), Normal (½×), Fire (½×), Flying (½×), Bug (½×), Fairy (½×).

Evolution

How does Glimmet evolve?

Glimmet evolves into Glimmora at level 35.

The whole family: Glimmet, Glimmora.

Abilities

• Toxic Debris: Scatters poison spikes at the feet of the opposing team when the Pokémon takes damage from physical moves.
• Corrosion (hidden ability): This Pokémon can inflict poison on Poison and Steel Pokémon.

Moves

Moves Glimmet learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (33)

Glimmet can learn 33 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Protect, Acid Spray, Confuse Ray, Facade, Mud Shot, Rock Tomb, Venoshock, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Sandstorm, Sleep Talk, Reflect, Light Screen, Rock Blast, Dazzling Gleam, Rest, Rock Slide, Spikes, Toxic Spikes, Power Gem, Gunk Shot, Substitute, Iron Defense, Stealth Rock, Sludge Bomb, Stone Edge, Tera Blast, Toxic, Sand Tomb, Smack Down, Sludge Wave, Meteor Beam.

Egg moves (3):Explosion, Memento, Toxic.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Mineral.
• Egg cycles: 30 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 3,840).
• Catch rate: 70 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Sp. Atk effort value.
• Base experience yield: 70.

Pokédex entries

Glimmet's toxic mineral crystals look just like flower petals. This Pokémon scatters poisonous powder like pollen to protect itself. (Violet)

It absorbs nutrients from cave walls. The petals it wears are made of crystallized poison. (Scarlet)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Lightest Rock type in Gen 9: 8 kg.
• Taller than 34% of all Pokémon (0.7 m).
• Heavier than 23% of all Pokémon (8 kg).
• Base stat total 350, ranked #701 of 1,025.
• One of 3 Pokémon that are both Rock and Poison.
• One of 170 blue Pokémon.
• Number 64 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 41 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 70: about 9.2% per Poké Ball at full health.
• 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: Glimmet (Pokémon), Serebii: Glimmet (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (GLIM-it): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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