Morgrem
Morgrem is a Dark/Fairy-type Pokémon, the Devious Pokémon, number 860 (#0860) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 8 and comes from the Galar region. It is 0.8 m tall and weighs 12.5 kg.
Morgrem is the Devious Pokémon, an imp that has no confidence in its strength and makes up for it with dirty tricks. The Sword Pokédex says it drops to all fours as though begging forgiveness, luring opponents in before it stabs them with its spear-like hair.
How to pronounce Morgrem
Morgrem is pronounced MOR-grem. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Morgrem said out loud:
In Japanese it is ギモー (Gimoh).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Morgrem is a lanky imp, 0.8 m tall and 12.5 kg, magenta above and light green below, divided by a zig-zag line. Like Impidimp it has big ears and eyes, a purple tongue, long white fangs and a single-nostril nose, but its pupils are red. Its long black hair has a fringe over the right eye and ends in a shape like a pole arm.
Behaviour
Morgrem prefers dirty tactics such as ambushes, says the Scarlet Pokédex, because it lacks confidence in its brawn. The Pokédex says it lures people into the woods with sly cunning, and some believe it can make crops grow. Like Impidimp it feeds on negative emotions, and the Violet entry says people prone to gloomy thinking are fond of it.
Habitat
Bulbapedia says it lives in the woods. In Scarlet and Violet it lives in Paldea's Tagtree Thicket and in Kitakami's Wilds and Timeless Woods.
Powers
Its Abilities are Prankster and Frisk, with Pickpocket hidden. False Surrender is its signature move: it pretends to bow, then stabs with its hair in an attack that never misses, and Bulbapedia says that, as far as is known, only Morgrem and Grimmsnarl can learn it. It also uses Fake Out, Sucker Punch and Dark Pulse. With 75 base Special Attack and 70 Speed it is a modest middle stage.
Name origin
Morgrem may blend 'morbid' or 'morgue' with 'gremlin', and perhaps grem, an old word meaning 'to anger', or Morgan le Fay, an enchantress from Arthurian legend. The Japanese name is Gimoh (ギモー), possibly from gimō ('deception'), mō ('hair') and 'demon'.
Design inspiration
Morgrem seems to be based on mischievous European folk creatures such as imps, goblins and gremlins. Bulbapedia notes similarities to the redcap, a ruthless goblin of English legend armed with a sickle or polearm, like the shape of Morgrem's hair. These are fan readings, and no designer is credited.
Evolution notes
Morgrem evolves from Impidimp at level 32 and into Grimmsnarl at level 42.
In the games
Morgrem is a wild Pokémon found in Glimwood Tangle and Max Raid Battles in Sword and Shield, where it debuted. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Morgrem debuted in 'Just a Scone's Throw From Here!', where one comes out of the Rocket Prize Master for James and then loses to Goh's Inteleon.
Fun facts
- Morgrem shares its category with Purrloin: both are Devious Pokémon.
- Impidimp, Morgrem and Grimmsnarl are the only Pokémon in both the Fairy and Human-Like Egg Groups.
- In Pokémon Adventures, Marnie's Morgrem first appears in 'Splash!! The Return of the Two Pokémon', the same chapter in which Bede's Hattrem evolves into Hatterene.
Base stats
- HP: 65
- Attack: 60
- Defense: 45
- Sp. Atk: 75
- Sp. Def: 55
- Speed: 70
Morgrem’s base stat total is 370. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.
Type matchups
What is Morgrem weak to?
Morgrem takes extra damage from Poison (2×), Steel (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.
It resists Dark (¼×), Ghost (½×).
It is immune to Psychic, Dragon moves.
Evolution
What does Morgrem evolve from?
Morgrem evolves from Impidimp at level 32.
How does Morgrem evolve?
Morgrem evolves into Grimmsnarl at level 42.
The whole family: Impidimp, Morgrem, Grimmsnarl.
Abilities
- Prankster: Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.
- Frisk: Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.
- Pickpocket (hidden ability): Steals attacking Pokémon's held items on contact.
Moves
Moves Morgrem learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evo | False Surrender | Dark | Physical | 80 |
| 1 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 1 | Fake Out | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Flatter | Dark | Status | — |
| 1 | Confide | Normal | Status | — |
| 12 | Fake Tears | Dark | Status | — |
| 16 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 20 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — |
| 24 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 70 |
| 28 | Torment | Dark | Status | — |
| 35 | Dark Pulse | Dark | Special | 80 |
| 40 | Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | — |
| 46 | Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | 90 |
| 52 | Foul Play | Dark | Physical | 95 |
“Evo” means Morgrem learns the move the moment it evolves: False Surrender.
TM moves (35)
Morgrem can learn 35 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Fake Tears, Scary Face, Protect, Low Kick, Thief, Trailblaze, Chilling Water, Facade, Draining Kiss, Fling, Endure, Shadow Claw, Foul Play, Sleep Talk, Drain Punch, Reflect, Light Screen, Dazzling Gleam, Metronome, Thunder Wave, Rest, Taunt, Imprison, Dark Pulse, Leech Life, Substitute, Trick, Play Rough, Misty Terrain, Nasty Plot, Tera Blast, Burning Jealousy, Lash Out, Throat Chop.
Egg moves (1), which Impidimp can hatch knowing:Parting Shot.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 100% male, 0% female.
- Egg groups: Fairy, Human-Like.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 120 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Sp. Atk effort values.
- Base experience yield: 130.
Pokédex entries
With sly cunning, it tries to lure people into the woods. Some believe it to have the power to make crops grow. (Shield)
When it gets down on all fours as if to beg for forgiveness, it's trying to lure opponents in so that it can stab them with its spear-like hair. (Sword)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ギモー |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Gimoh |
| French | Fourbelin |
| German | Pelzebub |
| Spanish | Morgrem |
| Italian | Morgrem |
| Korean | 쏘겨모 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 诈唬魔 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 詐唬魔 |
Trivia
- Taller than 39% of all Pokémon (0.8 m).
- Heavier than 33% of all Pokémon (12.5 kg).
- Base stat total 370, ranked #669 of 1,025.
- One of 3 Pokémon that are both Dark and Fairy.
- One of 60 pink Pokémon.
- Number 51 of 96 Pokémon introduced in Generation 8 (Galar).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 45 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 120: about 15.7% 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: Morgrem (Pokémon), Serebii: Morgrem (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (MOR-grem): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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