Gloom appears to resemble the nocturnal flower known as Rafflesia arnoldii, which has a foul odor. The fact that its terrible smelling pollen can be made into a wonderful perfume and that 1 in 1000 people enjoy its smell may be a reference to skunks, whose musk has similar qualities.
Gloom is taken from the word gloom (a state of depression) and may refer to the gloom associated with smelling its stench or its seemingly depressed face. It could also come from bloom, since it is still in the blooming stage of a Rafflesia arnoldii. It could possibly also refer to “glume”, which is a type of leaf in grass flower anatomy.
Kusaihana literally means “stinking flower” (臭い花 kusai hana).
No: 044
English Name: Gloom
Japanese Name: Kusaihana
Generation: 1
Type: Grass, Poison
Species: Weed Pokémon
Abilities: Chlorophyll, Stench (hidden ability)
Evolution: Oddish > Gloom > Vileplume
Gloom is a blue, bipedal Pokémon with rudimentary hands and feet. It has orange leaves and a reddish-brown flower growing from its head. The flower has large, rounded petals and white spots. The female displays only a single large spot on each petal, while the male will have more, smaller spots. Its eyes are wide and often appear closed and its lips are thin and purple.
Gloom trickles sticky nectar from its mouth with the appearance and consistency of drool. This can be used as a fertilizer for plants. Both this nectar and the flower on Gloom’s head release a foul odor strong enough to induce fainting in humans over a mile away. However, it can also attract prey, and even a very small number of humans find it pleasing. This odor is a key ingredient for some perfume production. When it is in danger, the odor worsens, but it will not emit its odor if it feels safe. Gloom lives in grassy plains. In the past, Petal Dance was its signature move.
POKEDEX ENTRIES
Pokemon Red: The fluid that oozes from its mouth isn’t drool. It is a nectar that is used to attract prey.
Pokemon Blue: The fluid that oozes from its mouth isn’t drool. It is a nectar that is used to attract prey.
Pokemon Yellow: Smells incredibly foul! However, around 1 out of 1,000 people enjoy sniffing its nose-bending stink.
Pokemon Stadium: The horrible-smelling pistil of this flower stinks over a mile away. Unwittingly inhaled, it can cause fainting.
Pokemon Gold: What appears to be drool is actually sweet honey. It is very sticky and clings stubbornly if touched.
Pokemon Silver: It secretes a sticky, drool-like honey. Although sweet, it smells too repulsive to get very close.
Pokemon Crystal: The smell from its drool-like syrup and the pollen on its petals is so bad, it may make opponents faint.
Pokemon Stadium 2: What appears to be drool is actually sweet honey. It is very sticky and clings stubbornly if touched.
Pokemon Ruby: Gloom releases a foul fragrance from the pistil of its flower. When faced with danger, the stench worsens. If this Pokémon is feeling calm and secure, it does not release its usual stinky aroma.
Pokemon Sapphire: From its mouth Gloom drips honey that smells absolutely horrible. Apparently, it loves the horrid stench. It sniffs the noxious fumes and then drips even more of its honey.
Pokemon Emerald: A horribly noxious honey drools from its mouth. One whiff of the honey can result in memory loss. Some fans are said to enjoy this overwhelming stink, however.
Pokemon FireRed: Its pistils exude an incredibly foul odor. The horrid stench can cause fainting at a distance of 1.25 miles.
Pokemon LeafGreen: The fluid that oozes from its mouth isn’t drool. It is a nectar that is used to attract prey.
Pokemon Diamond: The honey it drools from its mouth smells so atrocious, it can curl noses more than a mile away.
Pokemon Pearl: The honey it drools from its mouth smells so atrocious, it can curl noses more than a mile away.
Pokemon Platinum: The honey it drools from its mouth smells so atrocious, it can curl noses more than a mile away.
Pokemon HeartGold: What appears to be drool is actually sweet honey. It is very sticky and clings stubbornly if touched.
Pokemon SoulSilver: It secretes a sticky, drool-like honey. Although sweet, it smells too repulsive to get very close.
Pokemon Black: The honey it drools from its mouth smells so atrocious, it can curl noses more than a mile away.
Pokemon White: The honey it drools from its mouth smells so atrocious, it can curl noses more than a mile away.
Pokemon Black 2: The honey it drools from its mouth smells so atrocious, it can curl noses more than a mile away.
pokemon White 2: The honey it drools from its mouth smells so atrocious, it can curl noses more than a mile away.
Pokemon X: Smells incredibly foul! However, around one out of a thousand people enjoy sniffing its nose-bending stink.
Pokemon Y: The honey it drools from its mouth smells so atrocious, it can curl noses more than a mile away.
Pokemon Omega Ruby: Gloom releases a foul fragrance from the pistil of its flower. When faced with danger, the stench worsens. If this Pokémon is feeling calm and secure, it does not release its usual stinky aroma.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire: From its mouth Gloom drips honey that smells absolutely horrible. Apparently, it loves the horrid stench. It sniffs the noxious fumes and then drools even more of its honey.
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