Grenade Round

Rounds for the Grenade Launcher.

There are always several different types of grenades available for the grenade launcher, with their own particular uses. Here are a list of grenades and the games in which they are available.

Explosive/Burst Rounds
RE1, RE2, RE3, RE:CV, RE5 Basic grenades, not always the most powerful rounds, but often fragment after launch, damaging groups of enemies while knocking over larger B.O.W.s. These grenades, if a fragmenting type, often have the shortest range but tend to be quite common. In RE3 these grenades can be used as a base to create some of the more powerful varieties below.

Flame Rounds
RE1, RE2, RE3, RE:CV, RE5 Filled with napalm, these grenades are not always as powerful as Explosive Rounds but can ignite enemies and damage them further to the initial impact. Plant based B.O.W.s such as Ivies are particularly vulnerable to these.

Acid Rounds
RE1, RE2, RE3, RE:CV, RE5 Grenades filled with a deadly acid. Often among the more powerful grenades available to the player. In Resident Evil 5 they do not kill the enemy instantly. They merely "stun" enemies, and they fall to the floor. These are best used when surrounded. These rounds are best used against Lickers. One round makes them vulnerable to a heart stab.

Freeze Rounds
RE3, RE5 Powerful grenades filled with liquid nitrogen, these freeze the target and are extremely powerful. In Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, these should be saved for use against the Nemesis. In Resident Evil 5, these rounds allow a one-hit KO against most types of enemies. In RE5, a single nitrogen round into a body of water will rapidly freeze not only the water, but any Majini that is in contact with it.

B.O.W. Gas Rounds
RE:CV Extremely powerful and rare grenades, filled with a special anti-B.O.W. gas (P-Epsilon). Only seen in Resident Evil: Code Veronica.

Electric Rounds
RE5 These are special rounds that can be purchased from the Item Management screen after clearing the game once or searching the two rooms on the walkway on Chapter 6-3 of Resident Evil 5. Most effective against Reapers. A single round can also be used to electrify a body of water, a technique that usually proves to be fatal to any Majini caught in the water.

Flash Rounds
RE5 These are special rounds that can be purchased from the Item Management screen after clearing the game once or can be found in a chest near one of the moving statues in Chapter 4-1. They function like Flash Grenades; they can store much more than the grenades, though, and the aiming is more precise due to the Grenade Launcher's laser sight.