Sludge Wave (move)

Sludge Wave
ヘドロウェーブ Sludge Wave
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Type  Poison
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  95
Accuracy  100%
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  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects all Pokémon adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation V
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Sludge Wave (Japanese: ヘドロウェーブ Sludge Wave) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation V. It is TM34 as of Generation V.

Effect

Sludge Wave inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of poisoning the target. Sludge Wave will hit all Pokémon in Double Battles and all adjacent Pokémon in triple battles.

Description

Games Description
It swamps the area around the user with a giant sludge wave. It may also poison those hit.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
072   Tentacool Water Poison 50 ''''
073   Tentacruel Water Poison 56 ''''
088   Grimer Poison Poison 44 37 ''''
089   Muk Poison Poison 50 37 ''''
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By TM

# Pokémon Type Machine
I
--
II
--
III
--
IV
--
V
TM34
VI
TM08
023   Ekans Poison Poison
024   Arbok Poison Poison
031   Nidoqueen Poison Ground
034   Nidoking Poison Ground
051   Dugtrio Ground Ground
072   Tentacool Water Poison
073   Tentacruel Water Poison
088   Grimer Poison Poison
089   Muk Poison Poison
151   Mew Psychic Psychic
194   Wooper Water Ground
195   Quagsire Water Ground
211   Qwilfish Water Poison
213   Shuckle Bug Rock
224   Octillery Water Water
258   Mudkip Water Water
259   Marshtomp Water Ground
260   Swampert Water Ground
316   Gulpin Poison Poison
317   Swalot Poison Poison
336   Seviper Poison Poison
342   Crawdaunt Water Dark
346   Cradily Rock Grass
423   Gastrodon Water Ground
453   Croagunk Poison Fighting
454   Toxicroak Poison Fighting
535   Tympole Water Water
536   Palpitoad Water Ground
537   Seismitoad Water Ground
568   Trubbish Poison Poison
569   Garbodor Poison Poison
592   Frillish Water Ghost
593   Jellicent Water Ghost
618   Stunfisk Ground Electric
641   Tornadus Flying Flying
642   Thundurus Electric Flying
645   Landorus Ground Flying
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0092   Gastly Ghost Poison Dream World - Spooky Manor
0109   Koffing Poison Dream World - Rugged Mountain
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In the anime

 
Palpitoad
 
The wave crashing
The user launches a wave of purple sludge onto the opponent, poisoning it.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  A big wave of dark purple sludge forms around Palpitoad. The sludge is then hurled at the opponent, poisoning it.
Ash's Palpitoad BW106 Debut


In other languages

Language Title
  French Cradovague
  German Schlammwoge
  Italian Fangonda
  Korean 오물웨이브 Omul Wave
  Spanish Onda Tóxica


Generation V TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819
20212223242526272829303132333435363738
39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506
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