Black Sludge

The Black Sludge (Japanese: くろいヘドロ Black Sludge) is a type of held item introduced in Generation IV. It is an in-battle effect item that damages the holder, unless they are a Poison-type Pokémon, where it heals the holder instead.

Black Sludge くろいヘドロ Black Sludge

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Introduced in Generation IV Pocket Generation IV Items Generation V Items (Held items) Generation VI Items Generation VII Items Fling Power 30

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS N/A $100 SMUSUM N/A $2,000

Effect

Held item

Black Sludge restores 1/16 of the Pokémon's maximum HP (rounded down) each turn when held by Poison-type Pokémon. It damages all other types by 1/8 of maximum HP each turn. Pokémon with the Ability Magic Guard are immune to the damaging effect.

Description

Games Description DPPt A hold item that gradually restores the HP of Poison-type Pokémon. It inflicts damage on all other types. HGSS BWB2W2 A held item that gradually restores the HP of Poison-type Pokémon. It inflicts damage on all other types. XYORAS SMUSUM An item to be held by a Pokémon. It gradually restores HP to Poison-type Pokémon. It damages any other type.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods DPPt Held by wild Croagunk (5% chance) and wild Toxicroak (5% chance) HGSS Route 17 (held by Biker Dale's Gulpin), Cerulean Cave Indigo Plateau (held by Koga's Muk during all battles) Held by wild Croagunk (5% chance) BW Held by wild Croagunk (5% chance), wild Trubbish (5% chance), and wild Garbodor (50% chance) B2W2 Castelia SewersSpringSummer, Marine Tube Held by wild Grimer (5% chance), wild Muk (50% chance), wild Croagunk (5% chance), wild Toxicroak (5% chance), wild Trubbish (5% chance), and wild Garbodor (50% chance) XY Coumarine City Held by wild Muk (50% chance), wild Croagunk (5% chance), wild Trubbish (5% chance), and wild Garbodor (50% chance) ORAS Held by wild Grimer (5% chance) and wild Trubbish (5% chance) SMUSUM Held by wild Grimer and wild GarbodorUSUM (5% chance each)

In spin-off games

Black Sludge in Pokémon: Magikarp Jump

Pokémon: Magikarp Jump

In Pokémon: Magikarp Jump, Black Sludge is a Friendship Item that can be purchased for 600. It summons Gengar as a helper Pokémon.

In other languages

Language Title Japanese くろいヘドロ Black Sludge Chinese Cantonese 黑色污泥 Hāaksīk Wūnàih Mandarin 黑色污泥 Hēisè Wūní French Boue Noire German Giftschleim Italian Fangopece Korean 검은진흙 Geomeun Jinheuk Spanish Lodo Negro

External links

• On Smogon's Itemdex:
  • Generation IV
  • Generation V
  • Generation VI
  • Generation VII

This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items.