Sludge Bomb (move)

Sludge Bomb ヘドロばくだん Sludge Bomb

Battles Type  Poison Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  90 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II TM36 in Generation II TM36 in Generation III TM36 in Generation IV TM36 in Generation V TM36 in Generation VI TM36 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon TM52 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles the Pokémon that has the judge's attention.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  1 ♥ Badly startles Pokémon that the audience has high expectations of.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Sludge Bomb (Japanese: ヘドロばくだん Sludge Bomb) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation II. It has been TM36 since Generation II. In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, it is TM52.

It can be considered a stronger version of Sludge.

Effect

Sludge Bomb inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of poisoning the target. It has no effect on targets with Bulletproof.

Sludge Bomb can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra two appeal points if Sludge was used in the prior turn. It can also be used to start a combination, causing Sludge to give an extra appeal point if used in the next turn.

Description

Games Description Stad2 A Poison-type attack. Has a one-in-three chance of leaving the target poisoned. GSC An attack that may poison the foe. RSEColoXD Sludge is hurled to inflict damage. May also poison.* Hurls sludge at the foe. It may poison the foe.RSE* Hurl sludge at the target. It may poison the target.ColoXD* FRLG Filthy sludge is hurled at the foe. It may poison the target. DPPtHGSS The user attacks by hurling filthy sludge at the foe. It may also poison the target.* Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the foe. It may also poison the target.* PBR The user attacks by hurling filthy sludge at the foe. It may also poison the target. BWB2W2 Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the target. It may also poison the target. XYORAS SMUSUM Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the target. This may also poison the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	50	43	36	36BW 26B2W2	26XY 29ORAS	29SMUSUM 48PE
088A		Grimer Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous						48PE
0089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous	60	47	36	36BW 26B2W2	26XY 29ORAS	29SMUSUM 60PE
089A		Muk Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous						60PE
0109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous			42	46BW 34B2W2	34	34SMUSUM 42PE
0110		Weezing		Amorphous		Amorphous			48	52BW 34B2W2	34	34SMUSUM 50PE
0316		Gulpin		Amorphous		Amorphous		39	39	44	44XY 33ORAS	33
0317		Swalot		Amorphous		Amorphous		48	45	52	52XY 37ORAS	37
0453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like			43	45	45	45
0454		Toxicroak		Human-Like		Human-Like			49	54	54	54
0568		Trubbish		Mineral		Mineral				29	29	29
0569		Garbodor		Mineral		Mineral				29	29	29
0690		Skrelp		Water 1	Dragon					38	38
0691		Dragalge		Water 1	Dragon					38	38
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		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I --	II TM36	III TM36	IV TM36	V TM36	VI TM36	VII TM36	VIII --	IX --
0001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0002		Ivysaur		Monster	Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0003		Venusaur		Monster	Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0015		Beedrill		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
019A		Rattata Alola Form		Field		Field						✔
020A		Raticate Alola Form		Field		Field						✔
0023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0024		Arbok		Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0029		Nidoran♀		Monster	Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0030		Nidorina		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0031		Nidoqueen		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0033		Nidorino		Monster	Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0034		Nidoking		Monster	Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0041		Zubat		Flying		Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0042		Golbat		Flying		Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0043		Oddish		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0044		Gloom		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0045		Vileplume		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0046		Paras		Bug	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0047		Parasect		Bug	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0048		Venonat		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0050		Diglett		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
050A		Diglett Alola Form		Field		Field						✔
0051		Dugtrio		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
051A		Dugtrio Alola Form		Field		Field						✔
0069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0070		Weepinbell		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0071		Victreebel		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0072		Tentacool		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0073		Tentacruel		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
088A		Grimer Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous						✔
0089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
089A		Muk Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous						✔
0092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
103A		Exeggutor Alola Form		Grass		Grass						✔
0109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0110		Weezing		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0114		Tangela		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0151		Mew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0167		Spinarak		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0168		Ariados		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0169		Crobat		Flying		Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0182		Bellossom		Grass		Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0191		Sunkern		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0192		Sunflora		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0194		Wooper		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0195		Quagsire		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0207		Gligar		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0210		Granbull		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0211		Qwilfish		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0213		Shuckle		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0224		Octillery		Water 1	Water 2		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0228		Houndour		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0229		Houndoom		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0269		Dustox		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0286		Breloom		Fairy	Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0303		Mawile		Field	Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0315		Roselia		Fairy	Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0316		Gulpin		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0317		Swalot		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0324		Torkoal		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0336		Seviper		Field	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0341		Corphish		Water 1	Water 3		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0342		Crawdaunt		Water 1	Water 3		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0345		Lileep		Water 3		Water 3		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0346		Cradily		Water 3		Water 3		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0375		Metang		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0376		Metagross		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0406		Budew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔
0407		Roserade		Fairy	Grass			✔	✔	✔	✔
0416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔
0423		Gastrodon		Water 1	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔
0434		Stunky		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
0435		Skuntank		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
0451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔
0452		Drapion		Bug	Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔
0453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔
0454		Toxicroak		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔
0455		Carnivine		Grass		Grass			✔	✔	✔	✔
0465		Tangrowth		Grass		Grass			✔	✔	✔	✔
0472		Gliscor		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔
0491		Darkrai		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔
0493		Arceus		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔
0529		Drilbur		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
0530		Excadrill		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
0535		Tympole		Water 1		Water 1				✔	✔	✔
0536		Palpitoad		Water 1		Water 1				✔	✔	✔
0537		Seismitoad		Water 1		Water 1				✔	✔	✔
0543		Venipede		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
0544		Whirlipede		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
0545		Scolipede		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
0551		Sandile		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
0552		Krokorok		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
0553		Krookodile		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
0559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon				✔	✔	✔
0560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon				✔	✔	✔
0568		Trubbish		Mineral		Mineral				✔	✔	✔
0569		Garbodor		Mineral		Mineral				✔	✔	✔
0590		Foongus		Grass		Grass				✔	✔	✔
0591		Amoonguss		Grass		Grass				✔	✔	✔
0592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔
0593		Jellicent		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔
0616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
0617		Accelgor		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
0618		Stunfisk		Water 1	Amorphous				✔	✔	✔
0621		Druddigon		Dragon	Monster				✔	✔	✔
0641		Tornadus		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				✔	✔	✔
0642		Thundurus		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				✔	✔	✔
0645		Landorus		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				✔	✔	✔
0650		Chespin		Field		Field					✔	✔
0651		Quilladin		Field		Field					✔	✔
0652		Chesnaught		Field		Field					✔	✔
0659		Bunnelby		Field		Field					✔	✔
0660		Diggersby		Field		Field					✔	✔
0674		Pancham		Field	Human-Like					✔	✔
0675		Pangoro		Field	Human-Like					✔	✔
0688		Binacle		Water 3		Water 3					✔	✔
0689		Barbaracle		Water 3		Water 3					✔	✔
0690		Skrelp		Water 1	Dragon					✔	✔
0691		Dragalge		Water 1	Dragon					✔	✔
0692		Clauncher		Water 1	Water 3					✔	✔
0693		Clawitzer		Water 1	Water 3					✔	✔
0704		Goomy		Dragon		Dragon					✔	✔
0705		Sliggoo		Dragon		Dragon					✔	✔
0706		Goodra		Dragon		Dragon					✔	✔
0710		Pumpkaboo		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔	✔
0711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔	✔
0721		Volcanion		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered					✔	✔
0747		Mareanie		Water 1		Water 1						✔
0748		Toxapex		Water 1		Water 1						✔
0755		Morelull		Grass		Grass						✔
0756		Shiinotic		Grass		Grass						✔
0757		Salandit		Monster	Dragon						✔
0758		Salazzle		Monster	Dragon						✔
0768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3						✔
0770		Palossand		Amorphous		Amorphous						✔
0793		Nihilego		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered						✔
0799		Guzzlord		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered						✔
0803		Poipole		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered						✔USUM
0804		Naganadel		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered						✔USUM
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 VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0571		Zoroark		Field		Field	Sly Zoroark
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.

In other games

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Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★★★★ Power: 44 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: Has a 30% chance of poisoning each target.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

Sludge Bomb
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 80 Energy cost 50 Duration 2.3 seconds Damage window 1.1 - 2.1 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 80 Energy cost 50 Secondary effect ? Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility ** * By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

• Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Sludge Bomb had a power of 50.
• Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Sludge Bomb had a power of 55 and a duration of 2.6 seconds.

Zubat may only know this move if it was obtained before February 16, 2017.

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It may also leave the target poisoned, damaging it for several turns. MDTD MDS* Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Poisoned status condition, which causes periodic damage. MDS* Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It may also afflict the target with a Poisoned status condition, which causes periodic damage. BSL はなれたポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかも いっていのかくりつで どくじょうたいにして いっていターンごとに ダメージをあたえる Conq. Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the target. It may also poison the target. MDGtI It damages even a faraway Pokémon. It could also cause the Poisoned status condition. With the Poisoned status, the Pokémon keeps taking damage and can't restore its HP naturally. SMD It damages a Pokémon, even one far away. It could also make the enemy poisoned.

In the anime

Octillery Skrelp Shuckle Mareanie
The user attacks by hurling filthy sludge at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Muk fires globs of brown sludge at the opponent, or Muk releases a stream of sludge from its mouth at the opponent.
Attila's Muk	The Legend of Thunder!		Debut
Ash's Muk	Can't Beat the Heat!		None
Three wild Muk	The Psyduck Stops Here!		None
A Team Plasma Grunt's Muk	Secrets From Out of the Fog!		None
	Torkoal fires globs of sludge from its mouth at the opponent.
Flannery's Torkoal	Going, Going, Yawn		None
	Oddish releases globs of brown sludge at the opponent from its mouth.
A wild Oddish	Grass Hysteria!		None
	Swalot fires globs of brown sludge at the opponent from its mouth.
Anthony's Swalot	Deceit and Assist		None
Dominick's Swalot	From Brags to Riches		None
Reggie's Swalot	Lost Leader Strategy!		None
	Grimer opens its mouth and fires globs of brown sludge at the opponent.
A Trainer's Grimer	Saved by the Beldum		None
	Exeggutor releases multiple globs of brown sludge at the opponent from the middle of the leaves on its head.
A Coordinator's Exeggutor	Weekend Warrior		None
	Octillery fires multiple globs of brown sludge at the opponent from its mouth.
Harley's Octillery	Harley Rides Again		None
	One of Beedrill's arm stingers glow dark purple. It then brings its arms forward and releases a purple blast of sludge at the opponent that explodes on impact, or Beedrill fires brown blobs of sludge at the opponent.
Galen's Beedrill	Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea		None
Multiple wild Beedrill	Beyond the Rainbow!		None
	Ariados fires brown sludge at the opponent that explodes on contact, or Ariados releases multiple brown globs of sludge at the opponent.
Multiple wild Ariados	Following a Maiden's Voyage!		None
Multiple wild Ariados	Stopped in the Name of Love!		None
Multiple wild Ariados	Beyond the Rainbow!		None
Ninja's Ariados	A Festival of Decisions!		None
	Koffing fires multiple large glob of sludge from its mouth at the opponent one at a time, or Koffing fires a ball of brown sludge from its mouth at the opponent. When the ball of sludge hits the opponent, it explodes.
Giant's Koffing	Tag! We're It...!		None
Roxie's Koffing	Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1		None
	Shuckle fires a stream of brown sludge from its mouth at the opponent and the sludge explodes on impact, or Shuckle pulls its arms into its shell and two streams of brown sludge is released from the holes in its shell at the opponent. The sludge explodes on impact.
Butch's Shuckle	Sleight of Sand!		None
Conway's Shuckle	Working on a Right Move!		None
	Toxicroak fires waves or globs of brown sludge at the opponent from its mouth.
Saturn's Toxicroak	Enter Galactic!		None
	Crawdaunt opens its claws and releases multiple globs of brown sludge at the opponent from them.
Kyle's Crawdaunt	Pruning a Passel of Pals!		None
	Quagsire opens its mouth and fires globs of light brown sludge at the opponent.
Crasher Wake's Quagsire	A Crasher Course in Power!		None
	Golbat fires a stream of dark brown sludge from its mouth at the opponent. The sludge explodes on impact.
Galactic Grunts' multiple Golbat	Steeling a Peace of Mind!		None
	Metang fires multiple globs of dark brown sludge from its body at the opponent. The sludge explodes on impact.
J's henchmen's multiple Metang	Pillars of Friendship!		None
	Trubbish opens its mouth and releases a ball of brown sludge from its mouth at the opponent. When the ball of sludge misses the opponent, it releases a thick yellow mist in the air which smells.
A wild Trubbish	Here Comes the Trubbish Squad!		Japanese version only
Four wild Trubbish	Lost at the League!		None
	Venipede's antennae vibrate back and forth and it fires a ball of brown sludge from its mouth at the opponent. When the ball of sludge hits the opponent, it explodes.
Multiple wild Venipede	A Venipede Stampede!		None
	Garbodor fires a brown ball of sludge from its mouth at the opponent. When the ball hits the opponent, it explodes, or Garbodor fires multiple brown globs of sludge from the pipes on its right hand at the opponent.
A wild Garbodor	Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita!		None
A wild Garbodor	Treasure Hunt, Akala Style!		None
Zipp's Garbodor	We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!		First mentioned in A Glaring Rivalry!
	Palpitoad extends its long tongue and starts to spin around in the air. As it does, its tongue starts to glow yellow. As it swings all the way around, the yellow glow fades and a ball of brown sludge forms in front of Palpitoad's tongue. Palpitoad then swings fully around and throws the ball of sludge at the opponent. When the sludge makes contact, it explodes.
Clay's Palpitoad	Battling the King of the Mines!		None
	Scolipede fires a ball of brown sludge from its mouth at the opponent. When the ball of sludge hits the opponent, it explodes.
Sean's father's Scolipede	Battling the Bully!		None
Roxie's Scolipede	Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2		None
	Stunfisk fires a ball of brown sludge from its mouth at the opponent. When the ball of sludge hits the opponent, it explodes.
Cilan's Stunfisk	Battling Authority Once Again!		None
	Amoonguss shoots a brown sludge at the opponent.
Four wild Amoonguss	Unrest at the Nursery!		None
	Sandile shoots a brown glob of sludge at the opponent.
A wild Sandile	The Journalist from Another Region!		None
	Skrelp releases multiple brown globs of sludge from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Skrelp	An Undersea Place to Call Home!		None
	Drapion releases multiple brown globs of sludge from its mouth at the opponent or Drapion forms a glob of sludge in front of its claws. Drapion then launch it at the opponent.
Celosia's Drapion	From A to Z!		None
	Mareanie releases multiple brown globs of sludge from its mouth at the opponent, which poisons the opponent on impact.
James's Mareanie	The Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair!		None
	Venusaur releases multiple brown globs of sludge from its mouth at the opponent.
Professor Kukui's Venusaur	SM142		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Grimer Parasect Seviper Dragalge
The user fires a glob of sludge at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Grimer fires a glob of corrosive sludge from its mouth at the opponent.
Janine's Grimer	Notorious Noctowl		Debut
	Parasect releases a glob of sludge from its mouth at the opponent. Anything the sludge touches dissolves.
Crystal's Parasee	Lugia and Ho-Oh on the Loose (Part 1)		None
	Seviper releases a stream of sludge from its mouth at the opponent.
Lucy's Seviper	Skirting Around Surskit I		None
	Dragalge releases a glob of sludge from its mouth at the opponent.
Chalmers's Dragalge	X & Y chapter		None

In the Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master manga

Toxicroak
The user spits out a glob of sludge from its mouth.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Toxicroak spits out a glob of sludge from its mouth.
Funji's Toxicroak	ABM04		Debut

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Toxicroak
The user spits out a glob of sludge from its mouth.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Toxicroak spits out a glob of sludge from its mouth.
Saturn's Toxicroak	The Legendary Pokémon, Captured		Debut

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

• Sludge Bomb was mentioned and shown in GDZ60 but it wasn't specified who used the move.

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Sludge Bomb is the only Poison-type move introduced in Generation II.
• Since Generation V, Sludge Bomb has the same description text as Sludge.
• Since the Diamond and Pearl series, Polish dub uses, probably by an oversight, the same translated name that is also used for Mud Bomb.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 污泥炸彈 Wūnàih Jadáan * 臭泥爆彈 Chaunàih Baaudáan Mandarin 污泥炸彈 / 污泥炸弹 Wūní Zhàdàn * 臭泥爆彈 / 臭泥爆弹 Chòuní Bàodàn Dutch Blubberbom Finnish Liejupommi (EP270) Mönjäpommi (AG056) Mutapommi (AG122) Limapommi (AG127) French Bomb-Beurk German Matschbombe Greek Ιλυοβόμβα Indonesian Bom Lumpur Italian Fangobomba Korean 오물폭탄 Omul Poktan Polish Bomba Błotna* Atak Bomby* Portuguese Brazil Bomba de Lodo (games, XY series-present, TCG) Rajada Tóxica (early anime) Portugal Bomba de Lodo Romanian Bomba Mlăștinoasă Serbian Muljevita Bomba Spanish Latin America Bomba de Lodo Bomba de Desechos (EP270) Spain Bomba Lodo Swedish Lerattack Turkish Çamur Bombası Vietnamese Bom Bùn

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