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! TR22 in Pokémon Sword and Shield TM36 in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Move Tutor in Pokémon Legends: Arceus TM148 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

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 is:

• TM36 from Generation II to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, and in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
• TM52 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
• TR22 in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
• TM148 in Generation IX.

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 the first move of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Sludge to score double the normal appeal if used in the next turn. It can also be used to finish a combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if Sludge was used in the previous turn.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Category  Special PP  10 Agile Strong Power  80  60  100 Accuracy  100%  100%  100% Action speed modifier Self  0  0  +5 Target  0  +3  0 Additional effect Chance  30%  30%  50% Turns  3  2  4    ?  ? May inflict the target with poison

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 SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the target. This may also poison the target. SV The user hurls unsanitary sludge at the target to inflict damage. This may also poison the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII		VIII			IX
											SMUSUM	PE	SwSh	BDSP	LA	SV
0023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	−	−	−	−	−	−	−		33		33
0024		Arbok		Field	Dragon	−	−	−	−	−	−	−		39		39
0088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	50	43	36	36BW 26B2W2	26XY 29ORAS	29	48		29		29
0088		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous						−	48				−
0089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous	60	47	36	36BW 26B2W2	26XY 29ORAS	29	60		29		29
0089		Muk Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous						−	60				−
0109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous	−	−	42	46BW 34B2W2	34	34	42	32	32		32
0110		Weezing		Amorphous		Amorphous	−	−	48	52BW 34B2W2	34	34	50	32	32		32
0110		Weezing Galarian Form		Amorphous		Amorphous								32			32
0316		Gulpin		Amorphous		Amorphous		39	39	44	44XY 33ORAS	33			33		33
0317		Swalot		Amorphous		Amorphous		48	45	52	52XY 37ORAS	37			37		37
0336		Seviper		Field	Dragon		−	−	−	−	−			46		46
0453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like			43	45	45	45		44	44		44
0454		Toxicroak		Human-Like		Human-Like			49	54	54	54		48	48		48
0465		Tangrowth		Grass		Grass			−	−	−	−		−	−	52
0568		Trubbish		Mineral		Mineral				29	29	29		27
0569		Garbodor		Mineral		Mineral				29	29	29		27
0690		Skrelp		Water 1	Dragon					38	38		50			50
0691		Dragalge		Water 1	Dragon					38	38		52			52
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/TR/Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Compatibility
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII		VIII			IX
						TM36	TM36	TM36	TM36	TM36	SMUSUM TM36	PE TM52	SwSh TR22	BDSP TM36	LA Tutor	SV TM148
0001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass	−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0002		Ivysaur		Monster	Grass	−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0003		Venusaur		Monster	Grass	−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0015		Beedrill		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0019		Rattata Alolan Form		Field		Field						✔	✔
0020		Raticate Alolan Form		Field		Field						✔	✔
0023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔		✔
0024		Arbok		Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔		✔
0029		Nidoran♀		Monster	Field	−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0030		Nidorina		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0031		Nidoqueen		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
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	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0050		Diglett Alolan Form		Field		Field						✔	✔	✔			✔
0051		Dugtrio		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0051		Dugtrio Alolan 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	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0080		Slowbro Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1								✔			✔
0088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔		✔
0088		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous						✔	✔				✔
0089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔		✔
0089		Muk Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous						✔	✔				✔
0092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous	−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous	−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0103		Exeggutor Alolan Form		Grass		Grass						✔	✔	✔			✔
0109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0110		Weezing		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0110		Weezing Galarian Form		Amorphous		Amorphous								✔			✔
0114		Tangela		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
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	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔		✔
0194		Wooper Paldean Form		Water 1	Field											✔
0195		Quagsire		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔		✔
0199		Slowking Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1								✔			✔
0207		Gligar		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔			✔	✔	✔
0209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔			✔		✔
0210		Granbull		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔			✔		✔
0211		Qwilfish		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔		✔
0211		Qwilfish Hisuian Form		Water 2		Water 2										✔	✔
0213		Shuckle		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0215		Sneasel Hisuian Form		Field		Field										−	✔
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		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔	✔
0407		Roserade		Fairy	Grass			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔	✔
0416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔	✔	✔
0423		Gastrodon All forms		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		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔	✔	✔			✔	✔	✔
0493		Arceus All available forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔	✔	✔			✔	✔	✔
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				✔	✔	✔		✔
0570		Zorua		Field		Field				−	−	−		✔			✔
0570		Zorua Hisuian Form		Field		Field										✔	✔
0571		Zoroark		Field		Field				−	−	−		✔			✔
0571		Zoroark Hisuian Form		Field		Field										✔	✔
0590		Foongus		Grass		Grass				✔	✔	✔		✔			✔
0591		Amoonguss		Grass		Grass				✔	✔	✔		✔			✔
0592		Frillish All forms		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔		✔
0593		Jellicent All forms		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔		✔
0616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔		✔
0617		Accelgor		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔		✔
0618		Stunfisk		Water 1	Amorphous				✔	✔	✔		✔
0618		Stunfisk Galarian Form		Water 1	Amorphous								✔
0621		Druddigon		Dragon	Monster				✔	✔	✔		✔
0641		Tornadus All available forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔	✔	✔		✔		✔	✔
0642		Thundurus All available forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔	✔	✔		✔		✔	✔
0645		Landorus All available forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔	✔	✔		✔		✔	✔
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					✔	✔		✔			✔
0705		Sliggoo Hisuian Form		Dragon		Dragon										✔	✔
0706		Goodra		Dragon		Dragon					✔	✔		✔			✔
0706		Goodra Hisuian Form		Dragon		Dragon										✔	✔
0710		Pumpkaboo All forms		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔	✔		✔
0711		Gourgeist All forms		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔	✔		✔
0721		Volcanion		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔	✔		✔			✔
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						✔		✔
0769		Sandygast		Amorphous		Amorphous						−		✔			✔
0770		Palossand		Amorphous		Amorphous						✔		✔			✔
0793		Nihilego		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔		✔
0799		Guzzlord		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔		✔
0803		Poipole		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔USUM		✔
0804		Naganadel		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔USUM		✔
0849		Toxtricity All forms		Human-Like		Human-Like								✔			✔
0890		Eternatus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								✔			✔
0903		Sneasler		Field		Field										−	✔
0904		Overqwil		Water 2		Water 2										✔	✔
0905		Enamorus All forms		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered										✔	✔
0944		Shroodle		Field		Field											✔
0945		Grafaiai		Field		Field											✔
0948		Toedscool		Grass		Grass											✔
0949		Toedscruel		Grass		Grass											✔
0953		Rellor		Bug		Bug											✔
0954		Rabsca		Bug		Bug											✔
0965		Varoom		Mineral		Mineral											✔
0966		Revavroom		Mineral		Mineral											✔
0969		Glimmet		Mineral		Mineral											✔
0970		Glimmora		Mineral		Mineral											✔
0980		Clodsire		Water 1	Field											✔
1014		Okidogi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered											✔
1015		Munkidori		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered											✔
1016		Fezandipiti		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered											✔
1025		Pecharunt		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered											✔
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.

Special move

Generation IX

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0705		Sliggoo		Dragon		Dragon	Wild Tera Pokémon - South Province (Area Four)SV
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 Mystery Dungeon series

Sludge Bomb deals damage and may leave the target poisoned.

Game Base Power Max Power Base PP Max PP Base Accuracy Max Accuracy Range Target Cuts corners MDRB 18 - 10 - 84% - 10 tiles away All Yes MDTDS 18 - 10 - 79.8% - 10 tiles away All Yes BSL 18 - 10 - 79.8% - 10 tiles away All Yes MDGtI 20 99 13 50 95% 98% 10 tiles away All Yes SMD 20 50 10 30 95% 98% 4 tiles away Enemy Yes With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = ??. MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

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

Updates

Gyms & Raids

• July 30, 2016
  • Power: 50 → 55
• February 16, 2017
  • Power: 55 → 80
  • Duration: 2.6 → 2.3 seconds
  • Damage window: 1.95 - 2.45 → 1.1 - 2.1 seconds

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Sludge Bomb

★★★★
Attack power	63.97554
Charge time	0.86 seconds
Range type	Explosion Shot
Number of hits	1
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	May poison the foe

Pokémon Masters EX

Name	Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description	Playable Users
Sludge Bomb	Special	3	—	92	110	100%	An opponent	—	Has a chance (30%) of leaving the target poisoned.	Lucy & Seviper Allister & Gengar Professor Sycamore & Bulbasaur (Direct link) Scottie/Bettie & Strike/Support Zubat/Golbat Egg Scottie/Bettie & Strike Grimer/Muk Egg Scottie/Bettie & Strike Koffing/Weezing Egg
		1	—	92	110	100%	An opponent	—		All the following sync pairs have chances to use this move when they use Metronome: Burgh (Spring 2021) & Togepi Elesa (Palentine's 2023) & Togetic
Sync move
Modern Ninja Sludge Bomb	Special	—	—	200	240	—%	An opponent	—	This attack's power increases when the target is poisoned or badly poisoned.	Koga & Crobat

Notes:

• Sludge Bomb:
  • Description prior to Version 2.10.0*: Has a moderate chance of leaving the target poisoned.
• Modern Ninja Sludge Bomb
  • Description prior to Version 2.20.0*: This move's power increases when the target is poisoned or badly poisoned.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Sludge Bomb is Venusaur's and Gengar's first move.

Venusaur can obtain the move by reaching Ivysaur stage at level 5 and upgrading Seed Bomb into it instead of Giga Drain. The user hurls toxic sludge to the designated location, damaging and poisoning all enemies in the radius when it lands. The sludge lingers, damaging enemies over time in the radius, slowing them, and reducing their Sp. Def (by 30% after each damaging tick and only stacks once) for a short time. Its radius increases at level 11.

Gengar can obtain the move as Haunter by reaching level 7 and upgrading Will-O-Wisp into it instead of Shadow Ball. The user hurls unsanitary sludge to the designated area, poisoning and damaging enemies over time in the radius. The poison duration increases at level 13.

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

Shuckle Skrelp Mareanie Trubbish
The user hurls unsanitary sludge at the target. This may also poison the target.
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. On occasion, this will poison 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
A Pokémon hunter's Muk	Healing the Healer!		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
A Trainer's Grimer	A Little Rocket R & R!		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
A ninja's Ariados	A Festival of Decisions!		None
	Koffing fires multiple large globs 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. On occasion, this will poison the opponent.
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, 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, or Shuckle fire multiple globs of brown sludge from its mouth at the opponent. The sludge explodes on impact.
Butch's Shuckle	Sleight of Sand!		None
Conway's Shuckle	Working on a Right Move!		None
A Trainer's Shuckle	A Little Rocket R & R!		None
	Toxicroak fires waves or one or multiple globs of brown sludge from its mouth at the opponent. On occasion, this will poison the opponent.
Saturn's Toxicroak	Enter Galactic!		None
A Team Rocket Grunt's Toxicroak	A Little Rocket R & R!		None
An Alternate World Team Rocket Grunt's Toxicroak	Showdown at the Gates of Warp!		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
	Golbat fires a stream of dark brown sludge from its mouth at the opponent. The sludge explodes on impact.
Team 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 one or multiple balls of brown sludge from its mouth at the opponent. On occasion, this will poison the opponent. Sometimes, if the ball of sludge misses the opponent, it releases a stinking thick yellow mist in the air.
A wild Trubbish	Here Comes the Trubbish Squad!		Referred to as Sludge in the English dub
Four wild Trubbish	Lost at the League!		None
A Pokémon hunter's Trubbish	Healing the Healer!		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. On occasion, this will poison 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!
A Pokémon hunter's Garbodor	Healing the Healer!		None
	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 launches 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	A Full Battle Bounty!		None
	Naganadel releases multiple brown globs of sludge from its stinger at the opponent.
Ash's Naganadel	Fiery Surprises!		None
	Weezing releases multiple brown globs of sludge from its mouth at the opponent. On occasion, this will poison the opponent.
A Pokémon hunter's Weezing	Healing the Healer!		None
	Krokorok releases multiple brown globs of sludge from its mouth at the opponent.
Nito's Krokorok	Trial on a Golden Scale!		None
	Gengar forms a brown glob of sludge on each of its hands and throws them at the opponent; or, Gengar releases multiple brown globs of sludge from its mouth at the opponent.
Ash's Gengar	Battling Turned Up to Eleven!		None
	Seviper releases multiple brown globs of sludge from its mouth at the opponent.
Jessie's Seviper	Rocket Revengers!		None
	Galarian Weezing releases multiple brown globs of sludge from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Weezing	HZ029		None

• In the English dub of A Crasher Course in Power!, Crasher Wake told his Quagsire to use Sludge Bomb. This is a translation error, as in the Japanese version, the commanded move was Mud Bomb.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

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	Connecting with Gardevoir		None
	Galarian Weezing releases a stream of sludge from its mouth at the opponent.
Opal's Weezing	Rising!! Opal of Ballonlea		None

Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master!

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

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

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

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

• 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

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 Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, probably due to an oversight, the Polish anime dub has used the same translated name from Sludge Bomb as Mud Bomb.
• Oddish and Gloom could learn Sludge Bomb in Generation II, but Bellossom couldn't. This was fixed in Generation III

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 Czech Bahenní bomba Dutch Blubberbom Finnish Liejupommi (EP270) Mönjäpommi (AG056) Mutapommi (AG122) Limapommi (AG127) French Bombe BeurkVIII+ Bomb-BeurkII–VII German Matschbombe Greek Ιλυοβόμβα Indonesian Bom Lumpur Italian Fangobomba Korean 오물폭탄 Omul Poktan Polish Bomba Błotna* Portuguese Brazil Bomba de Lodo (games, Pokémon the Series: XY–present, TCG, manga) 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 Thai สลัดจ์บอมบ์ Turkish Çamur Bombası Vietnamese Bom Bùn

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