Sludge Bomb (move)

Sludge Bomb ヘドロばくだん Sludge Bomb

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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 Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II TM36 in Generation II TM36 in Generation III TM36 in Generation IV

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  0   Jamming  0

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 Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Sludge Bomb inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of poisoning the target.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0088 Grimer Poison 50 0089 Muk Poison 60 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM36

#   Pokémon Type 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 0023 Ekans Poison 0024 Arbok Poison 0043 Oddish Grass Poison 0044 Gloom Grass Poison 0045 Vileplume Grass Poison 0046 Paras Bug Grass 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0050 Diglett Ground 0051 Dugtrio Ground 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 0071 Victreebel Grass Poison 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 0088 Grimer Poison 0089 Muk Poison 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 0109 Koffing Poison 0110 Weezing Poison 0114 Tangela Grass 0151 Mew Psychic 0167 Spinarak Bug Poison 0168 Ariados Bug Poison 0191 Sunkern Grass 0192 Sunflora Grass 0194 Wooper Water Ground 0195 Quagsire Water Ground 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 0209 Snubbull Normal 0210 Granbull Normal 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0088 Grimer Poison 43 0089 Muk Poison 47 0316 Gulpin Poison 39 0317 Swalot Poison 48 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM36

#   Pokémon Type 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 0023 Ekans Poison 0024 Arbok Poison 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 0030 Nidorina Poison 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 0033 Nidorino Poison 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 0043 Oddish Grass Poison 0044 Gloom Grass Poison 0045 Vileplume Grass Poison 0046 Paras Bug Grass 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0050 Diglett Ground 0051 Dugtrio Ground 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 0071 Victreebel Grass Poison 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 0088 Grimer Poison 0089 Muk Poison 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 0109 Koffing Poison 0110 Weezing Poison 0114 Tangela Grass 0151 Mew Psychic 0167 Spinarak Bug Poison 0168 Ariados Bug Poison 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 0182 Bellossom Grass 0191 Sunkern Grass 0192 Sunflora Grass 0194 Wooper Water Ground 0195 Quagsire Water Ground 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 0209 Snubbull Normal 0210 Granbull Normal 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock 0224 Octillery Water 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 0285 Shroomish Grass 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 0303 Mawile Steel 0315 Roselia Grass Poison 0316 Gulpin Poison 0317 Swalot Poison 0324 Torkoal Fire 0336 Seviper Poison 0341 Corphish Water 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 0345 Lileep Rock Grass 0346 Cradily Rock Grass 0375 Metang Steel Psychic 0376 Metagross Steel Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0088 Grimer Poison 36 0089 Muk Poison 36 0109 Koffing Poison 32 0110 Weezing Poison 48 0316 Gulpin Poison 39 0317 Swalot Poison 45 0453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 43 0454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 49 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM36

#   Pokémon Type 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 0023 Ekans Poison 0024 Arbok Poison 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 0030 Nidorina Poison 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 0033 Nidorino Poison 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 0043 Oddish Grass Poison 0044 Gloom Grass Poison 0045 Vileplume Grass Poison 0046 Paras Bug Grass 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0050 Diglett Ground 0051 Dugtrio Ground 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 0071 Victreebel Grass Poison 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 0088 Grimer Poison 0089 Muk Poison 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 0109 Koffing Poison 0110 Weezing Poison 0114 Tangela Grass 0151 Mew Psychic 0167 Spinarak Bug Poison 0168 Ariados Bug Poison 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 0182 Bellossom Grass 0191 Sunkern Grass 0192 Sunflora Grass 0194 Wooper Water Ground 0195 Quagsire Water Ground 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 0209 Snubbull Normal 0210 Granbull Normal 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock 0224 Octillery Water 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 0285 Shroomish Grass 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 0303 Mawile Steel 0315 Roselia Grass Poison 0316 Gulpin Poison 0317 Swalot Poison 0324 Torkoal Fire 0336 Seviper Poison 0341 Corphish Water 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 0345 Lileep Rock Grass 0346 Cradily Rock Grass 0375 Metang Steel Psychic 0376 Metagross Steel Psychic 0406 Budew Grass Poison 0407 Roserade Grass Poison 0416 Vespiquen Bug Flying 0423 Gastrodon Water Ground 0423 Gastrodon Water Ground 0434 Stunky Poison Dark 0435 Skuntank Poison Dark 0451 Skorupi Poison Bug 0452 Drapion Poison Dark 0453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 0454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 0455 Carnivine Grass 0465 Tangrowth Grass 0472 Gliscor Ground Flying 0491 Darkrai Dark 0493 Arceus ??? 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

File:Muk Sludge bomb.jpg Muk File:Saturn'sToxicroak SludgeBomb.png Toxicroak
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.
Attila's Muk	The Legend of Thunder!		None
Ash's Muk	Can't Beat the Heat!		None
Three wild Muk	The Psyduck Stops Here!		None
	Torkoal fires globs of sludge from its mouth.
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.
Unknown Trainer's Grimer	Saved by the Beldum		None
	The stinger on its head glows purple. Mud is then fired out of it.
Phantom's Beedrill	Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea		None
	Ariados fires mud at the opponent that explodes.
Multiple wild Ariados	Following a Maiden's Voyage!		None
Multiple wild Ariados	Stopped in the Name of Love!		None
Multiple wild Ariados	DP140		None
	Shuckle fires a stream of mud at its opponent.
Butch's Shuckle	Sleight of Sand!		None
	Mud is created in its mouth and fired at its opponent.
Saturn's Toxicroak	Enter Galactic!		None
	Mud is created in its mouth and fired at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Koffing	Tag! We're It...!		None
	Crawdaunt opens its claws and releases a stream of mud.
Kyle's Crawdaunt	Pruning a Passel of Pals!		None
	Golbat fires a stream of mud at its opponent.
Galactic Grunt's Golbats	Steeling a Peace of Mind!		None
	Metang fires a stream of mud at its opponent.
J's Henchmen's Metang	Pillars of Friendship!		None

In other languages

• French: Bomb-beurk
• German: Matschbombe
• Italian: Fangobomba
• Spanish: Bomba Lodo
• Dutch: Blubber Bom