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Sludge (move)

Sludge
ヘドロこうげき Sludge Attack
Sludge IX.png
Sludge IX 2.png
Type  Poison
Category  Special
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  65
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 I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  1 ♥
Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the Pokémon in front.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  3 ♥♥♥
Startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

Sludge (Japanese: ヘドロこうげき Sludge Attack) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Sludge does damage and has a 40% chance of poisoning the target.

Generation II onwards

Sludge now has a 30% chance to poison the target.

Sludge can be used as the first move of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Sludge Bomb 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 1 bonus appeal point if Sludge Bomb was used in the previous turn.

Description

Games Description
Stad A Poison-type attack. Has a fifty-fifty chance of poisoning the target.
Stad2 A Poison-type attack. Has a one-in-three chance of poisoning the target.
GSC An attack that may poison the foe.
RSEColo.XD Sludge is hurled to inflict damage. May also poison.
FRLG Toxic sludge is hurled at the foe. It may poison the target.
DPPtHGSSPBR Unsanitary sludge is hurled 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
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0088     Amorphous Amorphous 37 16 13 20 20BW
15B2W2 		15 15SMUSUM
24PE 		15BDSP 15
0089     Amorphous Amorphous 37 45 13 20 20BW
15B2W2 		15 15SMUSUM
24PE 		15BDSP 15
0109     Amorphous Amorphous 32 21 21 24 28BW
18B2W2 		18 18 20 20
0110     Amorphous Amorphous 1, 32 21 21 24 28BW
18B2W2 		18 18 20 20
0110  
Weezing
Galarian Form
  
  		Amorphous Amorphous 20SwSh 20
0316     Amorphous Amorphous 14 14 14 14XY
10ORAS 		10 10BDSP 10
0317     Amorphous Amorphous 1, 14 1, 14 1, 14 1, 14XY
1, 10ORAS 		1, 10 1, 10BDSP 1
0568     Mineral Mineral 18 18 18 18SwSh
0569     Mineral Mineral 18 18 18 18SwSh
0965    
  		Mineral Mineral 13
0966    
  		Mineral Mineral 13
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups 		Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0001    
  		Monster Grass ✔HGSS ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0258     Monster Water 1 ✔HGSS ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0422     Water 1 Amorphous ✔HGSS ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Sludge 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 12 - 22 - 88% - Front Enemy Yes
MDTDS 12 - 15 - 88% - Front Enemy Yes
BSL 12 - 15 - 88% - Front Enemy Yes
MDGtI 10 99 17 50 90% 98% Front Enemy Yes
SMD 10 99 17 40 90% 98% Front Enemy Yes
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon GO

  Sludge
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 50
Energy cost 33
Duration 2.1 seconds
Damage window 1.2 - 1.55 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 50
Energy cost 40
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: 25 → 30
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 30 → 50
    • Energy cost: 25 → 33
    • Duration: 2.6 → 2.1 seconds
    • Damage window: 1.85 - 2.35 → 1.2 - 1.55 seconds

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Sludge
★★★
Attack power 37.94108
Charge time 0.62 seconds
Range type Projectile
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect May poison the foe

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Special 2 — 42 50 100% An opponent — Has a chance (30%) of leaving the target poisoned. James & Weezing
Scottie/Bettie & Grimer/Muk Egg
Scottie/Bettie & Support/Tech Koffing/Weezing Egg
  • Description prior to Version 2.10.0*: Has a moderate chance of leaving the target poisoned.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also leave the target poisoned, damaging it for several turns.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Poisoned status condition, which causes periodic damage.
BSL てきポケモンに 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
MDGtI It damages an enemy. It could also cause the Poisoned status condition. With the Poisoned status, the enemy keeps taking damage and can't restore its HP naturally.
SMD It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy poisoned.


In the anime

Main series

 
Weezing
 
Koffing
 
Grimer
 
Gulpin
Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the foe.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Koffing spews dark brown sludge at the opponent from its mouth.
James's Koffing Ash Catches a Pokémon Debut
  Weezing spews dark brown sludge at the opponent from the mouth on its larger body or from both mouths at the same time.
James's Weezing The Flame Pokémon-athon! None
  Gulpin opens its mouth and spits a ball of brown or purple sludge at the opponent.
Multiple wild Gulpin Gulpin it Down None
Professor Jacuzzi's Gulpin Gulpin it Down None
Multiple wild Gulpin Defending the Homeland! None
  Grimer fires large balls of sludge from its mouth at the opponent, one after the other.
A Grimer Dawn used briefly Camping it Up! None


Pokémon Generations

 
Grimer


The user fire a stream of purple sludge at the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Grimer opens its mouth and fires a stream of dark purple sludge at the opponent.
A Team Rocket Grunt's Grimer The Lake of Rage Debut


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl


Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team


In other generations

Core series games

       
Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV
   
  		   
Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII

Side series games

       
Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD
 
Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

       
MD: Red and Blue MD: GTI SMD Masters EX

Trivia

  • In Pokémon Stadium, Sludge is described as having a 50% chance of poisoning its target, but it actually has a 40% chance.
  • Since Generation V, Sludge has the same description text as Sludge Bomb.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 污泥攻擊 Wūnàih Gūnggīk *
泥漿攻擊 Nàihjēung Gūnggīk *
Mandarin 污泥攻擊 / 污泥攻击 Wūní Gōngjí / Wūní Gōngjī *
泥漿攻擊 Níjiāng Gōngjí *
  Czech Bahenní útok
  Danish Slam
  Dutch Blubber
  Finnish Lieju (season 1)
Liejuvyöry (Johto series)
Mönjä (AG series)
  French Détritus
  German Schlammbad
  Greek Γλίτσα Glitsa
  Italian Fango
  Korean 오물공격 Omulgonggyeok
  Norwegian Gjørmeangrep
  Polish Błoto
  Brazilian Portuguese Ataque de Lama (games, manga)
Jato de Lama (anime)
Lama (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Lodo (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
  Serbian Mulj
Spanish   Latin America Lodo (EP003-EP056)
Desechos (AG065-present)
  Spain Residuos
  Swedish Gegga
  Thai สลัดจ์แอตแทก
  Vietnamese Tấn Công Bằng Bùn



Variations of the move Psybeam
  Spark
  Psybeam • Bubble Beam • Aurora Beam • Sludge


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