Sludge (move)
Sludge ヘドロこうげき Sludge Attack | ||||||||||||
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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
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Level | ||||||||||
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I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0088 | Amorphous | 37 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 20BW 15B2W2 |
15 | 15SMUSUM 24PE |
15BDSP | 15 | ||||
0089 | Amorphous | 37 | 45 | 13 | 20 | 20BW 15B2W2 |
15 | 15SMUSUM 24PE |
15BDSP | 15 | ||||
0109 | Amorphous | 32 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 28BW 18B2W2 |
18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | ||||
0110 | Amorphous | 1, 32 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 28BW 18B2W2 |
18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | ||||
0110 | Weezing
Galarian Form |
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Amorphous | 20SwSh | 20 | |||||||||
0316 | Amorphous | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14XY 10ORAS |
10 | 10BDSP | 10 | ||||||
0317 | Amorphous | 1, 14 | 1, 14 | 1, 14 | 1, 14XY 1, 10ORAS |
1, 10 | 1, 10BDSP | 1 | ||||||
0568 | Mineral | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18SwSh | |||||||||
0569 | Mineral | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18SwSh | |||||||||
0965 | |
Mineral | 13 | |||||||||||
0966 | |
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 |
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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.
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Pokémon GO
Sludge | ||||||||||||||
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
Pokémon Masters EX
Category | Move Gauge | MP | Base Power | Max Power | Accuracy | Target | Effect Tag | Description | Playable Users |
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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
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In the anime
Main series
Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the foe. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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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 |
- In the English dub of Here Comes the Trubbish Squad!, a wild Trubbish was mentioned to use Sludge. This is a dubbing error, as in the original Japanese version, the move in question was instead called Sludge Bomb.
Pokémon Generations
The user fire a stream of purple sludge at the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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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
The user squirts sludge at the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Weezing spits out sludge at the opponent from its bigger body's mouth. | |||
Harry's Weezing | Ekans the Ecstasy | Debut |
Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl
The users fires sludge from its body. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Koffing shoots sludge from its mouth and the opponent who is hit is covered by it. | |||
A wild Koffing | PDP13 | Debut |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team
The users fires sludge from its body. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Koffing shoots sludge from the holes on its body. | |||
A Koffing from Team Skull |
BET1 | Debut |
In other generations
Core series games
Side series games
Spin-off series games
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
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Variations of the move Psybeam | ||||
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This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games. |