Sludge Wave (move)

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Sludge Wave
ヘドロウェーブ Sludge Wave
Sludge Wave V.png
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Type  Poison
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  95
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
Affects all Pokémon adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation V
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Appeal  0  
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Sludge Wave (Japanese: ヘドロウェーブ Sludge Wave) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation V. It has been TM34 since Generation V.

Effect

Sludge Wave inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of poisoning the target. Sludge Wave will hit all Pokémon in Double Battles and all adjacent Pokémon in triple battles.

Description

Games Description
It swamps the area around the user with a giant sludge wave. It may also poison those hit.
The user strikes everything around it by swamping the area with a giant sludge wave. This may also poison those hit.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
072 Tentacool Tentacool Water Poison 50 50
073 Tentacruel Tentacruel Water Poison 56 56
088 Grimer Grimer Poison Poison 44 37 37
089 Muk Muk Poison Poison 50 37 37
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 Type Machine
I
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II
[[|]]
III
[[|]]
IV
[[|]]
V
TM34
VI
TM34
023 Ekans Ekans Poison Poison
024 Arbok Arbok Poison Poison
031 Nidoqueen Nidoqueen Poison Ground
034 Nidoking Nidoking Poison Ground
051 Dugtrio Dugtrio Ground Ground
072 Tentacool Tentacool Water Poison
073 Tentacruel Tentacruel Water Poison
088 Grimer Grimer Poison Poison
089 Muk Muk Poison Poison
151 Mew Mew Psychic Psychic
194 Wooper Wooper Water Ground
195 Quagsire Quagsire Water Ground
211 Qwilfish Qwilfish Water Poison
213 Shuckle Shuckle Bug Rock
224 Octillery Octillery Water Water
258 Mudkip Mudkip Water Water
259 Marshtomp Marshtomp Water Ground
260 Swampert Swampert Water Ground
316 Gulpin Gulpin Poison Poison
317 Swalot Swalot Poison Poison
336 Seviper Seviper Poison Poison
342 Crawdaunt Crawdaunt Water Dark
346 Cradily Cradily Rock Grass
423 Gastrodon Gastrodon Water Ground
453 Croagunk Croagunk Poison Fighting
454 Toxicroak Toxicroak Poison Fighting
535 Tympole Tympole Water Water
536 Palpitoad Palpitoad Water Ground
537 Seismitoad Seismitoad Water Ground
568 Trubbish Trubbish Poison Poison
569 Garbodor Garbodor Poison Poison
592 Frillish Frillish Water Ghost
593 Jellicent Jellicent Water Ghost
618 Stunfisk Stunfisk Ground Electric
641 Tornadus Tornadus Flying Flying
642 Thundurus Thundurus Electric Flying
645 Landorus Landorus Ground Flying
688 Binacle Binacle Rock Water
689 Barbaracle Barbaracle Rock Water
690 Skrelp Skrelp Poison Water
691 Dragalge Dragalge Poison Dragon
692 Clauncher Clauncher Water Water
693 Clawitzer Clawitzer Water Water
704 Goomy Goomy Dragon Dragon
705 Sliggoo Sliggoo Dragon Dragon
706 Goodra Goodra Dragon Dragon
718 Zygarde Zygarde Dragon Ground
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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0092 092 Gastly Ghost Poison Dream World - Spooky Manor
0109 109 Koffing Poison Dream World - Rugged Mountain
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

Ash Palpitoad Sludge Wave 1.png
Palpitoad
Ash Palpitoad Sludge Wave 2.png
The wave crashing
The user launches a wave of purple sludge onto the opponent, poisoning it.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Palpitoad A big wave of dark purple sludge forms around Palpitoad. The sludge is then hurled at the opponent, poisoning it.
Ash's Palpitoad Strong Strategy Steals the Show! Debut


In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 泥漿波 Níjiāng Bō
France Flag.png French Cradovague
Germany Flag.png German Schlammwoge
Italy Flag.png Italian Fangonda
South Korea Flag.png Korean 오물웨이브 Omul Wave
Poland Flag.png Polish Fala Szlamu
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Onda Tóxica
Spain Flag.png Spanish Onda Tóxica


Generation V TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819
20212223242526272829303132333435363738
39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506
Generation VI TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223242526
2728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152
5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
010203040506ORAS07ORAS


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