Sludge Bomb (move)

Sludge Bomb ヘドロばくだん Sludge Bomb

The user attacks by hurling filthy sludge at the foe. It may also poison the target.

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 BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

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

Contests Category  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles the Pokémon that has the Judge's attention.

Super Contests Category  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Sludge Bomb on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Sludge Bomb on Eevee's Movedex

Sludge Bomb (Japanese: ヘドロばくだん Sludge Bomb) is a damage-dealing Poison-type 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 088 Grimer Poison 50 089 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 015 Beedrill Bug Poison 023 Ekans Poison 024 Arbok Poison 043 Oddish Grass Poison 044 Gloom Grass Poison 045 Vileplume Grass Poison 046 Paras Bug Grass 047 Parasect Bug Grass 048 Venonat Bug Poison 049 Venomoth Bug Poison 050 Diglett Ground 051 Dugtrio Ground 069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 071 Victreebel Grass Poison 072 Tentacool Water Poison 073 Tentacruel Water Poison 088 Grimer Poison 089 Muk Poison 102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 109 Koffing Poison 110 Weezing Poison 114 Tangela Grass 151 Mew Psychic 167 Spinarak Bug Poison 168 Ariados Bug Poison 191 Sunkern Grass 192 Sunflora Grass 194 Wooper Water Ground 195 Quagsire Water Ground 207 Gligar Ground Flying 209 Snubbull Normal 210 Granbull Normal 211 Qwilfish Water Poison 213 Shuckle Bug Rock 228 Houndour Dark Fire 229 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 088 Grimer Poison 43 089 Muk Poison 47 316 Gulpin Poison 39 317 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 001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 003 Venusaur Grass Poison 015 Beedrill Bug Poison 023 Ekans Poison 024 Arbok Poison 029 Nidoran♀ Poison 030 Nidorina Poison 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 032 Nidoran♂ Poison 033 Nidorino Poison 034 Nidoking Poison Ground 041 Zubat Poison Flying 042 Golbat Poison Flying 043 Oddish Grass Poison 044 Gloom Grass Poison 045 Vileplume Grass Poison 046 Paras Bug Grass 047 Parasect Bug Grass 048 Venonat Bug Poison 049 Venomoth Bug Poison 050 Diglett Ground 051 Dugtrio Ground 069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 071 Victreebel Grass Poison 072 Tentacool Water Poison 073 Tentacruel Water Poison 088 Grimer Poison 089 Muk Poison 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 109 Koffing Poison 110 Weezing Poison 114 Tangela Grass 151 Mew Psychic 167 Spinarak Bug Poison 168 Ariados Bug Poison 169 Crobat Poison Flying 182 Bellossom Grass 191 Sunkern Grass 192 Sunflora Grass 194 Wooper Water Ground 195 Quagsire Water Ground 207 Gligar Ground Flying 209 Snubbull Normal 210 Granbull Normal 211 Qwilfish Water Poison 213 Shuckle Bug Rock 224 Octillery Water 228 Houndour Dark Fire 229 Houndoom Dark Fire 269 Dustox Bug Poison 285 Shroomish Grass 286 Breloom Grass Fighting 303 Mawile Steel 315 Roselia Grass Poison 316 Gulpin Poison 317 Swalot Poison 324 Torkoal Fire 336 Seviper Poison 341 Corphish Water 342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 345 Lileep Rock Grass 346 Cradily Rock Grass 375 Metang Steel Psychic 376 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 088 Grimer Poison 36 089 Muk Poison 36 109 Koffing Poison 32 110 Weezing Poison 48 316 Gulpin Poison 39 317 Swalot Poison 45 453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 43 454 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 001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 003 Venusaur Grass Poison 015 Beedrill Bug Poison 023 Ekans Poison 024 Arbok Poison 029 Nidoran♀ Poison 030 Nidorina Poison 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 032 Nidoran♂ Poison 033 Nidorino Poison 034 Nidoking Poison Ground 041 Zubat Poison Flying 042 Golbat Poison Flying 043 Oddish Grass Poison 044 Gloom Grass Poison 045 Vileplume Grass Poison 046 Paras Bug Grass 047 Parasect Bug Grass 048 Venonat Bug Poison 049 Venomoth Bug Poison 050 Diglett Ground 051 Dugtrio Ground 069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 071 Victreebel Grass Poison 072 Tentacool Water Poison 073 Tentacruel Water Poison 088 Grimer Poison 089 Muk Poison 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 109 Koffing Poison 110 Weezing Poison 114 Tangela Grass 151 Mew Psychic 167 Spinarak Bug Poison 168 Ariados Bug Poison 169 Crobat Poison Flying 182 Bellossom Grass 191 Sunkern Grass 192 Sunflora Grass 194 Wooper Water Ground 195 Quagsire Water Ground 207 Gligar Ground Flying 209 Snubbull Normal 210 Granbull Normal 211 Qwilfish Water Poison 213 Shuckle Bug Rock 224 Octillery Water 228 Houndour Dark Fire 229 Houndoom Dark Fire 269 Dustox Bug Poison 285 Shroomish Grass 286 Breloom Grass Fighting 303 Mawile Steel 315 Roselia Grass Poison 316 Gulpin Poison 317 Swalot Poison 324 Torkoal Fire 336 Seviper Poison 341 Corphish Water 342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 345 Lileep Rock Grass 346 Cradily Rock Grass 375 Metang Steel Psychic 376 Metagross Steel Psychic 406 Budew Grass Poison 407 Roserade Grass Poison 416 Vespiquen Bug Flying 423 Gastrodon West Sea Water Ground 423 Gastrodon East Sea Water Ground 434 Stunky Poison Dark 435 Skuntank Poison Dark 451 Skorupi Poison Bug 452 Drapion Poison Dark 453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 455 Carnivine Grass 465 Tangrowth Grass 472 Gliscor Ground Flying 491 Darkrai Dark 493 Arceus 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.

In the anime

	Muk	Toxicroak
The user attacks by hurling filthy sludge at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Muk	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	Torkoal fires globs of sludge from its mouth.
Flannery's Torkoal	Going, Going, Yawn		None
Oddish	Oddish releases globs of brown sludge at the opponent from its mouth.
A wild Oddish	Grass Hysteria!		None
Swalot	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	Grimer opens its mouth and fires globs of brown sludge at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Grimer	Saved by the Beldum		None
Exeggutor	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	Octillery fires multiple globs of brown sludge at the opponent from its mouth.
Harley's Octillery	Harley Rides Again		None
Beedrill	One of Beedrill's arm stingers glow dark purple. Beedrill brings its arms forward and releases a purple blast of sludge at the opponent that explodes on impact.
Galen's Beedrill	Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea		None
Ariados	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	Historical Mystery Tour!		None
Koffing	Koffing fires multiple large glob of sludge from its mouth at the opponent one at a time.
Unknown Trainer's Koffing	Tag! We're It...!		None
Shuckle	Shuckle fires a stream of brown sludge from its mouth at the opponent. The sludge explodes on impact.
Butch's Shuckle	Sleight of Sand!		None
Toxicroak	Toxicroak fires waves or globs of brown sludge at the opponent from its mouth.
Saturn's Toxicroak	Enter Galactic!		None
Crawdaunt	Crawdaunt opens its claws and releases a stream of sludge.
Kyle's Crawdaunt	Pruning a Passel of Pals!		None
Golbat	Golbat fires a stream of sludge at its opponent.
Galactic Grunt's Golbats	Steeling a Peace of Mind!		None
Metang	Metang fires a stream of sludge at its opponent.
J's Henchmen's Metang	Pillars of Friendship!		None

Trivia

Sludge Bomb's description in-Bag, in Generation IV as a TM differs from its descriptions on its user's attack listing, saying "Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the foe." instead of "The user attacks by hurling filthy sludge at the foe."

In other languages

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

Variations on the move Sludge Bomb
	Sludge Bomb | Hyper Voice | Dragon Pulse

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