Sludge Wave (move)

Sludge Wave ヘドロウェーブ Sludge Wave

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Battles 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 TM34 in Generation V

Contests Category  [[{{{category}}} Contest|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Category  [[{{{category}}} Contest|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

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

Sludge Wave (Japanese: ヘドロウェーブ Sludge Wave) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation V. It is TM34 as of 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 BWB2W2 It swamps the area around the user with a giant sludge wave. It may also poison those hit.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison	50
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison	56
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison	44	37
089		Muk	Poison		Poison	50	37
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I --		II --		III --		IV --		V TM34
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison	✔		✔
024		Arbok	Poison		Poison	✔		✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	✔		✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	✔		✔
051		Dugtrio	Ground		Ground	✔		✔
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison	✔		✔
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison	✔		✔
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison	✔		✔
089		Muk	Poison		Poison	✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔		✔
194		Wooper	Water	Ground	✔		✔
195		Quagsire	Water	Ground	✔		✔
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison	✔		✔
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock	✔		✔
224		Octillery	Water		Water	✔		✔
258		Mudkip	Water		Water	✔		✔
259		Marshtomp	Water	Ground	✔		✔
260		Swampert	Water	Ground	✔		✔
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison	✔		✔
317		Swalot	Poison		Poison	✔		✔
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison	✔		✔
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark	✔		✔
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass	✔		✔
423		Gastrodon	Water	Ground	✔		✔
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	✔		✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting	✔		✔
535		Tympole	Water		Water	✔		✔
536		Palpitoad	Water	Ground	✔		✔
537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground	✔		✔
568		Trubbish	Poison		Poison	✔		✔
569		Garbodor	Poison		Poison	✔		✔
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost	✔		✔
593		Jellicent	Water	Ghost	✔		✔
618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric	✔		✔
641		Tornadus	Flying		Flying	✔		✔
642		Thundurus	Electric	Flying	✔		✔
645		Landorus	Ground	Flying	✔		✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 092 Gastly Ghost Poison Dream World - Spooky Manor 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

	Palpitoad	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 French Cradovague German Schlammwoge Italian Fangonda Korean 오물웨이브 Omul Wave Spanish Onda Tóxica

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