Sludge (move): Difference between revisions

Sludge (Japanese: ヘドロこうげき Sludge Stream) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Sludge does damage and has a 29.7% chance of poisoning the target. Sludge cannot poison a target that has a Substitute or already has a major status ailment.

Generation II and on

Same as Generation I, though with a 30% chance of poisoning non-Template:Type2s instead.

In the anime

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  James's Koffing using Sludge.

Pokémon

Koffing: Koffing spews sludge at its opponent.

• Used By James's Koffing from Ash Catches a Pokémon to Dig those Diglett. Debut.

Horsea: Horsea squirts sludge from its mouth.

• Used by Misty's Horsea from Tentacool & Tentacruel to Present.

Weezing. Weezing spews sludge at its opponent.

• Used by James's Weezing from The Flame Pokémon-athon! to ???.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0088 Grimer Poison 37 0089 Muk Poison -- 37 0109 Koffing Poison 32 0110 Weezing Poison -- 32 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 II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0088 Grimer Poison 16 0089 Muk Poison 45 0109 Koffing Poison 21 0110 Weezing Poison 21 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 0088 Grimer Poison 13 0089 Muk Poison 13 0109 Koffing Poison 21 0110 Weezing Poison 21 0316 Gulpin Poison 14 0317 Swalot Poison -- 14 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 0088 Grimer Poison 20 0089 Muk Poison 20 0109 Koffing Poison 24 0110 Weezing Poison 24 0316 Gulpin Poison 14 0317 Swalot Poison -- 14 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Trivia

• Sludge is one of very few moves that only Pokémon of its type (with no secondary type) can learn. All Pokémon that learn Sludge are pure Poison-types.

In other languages

• French: Détritus
• German: Schlammbad
• Italian: Fango
• Norwegian: Gjørmeangrep ("Mud Attack")
• Spanish: Residuos

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

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