Sludge (move)
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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
Sludge does damage and has a 30% chance of poisoning the target.
Sludge can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining an extra appeal point if Sludge Bomb was used in the prior turn. It can also be used to start a combination, causing Sludge Bomb to give two extra appeal points if used in the next 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 | 15 | ||||||
0089 | Amorphous | 37 | 45 | 13 | 20 | 20BW 15B2W2 |
15 | 15 | ||||||
0109 | Amorphous | 32 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 28BW 18B2W2 |
18 | 18 | ||||||
0110 | Amorphous | 1, 32 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 28BW 18B2W2 |
18 | 18 | ||||||
0316 | Amorphous | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14XY 10ORAS |
10 | ||||||||
0317 | Amorphous | 1, 14 | 1, 14 | 1, 14 | 1, 14XY 1, 10ORAS |
1, 10 | ||||||||
0568 | Mineral | 18 | 18 | 18 | ||||||||||
0569 | Mineral | 18 | 18 | 18 | ||||||||||
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 breeding
# | Pokémon | Types | Parent Egg Groups |
Egg Move | |||||||
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IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0001 | |
Monster | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
0258 | Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0422 | Water 1 | Amorphous | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
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. |
In other games
Pokémon GO
Template:GoSpecialAttack Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, Sludge had a power of 25.
Description
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In the anime
In the 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 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
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
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 |
In the Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl manga
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 |
In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team manga
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
Spin-off series games
Trivia
- Sludge's description in Pokémon Stadium erroneously states that the move has a "fifty-fifty chance" of poisoning the target.
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. |