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Sludge (move)

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Sludge
ヘドロこうげき Sludge Attack
Sludge IX.png
Sludge IX 2.png
Type  Poison
Category  Special
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  65
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  1 ♥
Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the Pokémon in front.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  3 ♥♥♥
Startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

Sludge (Japanese: ヘドロこうげき Sludge Attack) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Sludge does damage and has a 40% chance of poisoning the target.

Generation II onwards

Sludge now has a 30% chance to poison the target.

Sludge can be used as the first move of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Sludge Bomb to score double the normal appeal if used in the next turn. It can also be used to finish a combination, with the user gaining 1 bonus appeal point if Sludge Bomb was used in the previous turn.

Description

Games Description
Stad A Poison-type attack. Has a fifty-fifty chance of poisoning the target.
Stad2 A Poison-type attack. Has a one-in-three chance of poisoning the target.
GSC An attack that may poison the foe.
RSEColoXD Sludge is hurled to inflict damage. May also poison.
FRLG Toxic sludge is hurled at the foe. It may poison the target.
DPPtHGSSPBR Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the foe. It may also poison the target.
BWB2W2 Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the target. It may also poison the target.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA 		Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the target. This may also poison the target.
SV The user hurls unsanitary sludge at the target to inflict damage. This may also poison the target.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0088 Grimer PoisonIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 37 16 13 20 20BW
15B2W2 		15 15 24 15 15
0089 Muk PoisonIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 37 45 13 20 20BW
15B2W2 		15 15 24 15 15
0109 Koffing PoisonIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 32 21 21 24 28BW
18B2W2 		18 18 18 20 20 20
0110 Weezing PoisonIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 1, 32 21 21 24 28BW
18B2W2 		18 18 18 20 20 20
0110 Weezing
Weezing
Galarian Form
 PoisonIC Big.png
FairyIC Big.png 		Amorphous Amorphous 20 20
0316 Gulpin PoisonIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 14 14 14 14XY
10ORAS 		10 10 10
0317 Swalot PoisonIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 1, 14 1, 14 1, 14 1, 14XY
1, 10ORAS 		1, 10 1, 10 1
0568 Trubbish PoisonIC Big.png Mineral Mineral 18 18 18 18
0569 Garbodor PoisonIC Big.png Mineral Mineral 18 18 18 18
0965 Varoom SteelIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png 		Mineral Mineral 13
0966 Revavroom SteelIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png 		Mineral Mineral 13
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 Egg Groups Egg Move
IV V VI VII VIII IX
0001 Bulbasaur GrassIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png 		Monster Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ − ✔ −
0258 Mudkip WaterIC Big.png Monster Water 1 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0422 Shellos
Shellos
All forms
 WaterIC Big.png 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 Mystery Dungeon series

Sludge deals damage and may leave the target poisoned.

Game Base
Power 		Max
Power 		Base
PP 		Max
PP 		Base
Accuracy 		Max
Accuracy 		Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB 12 - 22 - 88% - Front Enemy Yes
MDTDS 12 - 15 - 88% - Front Enemy Yes
BSL 12 - 15 - 88% - Front Enemy Yes
MDGtI 10 99 17 50 90% 98% Front Enemy Yes
SMD 10 99 17 40 90% 98% Front Enemy Yes
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon GO

GO Poison.png Sludge
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 50
Energy cost 33
Duration 2.1 seconds
Damage window 1.2 - 1.55 seconds
Sludge GO.png
Trainer Battles
Power 50
Energy cost 40
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
GrimerKoffingWeezing (Galarian Form)MudkipMarshtompGulpin
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
Smeargle
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Power: 25 → 30
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 30 → 50
    • Energy cost: 25 → 33
    • Duration: 2.6 → 2.1 seconds
    • Damage window: 1.85 - 2.35 → 1.2 - 1.55 seconds

Pokémon Rumble Rush

PoisonIC RR.png Sludge
★★★
Attack power 37.94108
Charge time 0.62 seconds
Range type Projectile
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect May poison the foe
Sludge Rumble Rush.png

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Special 2 — 42 50 100% An opponent — Has a chance (30%) of leaving the target poisoned. James & Weezing
Scottie/Bettie & Grimer/Muk Egg
Scottie/Bettie & Support/Tech Koffing/Weezing Egg
  • Description prior to Version 2.10.0*: Has a moderate chance of leaving the target poisoned.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also leave the target poisoned, damaging it for several turns.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Poisoned status condition, which causes periodic damage.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかも いっていのかくりつで どくじょうたいにして いっていターンごとに ダメージをあたえる
MDGtI It damages an enemy. It could also cause the Poisoned status condition. With the Poisoned status, the enemy keeps taking damage and can't restore its HP naturally.
SMD It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy poisoned.


In the anime

Main series

James Koffing Sludge.png
Koffing
James Weezing Sludge.png
Weezing
Grimer Sludge.png
Grimer
Gulpin Sludge.png
Gulpin
Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the foe.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Koffing Koffing spews dark brown sludge at the opponent from its mouth.
James's Koffing Ash Catches a Pokémon Debut
Weezing 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 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 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


Pokémon Generations

Team Rocket combination attack PG.png
Grimer


The user fire a stream of purple sludge at the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Grimer 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

Pokémon Adventures


Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl


Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team


In other generations

Core series games

Sludge I.png Sludge II.png Sludge III.png Sludge IV.png
Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV
Sludge V.png Sludge VI.png
Sludge VI 2.png 		Sludge VII.png Sludge VIII.png
Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII

Side series games

Sludge Stad.png Sludge Stad2.png Sludge Colo.png Sludge XD.png
Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD
Sludge PBR.png
Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

Sludge PMD RB.png Sludge PMD GTI.png Sludge PSMD.png Sludge Masters.png
MD: Red and Blue MD: GTI SMD Masters EX

Trivia

  • In Pokémon Stadium, Sludge is described as having a 50% chance of poisoning its target, but it actually has a 40% chance.
  • Since Generation V, Sludge has the same description text as Sludge Bomb.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 污泥攻擊 Wūnàih Gūnggīk *
泥漿攻擊 Nàihjēung Gūnggīk *
Mandarin 污泥攻擊 / 污泥攻击 Wūní Gōngjí / Wūní Gōngjī *
泥漿攻擊 Níjiāng Gōngjí *
The Czech Republic Flag.png Czech Bahenní útok
Denmark Flag.png Danish Slam
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Blubber
Finland Flag.png Finnish Lieju (season 1)
Liejuvyöry (Johto series)
Mönjä (AG series)
France Flag.png French Détritus
Germany Flag.png German Schlammbad
Greece Flag.png Greek Γλίτσα Glitsa
Italy Flag.png Italian Fango
South Korea Flag.png Korean 오물공격 Omulgonggyeok
Norway Flag.png Norwegian Gjørmeangrep
Poland Flag.png Polish Błoto
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Ataque de Lama (games, manga)
Jato de Lama (anime)
Lama (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Lodo (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Mulj
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Lodo (EP003-EP056)
Desechos (AG065-present)
Spain Flag.png Spain Residuos
Sweden Flag.png Swedish Gegga
Thailand Flag.png Thai สลัดจ์แอตแทก
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Tấn Công Bằng Bùn



Variations of the move Psybeam
PhysicalIC HOME.png Spark
SpecialIC HOME.png Psybeam • Bubble Beam • Aurora Beam • Sludge


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