Talk:Sludge Wave (move)
Immune to poison
In the move's effects section, it mentions the various ways that Pokémon will not be affected by this move's poison. However, since these are inherent to poison, and not specifically part of this move, should this be removed? --RiverAura 17:49, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
Variations of Flamethrower.
This move is a variation of Flamethrower, Ice Beam and Thunderbolt. It has the same base power, accuracy, 10% of inflicting a status ailment and the same PP as Ice beam. Does anyone agree? Nickvang (talk) 11:06, 27 July 2012 (UTC)
- Nope. Your Blizzard and Hyper Voice argument is invalid, they affect only adjacent foes, while Sludge Wave affects adjacent everything, doesn't matter if it's ally or foe. Marked +-+-+ (talk) 11:08, 27 July 2012 (UTC)
- Then, I guess you're right, I didn't understand that's the reason. But why is Sludge Bomb no variation of Hyper Voice and Dragon Pulse? Or should I open a Talk on Sludge Bomb's page itself... ...yeah, I'd better do that. Nickvang (talk) 11:18, 27 July 2012 (UTC)
- Wait a second! Discharge is a variation of Waterfall and Dark Pulse. So Sludge Wave should be a variation of Flamethrower. Nickvang (talk) 11:25, 27 July 2012 (UTC)
- So can I list Sludge Wave as a variation of Flamethrower, or should I split Waterfall and Discharge and Lava Plume? Nickvang (talk) 09:29, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
- Wait a second! Discharge is a variation of Waterfall and Dark Pulse. So Sludge Wave should be a variation of Flamethrower. Nickvang (talk) 11:25, 27 July 2012 (UTC)
- Then, I guess you're right, I didn't understand that's the reason. But why is Sludge Bomb no variation of Hyper Voice and Dragon Pulse? Or should I open a Talk on Sludge Bomb's page itself... ...yeah, I'd better do that. Nickvang (talk) 11:18, 27 July 2012 (UTC)
Usage in JN001
In JN001, a wild Nidoking and the recurring Mew both used a move that seems very likely to have been Sludge Wave, being similar to the some of the move's other depictions in the animated series. Can it be added to the article? --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 11:25, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
Instances in the animated series
I do understand that instances where the move isn't explicitly called out is considered speculation here, but other moves, particularly recently, have had "unconfirmed" instances added due to their animation (such as Slaking's Bulldoze in HZ090), so it sticks out to me as weird that we cannot consider the poison moves in SM053 by Lusamine's Salazzle and JN001 by Nidoking and Mew as Sludge Wave, especially considering this move's animation is much more unique. Shinka (talk) 20:33, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
- Seconded. I'd say both of these instances have a very distinct animation for the used Poison move, which is distinctly different from projectile Poison moves like Sludge Bomb. I support the idea that the used move in both of these instances was Sludge Wave. --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 21:09, 25 May 2026 (UTC)