Sludge (move)

Sludge ヘドロこうげき Sludge Attack

Battles Type  Poison Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  65 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

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.

Description

Games Description A Poison-type attack. Has a fifty-fifty chance of poisoning the target. A Poison-type attack. Has a one-in-three chance of poisoning the target. An attack that may poison the foe. RSE Sludge is hurled to inflict damage. May also poison. FRLG Toxic sludge is hurled at the foe. It may poison the target. Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the foe. It may also poison the target. Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the target. It may also poison the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison	37			16			13			20				20	15	''''
089		Muk	Poison		Poison	--, 37			16			13			20				20	15	''''
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison	32			21			21			24				28	18	''''
110		Weezing	Poison		Poison	--, 32			21			21			24				28	18	''''
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison							14			14				14			''''
317		Swalot	Poison		Poison							--, 14			--, 14				--, 14			''''
568		Trubbish	Poison		Poison														18			''''
569		Garbodor	Poison		Poison														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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison
258		Mudkip	Water		Water
422		Shellos	Water		Water
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 the anime

Weezing Koffing Grimer
Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
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 sludge at the opponent.
Multiple wild Gulpin	Gulpin it Down		None
Professor Jacuzzi's Gulpin	Gulpin it Down		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 the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Weezing
The user squirts sludge at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
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 other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Sludge's description in Pokémon Stadium erroneously states that the move has a "fifty-fifty chance" of poisoning the target.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 泥漿攻擊 Níjiāng Gōngjī Dutch Modder Blubber Finnish Lieju (season 1) Liejuvyöry (Johto series) Mönjä (AG series) French Détritus German Schlammbad Greek Γλίτσα Italian Fango Korean 오물공격 Omul Gonggyeok Norwegian Gjørmeangrep Brazilian Portuguese Jato de Lama Serbian Mulj Spanish Latin America Desechos Spain Residuos

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

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