Sludge (move)

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Sludge
ヘドロこうげき Sludge Attack
Sludge VII.png
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
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • 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
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 onward

Sludge now has a 30% chance to poison 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

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
SMUSUM
Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the target. 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 15SMUSUM
24PE
0089 Muk PoisonIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 37 45 13 20 20BW
15B2W2
15 15SMUSUM
24PE
0109 Koffing PoisonIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 32 21 21 24 28BW
18B2W2
18 18
0110 Weezing PoisonIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 1, 32 21 21 24 28BW
18B2W2
18 18
0316 Gulpin PoisonIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 14 14 14 14XY
10ORAS
10
0317 Swalot PoisonIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 1, 14 1, 14 1, 14 1, 14XY
1, 10ORAS
1, 10
0568 Trubbish PoisonIC Big.png Mineral Mineral 18 18 18
0569 Garbodor PoisonIC Big.png Mineral 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
II III 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 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 GO

GO Poison.png Sludge
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 50
Energy cost ?
Duration 2.1 seconds
Damage window ? seconds
Sludge GO.png
Trainer Battles
Power ?
Energy cost ?
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
GrimerKoffingMudkipMarshtompGulpin
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None
  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Sludge had a power of 25.
  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Sludge had a power of 30, an energy bar of 4, and a duration of 2.6 seconds.

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

In the main series

James Weezing Sludge.png
Weezing
James Koffing Sludge.png
Koffing
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


In 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

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl manga


In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team manga


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • In Pokémon Stadium, Sludge is described as having a 50% chance of poisoning its target, but it actually has a 40% chance.
  • 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*
Maź*
Smog*
Muł*
Błotny Atak*
Mułowy Atak*
Szlam*
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
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Tấn Công Bằng Bùn



Variations of the move Psybeam
PhysicalIC HOME.png Spark
SpecialIC HOME.png PsybeamBubble BeamAurora BeamSludge


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