Sludge (move)

Move data

Type	Poison
Category	Special
Power	65
Accuracy	100
PP	20 (max. 32)
Introduced	Generation 1

Effects

Sludge deals damage and has a 30% chance of poisoning the target.

Poison or Steel type Pokémon, those with the ability Immunity or those behind a Substitute cannot be poisoned.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Poisonium Z and uses its Z-Power, Sludge turns into Acid Downpour and has base power 120.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokemon.

Game descriptions

Gold/Silver Crystal	An attack that may poison the foe.
Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	Sludge is hurled to inflict damage. May also poison.
FireRed/LeafGreen	Toxic sludge is hurled at the foe. It may poison the target.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the foe. It may also poison the target.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the target. It may also poison the target.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the target. This may also poison the target.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the target. This may also poison the target.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Sludge at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.