Sludge (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Poison
Category	Special
Power	65
Accuracy	100
PP	20 (max. 32)
Makes contact?	No
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.

Changes

In Generations 1-3, Sludge is categorized as Physical.

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 Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Sludge
Japanese	ヘドロこうげき (Hedoro Kōgeki)
German	Schlammbad
French	Détritus
Italian	Fango
Spanish	Residuos
Korean	오물공격
Chinese (Simplified)	污泥攻击
Chinese (Traditional)	污泥攻擊

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 L.G. Pikachu/L.G. Eevee	Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the target. This may also poison the target.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the target. This may also poison the target.
Scarlet/Violet	The user hurls unsanitary sludge at the target to inflict damage. This may also poison the target.

Learnt by level up

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