Sludge Bomb (move)

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Move data

Type Poison
Category Special
Power 90
Accuracy 100
PP 10  (max. 16)
Introduced Generation 2

Technical/Hidden Machine

Gold/Silver
Crystal		 TM36
Ruby/Sapphire
FireRed/LeafGreen
Emerald		 TM36
Diamond/Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold/SoulSilver		 TM36
Black/White
Black 2/White 2		 TM36
X/Y
Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire		 TM36
Sun/Moon TM36

Effects

Sludge Bomb 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 Bomb turns into Acid Downpour and has base power 175.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
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 Filthy sludge is hurled at the foe. It may poison the target.
Diamond/Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold/SoulSilver		 The user attacks by hurling filthy sludge 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 Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the target. This may also poison the target.

Learnt by level up

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

GrimerGrimer
#088 / Poison
Level 29 MukMuk
#089 / Poison
Level 29 KoffingKoffing
#109 / Poison
Level 34 WeezingWeezing
#110 / Poison
Level 34 GulpinGulpin
#316 / Poison
Level 33 SwalotSwalot
#317 / Poison
Level 37 CroagunkCroagunk
#453 / Poison · Fighting
Level 45 ToxicroakToxicroak
#454 / Poison · Fighting
Level 54 TrubbishTrubbish
#568 / Poison
Level 29 GarbodorGarbodor
#569 / Poison
Level 29 SkrelpSkrelp
#690 / Poison · Water
Level 38 DragalgeDragalge
#691 / Poison · Dragon
Level 38

Learnt by TM

BulbasaurBulbasaur
#001 / Grass · Poison IvysaurIvysaur
#002 / Grass · Poison VenusaurVenusaur
#003 / Grass · Poison BeedrillBeedrill
#015 / Bug · Poison Alolan RattataRattata
Alolan Rattata
#019 / Dark · Normal Alolan RaticateRaticate
Alolan Raticate
#020 / Dark · Normal EkansEkans
#023 / Poison ArbokArbok
#024 / Poison Nidoran♀Nidoran♀
#029 / Poison NidorinaNidorina
#030 / Poison NidoqueenNidoqueen
#031 / Poison · Ground Nidoran♂Nidoran♂
#032 / Poison NidorinoNidorino
#033 / Poison NidokingNidoking
#034 / Poison · Ground ZubatZubat
#041 / Poison · Flying GolbatGolbat
#042 / Poison · Flying OddishOddish
#043 / Grass · Poison GloomGloom
#044 / Grass · Poison VileplumeVileplume
#045 / Grass · Poison ParasParas
#046 / Bug · Grass ParasectParasect
#047 / Bug · Grass VenonatVenonat
#048 / Bug · Poison VenomothVenomoth
#049 / Bug · Poison DiglettDiglett
#050 / Ground Alolan DiglettDiglett
Alolan Diglett
#050 / Ground · Steel DugtrioDugtrio
#051 / Ground Alolan DugtrioDugtrio
Alolan Dugtrio
#051 / Ground · Steel BellsproutBellsprout
#069 / Grass · Poison WeepinbellWeepinbell
#070 / Grass · Poison VictreebelVictreebel
#071 / Grass · Poison TentacoolTentacool
#072 / Water · Poison TentacruelTentacruel
#073 / Water · Poison GrimerGrimer
#088 / Poison Alolan GrimerGrimer
Alolan Grimer
#088 / Poison · Dark MukMuk
#089 / Poison Alolan MukMuk
Alolan Muk
#089 / Poison · Dark GastlyGastly
#092 / Ghost · Poison HaunterHaunter
#093 / Ghost · Poison GengarGengar
#094 / Ghost · Poison ExeggcuteExeggcute
#102 / Grass · Psychic ExeggutorExeggutor
#103 / Grass · Psychic Alolan ExeggutorExeggutor
Alolan Exeggutor
#103 / Grass · Dragon KoffingKoffing
#109 / Poison WeezingWeezing
#110 / Poison TangelaTangela
#114 / Grass MewMew
#151 / Psychic SpinarakSpinarak
#167 / Bug · Poison AriadosAriados
#168 / Bug · Poison CrobatCrobat
#169 / Poison · Flying BellossomBellossom
#182 / Grass SunkernSunkern
#191 / Grass SunfloraSunflora
#192 / Grass WooperWooper
#194 / Water · Ground QuagsireQuagsire
#195 / Water · Ground GligarGligar
#207 / Ground · Flying SnubbullSnubbull
#209 / Fairy GranbullGranbull
#210 / Fairy QwilfishQwilfish
#211 / Water · Poison ShuckleShuckle
#213 / Bug · Rock OctilleryOctillery
#224 / Water HoundourHoundour
#228 / Dark · Fire HoundoomHoundoom
#229 / Dark · Fire DustoxDustox
#269 / Bug · Poison ShroomishShroomish
#285 / Grass BreloomBreloom
#286 / Grass · Fighting MawileMawile
#303 / Steel · Fairy RoseliaRoselia
#315 / Grass · Poison GulpinGulpin
#316 / Poison SwalotSwalot
#317 / Poison TorkoalTorkoal
#324 / Fire SeviperSeviper
#336 / Poison CorphishCorphish
#341 / Water CrawdauntCrawdaunt
#342 / Water · Dark LileepLileep
#345 / Rock · Grass CradilyCradily
#346 / Rock · Grass MetangMetang
#375 / Steel · Psychic MetagrossMetagross
#376 / Steel · Psychic BudewBudew
#406 / Grass · Poison RoseradeRoserade
#407 / Grass · Poison VespiquenVespiquen
#416 / Bug · Flying GastrodonGastrodon
#423 / Water · Ground StunkyStunky
#434 / Poison · Dark SkuntankSkuntank
#435 / Poison · Dark SkorupiSkorupi
#451 / Poison · Bug DrapionDrapion
#452 / Poison · Dark CroagunkCroagunk
#453 / Poison · Fighting ToxicroakToxicroak
#454 / Poison · Fighting CarnivineCarnivine
#455 / Grass TangrowthTangrowth
#465 / Grass GliscorGliscor
#472 / Ground · Flying DarkraiDarkrai
#491 / Dark ArceusArceus
#493 / Normal DrilburDrilbur
#529 / Ground ExcadrillExcadrill
#530 / Ground · Steel TympoleTympole
#535 / Water PalpitoadPalpitoad
#536 / Water · Ground SeismitoadSeismitoad
#537 / Water · Ground VenipedeVenipede
#543 / Bug · Poison WhirlipedeWhirlipede
#544 / Bug · Poison ScolipedeScolipede
#545 / Bug · Poison SandileSandile
#551 / Ground · Dark KrokorokKrokorok
#552 / Ground · Dark KrookodileKrookodile
#553 / Ground · Dark ScraggyScraggy
#559 / Dark · Fighting ScraftyScrafty
#560 / Dark · Fighting TrubbishTrubbish
#568 / Poison GarbodorGarbodor
#569 / Poison FoongusFoongus
#590 / Grass · Poison AmoongussAmoonguss
#591 / Grass · Poison FrillishFrillish
#592 / Water · Ghost JellicentJellicent
#593 / Water · Ghost ShelmetShelmet
#616 / Bug AccelgorAccelgor
#617 / Bug StunfiskStunfisk
#618 / Ground · Electric DruddigonDruddigon
#621 / Dragon Tornadus (Incarnate Forme)Tornadus
Incarnate Forme
#641 / Flying Thundurus (Incarnate Forme)Thundurus
Incarnate Forme
#642 / Electric · Flying Landorus (Incarnate Forme)Landorus
Incarnate Forme
#645 / Ground · Flying ChespinChespin
#650 / Grass QuilladinQuilladin
#651 / Grass ChesnaughtChesnaught
#652 / Grass · Fighting BunnelbyBunnelby
#659 / Normal DiggersbyDiggersby
#660 / Normal · Ground PanchamPancham
#674 / Fighting PangoroPangoro
#675 / Fighting · Dark BinacleBinacle
#688 / Rock · Water BarbaracleBarbaracle
#689 / Rock · Water SkrelpSkrelp
#690 / Poison · Water DragalgeDragalge
#691 / Poison · Dragon ClauncherClauncher
#692 / Water ClawitzerClawitzer
#693 / Water GoomyGoomy
#704 / Dragon SliggooSliggoo
#705 / Dragon GoodraGoodra
#706 / Dragon Pumpkaboo (Average Size)Pumpkaboo
Average Size
#710 / Ghost · Grass Gourgeist (Average Size)Gourgeist
Average Size
#711 / Ghost · Grass VolcanionVolcanion
#721 / Fire · Water MareanieMareanie
#747 / Poison · Water ToxapexToxapex
#748 / Poison · Water MorelullMorelull
#755 / Grass · Fairy ShiinoticShiinotic
#756 / Grass · Fairy SalanditSalandit
#757 / Poison · Fire SalazzleSalazzle
#758 / Poison · Fire GolisopodGolisopod
#768 / Bug · Water PalossandPalossand
#770 / Ghost · Ground NihilegoNihilego
#793 / Rock · Poison GuzzlordGuzzlord
#799 / Dark · Dragon