Slugma - Generation 7 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Slugma can learn in Generation 7, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sun
Pokémon Moon
Pokémon Ultra Sun
Pokémon Ultra Moon
Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu
Pokémon Let's Go Eevee

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Slugma artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee

Moves learnt by level up

Slugma learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Smog	Poison	30	70
1	Yawn	Normal	—	—
6	Ember	Fire	40	100
8	Rock Throw	Rock	50	90
13	Harden	Normal	—	—
15	Incinerate	Fire	60	100
20	Clear Smog	Poison	50	—
22	Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
27	Flame Burst	Fire	70	100
29	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
34	Lava Plume	Fire	80	100
36	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
41	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
43	Recover	Normal	—	—
48	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
50	Earth Power	Ground	90	100

Egg moves

Slugma learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sun & Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Acid Armor	Poison	—	—
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Guard Swap	Psychic	—	—
Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
Inferno	Fire	100	50
Memento	Dark	—	100
Rollout	Rock	30	90
Smokescreen	Normal	—	100
Spit Up	Normal	—	100
Stockpile	Normal	—	—
Swallow	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Slugma is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Flame Charge	Fire	50	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
50	Overheat	Fire	130	90
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
83	Infestation	Bug	20	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
96	Nature Power	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Slugma can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Sun & Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM

Moves learnt by level up

Slugma learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Smog	Poison	30	70
1	Yawn	Normal	—	—
6	Ember	Fire	40	100
8	Rock Throw	Rock	50	90
13	Harden	Normal	—	—
15	Incinerate	Fire	60	100
20	Clear Smog	Poison	50	—
22	Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
27	Flame Burst	Fire	70	100
29	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
34	Lava Plume	Fire	80	100
36	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
41	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
43	Recover	Normal	—	—
48	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
50	Earth Power	Ground	90	100

Egg moves

Slugma learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Acid Armor	Poison	—	—
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Guard Swap	Psychic	—	—
Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
Inferno	Fire	100	50
Memento	Dark	—	100
Rollout	Rock	30	90
Smokescreen	Normal	—	100
Spit Up	Normal	—	100
Stockpile	Normal	—	—
Swallow	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Slugma can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
After You	Normal	—	—
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Pain Split	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	50	100

Moves learnt by TM

Slugma is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Flame Charge	Fire	50	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
50	Overheat	Fire	130	90
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
83	Infestation	Bug	20	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
96	Nature Power	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Slugma can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM

Moves learnt by level up

Slugma does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee.

Moves learnt by TM

Slugma cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee.

Slugma egg move parents

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Slugma

Slugma's egg groups: Amorphous

The egg moves for Slugma are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Slugma with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Slugma with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Acid Armor

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Grimer Alolan Grimer Muk Alolan Muk
Breeding	Slugma Magcargo Gulpin Swalot Shellos Gastrodon Solosis Duosion Reuniclus Frillish Jellicent Litwick Lampent Chandelure

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gastly Haunter Gengar Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Spiritomb Dusknoir Yamask Cofagrigus Litwick Lampent Phantump Trevenant
Breeding	Grimer Alolan Grimer Muk Alolan Muk Koffing Weezing Misdreavus Slugma Magcargo Gulpin Swalot Chimecho Shellos Gastrodon Mismagius Stunfisk Pumpkaboo (Average Size) Gourgeist (Average Size) Sandygast Palossand Mimikyu
Pre-evolution Level up	Chandelure

Earth Power

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Slugma Magcargo Sandygast Palossand
Breeding	Slugma Magcargo Stunfisk
Move tutor	Slugma Magcargo Shellos Gastrodon Stunfisk Sandygast Palossand

Guard Swap

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Slugma Magcargo Castform

Heat Wave

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Slugma Magcargo Litwick Lampent Chandelure
Move tutor	Slugma Magcargo Litwick Lampent Chandelure

Inferno

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Litwick Lampent
Breeding	Slugma Magcargo
Pre-evolution Level up	Chandelure

Memento

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Grimer Alolan Grimer Muk Alolan Muk Koffing Weezing Spiritomb Litwick Lampent
Breeding	Misdreavus Slugma Magcargo Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Duskull Dusclops Shellos Gastrodon Drifloon Drifblim Mismagius Gallade Dusknoir Yamask Cofagrigus
Pre-evolution Level up	Chandelure

Rollout

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Solosis Duosion Reuniclus
Breeding	Slugma Magcargo
Generation 4 Move tutor	Koffing Weezing Gulpin Swalot Chimecho Drifloon Drifblim

Smokescreen

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Koffing Weezing
Breeding	Slugma Magcargo Spiritomb

Spit Up

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gulpin Swalot Drifloon Drifblim
Breeding	Grimer Alolan Grimer Muk Alolan Muk Koffing Weezing Slugma Magcargo Shellos Gastrodon Sandygast Palossand

Stockpile

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gulpin Swalot Drifloon Drifblim
Breeding	Grimer Alolan Grimer Muk Alolan Muk Koffing Weezing Slugma Magcargo Shellos Gastrodon Sandygast Palossand

Swallow

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gulpin Swalot Drifloon Drifblim
Breeding	Grimer Alolan Grimer Muk Alolan Muk Koffing Weezing Slugma Magcargo Shellos Gastrodon Sandygast Palossand