Sludge Bomb

(ヘドロばくだん Sludge Bomb)

Introduced:	Generation II

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	90
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	10 ^{(Max. 16)}
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contests (RS E)

Condition:	Tough
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	1 ♥
Startles the Pokémon that caught the Judges attention.

Super Contests (DP Pt)

Condition:	Tough
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Tough
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	1 ♥
Badly startles Pokémon that the audience have high expectations of.

Sludge Bomb is a Poison-type move introduced in Generation II. It has been TM36 since Generation II.

Description

Games	Description
GS C	An attack that may poison the foe.
RS E	Hurls sludge at the foe. It may poison the foe.
FRLG	Flithy sludge is hurled at the foe. It may poison the foe.
DP PtHGSS	The user attacks by hurling filthy sludge at the foe. It may also poison the foe.
BWB2W2	Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the target. It may also poison the target.
XYORAS SM	Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the target. In addition, it may also poison the target.

Effect

In battle

Sludge Bomb does damage and has a 30% chance to poison the target. In a Double Battle, Sludge Bomb can target any Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Sludge Bomb can only target a Pokémon that's adjacent to the user. Sludge Bomb will have no effect on Pokémon with Bulletproof.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Level
Pokémon		Type	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
	Grimer	poison	50	43	36	(BW) 36 (B2W2) 26	(XY) 26 (ORAS) 29	29
	Muk	poison	60	47	36	(BW) 36 (B2W2) 26	(XY) 26 (ORAS) 29	29
	Koffing	poison			32	(BW) 46 (B2W2) 34	34	34
	Weezing	poison			48	(BW) 52 (B2W2) 34	34	34
	Gulpin	poison		39	39	44	(XY) 44 (ORAS) 33	33
	Swalot	poison		48	45	52	(XY) 52 (ORAS) 37	37
	Croagunk	poison/fighting			43	45	45	45
	Toxicroak	poison/fighting			49	54	54	54
	Trubbish	poison				29	29	29
	Garbodor	poison				29	29	29
	Skrelp	poison/water					38	37
	Dragalge	poison/dragon					38	37
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM

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Gallery

Sludge Bomb depicted in Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen
Sludge Bomb depicted in X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Sludge Bomb depicted in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Sludge Bomb being used by Ash's Muk
Sludge Bomb being used by Flannery's Torkoal
Sludge Bomb being used by Anthony's Swalot
Sludge Bomb being used by Harley's Octillery
Sludge Bomb being used by Kyle's Crawdaunt
Sludge Bomb being used by Butch's Shuckle
Sludge Bomb being used by Saturn's Toxicroak
Sludge Bomb being used by Crasher Wake's Quagsire
Sludge Bomb being used by Conway's Shuckle
Sludge Bomb being used by Ariados
Sludge Bomb being used by Clay's Palpitoad
Sludge Bomb being used by Roxie's Scolipede
Sludge Bomb being used by Cilan's Stunfisk
Sludge Bomb being used by Team Plasma's Muk
Sludge Bomb being used by a wild Ariados
Sludge Bomb being used by Celosia's Drapion
Sludge Bomb being used by a ninja's Ariados
Sludge Bomb being used by James' Mareanie
Sludge Bomb being used by a wild Garbodor
Sludge Bomb being used by Zipp's Garbodor

Sludge Bomb being used by Janine's Grimer
Sludge Bomb being used by Lucy's Seviper
Sludge Bomb being used by Saturn's Toxicroak
Sludge Bomb being used by Chalmers' Dragalge

Spin-off anime

Sludge Bomb being used by Attila's Muk (In Pokémon Chronicles)

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