Sludge Bomb

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 (RSE)

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

Super Contests (DPPt)

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

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
			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

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• 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 performed by Professor Kukui's Venusaur
• Sludge Bomb performed by Ash's Naganadel

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• 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

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Spin-off anime

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

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See also

• Sludge