Sludge Wave

Sludge Wave

ヘドロウェーブ Slime Wave

Introduced:	Generation V

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	95
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	10, max: 16
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

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

Contest Data

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Tough
Appeal:	3 ♥♥♥
Jam:	0
Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

Sludge Wave is a Poison-type move introduced in Generation V. It has been TM34 since Generation V.

Description

Games	Description
BWB2W2	It swamps the area around the user with a giant sludge wave. It may also poison those hit.
XYORAS SMUSUM SWSH	The user strikes everything around it by swamping the area with a giant sludge wave. This may also poison those hit.

Effect

In battle

Sludge Wave does damage and has a 10% chance to poison the target. In a Double Battle, Sludge Wave targets all Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Sludge Wave only targets Pokémon that are adjacent to the user.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				V	VI	VII	VIII
	Tentacool	water/poison	Water 3	50	50XY 43ORAS	43	44
	Tentacruel	water/poison	Water 3	56	56XY 48ORAS	48	52
	Grimer	poison	Amorphous	44BW 37B2W2	37XY 32ORAS	32
	Muk	poison	Amorphous	50BW 37B2W2	37XY 32ORAS	32
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/TR

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				V	VI	VII	VIII
	Raticate	dark/normal	Field			TM34
	Ekans	poison	Field/Dragon	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Arbok	poison	Field/Dragon	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Nidoqueen	poison/ground	Undiscovered	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Nidoking	poison/ground	Monster/Field	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Vileplume	grass/poison	Grass				TR78
	Dugtrio	ground	Field	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Dugtrio	ground/steel	Field			TM34	TR78
	Tentacool	water/poison	Water 3	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Tentacruel	water/poison	Water 3	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Slowbro	poison/psychic	Monster/Water 1				TR78
	Grimer	poison	Amorphous	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Grimer	poison/dark	Amorphous			TM34
	Muk	poison	Amorphous	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Muk	poison/dark	Amorphous			TM34
	Gastly	ghost/poison	Amorphous				TR78
	Haunter	ghost/poison	Amorphous				TR78
	Gengar	ghost/poison	Amorphous				TR78
	Koffing	poison	Amorphous				TR78
	Weezing	poison	Amorphous				TR78
	Weezing	poison/fairy	Amorphous				TR78
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Wooper	water/ground	Water 1/Field	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Quagsire	water/ground	Water 1/Field	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Slowking	poison/psychic	Monster/Water 1				TR78
	Qwilfish	water/poison	Water 2	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Shuckle	bug/rock	Bug	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Octillery	water	Water 1/Water 2	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Mudkip	water	Monster/Water 1	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Marshtomp	water/ground	Monster/Water 1	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Swampert	water/ground	Monster/Water 1	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Gulpin	poison	Amorphous	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Swalot	poison	Amorphous	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Seviper	poison	Field/Dragon	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Crawdaunt	water/dark	Water 1/Water 3	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Cradily	rock/grass	Water 3	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Gastrodon	water/dark	Water 1/Amorphous	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Croagunk	poison/fighting	Human-Like	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Toxicroak	poison/fighting	Human-Like	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Tympole	water	Water 1	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Palpitoad	water/ground	Water 1	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Seismitoad	water/ground	Water 1	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Trubbish	poison	Mineral	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Garbodor	poison	Mineral	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Frillish	water/ghost	Amorphous	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Jellicent	water/ghost	Amorphous	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Stunfisk	ground/electric	Water 1/Amorphous	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Stunfisk	ground/steel	Water 1/Amorphous				TR78
	Tornadus	flying	Undiscovered	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Thundurus	electric/flying	Undiscovered	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Landorus	ground/flying	Undiscovered	TM34	TM34	TM34	TR78
	Binacle	rock/water	Water 3		TM34	TM34	TR78
	Barbaracle	rock/water	Water 3		TM34	TM34	TR78
	Skrelp	poison/water	Water 1/Dragon		TM34	TM34	TR78
	Dragalge	poison/dragon	Water 1/Dragon		TM34	TM34	TR78
	Clauncher	water	Water 1/Water 3		TM34	TM34	TR78
	Clawitzer	water	Water 1/Water 3		TM34	TM34	TR78
	Goomy	dragon	Dragon		TM34	TM34	TR78
	Sliggoo	dragon	Dragon		TM34	TM34	TR78
	Goodra	dragon	Dragon		TM34	TM34	TR78
	Zygarde	dragon/ground	Undiscovered		TM34	TM34	TR78
	Volcanion	fire/water	Undiscovered		TM34	TM34	TR78
	Mareanie	poison/water	Water 1			TM34	TR78
	Toxapex	poison/water	Water 1			TM34	TR78
	Salandit	poison/fire	Monster/Dragon			TM34	TR78
	Salazzle	poison/fire	Monster/Dragon			TM34	TR78
	Golisopod	bug/water	Bug/Water 3			TM34	TR78
	Dhelmise	ghost/grass	Mineral			TM34	TR78
	Nihilego	rock/poison	Undiscovered			TM34	TR78
	Guzzlord	dark/dragon	Undiscovered			TM34	TR78
	Poipole	poison	Undiscovered			TM34USUM	TR78
	Naganadel	poison/dragon	Undiscovered			TM34USUM	TR78
	Toxtricity	electric/poison	Human-Like				TR78
	Toxtricity	electric/poison	Human-Like				TR78
	Eternatus	poison/dragon	Undiscovered				TR78
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime
• Manga

Main games

• depicted in Sun, Moon.

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Main series

• Sludge Wave being used by Ash's Palpitoad.
• Sludge Wave being used by Lusamine's Salazzle.
• Sludge Wave being used by Mew.

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Pokémon Adventures

• Sludge Wave being used by Zinnia's Goodra.

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Variations of Flamethrower
Flamethrower	Ice Beam	Thunderbolt
Former Variations of Flamethrower
Sludge Wave