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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
SwShBDSPLA
The user strikes everything around it by swamping the area with a giant sludge wave. This may also poison those hit.
SV The user strikes everything around it by swamping the area with a giant sludge wave. This may also poison those it hits.

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 IX
Nidoqueen poison/ground Undiscovered 1BDSP
Nidoking poison/ground Monster/Field 1BDSP
Tentacool water/poison Water 3 50 50XY
43ORAS
43 44SwShBDSP 44
Tentacruel water/poison Water 3 56 56XY
48ORAS
48 52SwShBDSP 52
Grimer poison Amorphous 44BW
37B2W2
37XY
32ORAS
32 32BDSP 32
Muk poison Amorphous 50BW
37B2W2
37XY
32ORAS
32 32BDSP 32
Wooper poison/ground Water 1/Field 28
Glimmet rock/poison Mineral 46
Glimmora rock/poison Mineral 50
Clodsire poison/ground Water 1/Field 30
Iron Moth fire/poison Undiscovered 49
Munkidori poison/psychic Undiscovered 48
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 IX
Raticate dark/normal Field TM34
Ekans poison Field/Dragon TM34 TM34 TM34 TM214
Arbok poison Field/Dragon TM34 TM34 TM34 TM214
Nidoqueen poison/ground Undiscovered TM34 TM34 TM34 TR78
Nidoking poison/ground Monster/Field TM34 TM34 TM34 TR78
Vileplume grass/poison Grass TR78 TM214
Venomoth bug/poison Bug TM214
Dugtrio ground Field TM34 TM34 TM34 TR78 TM214
Dugtrio ground/steel Field TM34 TR78 TM214
Bellsprout grass/poison Grass TM214
Weepinbell grass/poison Grass TM214
Victreebel grass/poison Grass TM214
Tentacool water/poison Water 3 TM34 TM34 TM34 TR78 TM214
Tentacruel water/poison Water 3 TM34 TM34 TM34 TR78 TM214
Slowbro poison/psychic Monster/Water 1 TR78 TM214
Grimer poison Amorphous TM34 TM34 TM34 TM214
Grimer poison/dark Amorphous TM34 TM214
Muk poison Amorphous TM34 TM34 TM34 TM214
Muk poison/dark Amorphous TM34 TM214
Gastly ghost/poison Amorphous TR78 TM214
Haunter ghost/poison Amorphous TR78 TM214
Gengar ghost/poison Amorphous TR78 TM214
Koffing poison Amorphous TR78 TM214
Weezing poison Amorphous TR78 TM214
Weezing poison/fairy Amorphous TR78 TM214
Mew psychic Undiscovered TM34 TM34 TM34 TR78 TM214
Spinarak bug/poison Bug TM214
Ariados bug/poison Bug TM214
Wooper water/ground Water 1/Field TM34 TM34 TM34 TR78 TM214
Wooper poison/ground Water 1/Field TM214
Quagsire water/ground Water 1/Field TM34 TM34 TM34 TR78 TM214
Slowking poison/psychic Monster/Water 1 TR78 TM214
Qwilfish water/poison Water 2 TM34 TM34 TM34 TR78 TM214
Shuckle bug/rock Bug TM34 TM34 TM34 TR78
Sneasel fighting/poison Field TM214
Octillery water Water 1/Water 2 TM34 TM34 TM34 TR78
Mudkip water Monster/Water 1 TM34 TM34 TM34 TR78 TM214
Marshtomp water/ground Monster/Water 1 TM34 TM34 TM34 TR78 TM214
Swampert water/ground Monster/Water 1 TM34 TM34 TM34 TR78 TM214
Gulpin poison Amorphous TM34 TM34 TM34 TM214
Swalot poison Amorphous TM34 TM34 TM34 TM214
Seviper poison Field/Dragon TM34 TM34 TM34 TM214
Crawdaunt water/dark Water 1/Water 3 TM34 TM34 TM34 TR78 TM214
Cradily rock/grass Water 3 TM34 TM34 TM34 TR78
Gastrodon water/dark Water 1/Amorphous TM34 TM34 TM34 TR78 TM214
Stunky poison/dark Field TM214
Skuntank poison/dark Field TM214
Croagunk poison/fighting Human-Like TM34 TM34 TM34 TR78 TM214
Toxicroak poison/fighting Human-Like TM34 TM34 TM34 TR78 TM214
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 TM214
Thundurus electric/flying Undiscovered TM34 TM34 TM34 TR78 TM214
Landorus ground/flying Undiscovered TM34 TM34 TM34 TR78 TM214
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 TM214
Dragalge poison/dragon Water 1/Dragon TM34 TM34 TR78 TM214
Clauncher water Water 1/Water 3 TM34 TM34 TR78 TM214
Clawitzer water Water 1/Water 3 TM34 TM34 TR78 TM214
Goomy dragon Dragon TM34 TM34 TR78 TM214
Sliggoo dragon Dragon TM34 TM34 TR78 TM214
Sliggoo steel/dragon Dragon TM214
Goodra dragon Dragon TM34 TM34 TR78 TM214
Goodra steel/dragon Dragon TM214
Zygarde dragon/ground Undiscovered TM34 TM34 TR78
Volcanion fire/water Undiscovered TM34 TM34 TR78 TM214
Mareanie poison/water Water 1 TM34 TR78 TM214
Toxapex poison/water Water 1 TM34 TR78 TM214
Salandit poison/fire Monster/Dragon TM34 TR78 TM214
Salazzle poison/fire Monster/Dragon TM34 TR78 TM214
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 TM214
Toxtricity electric/poison Human-Like TR78 TM214
Eternatus poison/dragon Undiscovered TR78 TM214
Sneasler fighting/poison Field TM214
Overqwil dark/poison Water 2 TM214
Shroodle poison/normal Field TM214
Grafaiai poison/normal Field TM214
Varoom steel/poison Mineral TM214
Revavroom steel/poison Mineral TM214
Glimmet rock/poison Mineral TM214
Glimmora rock/poison Mineral TM214
Clodsire poison/ground Water 1/Field TM214
Iron Moth fire/poison Undiscovered TM214
Okidogi poison/fighting Undiscovered TM214
Munkidori poison/psychic Undiscovered TM214
Pecharunt poison/ghost Undiscovered TM214
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Special move[]

Generation V[]

By event[]

Generation VI[]

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