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:
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:
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

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	Level
			V	VI	VII
	Tentacool	water/poison	50	50 (XY) 43 (ORAS)	43
	Tentacruel	water/poison	56	56 (XY) 48 (ORAS)	48
	Grimer	poison	44 (BW) 37 (B2W2)	37 (XY) 32 (ORAS)	32
	Muk	poison	50 (BW) 37 (B2W2)	37 (XY) 32 (ORAS)	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

Pokémon		Type	Machine
			V	VI	VII
	Raticate	dark/normal			TM34
	Ekans	poison	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Arbok	poison	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Nidoqueen	poison/ground	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Nidoking	poison/ground	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Dugtrio	ground	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Dugtrio	ground/steel			TM34
	Tentacool	water/poison	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Tentacruel	water/poison	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Grimer	poison	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Grimer	poison/dark			TM34
	Muk	poison	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Muk	poison/dark			TM34
	Mew	psychic	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Wooper	water/ground	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Quagsire	water/ground	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Qwilfish	water/poison	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Shuckle	bug/rock	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Octillery	water	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Mudkip	water	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Marshtomp	water/ground	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Swampert	water/ground	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Gulpin	poison	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Swalot	poison	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Seviper	poison	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Crawduant	water/dark	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Cradilt	rock/grass	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Gastrodon	water/ground	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Croagunk	poison/fighting	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Toxicroak	poison/fighting	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Tympole	water	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Palpitoad	water/ground	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Seismitoad	water/ground	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Trubbish	poison	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Garbodor	poison	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Frillish	water/ghost	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Jellicent	water/ghost	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Stunfisk	ground/electric	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Tornadus	flying	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Thundurus	electric/flying	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Landorus	ground}/flying	TM34	TM34	TM34
	Binacle	rock/water		TM34	TM34
	Barbaracle	rock/water		TM34	TM34
	Skrelp	poison/water		TM34	TM34
	Dragalge	poison/dragon		TM34	TM34
	Clauncher	water		TM34	TM34
	Clawitzer	water		TM34	TM34
	Goomy	dragon		TM34	TM34
	Sliggoo	dragon		TM34	TM34
	Goodra	dragon		TM34	TM34
	Zygarde	dragon/ground		TM34	TM34
	Volcanion	fire/water		TM34	TM34
	Mareanie	poison/water			TM34
	Toxapex	poison/water			TM34
	Salandit	poison/fire			TM34
	Salazzle	poison/fire			TM34
	Golisopod	bug/water			TM34
	Dhelmise	ghost/grass			TM34
	Nihilego	rock/poison			TM34
	Poipole	poison			TM34
	Naganadel	poison/dragon			TM34
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

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 Plumeria'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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