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
BW B2W2	It swamps the area around the user with a giant sludge wave. It may also poison those hit.
XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh BDSP LA	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
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	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	44SwSh BDSP	44
	Tentacruel	water/poison	Water 3	56	56XY 48ORAS	48	52SwSh BDSP	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
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	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.

v · d · e List of Poison-type moves

Generation I · Generation II · Generation III · Generation IV · Generation V · Generation VI · Generation VII · Generation VIII · Generation IX

A	Acid Acid Armor Acid Spray

B	Baneful Bunker Barb Barrage Belch

C	Clear Smog Coil Corrosive Gas Cross Poison

D	Dire Claw

G	Gastro Acid Gunk Shot

M	Malignant Chain Mortal Spin

N	Noxious Torque

P	Poison Fang Poison Gas Poison Jab Poison Powder Poison Sting Poison Tail Purify

S	Shell Side Arm Sludge Sludge Bomb Sludge Wave Smog

T	Toxic Toxic Spikes Toxic Thread

V	Venom Drench Venoshock

See also	Bug-type Dark-type Dragon-type Electric-type Fairy-type Fighting-type Fire-type Flying-type Ghost-type Grass-type Ground-type Ice-type Normal-type Psychic-type Rock-type Steel-type Water-type

Moves

v · d · e List of moves introduced in Generation V

Bug-type · Dark-type · Dragon-type · Electric-type · Fairy-type · Fighting-type · Fire-type · Flying-type · Ghost-type · Grass-type · Ground-type · Ice-type · Normal-type · Poison-type · Psychic-type · Rock-type · Steel-type · Water-type

A	Acid Spray Acrobatics After You Ally Switch Autotomize

B	Bestow Blue Flare Bolt Strike Bulldoze

C	Chip Away Circle Throw Clear Smog Coil Cotton Guard

D	Dragon Tail Drill Run Dual Chop

E	Echoed Voice Electro Ball Electroweb Entrainment

F	Fiery Dance Final Gambit Fire Pledge Flame Burst Flame Charge Foul Play Freeze Shock Frost Breath Fusion Bolt Fusion Flare

G	Gear Grind Glaciate Grass Pledge Guard Split

H	Head Charge Heal Pulse Heart Stamp Heat Crash Heavy Slam Hex Hone Claws Horn Leech Hurricane

I	Ice Burn Icicle Crash Incinerate Inferno

L	Leaf Tornado Low Sweep

M	Magic Room

N	Night Daze

P	Power Split Psyshock Psystrike

Q	Quash Quick Guard Quiver Dance

R	Rage Powder Razor Shell Reflect Type Relic Song Retaliate Round

S	Sacred Sword Scald Searing Shot Secret Sword Shell Smash Shift Gear Simple Beam Sky Drop Sludge Wave Smack Down Snarl Soak Steamroller Stored Power Storm Throw Struggle Bug Synchronoise

T	Tail Slap Techno Blast Telekinesis

V	V-create Venoshock Volt Switch

W	Water Pledge Wide Guard Wild Charge Wonder Room Work Up

See also	Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Generation V

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Sludge Wave

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Description[]

Effect[]

In battle[]

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

By TM/TR[]

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