Poison · Special move · Gen 2
Sludge Bomb
Sludge Bomb is a Poison-type special move introduced in Generation 2. It has 90 base power and 100% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 189 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Poison
Category
Special
Power
90
Accuracy
100%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
30% chance to poison the target. Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Ball/bomb move (Bulletproof)
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (119 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (45 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (75 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Poison attack
2× vsGrassFairy
½× vsPoisonGroundRockGhost
0× vsSteel
Pokémon that learn Sludge Bomb
189 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Dark/Normal | 7–8 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 7–8 | ||||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Poison | 3–8 | ||||
| Poison | 3–8 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 3–8 | ||||
| Poison | 3–8 | ||||
| Poison | 3–8 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 3–8 | ||||
| Poison/Flying | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Poison/Flying | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Bug/Grass | 3–8 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 3–8 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Water/Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Grass/Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass/Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass/Dragon | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass | 3–8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
| Poison/Flying | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Ground/Flying | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Dark/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Bug/Rock | 3–8 | ||||
| Fighting/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Dark/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Dark/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
| Water | ✓ | ||||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | ||||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Bug/Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Steel/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Rock/Grass | 3–8 | ||||
| Rock/Grass | 3–8 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Poison/Bug | 4–8 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 4–8 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass | 3–8 | ||||
| Ground/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Water | 5–8 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 5–8 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
| Poison | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 6, 8–9 | ||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Water/Ghost | 5–8 | ||||
| Water/Ghost | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug | 5–8 | ||||
| Ground/Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Dragon | 5–8 | ||||
| Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ground/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | 6–7 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Normal/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Fighting/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Rock/Water | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Rock/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Poison/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Poison/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Water | 6–8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Steel/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Steel/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Ghost/Grass | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–8 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–8 | ||||
| Fire/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Poison/Water | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Grass/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Grass/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Poison/Fire | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Bug/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 7–8 | ||
| Ghost/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ghost/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Rock/Poison | 7–8 | ||||
| Dark/Dragon | 7–8 | ||||
| Poison | 7–8 | ||||
| Poison/Dragon | 7–8 | ||||
| Electric/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Electric/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Poison/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dark/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Fairy/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Poison/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ground/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Poison/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Ghost | ✓ | 9 |
Sludge Bomb FAQ
What does Sludge Bomb do?
Sludge Bomb is a Poison-type special move with 90 power. Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
Which Pokémon can learn Sludge Bomb?
189 Pokémon and forms can learn Sludge Bomb in at least one game: 119 in Scarlet & Violet, 45 in Pokémon Champions and 75 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Beedrill, Alolan Rattata and Alolan Raticate.
Is Sludge Bomb in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 45 Pokémon can use Sludge Bomb in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Sludge Bomb super effective against?
As a Poison-type attack, Sludge Bomb is super effective against Grass and Fairy, not very effective against Poison, Ground, Rock and Ghost and has no effect on Steel (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.