Poison · Special move · Gen 1
Sludge
Sludge is a Poison-type special move introduced in Generation 1. It has 65 base power and 100% accuracy, with 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 19 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Poison
Category
Special
Power
65
Accuracy
100%
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
30% chance to poison the target. Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (14 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Poison attack
2× vsGrassFairy
½× vsPoisonGroundRockGhost
0× vsSteel
Pokémon that learn Sludge
19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bulbasaur | Grass/Poison | 4–7 | |||
 Ivysaur | Grass/Poison | 4–7 | |||
 Venusaur | Grass/Poison | 4–7 | |||
 Grimer | Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Muk | Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Koffing | Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Weezing | Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Galarian Weezing | Poison/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Mudkip | Water | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Marshtomp | Water/Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Swampert | Water/Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Gulpin | Poison | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Swalot | Poison | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Shellos | Water | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Gastrodon | Water/Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Trubbish | Poison | 5–8 | |||
 Garbodor | Poison | 5–8 | |||
 Varoom | Steel/Poison | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Revavroom | Steel/Poison | ✓ | 9 |
Sludge FAQ
What does Sludge do?
Sludge is a Poison-type special move with 65 power. Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
Which Pokémon can learn Sludge?
19 Pokémon and forms can learn Sludge in at least one game: 14 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Grimer, Muk and Koffing.
Is Sludge in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Sludge in Pokémon Champions.
What is Sludge super effective against?
As a Poison-type attack, Sludge 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.