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Sludge Bomb

General

Sludge Bomb
poison special

Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC

Quick Description

Diamond/Pearl Flavor text
The user attacks by hurling filthy sludge at the foe. It may also poison the target.
Eevine summary
Has a 30% chance to Poison the target.

Damage poison Inflicts

0× against
steel
½× against
ghost ground poison rock
2× against
grass

Stats

Power
90
Accuracy
100%
PP
10; maximum is 16
Target
enemy
Effect chance
30%
Power × accuracy
90.0
Power percentile
82.9
Priority
0

Names

Japanese
ヘドロばくだん
Romaji
Hedorobakudan

Flags

TMs

Red/Blue/Yellow RBY TM
n/a
Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC TM
TM36 (¥), location: given to you by gatehouse guard on Route 43 after clearing out Team Rocket
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald RSE TM
TM36 (¥0), location:
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum DPPT TM
TM36 (¥), location:

Effect Details

Has a 30% chance to Poison the target.

Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Flavor Text

Sludge is hurled to inflict damage. May also poison.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

Type
tough
Appeal
2 22
Jam
1 1
Flavor text
Attempts to jam all Pokemon that have appealed this turn. If a Pokemon is in combo standby status, it is jammed 5 points instead of 1.

Similar Moves

beauty
Cotton Spore
cool
DynamicPunch, Fury Attack, Pin Missile, Spike Cannon
cute
Mud-Slap, Sand-Attack
smart
Giga Drain
tough
Arm Thrust, Bone Club, DoubleSlap, Fury Swipes, Muddy Water, Octazooka, Scary Face

Combos

Use Sludge Bomb before
Sludge
Use Sludge Bomb after
Sludge

Contest Effect

Pokémon

See also: All 85 in the Pokémon search

By leveling up

8 Pokémon

Red/Blue Yellow Gold/Silver Crystal Ruby/Sapphire Fire Red/Leaf Green Diamond/Pearl Platinum Pokémon Height Weight Type Gender Egg groups Abilities HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Avg
43 43 Croagunk 2'3.6" 50.7 lb poison fighting Humanshape Dry Skin
Anticipation 		48 61 40 61 40 50 50.0
50 50 43 43 36 36 Grimer 2'11.4" 66.1 lb poison Indeterminate Stench
Sticky Hold 		80 80 50 40 50 25 54.2
39 39 39 39 Gulpin 1'3.7" 22.7 lb poison Indeterminate Sticky Hold
Liquid Ooze 		70 43 53 43 53 40 50.3
42 42 Koffing 1'11.6" 2.2 lb poison Indeterminate Levitate 40 65 95 60 45 35 56.7
60 60 47 47 36 36 Muk 3'11.2" 66.1 lb poison Indeterminate Stench
Sticky Hold 		105 105 75 65 100 50 83.3
48 48 45 45 Swalot 5'6.9" 176.4 lb poison Indeterminate Sticky Hold
Liquid Ooze 		100 73 83 73 83 55 77.8
49 49 Toxicroak 4'3.2" 97.9 lb poison fighting Humanshape Dry Skin
Anticipation 		83 106 65 86 65 85 81.7
48 48 Weezing 3'11.2" 20.9 lb poison Indeterminate Levitate 65 90 120 85 70 60 81.7

Machine

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