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Sludge
PoisonSpecial
Sludge deals damage and has a 30% chance of poisoning the target. Poison or Steel type Pokémon, those with the ability Immunity or those behind a Substitute cannot be poisoned.
Move data
Power
65
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Makes contact
No
Introduced
Generation 1
Target
Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.
Game descriptions
- Gold, Silver, Crystal:An attack that may poison the foe.
- Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald:Sludge is hurled to inflict damage. May also poison.
- FireRed, LeafGreen:Toxic sludge is hurled at the foe. It may poison the target.
- Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver:Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the foe. It may also poison the target.
- Black, White, Black 2, White 2:Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the target. It may also poison the target.
- X, Y, O.Ruby, A.Sapphire:Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the target. This may also poison the target.
- Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, L.G. Pikachu, L.G. Eevee:Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the target. This may also poison the target.
- Sword, Shield, B.Diamond, S.Pearl:Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the target. This may also poison the target.
- Scarlet, Violet:The user hurls unsanitary sludge at the target to inflict damage. This may also poison the target.
