PokéKit
PoisonSpecNon-contactBall & bomb

Sludge Bomb

  • Non-contact — Damaging moves that don’t make contact (status moves excluded). The attacker takes no damage from Rough Skin, Iron Barbs or Rocky Helmet.
  • Ball & bomb — No effect on a Pokémon with Bulletproof.

Values in Pokémon Champions

Pow
90
Acc
100
PP
10
Priority
0
Range
Single

Effect

Has a 30% chance of poisoning the target.

Effects & flags

30% chance: PoisonBall/bomb move

Changes by generation

Newest first. Periods with identical values are grouped; bold values changed from the previous (older) period.

GenerationTypeCatPowAccPPPriority
Pokémon ChampionsPoisonSpec90100100
Gen 4–9PoisonSpec90100100
Gen 2–3PoisonPhys90100100

Pokémon that run this move

Champions Doubles2026-09

Mega GengarMega Gengar82.5%VenusaurVenusaur92.3%Mega GlimmoraMega Glimmora95.4%GlimmoraGlimmora93.1%Mega VenusaurMega Venusaur94.3%ToxtricityToxtricity80.3%Mega DragalgeMega Dragalge92.9%GengarGengar86.5%VileplumeVileplume77.7%Slowking (Galarian Form)Slowking (Galarian Form)58.7%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in Champions Doubles (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (Champions VGC reg.MC)

Champions Singles2026-09

GlimmoraGlimmora36.5%Mega GengarMega Gengar22.6%Mega VenusaurMega Venusaur90.4%Mega GlimmoraMega Glimmora0.7%Slowking (Galarian Form)Slowking (Galarian Form)65.3%Mega VictreebelMega Victreebel21.3%GengarGengar23.3%Zoroark (Hisuian Form)Zoroark (Hisuian Form)22.1%Mega DragalgeMega Dragalge55%ToxtricityToxtricity17.3%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in Champions Singles (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (Champions BSS reg.MC)

VGC 20262026-09

LandorusLandorus100%AmoongussAmoonguss31%Weezing (Galarian Form)Weezing (Galarian Form)1.7%GlimmoraGlimmora100%EternatusEternatus48.4%VenusaurVenusaur100%WeezingWeezing92.6%ToedscruelToedscruel0.1%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in VGC 2026 (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (VGC 2024 reg.G)

OU (Singles)2026-09

Slowking (Galarian Form)Slowking (Galarian Form)91.5%DarkraiDarkrai60.5%EnamorusEnamorus1.1%Weezing (Galarian Form)Weezing (Galarian Form)76.8%ToxapexToxapex5.9%VolcanionVolcanion62.8%VenusaurVenusaur18.5%AmoongussAmoonguss38.9%GengarGengar81.5%TentacruelTentacruel36%HaunterHaunter89%MunkidoriMunkidori77.3%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in OU (Singles) (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (OU)

Doubles OU2026-09

LandorusLandorus96.3%GlimmoraGlimmora40.9%VolcanionVolcanion17.5%AmoongussAmoonguss43.8%GastrodonGastrodon0.4%Enamorus (Therian Forme)Enamorus (Therian Forme)0.2%EnamorusEnamorus5.2%GengarGengar99.8%Weezing (Galarian Form)Weezing (Galarian Form)88.7%VenusaurVenusaur91.3%Thundurus (Therian Forme)Thundurus (Therian Forme)6.6%ToxapexToxapex1.3%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in Doubles OU (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (Doubles OU)

Type

Super effective (×2)
GrassFairy
Not very effective (×½)
PoisonGroundRockGhost
No effect (×0)
Steel

Moves of the same type

PoisonBelchPoisonGunk ShotPoisonMalignant ChainPoisonSludge WavePoisonShell Side ArmPoisonDire ClawPoisonPoison JabPoisonCross PoisonPoisonSludgePoisonVenoshockPoisonBarb BarragePoisonClear Smog

Pokémon that learn this move106 Pokémon

Bulbasaur#0001BulbasaurIvysaur#0002IvysaurVenusaur#0003VenusaurEkans#0023EkansArbok#0024ArbokOddish#0043OddishGloom#0044GloomVileplume#0045VileplumeVenonat#0048VenonatVenomoth#0049VenomothDiglett#0050DiglettDugtrio#0051DugtrioBellsprout#0069BellsproutWeepinbell#0070WeepinbellVictreebel#0071VictreebelTentacool#0072TentacoolTentacruel#0073TentacruelSlowbro (Galarian Form)#0080Slowbro (Galarian Form)Grimer#0088GrimerMuk#0089MukGastly#0092GastlyHaunter#0093HaunterGengar#0094GengarExeggcute#0102ExeggcuteExeggutor#0103ExeggutorKoffing#0109KoffingWeezing#0110WeezingMew#0151MewSpinarak#0167SpinarakAriados#0168AriadosBellossom#0182BellossomSunflora#0192SunfloraWooper#0194WooperQuagsire#0195QuagsireSlowking (Galarian Form)#0199Slowking (Galarian Form)Gligar#0207GligarSnubbull#0209SnubbullGranbull#0210GranbullQwilfish#0211QwilfishSneasel (Hisuian Form)#0215Sneasel (Hisuian Form)Houndour#0228HoundourHoundoom#0229HoundoomShroomish#0285ShroomishBreloom#0286BreloomGulpin#0316GulpinSwalot#0317SwalotTorkoal#0324TorkoalSeviper#0336SeviperCorphish#0341CorphishCrawdaunt#0342CrawdauntMetang#0375MetangMetagross#0376MetagrossVespiquen#0416VespiquenGastrodon#0423GastrodonStunky#0434StunkySkuntank#0435SkuntankCroagunk#0453CroagunkToxicroak#0454ToxicroakGliscor#0472GliscorDarkrai#0491DarkraiArceus#0493ArceusSandile#0551SandileKrokorok#0552KrokorokKrookodile#0553KrookodileScraggy#0559ScraggyScrafty#0560ScraftyZorua#0570ZoruaZoroark#0571ZoroarkFoongus#0590FoongusAmoonguss#0591AmoongussTornadus#0641TornadusThundurus#0642ThundurusLandorus#0645LandorusSkrelp#0690SkrelpDragalge#0691DragalgeClawitzer#0693ClawitzerGoomy#0704GoomySliggoo#0705SliggooGoodra#0706GoodraVolcanion#0721VolcanionMareanie#0747MareanieToxapex#0748ToxapexSalandit#0757SalanditSalazzle#0758SalazzleSandygast#0769SandygastPalossand#0770PalossandToxtricity#0849ToxtricityEternatus#0890EternatusSneasler#0903SneaslerOverqwil#0904OverqwilEnamorus#0905EnamorusShroodle#0944ShroodleGrafaiai#0945GrafaiaiToedscool#0948ToedscoolToedscruel#0949ToedscruelRellor#0953RellorRabsca#0954RabscaVaroom#0965VaroomRevavroom#0966RevavroomGlimmet#0969GlimmetGlimmora#0970GlimmoraClodsire#0980ClodsireOkidogi#1014OkidogiMunkidori#1015MunkidoriFezandipiti#1016FezandipitiPecharunt#1025Pecharunt

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FAQ

What type is Sludge Bomb?

Sludge Bomb is a Poison-type Spec move.

What does Sludge Bomb do?

Has a 30% chance of poisoning the target.

What are Sludge Bomb's power, accuracy and PP?

Power 90, accuracy 100, PP 10.

Which Pokémon can learn Sludge Bomb?

106 Pokémon can learn it, e.g. Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Ekans, Arbok, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume.

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