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Sludge Bomb

In Pokémon ChampionsGen II

Game

Pokémon Champions

PoisonSpecial

30% chance to the target.

Power: 90
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10
Hits: One Pokémon next to the user
On Showdown: 2.2% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it

Changes over time

How Sludge Bomb changed from game to game, newest first.

Gen IV
Became Special (the physical/special split)

Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

See it in the games

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How it works in Champions

Has a 30% chance to the target.

Ball or bomb: blocked by

“The user hurls unsanitary sludge at the target to inflict damage. This may also poison the target.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

Good to know

Ball or bomb move: Bulletproof blocks it.Ball and bomb moves
Has a secondary effect: Sheer Force boosts it and removes the effect, Serene Grace doubles the chance, and Shield Dust and Covert Cloak block it.Moves with a secondary effect
Doesn't make contact: Rough Skin, Rocky Helmet and similar don't trigger.

Who runs Sludge Bomb on Showdown

Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.

On the ladder today

Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Sludge Bomb among their most used moves.

#119Galarian Slowking

#143Low Key Toxtricity