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Sludge Wave

In Pokémon ChampionsGen V

Game

Pokémon Champions

PoisonSpecial

10% chance to adjacent Pokémon.

Power: 95
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10
Hits: Everyone next to the user, ally too (spread move)

See it in the games

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How it works in Champions

Has a 10% chance to the target.

“The user strikes everything around it by swamping the area with a giant sludge wave. This may also poison those it hits.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

Good to know

Hits everyone next to the user, its partner too, at 0.75× damage each in Doubles.Spread 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 Wave 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 Wave among their most used moves.

#143Low Key Toxtricity

Who learns Sludge Wave

33 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

All 93 Pokémon that learn it in any game → Filter the Pokédex to Champions →