Poison
Charged move
Sludge
Raid and GO Battle League stats for Sludge, plus every Pokemon that can learn it.
Power
50
PvE base damage
Energy
−33
Cost per use
Duration
2.0s
Animation time
DPS
25.0
Damage per second
Raid & Gym stats (PvE)
- Power
- 50
- Energy
- −33
- Duration
- 2.0s
- DPS
- 25.0 dmg/s
- DPE
- 1.52 dmg/energy
- Damage window start
- 1.10s
- Damage window end
- 1.45s
GO Battle League stats (PvP)
- Power
- 70
- Energy
- −40
- Turns
- 1 (instant)
- DPE
- 1.75 dmg/energy
Top Pokemon with Sludge
Released Pokemon that learn this move, ranked by base attack. Max CP is at level 50 with 15/15/15 IVs.
| # | Pokemon | Max CP | ATK | DEF | STA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
3,362 | 208 | 175 | 225 |
| 2 |
|
3,076 | 198 | 189 | 190 |
| 3 |
|
2,009 | 156 | 133 | 172 |
| 4 |
|
2,237 | 140 | 159 | 225 |
| 5 |
|
1,554 | 135 | 90 | 190 |
| 6 |
|
1,276 | 126 | 93 | 137 |
| 7 |
|
1,373 | 119 | 141 | 120 |
| 8 |
|
979 | 80 | 99 | 172 |
FAQ
Is Sludge a good move?
Sludge deals 50 base damage over 2.0 seconds, which works out at 25.0 DPS and 1.52 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Poison moves to see where it ranks.
Which Pokemon learn Sludge?
The table above lists the 8 strongest by base attack, led by Swampert, Venusaur, Marshtomp.
Is Sludge better in PvE or PvP?
In raids and gyms the move has 50 power for 33 energy over 2.0s. In GO Battle League it uses 70 power for 40 energy. The two sets of numbers are independent, so read the PvE block for raids and the PvP block for GO Battle League.