Poison Charged move

Sludge Bomb

Raid and GO Battle League stats for Sludge Bomb, plus every Pokemon that can learn it.

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

−50

Cost per use

Duration

2.5s

Animation time

DPS

34.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 85
Energy: −50
Duration: 2.5s
DPS: 34.0 dmg/s
DPE: 1.7 dmg/energy
Damage window start: 1.30s
Damage window end: 2.30s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 80
Energy: −50
Turns: 1 (instant)
DPE: 1.6 dmg/energy

Editor's notes

Sludge Bomb is best judged by its GO Battle League profile. In PvP it deals 1.6 damage per energy.

Hits for 85 base power and costs 50 energy.

Toni Ramón

Founder & lead editor

What these stats mean

Power, energy, duration, DPS and the PvP numbers

Power: Base damage each use deals before type and stat multipliers.
Energy: Energy the move costs to fire.
Duration: Animation time. You cannot dodge or attack during it.
DPS: Damage per second — power × 1000 / duration.
PvP stats: GO Battle League runs on 0.5s turns with its own power and energy values, so they differ from the raid numbers.

Top Pokemon with Sludge Bomb

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	DarkraiElite TM Dark	4,228	285	198	172
2	Eternatus PoisonDragon	5,007	278	192	268
3	Naganadel PoisonDragon	3,588	263	159	177
4	Gengar GhostPoison	3,254	261	149	155
5	Volcanion FireWater	4,103	252	216	190
6	Zoroark Dark	2,907	250	127	155
7	Nihilego RockPoison	4,465	249	210	240
8	Roserade GrassPoison	3,359	243	185	155
9	Breloom GrassFighting	2,972	241	144	155
10	Haunter GhostPoison	2,220	223	107	128
11	Overqwil DarkPoison	3,331	222	171	198
12	Toxicroak PoisonFighting	2,813	211	133	195
13	Tangrowth Grass	3,426	207	184	225
14	Victreebel GrassPoison	2,749	207	135	190
15	Scolipede BugPoison	2,766	203	175	155
16	Vileplume GrassPoison	2,894	202	167	181
17	Grafaiai PoisonNormal	2,560	199	149	160
18	Venusaur GrassPoison	3,076	198	189	190
19	Crobat PoisonFlying	2,992	194	178	198
20	Guzzlord DarkDragon	3,265	188	99	440
21	Seismitoad WaterGround	2,900	188	150	233
22	Gastly GhostPoison	1,390	186	67	102
23	Roselia GrassPoison	2,114	186	131	137
24	Sunflora Grass	2,421	185	135	181
25	Skuntank PoisonDark	2,667	184	132	230
26	Tangela Grass	2,530	183	169	163
27	Drapion PoisonDark	2,774	180	202	172
28	Dragalge PoisonDragon	2,695	177	207	163
29	Weezing Poison	2,592	174	197	163
30	Weepinbell GrassPoison	1,822	172	92	163

FAQ

Is Sludge Bomb a good move?

Sludge Bomb deals 85 base damage over 2.5 seconds, which works out at 34.0 DPS and 1.7 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Poison moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Sludge Bomb?

The table above lists the 30 strongest by base attack, led by Darkrai, Eternatus, Naganadel.

Is Sludge Bomb better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 85 power for 50 energy over 2.5s. In GO Battle League it uses 80 power for 50 energy. The two sets of numbers are independent, so read the PvE block for raids and the PvP block for GO Battle League.

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