Poison
Charged move
Sludge Wave
Raid and GO Battle League stats for Sludge Wave, plus every Pokemon that can learn it.
Power
105
PvE base damage
Energy
−100
Cost per use
Duration
3.0s
Animation time
DPS
35.0
Damage per second
Raid & Gym stats (PvE)
- Power
- 105
- Energy
- −100
- Duration
- 3.0s
- DPS
- 35.0 dmg/s
- DPE
- 1.05 dmg/energy
- Damage window start
- 1.80s
- Damage window end
- 2.80s
GO Battle League stats (PvP)
- Power
- 110
- Energy
- −65
- Turns
- 1 (instant)
- DPE
- 1.69 dmg/energy
Top Pokemon with Sludge Wave
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 |
|
3,254 | 261 | 149 | 155 |
| 2 |
|
3,701 | 246 | 177 | 195 |
| 3 |
|
2,803 | 228 | 130 | 169 |
| 4 |
|
3,964 | 220 | 242 | 207 |
| 5 |
|
3,362 | 208 | 175 | 225 |
| 6 |
|
2,902 | 204 | 156 | 191 |
| 7 |
|
3,117 | 190 | 172 | 233 |
| 8 |
|
1,899 | 187 | 104 | 134 |
| 9 |
|
2,319 | 184 | 138 | 163 |
| 10 |
|
2,813 | 180 | 173 | 207 |
| 11 |
|
2,172 | 167 | 153 | 155 |
| 12 |
|
2,739 | 166 | 209 | 190 |
| 13 |
|
2,303 | 159 | 176 | 169 |
| 14 |
|
1,854 | 145 | 133 | 167 |
| 15 |
|
1,574 | 128 | 109 | 181 |
| 16 |
|
1,906 | 114 | 273 | 137 |
| 17 |
|
1,104 | 101 | 112 | 128 |
| 18 |
|
949 | 98 | 78 | 137 |
| 19 |
|
1,100 | 98 | 110 | 137 |
FAQ
Is Sludge Wave a good move?
Sludge Wave deals 105 base damage over 3.0 seconds, which works out at 35.0 DPS and 1.05 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Poison moves to see where it ranks.
Which Pokemon learn Sludge Wave?
The table above lists the 19 strongest by base attack, led by Gengar, Glimmora, Salazzle.
Is Sludge Wave better in PvE or PvP?
In raids and gyms the move has 105 power for 100 energy over 3.0s. In GO Battle League it uses 110 power for 65 energy. The two sets of numbers are independent, so read the PvE block for raids and the PvP block for GO Battle League.