| Type | poison |
| Category | Special |
| Power | 95 |
| Accuracy | 100 |
| PP | 10 |
| Introduced | Generation 5 |
Sludge Wave deals damage and has a 10% chance of poisoning the target.
Poison or Steel type Pokémon, those with the ability Immunity or those behind a Substitute cannot be poisoned.
When a Pokémon is holding Poisonium Z and uses its Z-Power, Sludge Wave turns into Acid Downpour and has base power 175.
| Black White Black 2 White 2 | It swamps the area around the user with a giant sludge wave. It may also poison those hit. |
| X Y O.Ruby A.Sapphire | The user strikes everything around it by swamping the area with a giant sludge wave. This may also poison those hit. |
| Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon | The user strikes everything around it by swamping the area with a giant sludge wave. This may also poison those hit. |
| Sword Shield B.Diamond S.Pearl | The user strikes everything around it by swamping the area with a giant sludge wave. This may also poison those hit. |
| English | Sludge Wave |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Onda Tóxica |
| Italian | Fangonda |
| Japanese | ヘドロウェーブ (Herodo Wave) |
| German | Schlammwoge |
| French | Cradovague |