Bubble (move)

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Bubble
あわ Bubble
A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the foe. It may also lower the target's Speed stat.
Battles
Type  Water
Category  Special
PP  30 (max. 48)
Power  20
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by BrightPowder
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe
Self Ally
Affects both foes
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Contests
Category  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  2 ♥♥
Startles all Pokémon that have made their appeals for this turn.
Super Contests
Category  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Enables the user to perform last in the next turn.

Bubble (Japanese: あわ Bubble) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation I.

Contents

Effect

Generation I

Bubble inflicts damage and has a 9.8% chance of lowering the target's Speed stat by one stage. Bubble will not be able to lower the target's Speed stat if it has reached a stage of minus six, a value of one or if the target has a Substitute.

Generation II and on

The effects are the same as the previous generation, however, there is a 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed stat instead.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
007 Squirtle Water 8
008 Wartortle Water --
8
009 Blastoise Water --
8
060 Poliwag Water --
061 Poliwhirl Water --
098 Krabby Water --
099 Kingler Water --
116 Horsea Water --
117 Seadra Water --
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
007 Squirtle Water 7
008 Wartortle Water --
7
009 Blastoise Water --
7
060 Poliwag Water --
061 Poliwhirl Water --
098 Krabby Water --
099 Kingler Water --
116 Horsea Water --
117 Seadra Water --
170 Chinchou Water Electric --
171 Lanturn Water Electric --
222 Corsola Water Rock 13
226 Mantine Water Flying --
230 Kingdra Water Dragon --
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
007 Squirtle Water 7
008 Wartortle Water --
7
009 Blastoise Water --
7
060 Poliwag Water --
061 Poliwhirl Water --
098 Krabby Water --
099 Kingler Water --
116 Horsea Water --
117 Seadra Water --
170 Chinchou Water Electric --
171 Lanturn Water Electric --
222 Corsola Water Rock 12
226 Mantine Water Flying --
230 Kingdra Water Dragon --
283 Surskit Bug Water --
284 Masquerain Bug Flying --
298 Azurill Normal 10
341 Corphish Water --
342 Crawdaunt Water Dark --
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
007 Squirtle Water 7
008 Wartortle Water --
7
009 Blastoise Water --
7
060 Poliwag Water 5
061 Poliwhirl Water --
5
098 Krabby Water --
099 Kingler Water --
116 Horsea Water --
117 Seadra Water --
170 Chinchou Water Electric --
171 Lanturn Water Electric --
222 Corsola Water Rock 8
226 Mantine Water Flying --
230 Kingdra Water Dragon --
283 Surskit Bug Water --
284 Masquerain Bug Flying --
298 Azurill Normal 10
341 Corphish Water --
342 Crawdaunt Water Dark --
393 Piplup Water 8
394 Prinplup Water 8
395 Empoleon Water Steel --
8
458 Mantyke Water Flying --
489 Phione Water --
490 Manaphy Water --
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.

In the anime

Squirtle Piplup Poliwhirl
A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the foe. It may also lower the target's Speed stat.
Pokémon Method
User First Episode Used In Notes
Horsea Horsea blows white bubbles out of its mouth.
Misty's Horsea The Misty Mermaid Debut
Kingler Countless clear bubbles come out of Kingler's mouth, or Kingler sprays a foam of bubbles at the opponent.
Giovanni's Kingler The Battle of the Badge None
Ash's Kingler Round One - Begin! None
Squirtle Squirtle blows countless clear bubbles from its mouth.
Ash's Squirtle Mewtwo Strikes Back None
May's Squirtle The Right Place and the Right Mime None
Tentacool Light blue bubbles come out of the red gem on Tentacool's forehead.
Assunta/Ritchie's Tentacool Friends to the End None
Starmie Starmie shoots blue bubbles at the opponent from the gem in the center of its body.
Marina's Starmie Bye Bye Psyduck None
Poliwhirl Poliwhirl's hands glow and then it shoots bubbles.
Misty's Poliwhirl A Corsola Caper! None
Kingler Kingler sprays foam from its mouth.
Ash's Kingler Round One - Begin! None
Azurill Azurill blows bubbles out of its mouth.
Misty's Azurill A Real Cleffa-Hanger None

In other languages

  • German: Blubber
  • French: Ecume
  • Spanish: Burbuja
  • Italian: Bolla


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