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
Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

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.

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

Pokémon	Method

Squirtle	Piplup	Poliwhirl
A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the foe. It may also lower the target's Speed stat.
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