Bubble (move)

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 on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Bubble on Eevee's Movedex

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

Squirtle	Piplup	Poliwhirl	Totodile getting hit
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.
Ritchie/Assunta'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
Poliwag	Poliwag shoots multiple clear bubbles from its mouth.
Misty's Poliwag	Roll on, Pokémon		None
Poliwhirl	Poliwhirl's hands glow white or blue and then it shoots blue or white bubbles.
Misty's Poliwhirl	The Totodile Duel		None
Blastoise	Blastoise shoots out blue bubbles from its mouth at its opponent.
A Blastoise Jessie borrowed from the Battle Park	One Trick Phony!		None
Politoed	Politoed opens its mouth and a barrage of bubbles are released from it.
Misty's Politoed	Gotta Catch Ya Later!		None
Azurill	Azurill blows bubbles out of its mouth.
Misty's Azurill	A Real Cleffa-Hanger		None
Piplup	Piplup blows bubbles out of its mouth.
Tyler's Pippy	The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!		None

In other languages

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

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