Bubble (move)
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Bubble (Japanese: あわ Bubble) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation I.
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Effect
Bubble inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed stat by one stage.
Bubble strikes all opponents in Double Battles. In Triple Battles, Bubble will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||||
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| I | II | III | IV | V | ||||||||||
| 007 | 
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Squirtle | Water | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| 008 | 
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Wartortle | Water | --, 8 | --, 7 | --, 7 | --, 7 | --, 7 | ||||||
| 009 | 
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Blastoise | Water | --, 8 | --, 7 | --, 7 | --, 7 | --, 7 | ||||||
| 060 | 
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Poliwag | Water | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| 061 | 
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Poliwhirl | Water | -- | -- | -- | --, 5 | --, 5 | ||||||
| 098 | 
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Krabby | Water | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 099 | 
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Kingler | Water | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 116 | 
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Horsea | Water | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 117 | 
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Seadra | Water | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 170 | 
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Chinchou | Water | Electric | no | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| 171 | 
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Lanturn | Water | Electric | no | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| 183 | 
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Marill | Water | no | no | no | no | -- | ||||||
| 184 | 
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Azumarill | Water | no | no | no | no | -- | ||||||
| 222 | 
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Corsola | Water | Rock | no | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | |||||
| 226 | 
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Mantine | Water | Flying | no | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| 230 | 
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Kingdra | Water | Dragon | no | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| 283 | 
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Surskit | Bug | Water | no | no | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| 284 | 
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Masquerain | Bug | Flying | no | no | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| 298 | 
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Azurill | Normal | no | no | 10 | 10 | 10 | -- | |||||
| 341 | 
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Corphish | Water | no | no | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 342 | 
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Crawdaunt | Water | Dark | no | no | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| 393 | 
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Piplup | Water | no | no | no | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| 394 | 
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Prinplup | Water | no | no | no | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| 395 | 
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Empoleon | Water | Steel | no | no | no | --, 8 | --, 8 | |||||
| 458 | 
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Mantyke | Water | Flying | no | no | no | -- | -- | |||||
| 489 | 
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Phione | Water | no | no | no | -- | -- | ||||||
| 490 | 
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Manaphy | Water | no | no | no | -- | -- | ||||||
| 535 | 
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Tympole | Water | no | no | no | no | -- | ||||||
| 536 | 
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Palpitoad | Water | Ground | no | no | no | no | -- | |||||
| 537 | 
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Seismitoad | Water | Ground | no | no | no | no | -- | |||||
| 592 | 
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Frillish | Water | Ghost | no | no | no | no | -- | |||||
| 593 | 
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Jellicent | Water | Ghost | no | no | no | no | -- | |||||
| Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. | ||||||||||||||
By breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | |||
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| 072 | 
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Tentacool | Water | Poison |
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By event
Generation II
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In other games
Pokémon Conquest
Bubble is the only move of Piplup.
In the anime
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| Squirtle | Masquerain | Poliwhirl | Kingler |
| A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the foe. It may also lower the target's Speed stat. | |||
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| Horsea
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Horsea blows white bubbles out of its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| Misty's Horsea | The Misty Mermaid | Debut | |
| Kingler
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Kingler releases multiple clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent, or Kingler sprays a foam of bubbles at the opponent from its mouth. | ||
| Giovanni's Kingler | The Battle of the Badge | None | |
| Ash's Kingler | Round One - Begin! | None | |
| Tentacool
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Light blue bubbles come out of the red gem on Tentacool's forehead at the opponent. | ||
| Ritchie/Assunta's Tentacool | Friends to the End | None | |
 Starmie
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Starmie shoots blue bubbles at the opponent from the gem in the center of its body. | ||
| Marina's Starmie | Bye Bye Psyduck | None | |
| Poliwag
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Poliwag shoots multiple clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| Misty's Poliwag | Roll On, Pokémon! | None | |
| Poliwhirl
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Poliwhirl's hands glow white or blue and then it shoots blue or white bubbles from its hands at the opponent. | ||
| Misty's Poliwhirl | The Totodile Duel | None | |
| Blastoise
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Blastoise shoots out blue or clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| A Blastoise Jessie borrowed from the Battle Park | One Trick Phony! | None | |
| Sid's Blastoise | Destiny Deoxys | None | |
 Politoed
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Politoed opens its mouth a large white bubble appears inside of it. The bubble then pops and multiple white bubbles fire from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| Misty's Politoed | Gotta Catch Ya Later! | None | |
| Masquerain
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A large light blue bubble forms on the top of Masquerain's head and it releases clear bubbles at the opponent from it, or Masquerain fires clear bubbles from its face at the opponent. | ||
| Drew's Masquerain | A Fan with a Plan | None | |
| Juan's Masquerain | The Great Eight Fate! | None | |
| Azurill
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Azurill releases light blue or clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| A Coordinator's Azurill | A Cacturne for the Worse | None | |
| Misty's Azurill | A Real Cleffa-Hanger | None | |
| Chinchou
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Chinchou releases clear bubbles out of its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| Juan's Chinchou | The Great Eight Fate! | None | |
| Squirtle
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Squirtle blows multiple clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| May's Squirtle | Hooked on Onix | None | |
| Squirtle of Team Go-Getters | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate | None | |
| Krabby
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Krabby releases multiple clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| Multiple wild Krabby | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness | None | |
| Piplup
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Piplup opens its beak and release multiple multicolored or clear bubbles from it at the opponent. | ||
| Piplup of Team Poképals | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness | None | |
| Tyler's Pippy | The Thief That Keeps on Thieving! | None | |
| Professor Rowan's Piplup | SS024 | None | |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
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| Blastoise | Wartortle | Prinplup | |
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| A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the foe. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
| Wartortle
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Wartortle releases multiple bubbles at the opponent from its mouth. | ||
| Green's Blasty | Wartortle Wars | Debut | |
| Blastoise
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Blastoise releases multiple bubbles from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| Green's Blasty | Breath of the Dragonair Part 2 | None | |
| Piplup
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Piplup opens its beak and releases multiple bubbles from it at the opponent. | ||
| Platinum's Piplup | Putting a Crimp in Kricketot | None | |
| Prinplup
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Prinplup opens its beak and releases multiple bubbles from it at the opponent. | ||
| Platinum's Prinplup | Ring around the Roserade II | None | |
In other generations
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