Mud Shot (move)

Mud Shot
マッドショット Mud Shot

The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the foe. It also reduces the target's Speed.

Battles

Type	Ground
Category	Special
PP	15 (max. 24)
Power	55
Accuracy	95%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe
Self	Ally
May affect anyone but the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation III
Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests

Category	Tough
Appeal	1 ♥
Jam	3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles those that have made appeals.

Super Contests

Category	Tough
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Enables the user to perform last in the next turn.

Mud Shot (Japanese: マッドショット Mud Shot) is a damage-dealing Ground-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Mud Shot inflicts damage and then lowers the target's Speed stat by one stage.

Brock's Marshtomp using Mud Shot

Marshtomp. Marshtomp fires the blue balls of energy from its mouth. The balls then spread mud out upon impact.

Swampert. Swampert fires the mud from its mouth.

Shellos. Shellos stretches its neck up and fires the mud from its mouth.

Groudon. Groudon fires the mud from its mouth.

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
098	Krabby	Water		23
099	Kingler	Water		23
138	Omanyte	Rock	Water	25
139	Omastar	Rock	Water	25
140	Kabuto	Rock	Water	25
141	Kabutops	Rock	Water	25
194	Wooper	Water	Ground	16
195	Quagsire	Water	Ground	16
259	Marshtomp	Water	Ground	16
260	Swampert	Water	Ground	16
383	Groudon	Ground		--
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

#	Pokémon	Type		Father
220	Swinub	Ice	Ground	Wooper, Quagsire
283	Surskit	Bug	Water	Omanyte, Omastar Kabuto, Kabutops Wooper, Quagsire Marshtomp, Swampert Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
060	Poliwag	Water		28
061	Poliwhirl	Water		32
098	Krabby	Water		19
099	Kingler	Water		19
138	Omanyte	Rock	Water	25
139	Omastar	Rock	Water	25
140	Kabuto	Rock	Water	16
141	Kabutops	Rock	Water	16
194	Wooper	Water	Ground	9
195	Quagsire	Water	Ground	9
259	Marshtomp	Water	Ground	16
260	Swampert	Water	Ground	16
383	Groudon	Ground		--
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

#	Pokémon	Type		Father
027	Sandshrew	Ground		Wooper, Quagsire ^HGSS
060	Poliwag	Water		Poliwag, Poliwhirl Wooper, Quagsire Marshtomp, Swampert
090	Shellder	Water		Krabby, Kingler Omanyte, Omastar Kabuto, Kabutops
140	Kabuto	Water	Rock	Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed Krabby, Kingler Omanyte, Omastar Kabuto, Kabutops Wooper, Quagsire Marshtomp, Swampert
220	Swinub	Ice	Ground	Wooper, Quagsire
283	Surskit	Bug	Water	Omanyte, Omastar Kabuto, Kabutops Wooper, Quagsire Marshtomp, Swampert Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed
328	Trapinch*	Ground		Surskit, Masquerain ^HGSS
443	Gible	Dragon	Ground	Marshtomp, Swampert ^HGSS
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.