Muddy Water (move)

Muddy Water だくりゅう Muddy River

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Battles Type  Water Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  95 Accuracy  85% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects all adjacent foes, but not allies

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

Contests Category  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles the Pokémon that has the judge's attention.

Super Contests Category  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Muddy Water on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Muddy Water on Eevee's Movedex

Muddy Water (Japanese: だくりゅう Muddy River) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation III, where it was Marshtomp's and Swampert's signature move.

Effect

Muddy Water inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of lowering the target's accuracy. Muddy Water hits both opposing Pokémon in double battles. In a triple battle, Muddy Water will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
134		Vaporeon	Water		Water	no					78	78
194		Wooper	Water	Ground	no			47				47
195		Quagsire	Water	Ground	no			53				53
259		Marshtomp	Water	Ground	37			37				37
260		Swampert	Water	Ground	39			39				39
382		Kyogre	Water		Water	no				20		20
422		Shellos	Water		Water	no			37				37
423		Gastrodon	Water	Ground	no			41				41
535		Tympole	Water		Water	no			no				27
536		Palpitoad	Water	Ground	no			no				28
537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground	no			no				28
618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric	no			no				40
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
					I		II		III		IV		V
007		Squirtle	Water		Water
072		Tentacool*	Water	Poison
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal
116		Horsea	Water		Water
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water
183		Marill	Water		Water	no
298		Azurill	Normal		Water	no
339		Barboach*	Water	Ground	no
366		Clamperl	Water		Water
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock
550		Basculin*	Water		Water	no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 116 Horsea Water Pokéwalker - Winner's Path Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 138 Omanyte Rock Water Dream World - Sparkling Sea 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

	Cynthia's Gastrodon	Paul's Gastrodon
The user attacks by shooting out muddy water.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Gastrodon	Gastrodon releases spiraling brown water from its body.
Cynthia's Gastrodon	Double Team Turnover!		Debut
Gastrodon	Gastrodon releases spirialing brown water from its body, or Gastrodon releases multiple streams of brown water from its body at the opponent.
Paul's Gastrodon	Familiarity Breeds Strategy!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Swampert
The user releases a stream of muddy water at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Swampert	Swampert opens its mouth and releases a wave of muddy water from its mouth at the opponent, or Swampert opens its mouth and releases a stream of mud from its mouth at the opponent.
Ruby's Zuzu	VS. Kyogre & Groudon X		Debut
Shellos	Shellos releases a stream of muddy water from its mouth at the opponent.
Mr. Fuego's Shellos	VS. Magby		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Marshtomp and Swampert have never been seen using this move in the anime, despite it being their signature move in Generation III. Only Gastrodon has been seen using the move.
• Of all the signature moves of the Hoenn starters, Muddy Water was the only one that remained a Special move from Generations III to IV.
• Stunfisk is the only Pokémon who learns Muddy Water by level up that doesn't obtain STAB from it.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 濁流 Zhuó​liú​ Dutch Troebel Water French Ocroupi German Lehmbrühe Greek Λασπόνερο Italian Fanghiglia Korean 탁류 Takryu Serbian Blatnjava Voda Spanish Agua Lodosa

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