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Mud Bomb (Japanese: どろばくだん Mud Bomb) is a damage-dealing Ground-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generations IV and V

Mud Bomb deals damage and has a 30% chance of lowering the foe's accuracy by one stage.

Generation VI

Pokémon with Bulletproof are now immune to Mud Bomb.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	28	33	33
0024		Arbok		Field	Dragon	34	39	39
0050		Diglett		Field		Field	29	26	26
0051		Dugtrio		Field		Field	33	28	28
0060		Poliwag		Water 1		Water 1	41	41	41
0061		Poliwhirl		Water 1		Water 1	53	53	53
0088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	23	23BW 21B2W2	21XY 18ORAS
0089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous	23	23BW 21B2W2	21XY 18ORAS
0194		Wooper		Water 1	Field	19	19	19
0195		Quagsire		Water 1	Field	19	19	19
0220		Swinub		Field		Field	20	20BW 18B2W2	18
0221		Piloswine		Field		Field	20	20BW 18B2W2	18
0259		Marshtomp		Monster	Water 1	25	25	25XY 22ORAS
0260		Swampert		Monster	Water 1	25	25	25XY 22ORAS
0339		Barboach		Water 2		Water 2	14	14	14XY 13ORAS
0340		Whiscash		Water 2		Water 2	14	14	14XY 13ORAS
0422		Shellos		Water 1	Amorphous	11	11	11
0423		Gastrodon		Water 1	Amorphous	11	11	11
0453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like	29	29	29
0454		Toxicroak		Human-Like		Human-Like	29	29	29
0473		Mamoswine		Field		Field	20	20BW 18B2W2	18
0618		Stunfisk		Water 1	Amorphous		21	21
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0050		Diglett		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔
0113		Chansey		Fairy		Fairy	✔HGSS	✔	✔
0258		Mudkip		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔
0300		Skitty		Field	Fairy	✔HGSS	✔	✔
0322		Numel		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0440		Happiny		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔HGSS	✔	✔
0535		Tympole		Water 1		Water 1		✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★★★ Power: 39 Accuracy: 85%

Effect: 30% chance of lowering the target's accuracy

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

Template:GoSpecialAttack Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, Mud Bomb had a power of 25.

Description

In the anime

Stunfisk Muk Shellos Toxicroak
The user opens its mouth wide and shoots out balls of mud.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Shellos opens its mouth and fires multiple balls of brown mud at the opponent.
Zoey's Shellos	A Stand-Up Sit-Down!		Debut
	Muk opens its mouth and fires globs of mud from its mouth at the opponent.
Three wild Muk	The Psyduck Stops Here!		None
	Stunfisk jumps into the air and takes in a deep breath. It then releases a ball of brown mud from its mouth at the opponent.
Cilan's Stunfisk	Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!		None
	Toxicroak opens its mouth and fires a ball of brown mud at the opponent.
A wild Toxicroak	A Cellular Connection!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Gastrodon
The user fires mud at the opponent to either trap or attack them.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Gastrodon releases a powerful ring of mud from underneath it at the opponent. The mud then covers the opponent, causing it to be trapped underneath it, or Gastrodon opens its mouth and fires multiple balls of mud from it at the opponent.
Jupiter's Gastrodon	Stopping Sableye		Debut

In the Pokémon Omega Ruby Crimson Passion and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Indigo Wisdom manga

Marshtomp
The user fires mud at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Marshtomp fires mud at the opponent.
Omega's Marshtomp	Pokémon Omega Ruby Crimson Passion and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Indigo Wisdom		Debut

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 泥巴爆彈 Níbā Bàodàn Dutch Modderbom French Boue-Bombe German Schlammbombe Greek Λασποβόμβα Hindi कीचर का बोम्ब Keechar Ka Bomb Italian Pantanobomba Korean 진흙폭탄 Jinheulk Poktan Norwegian Gjørmebombe Polish Bomba Błotna Brazilian Portuguese Bomba de Lama Spanish Latin America Bomba de Lodo* (DP041-DP087) Bomba de Fango (BW041-present) Spain Bomba Fango

Variations of the move Octazooka
Octazooka • Mirror Shot • Mud Bomb

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