Scald (move)

Scald ねっとう Boiling Water

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Battles Type  Water Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation V TM55 in Generation V

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Scald (Japanese: ねっとう Boiling Water) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Scald inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of causing a burn. Scald will thaw the user if Frozen.

Learnset

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0515 Panpour Water 22 0516 Hiyakkie Hiyakkie 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.

By TM55

#   Pokémon Type 0007 Squirtle Water 0008 Wartortle Water 0009 Blastoise Water 0054 Psyduck Water 0055 Golduck Water 0060 Poliwag Water 0061 Poliwhirl Water 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0098 Krabby Water 0099 Kingler Water 0116 Horsea Water 0117 Seadra Water 0118 Goldeen Water 0119 Seaking Water 0120 Staryu Water 0121 Starmie Water Psychic 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0134 Vaporeon Water 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 0139 Omastar Rock Water 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 0151 Mew Psychic 0158 Totodile Water 0159 Croconaw Water 0160 Feraligatr Water 0170 Chinchou Water Electric 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 0183 Marill Water 0184 Azumarill Water 0186 Politoed Water 0194 Wooper Water Ground 0195 Quagsire Water Ground 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 0222 Corsola Water Rock 0223 Remoraid Water 0224 Octillery Water 0226 Mantine Water Flying 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon 0245 Suicune Water 0258 Mudkip Water 0259 Marshtomp Water Ground 0260 Swampert Water Ground 0270 Lotad Water Grass 0271 Lombre Water Grass 0272 Ludicolo Water Grass 0278 Wingull Water Flying 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 0283 Surskit Bug Water 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 0298 Azurill Normal 0318 Carvanha Water Dark 0319 Sharpedo Water Dark 0320 Wailmer Water 0321 Wailord Water 0339 Barboach Water Ground 0340 Whiscash Water Ground 0341 Corphish Water 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 0349 Feebas Water 0350 Milotic Water 0351 Castform Normal 0351 Castform Fire 0351 Castform Water 0351 Castform Ice 0366 Clamperl Water 0367 Huntail Water 0368 Gorebyss Water 0369 Relicanth Water Rock 0370 Luvdisc Water 0382 Kyogre Water 0393 Piplup Water 0394 Prinplup Water 0395 Empoleon Water Steel 0400 Bibarel Normal Water 0418 Buizel Water 0419 Floatzel Water 0422 Shellos Water 0422 Shellos Water 0423 Gastrodon Water Ground 0423 Gastrodon Water Ground 0456 Finneon Water 0457 Lumineon Water 0458 Mantyke Water Flying 0489 Phione Water 0490 Manaphy Water 0500 Enbuoh Enbuoh Fire Fighting 0501 Oshawott Water 0502 Futachimaru Futachimaru Water 0503 Daikenki Daikenki Water 0515 Panpour Water 0516 Hiyakkie Hiyakkie Water 0535 Tympole Water 0536 Gamagaru Gamagaru Water Ground 0537 Gamageroge Gamageroge Water Ground 0550 Basculin Water 0550 Basculin Water 0564 Purotoga Purotoga Water Rock 0565 Abagoura Abagoura Water Rock 0580 Koaruhie Koaruhie Water Flying 0581 Swanna Water Flying 0592 Pururiru Pururiru Water Ghost 0593 Burungel Burungel Water Ghost 0594 Alomomola Water 0618 Maggyo Maggyo Ground Electric 0647 Keldeo Water Fighting Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Trivia

• Scald is the only non-Fire-type move that thaws out frozen Pokémon.
• Panpour and Hiyakkie are the only Pokémon able to learn Scald by leveling up.
• Enbuoh, Maggyo, and Mew are the only Pokémon non-Water-type that are not related to any Water-type Pokémon to learn this move.
• Scald is the only Water-type move able to cause burn.
• No Pokémon with the Water/Ice-type combination can learn this move, presumably due to the move causing burns.
• Scald means to get a burn from hot water or gases. This can cause some confusion on whenever it's a Water-type move or a Poison-type move.
  • Scald's Japanese name, Boiling Water, does not have this issue.

In other languages

Greek: Βραστό Νερό

Variations of the move Waterfall
Waterfall • Poison Jab • Iron Head • Zing Zap Extrasensory • Dark Pulse • Scald

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