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Muddy Water (move)

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Muddy Water
だくりゅう Muddy River
Muddy Water VIII.png
Muddy Water VIII 2.png
Type  Water
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  90
Accuracy  85%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Many Others: Affects all adjacent opponents, but not allies
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1 ♥
Startles the Pokémon that has the judge's attention.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  2 ♥♥
Startles all of the Pokémon to act before the user.

Muddy Water (Japanese: だくりゅう Muddy River) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation IV, it was the signature move of Marshtomp and Swampert. It was TR45 in Generation VIII.

Effect

Generation III to V

Muddy Water inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of lowering each target's accuracy by one stage. Muddy Water targets all adjacent opponents.

Muddy Water can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if Rain Dance was used in the previous turn.

Generation VI onwards

Muddy Water's power was lowered from 95 to 90. Muddy Water will also destroy stalagmites found in the background of battles.

Description

Games Description
RSEColoXD Attacks with muddy water. May lower accuracy.
FRLG The user attacks with muddy water. It may also lower the foe's accuracy.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user attacks by shooting out muddy water. It may also lower the foe's accuracy.
BWB2W2 The user attacks by shooting muddy water at the opposing team. It may also lower the targets' accuracy.
XYORAS
SMUSUM 		The user attacks by shooting muddy water at the opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their accuracy.
SwShBDSPLA
SV 		The user attacks by shooting muddy water at opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their accuracy.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0134     Field Field 78PtHGSS 78BW
37B2W2 		37 37 40 40
0194    
  		Water 1 Field 47 47 47 47 28 28
0195    
  		Water 1 Field 53 53 53 53 34 34
0259    
  		Monster Water 1 37 37 37 37XY
38ORAS 		38 40
0260    
  		Monster Water 1 39 39 39 39 39 42
0339    
  		Water 2 Water 2 35ORAS 35 31 31
0340    
  		Water 2 Water 2 39ORAS 39 33 33
0382     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 20HGSS 20 20XY
60ORAS 		60 27 27
0422     Water 1 Amorphous 37 37 37 37 31 31
0423    
  		Water 1 Amorphous 41 41 41 41 33 33
0535     Water 1 Water 1 27 27 27 40
0536    
  		Water 1 Water 1 28 28 28 48
0537    
  		Water 1 Water 1 28 28 28 54
0618    
  		Water 1 Amorphous 40 40 40 40
618G  
Stunfisk
Galarian Form
  
  		Water 1 Amorphous 40
0692     Water 1 Water 3 48 48 50 50
0693     Water 1 Water 3 53 57 56 56
0704     Dragon Dragon 38 38 50SwSh 50
0705     Dragon Dragon 38 38 56SwSh 56
705H  
Sliggoo
Hisuian Form
  
  		Dragon Dragon 56
0706     Dragon Dragon 38 38 58 58
706H  
Goodra
Hisuian Form
  
  		Dragon Dragon 58
0788    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 48 45
0000 Tatsugiri  
  		Water 2 Water 2 39
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 TR

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
-- 		II
-- 		III
-- 		IV
-- 		V
-- 		VI
-- 		VII
-- 		VIII
TR45 		IX
--
0007     Monster Water 1 ✔
0008     Monster Water 1 ✔
0009     Monster Water 1 ✔
0055     Water 1 Field ✔
0060     Water 1 Water 1 ✔
0061     Water 1 Water 1 ✔
0062    
  		Water 1 Water 1 ✔
0072    
  		Water 3 Water 3 ✔
0073    
  		Water 3 Water 3 ✔
0080    
  		Monster Water 1 ✔
080G  
Slowbro
Galarian Form
  
  		Monster Water 1 ✔
0108     Monster Monster ✔
0116     Water 1 Dragon ✔
0117     Water 1 Dragon ✔
0118     Water 2 Water 2 ✔
0119     Water 2 Water 2 ✔
0130    
  		Water 2 Dragon ✔
0134     Field Field ✔
0138    
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔
0139    
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
0183    
  		Water 1 Fairy ✔
0184    
  		Water 1 Fairy ✔
0186     Water 1 Water 1 ✔
0194    
  		Water 1 Field ✔
0195    
  		Water 1 Field ✔
0199    
  		Monster Water 1 ✔
199G  
Slowking
Galarian Form
  
  		Monster Water 1 ✔
0230    
  		Water 1 Dragon ✔
0246    
  		Monster Monster ✔
0247    
  		Monster Monster ✔
0248    
  		Monster Monster ✔
0259    
  		Monster Water 1 ✔
0260    
  		Monster Water 1 ✔
0271    
  		Water 1 Grass ✔
0272    
  		Water 1 Grass ✔
0298    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
0339    
  		Water 2 Water 2 ✔
0340    
  		Water 2 Water 2 ✔
0341     Water 1 Water 3 ✔
0342    
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔
0349     Water 1 Dragon ✔
0350     Water 1 Dragon ✔
0369    
  		Water 1 Water 2 ✔
0382     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
0422     Water 1 Amorphous ✔
0423    
  		Water 1 Amorphous ✔
0449     Field Field ✔
0450     Field Field ✔
0463     Monster Monster ✔
0535     Water 1 Water 1 ✔
0536    
  		Water 1 Water 1 ✔
0537    
  		Water 1 Water 1 ✔
0550     Water 2 Water 2 ✔
0564    
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔
0565    
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔
0593    
  		Amorphous Amorphous ✔
0618    
  		Water 1 Amorphous ✔
618G  
Stunfisk
Galarian Form
  
  		Water 1 Amorphous ✔
0647    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
0689    
  		Water 3 Water 3 ✔
0704     Dragon Dragon ✔
0705     Dragon Dragon ✔
0706     Dragon Dragon ✔
0746     Water 2 Water 2 ✔
0747    
  		Water 1 Water 1 ✔
0748    
  		Water 1 Water 1 ✔
0768    
  		Bug Water 3 ✔
0781    
  		Mineral Mineral ✔
0788    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
0816     Water 1 Field ✔
0817     Water 1 Field ✔
0818     Water 1 Field ✔
0834    
  		Monster Water 1 ✔
0852     Water 1 Human-Like ✔
0853     Water 1 Human-Like ✔
0871     Water 1 Amorphous ✔
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
0007     Monster Water 1 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0072    
  		Water 3 Water 3 ✔HGSS ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0108     Monster Monster ✔HGSS ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0116     Water 1 Dragon ✔HGSS ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0138    
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔HGSS ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0183    
  		Water 1 Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0298    
  		Water 1 Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0339    
  		Water 2 Water 2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0366     Water 1 Water 1 ✔HGSS ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0369    
  		Water 1 Water 2 ✔HGSS ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0550     Water 2 Water 2 ✔ ✔ ✔
0746     Water 2 Water 2 ✔
0000 Tadbulb   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.


Special move

Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0116     Water 1 Dragon Pokéwalker - Winner's Path
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.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0138    
  		Water 1 Water 3 Dream World - Sparkling Sea
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 event

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0230    
  		Water 1 Dragon Yamamoto's Tournament Kingdra
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 Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Muddy Water is a move with 18 base power, 84% accuracy, and 10 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front, possibly lowing their accuracy by one stage.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Special 3 — 116 139 85% All opponents — Has a chance (30%) of lowering the target's accuracy by one stat rank.* May & Marshtomp/Swampert
Scottie/Bettie & Tech Horsea/Seadra Egg

Past description

  • Prior to Version 2.10.0*: Has a moderate chance of lowering the target's accuracy.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also lower the target's Accuracy by one level.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also reduce the target's accuracy by 1 level.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかも いっていのかくりつで めいちゅうを １だんかいさげる
MDGtI It damages all Pokémon in the same room except you. It could also lower their accuracy.
SMD It damages all Pokémon in the same room as you except for you. It could also lower their accuracy.


Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Muddy Water is a Charged Attack that has been available since July 21, 2019.

  Muddy Water
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 50
Energy cost 33
Duration 2.2 seconds
Damage window 1.2 - 1.9 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 35
Energy cost 35
Secondary effect   1 Opponent Attack
Effect chance 30%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
         
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

In the anime

 
Swampert
 
West Sea Gastrodon
 
East Sea Gastrodon
The user attacks by shooting out muddy water.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  West Sea Gastrodon releases spiraling brown water from its body, or West Sea Gastrodon releases multiple streams of brown water from its body at the opponent.
Cynthia's Gastrodon Double Team Turnover! Debut
  East Sea Gastrodon releases spiraling brown water from its body, or East Sea Gastrodon releases multiple streams of brown water from its body at the opponent.
Paul's Gastrodon Familiarity Breeds Strategy! None
  Swampert releases a spiraling brown wave of water from around its body at the opponent.
Wallace's Swampert Reuniting for the First Time! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

       
 
Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI
 
 
Generation VII

Side series games

     
Colosseum XD Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

       
MD: Red and Blue MD: GTI SMD Masters EX

Trivia

  • Surf and Muddy Water have similar in-game animations since the latter's introduction, with the only difference being the color.
  • This move originated as a TCG attack.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 濁流 Juhklàuh
Mandarin 濁流 / 浊流 Zhuóliú
  Dutch Troebel water
  French Ocroupi
  German Lehmbrühe
  Greek Λασπόνερο
  Indonesian Air Berlumpur
  Italian Fanghiglia
  Korean 탁류 Tangnyu
  Polish Grzęzawisko
Portuguese   Brazil Água Barrenta (Pokémon GO, Secret Wonders–HeartGold & SoulSilver, Celestial Storm–present, manga)
Água Viscosa (Unleashed–Legendary Treasures)
Mar de Lama (anime)
  Portugal Mar de Lama
  Serbian Blatnjava voda
  Spanish Agua Lodosa
  Thai น้ำโคลน
  Vietnamese Nước Đục*
Dòng Chảy Bùn


Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19
20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39
40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59
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80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
BDSP
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20
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81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19
20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39
40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59
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