Mud Shot (move)

Mud Shot
マッドショット Mud Shot
Mud Shot VIII.png
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Type  Ground
Category  Special
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  55
Accuracy  95%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Tough
Appeal  1
Jam  3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles those that have made appeals.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Enables the user to perform last in the next turn.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

Mud Shot (Japanese: マッドショット Mud Shot) is a damage-dealing Ground-type move introduced in Generation III. It is TM53 in Generation VIII.

Effect

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

Mud Shot can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining an extra appeal point if the move Sandstorm was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description
RSE Hurls mud at the foe and reduces Speed.
FRLG The user attacks by hurling mud. It also reduces the foe's Speed.
ColoXD Hurls mud at the target and reduces Speed.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the foe. It also reduces the target's Speed.
BWB2W2 The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. It also reduces the target's Speed.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwSh
The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0060     Water 1 Water 1 28 28 28 28 12
0061     Water 1 Water 1 32 32 32 32 12
0062    
 
Water 1 Water 1 1
0098     Water 3 Water 3 23 19 19 19 19 12
0099     Water 3 Water 3 23 19 19 19 19 12
0138    
 
Water 1 Water 3 25 25 25 25 25 25
0139    
 
Water 1 Water 3 25 25 25 25 25 25
0140    
 
Water 1 Water 3 25 16 16 16 16 25
0141    
 
Water 1 Water 3 25 16 16 16 16 25
0186     Water 1 Water 1 1
0194    
 
Water 1 Field 16 9 9 9 9 8
0195    
 
Water 1 Field 16 9 9 9 9 1
0259    
 
Monster Water 1 16 16 16 16 1, Evo. 1, Evo.
0260    
 
Monster Water 1 16 16 16 16 1 1
0383     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 1 1 1 1 1 1
0535     Water 1 Water 1 16 16 16 12
0536    
 
Water 1 Water 1 16 16 16 12
0537    
 
Water 1 Water 1 16 16 16 12
0618    
 
Water 1 Amorphous 13 13 13 10
618G  
Stunfisk
Galarian Form
 
 
Water 1 Amorphous 10
0645    
 
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 1 1 1
0650     Field Field 35 35
0651     Field Field 39 39
0652    
 
Field Field 41 41
0659     Field Field 18 18 12
0660    
 
Field Field 18 18 12
0768    
 
Bug Water 3 12
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 TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
--
II
--
III
--
IV
--
V
--
VI
--
VII
--
VIII
TM53
IX
--
0027     Field Field
0028     Field Field
0031    
 
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
0034    
 
Monster Field
0060     Water 1 Water 1
0061     Water 1 Water 1
0062    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0079    
 
Monster Water 1
079G  
Slowpoke
Galarian Form
  Monster Water 1
0080    
 
Monster Water 1
080G  
Slowbro
Galarian Form
 
 
Monster Water 1
0090     Water 3 Water 3
0091    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0098     Water 3 Water 3
0099     Water 3 Water 3
0111    
 
Monster Field
0112    
 
Monster Field
0118     Water 2 Water 2
0119     Water 2 Water 2
0138    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0139    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0140    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0141    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0151     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
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
0213    
 
Bug Bug
0220    
 
Field Field
0221    
 
Field Field
0223     Water 1 Water 2
0224     Water 1 Water 2
0259    
 
Monster Water 1
0260    
 
Monster Water 1
0263     Field Field
263G  
Zigzagoon
Galarian Form
 
 
Field Field
0264     Field Field
264G  
Linoone
Galarian Form
 
 
Field Field
0271    
 
Water 1 Grass
0272    
 
Water 1 Grass
0298    
 
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
0328     Bug Dragon
0329    
 
Bug Dragon
0330    
 
Bug Dragon
0339    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0340    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0341     Water 1 Water 3
0342    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0345    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0346    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0347    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0348    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0349     Water 1 Dragon
0350     Water 1 Dragon
0369    
 
Water 1 Water 2
0383     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
0422     Water 1 Amorphous
0423    
 
Water 1 Amorphous
0443    
 
Monster Dragon
0444    
 
Monster Dragon
0445    
 
Monster Dragon
0449     Field Field
0450     Field Field
0464    
 
Monster Field
0473    
 
Field Field
0529     Field Field
0530    
 
Field Field
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
0616     Bug Bug
0617     Bug Bug
0618    
 
Water 1 Amorphous
618G  
Stunfisk
Galarian Form
 
 
Water 1 Amorphous
0626     Field Field
0645    
 
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
0659     Field Field
0660    
 
Field Field
0688    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0689    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0698    
 
Monster Monster
0699    
 
Monster Monster
0704     Dragon Dragon
0705     Dragon Dragon
0706     Dragon Dragon
0721    
 
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
0736     Bug Bug
0737    
 
Bug Bug
0738    
 
Bug Bug
0746     Water 2 Water 2
0747    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0748    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0750     Field Field
0767    
 
Bug Water 3
0768    
 
Bug Water 3
0769    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0770    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0812     Field Grass
0813     Field Human-Like
0814     Field Human-Like
0815     Field Human-Like
0816     Water 1 Field
0817     Water 1 Field
0818     Water 1 Field
0819     Field Field
0820     Field Field
0827     Field Field
0828     Field Field
0833     Monster Water 1
0834    
 
Monster Water 1
0843     Field Dragon
0844     Field Dragon
0852     Water 1 Human-Like
0853     Water 1 Human-Like
0862    
 
Field Field
0878     Field Mineral
0879     Field Mineral
0893    
 
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
0896     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
0897     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
898I  
Calyrex
Ice Rider
 
 
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
898S  
Calyrex
Shadow Rider
 
 
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
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
0027     Field Field HGSS
0060     Water 1 Water 1
0090     Water 3 Water 3
0118     Water 2 Water 2
0140    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0220    
 
Field Field
0223     Water 1 Water 2
0283    
 
Water 1 Bug
0328     Bug Dragon HGSS
0339    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0369    
 
Water 1 Water 2
0443    
 
Monster Dragon HGSS
0550     Water 2 Water 2
0626     Field Field
0736     Bug Bug
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 III

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0220    
 
Field Field Purified Shadow PokémonXD
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, Mud Shot is a move with 12 base power, 65% accuracy, and 13 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front, lowering their Movement Speed by one level.

Pokémon GO

  Mud Shot
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 5
Energy boost 7
Duration 0.6 seconds
Damage window 0.35 - 0.55 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 3
Energy boost 9
Turns 2
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
                                    
By Elite Fast TM
 
By GO Snapshot
 
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
    
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Power: 12 → 6
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 6 → 9
    • Duration: 0.55 → 1.05 seconds
  • February 21, 2017
    • Power: 9 → 5
    • Duration: 1.05 → 0.6 seconds

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It also lowers the target's Movement Speed by one level.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It also reduces the target's Movement Speed by 1 level.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかも いどうそくどを 1だんかいさげる
MDGtI
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages an enemy. It also lowers the enemy's Travel Speed.


In the anime

In the main series

 
Marshtomp
 
Bunnelby
 
Palpitoad
 
Kabutops
The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the foe.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Swampert fires a huge ball of mud at the opponent from its mouth, or Swampert fires multiple glowing light blue balls at the opponent from its mouth, or Swampert fires a stream of dark brown mud from its mouth at the opponent.
Tommy's Swampert Abandon Ship! Debut
Tucker's Swampert Tactics Theatrics!! None
A wild Swampert Leading a Stray! None
  Marshtomp fires a large ball of mud at the opponent from its mouth, or it fires multiple smaller balls of mud at the opponent, or Marshtomp fires a stream of mud at the opponent from its mouth, or Marshtomp fires light blue energy balls from its mouth at the opponent. When the balls hit the opponent, they turn into mud.
Nicholai's Marshtomp ZigZag Zangoose! None
Brock's Marshtomp A Chip off the Old Brock None
  Groudon fires a spiral of mud from its mouth at the opponent.
Groudon (Ruby and Sapphire) The Scuffle of Legends None
  Kabutops releases multiple light blue energy balls from its mouth at the opponent.
Dr. Kenzo's Kabutops Wild in the Streets! None
  Palpitoad sticks out its long tongue and its starts to glow yellow. Palpitoad then swings its tongue from one side to another and the glow on its tongue disappears. As it does, multiple balls of brown mud form on the side of its tongue and fire at the opponent or it spits out multiple balls of brown mud at the opponent.
Ash's Palpitoad Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open! None
Hunter D's crew member's Palpitoad The One That Didn't Get Away! None
  Seismitoad takes in a breath and its chin expands. It then opens its mouth shooting out several balls of mud at the opponent
Edmund's Seismitoad The Clubsplosion Begins! None
  Bunnelby creates a golden sphere from between its ears. The sphere splits into several balls of mud, which are then fired at the opponent.
Clemont's Bunnelby Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin! None
  The inside of Diggersby's mouth glows orange. It then fires multiple balls of mud from its mouth at the opponent or Diggesrby creates a golden sphere from between its ears. The sphere splits into several balls of mud, which are then fired at the opponent.
Dolan's Diggersby To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler! None
A wild Diggersby A Trip Down Memory Train! None


In Pokémon Generations

 
Wooper


The user fires lumps of mud from their mouth.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Wooper fires multiple lumps of blue-glowing mud out of its mouth at the opponent.
Three wild Wooper The Adventure Debut


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder manga


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • In Generation III, Secret Power has the same animation as Mud Shot if used in a sandy terrain. From Generation V onwards, Secret Power has the same animation as Mud Shot if used in puddles.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 泥巴射擊 Nàihbā Sehgīk
Mandarin 泥巴射擊 / 泥巴射击 Níbā Shèjí / Níbā Shèjī
  Dutch Modderschot
  Finnish Mutamäjäys (AC)
Mutalaukaus (AB)
  French Tir de Boue
  German Lehmschuss
  Greek Λασποβόλο
  Hebrew יריית בוץ Yeriyat Botz
  Italian Colpodifango
  Korean 머드숏 Mud Shot
  Polish Błotnisty Strzał*
Błotny Strzał*
Strzał Błotem*
Portuguese   Brazil Tiro de Lama
  Portugal Arremesso de Lama
  Serbian Hitac blatom
Spanish   Latin America Ataque de Lodo (AG032, AG098)
Bola de Lodo (AG048)
Disparo de Lodo (AG148, BW039-present)
Tiro de Lodo (AG153-AG167)
  Spain Disparo Lodo*
Disp. Lodo*
  Thai มัดช็อต
  Turkish Çamur Atışı
  Vietnamese Ném Bùn


Variations of the move Icy Wind
  Icy WindMud ShotElectrowebSnarl



Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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BDSP
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Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
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