Scald (move)

Scald ねっとう Boiling Water

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 Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation V TM55 in Generation V TM55 in Generation VI TM55 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon TM29 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! TR84 in Pokémon Sword and Shield TM49 in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

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

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  0   Makes the remaining Pokémon nervous.

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 Water-type move introduced in Generation V. It was TM55 from Generation V to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, TM29 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, TR84 in Pokémon Sword and Shield, and TM49 in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. In Generation IX, it is one of the signature moves of Volcanion.

Effect

Generation V

Scald inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of burning the target. Upon execution, Scald will thaw the user if frozen (even if the move fails to hit the target).

Generation VI onwards

Scald now also thaws a frozen target hit by it.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 The user shoots boiling hot water at its target. It may also leave the target with a burn. XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA The user shoots boiling hot water at its target. This may also leave the target with a burn. SV The user attacks by shooting boiling hot water at the target. This may also leave the target with a burn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0515		Panpour		Field		Field	22	22	22
0516		Simipour		Field		Field	1	1	1
0721		Volcanion		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		32	32	48	48
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/TR

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I --	II --	III --	IV --	V TM55	VI TM55	VII TM55 TM29	VIII TR84	IX --
0007		Squirtle		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔
0008		Wartortle		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔
0009		Blastoise		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔
0054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0055		Golduck		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0060		Poliwag		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔
0061		Poliwhirl		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔
0062		Poliwrath		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔
0072		Tentacool		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
0073		Tentacruel		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
0079		Slowpoke		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔
079G		Slowpoke Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1				✔
0080		Slowbro		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔
080G		Slowbro Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1				✔
0098		Krabby		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
0099		Kingler		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
0116		Horsea		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔
0117		Seadra		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔
0118		Goldeen		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔
0119		Seaking		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔
0120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
0121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
0130		Gyarados		Water 2	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔
0134		Vaporeon		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0138		Omanyte		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
0139		Omastar		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
0140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
0141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
0158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0159		Croconaw		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0160		Feraligatr		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0170		Chinchou		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔
0171		Lanturn		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔
0183		Marill		Water 1	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔
0184		Azumarill		Water 1	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔
0186		Politoed		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔
0194		Wooper		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0195		Quagsire		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0199		Slowking		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔
199G		Slowking Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1				✔
0211		Qwilfish		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔
0222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
222G		Corsola Galarian Form		Water 1	Water 3				✔
0223		Remoraid		Water 1	Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔
0224		Octillery		Water 1	Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔
0226		Mantine		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔
0230		Kingdra		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔
0243		Raikou		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
0245		Suicune		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
0258		Mudkip		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔
0259		Marshtomp		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔
0260		Swampert		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔
0270		Lotad		Water 1	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
0271		Lombre		Water 1	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
0272		Ludicolo		Water 1	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
0278		Wingull		Water 1	Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
0279		Pelipper		Water 1	Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
0283		Surskit		Water 1	Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0284		Masquerain		Water 1	Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0298		Azurill		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
0318		Carvanha		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔
0319		Sharpedo		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔
0320		Wailmer		Field	Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔
0321		Wailord		Field	Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔
0339		Barboach		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔
0340		Whiscash		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔
0341		Corphish		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
0342		Crawdaunt		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
0349		Feebas		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔
0350		Milotic		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔
0351		Castform		Fairy	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0366		Clamperl		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0367		Huntail		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0368		Gorebyss		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0369		Relicanth		Water 1	Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔
0370		Luvdisc		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0382		Kyogre		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
0393		Piplup		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0394		Prinplup		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0395		Empoleon		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0400		Bibarel		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0418		Buizel		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0419		Floatzel		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0422		Shellos		Water 1	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
0423		Gastrodon		Water 1	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
0456		Finneon		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0457		Lumineon		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0458		Mantyke		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
0489		Phione		Water 1	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0490		Manaphy		Water 1	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0500		Emboar		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0501		Oshawott		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0502		Dewott		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0503		Samurott		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0515		Panpour		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0516		Simipour		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0535		Tympole		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔
0536		Palpitoad		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔
0537		Seismitoad		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔
0550		Basculin		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔
0564		Tirtouga		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
0565		Carracosta		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
0580		Ducklett		Water 1	Flying	✔	✔	✔
0581		Swanna		Water 1	Flying	✔	✔	✔
0592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
0593		Jellicent		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
0594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2	✔	✔	✔
0618		Stunfisk		Water 1	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
618G		Stunfisk Galarian Form		Water 1	Amorphous				✔
0647		Keldeo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
0656		Froakie		Water 1		Water 1		✔	✔
0657		Frogadier		Water 1		Water 1		✔	✔
0658		Greninja		Water 1		Water 1		✔	✔
0688		Binacle		Water 3		Water 3		✔	✔	✔
0689		Barbaracle		Water 3		Water 3		✔	✔	✔
0690		Skrelp		Water 1	Dragon		✔	✔	✔
0691		Dragalge		Water 1	Dragon		✔	✔	✔
0692		Clauncher		Water 1	Water 3		✔	✔	✔
0693		Clawitzer		Water 1	Water 3		✔	✔	✔
0721		Volcanion		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔
0728		Popplio		Water 1	Field			✔	✔
0729		Brionne		Water 1	Field			✔	✔
0730		Primarina		Water 1	Field			✔	✔
0739		Crabrawler		Water 3		Water 3			✔
0740		Crabominable		Water 3		Water 3			✔
0746		Wishiwashi		Water 2		Water 2			✔	✔
0747		Mareanie		Water 1		Water 1			✔	✔
0748		Toxapex		Water 1		Water 1			✔	✔
0751		Dewpider		Water 1	Bug			✔	✔
0752		Araquanid		Water 1	Bug			✔	✔
0767		Wimpod		Bug	Water 3			✔	✔
0768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3			✔	✔
0779		Bruxish		Water 2		Water 2			✔
0788		Tapu Fini		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔
0818		Inteleon		Water 1	Field				✔
0834		Drednaw		Monster	Water 1				✔
0838		Carkol		Mineral		Mineral				✔
0839		Coalossal		Mineral		Mineral				✔
0845		Cramorant		Water 1	Flying				✔
0846		Arrokuda		Water 2		Water 2				✔
0847		Barraskewda		Water 2		Water 2				✔
0850		Sizzlipede		Bug		Bug				✔
0851		Centiskorch		Bug		Bug				✔
0864		Cursola		Water 1	Water 3				✔
0871		Pincurchin		Water 1	Amorphous				✔
0882		Dracovish		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
0886		Drakloak		Amorphous	Dragon				✔
0887		Dragapult		Amorphous	Dragon				✔
0892		Urshifu Rapid Strike Style		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
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 Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description	Playable Users
Special	3	—	87	104	100%	An opponent	OK While Frozen	Removes the frozen condition from the user. Has a chance (30%) of leaving the target burned.	Siebold (Holiday 2019) & Octillery Scottie/Bettie & Strike Goldeen/Seaking Egg Scottie/Bettie & Strike Staryu/Starmie Egg

Past description

• Prior to Version 2.10.0*: Removes the frozen condition. Has a moderate chance of leaving the target burned.

Pokémon GO

Scald
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 80 Energy cost 50 Duration 3.7 seconds Damage window 1.3 - 3.4 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 80 Energy cost 50 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

Updates

Gyms & Raids

• July 30, 2016
  • Power: 35 → 55
• February 16, 2017
  • Power: 55 → 80
  • Energy cost: 33 → 50
  • Duration: 4 → 3.7 seconds
  • Damage window: 1.8 - 3.9 → 1.3 - 3.4 seconds

Trainer Battles

• August 30, 2021
  • Secondary effect added
    • energy cost: 60 → 50

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Scald is Slowbro's first move. It is obtained by evolving from Slowpoke at level 4 and upgrading Water Gun into it instead of Surf. The user fires a stream of boiling water, damaging enemies hit; creating a cloud of steam at the location of the first enemy hit, which slows and applies burn to all enemies inside. At level 11, the size of the steam cloud increases.

Description

Games Description MDGtI It damages an enemy. It could also cause the Burn status condition. With the Burn status, the enemy keeps taking damage and its Attack also goes down slightly. SMD It damages an enemy. It could also leave the enemy with a burn. It will thaw a frozen Pokémon.

In the anime

Lotad Ducklett Stunfisk
The user launches boiling hot water at the opponent. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Ducklett releases a stream of scalding hot water surrounded by steam from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Ducklett	Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!		Debut
A thief's Ducklett	The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!		None
	Stunfisk rises up on its tailfin and releases a stream of scalding hot water surrounded by steam from its mouth at the opponent. When the stream of water hits the opponent, a thin wall of steam appears in front of it. On occasion, this will burn the opponent.
Cilan's Stunfisk	The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!		None
	Lotad releases a stream of scalding hot water surrounded by steam from its mouth at the opponent.
Multiple wild Lotad	Defending the Homeland!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Arrokuda Tirtouga Jellicent
The user fires boiling hot water at the opponent. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Tirtouga fires boiling water from its mouth at the opponent.
Black's Costa	The Cold Hard Truth		Debut
	Jellicent fires boiling water from its underside at the opponent. The target has a chance of being burned.
Marlon's Jellicent	The Tournament Continues		None
	Arrokuda fires boiling water from its mouth at the opponent.
Casey's Kilo	PASS05		None

In other generations

Core series games

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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Prior to the release of Pokémon X and Y, a banner at the Summer 2013 World Hobby Fair showed Lapras using Scald, but Lapras ultimately cannot learn Scald in the final release of the games.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 熱水 Yihtséui Mandarin 熱水 / 热水 Rèshuǐ Dutch Schroei French Ébullition German Siedewasser Indonesian Air Panas Italian Idrovampata Korean 열탕 Yeoltang Polish Wrzątek Brazilian Portuguese Escaldada (games, TCG, manga) Escaldar (Pokémon the Series: Black & White) Queimadura* (BW041) Spanish Latin America Calentar Spain Escaldar Thai น้ำร้อน Vietnamese Gây Bỏng

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

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.