Bubble (move)

Bubble あわ Bubble

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Battles Type  Water Category  Special PP  30 (max. 48) Power  20 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects all foes

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  2 ♥♥ Startles all Pokémon that have made their appeals for this turn.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Enables the user to perform last in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Bubble (Japanese: あわ Bubble) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Bubble inflicts damage and has a 9.8% chance of lowering the target's Speed stat by one stage. Bubble will not be able to lower the target's Speed stat if it has reached a stage of minus six, a value of one or if the target has a Substitute.

Generation II and on

The effects are the same as the previous generation, however, there is a 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed stat instead.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 8 0008 Wartortle Water -- 8 0009 Blastoise Water -- 8 0060 Poliwag Water -- 0061 Poliwhirl Water -- 0098 Krabby Water -- 0099 Kingler Water -- 0116 Horsea Water -- 0117 Seadra 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.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 7 0008 Wartortle Water -- 7 0009 Blastoise Water -- 7 0060 Poliwag Water -- 0061 Poliwhirl Water -- 0098 Krabby Water -- 0099 Kingler Water -- 0116 Horsea Water -- 0117 Seadra Water -- 0170 Chinchou Water Electric -- 0171 Lanturn Water Electric -- 0222 Corsola Water Rock 13 0226 Mantine Water Flying -- 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 7 0008 Wartortle Water -- 7 0009 Blastoise Water -- 7 0060 Poliwag Water -- 0061 Poliwhirl Water -- 0098 Krabby Water -- 0099 Kingler Water -- 0116 Horsea Water -- 0117 Seadra Water -- 0170 Chinchou Water Electric -- 0171 Lanturn Water Electric -- 0222 Corsola Water Rock 12 0226 Mantine Water Flying -- 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon -- 0283 Surskit Bug Water -- 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying -- 0298 Azurill Normal 10 0341 Corphish Water -- 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 7 0008 Wartortle Water -- 7 0009 Blastoise Water -- 7 0060 Poliwag Water 5 0061 Poliwhirl Water -- 5 0098 Krabby Water -- 0099 Kingler Water -- 0116 Horsea Water -- 0117 Seadra Water -- 0170 Chinchou Water Electric -- 0171 Lanturn Water Electric -- 0222 Corsola Water Rock 8 0226 Mantine Water Flying -- 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon -- 0283 Surskit Bug Water -- 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying -- 0298 Azurill Normal 10 0341 Corphish Water -- 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark -- 0393 Piplup Water 8 0394 Prinplup Water 8 0395 Empoleon Water Steel -- 8 0458 Mantyke Water Flying -- 0489 Phione Water -- 0490 Manaphy 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.

In the anime

File:TheSaffronCon.jpg Squirtle File:Piplup bubble.jpg Piplup File:Poliwhirl using Bubble.jpg Poliwhirl File:Getting hit by bubble.jpg Totodile getting hit
A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the foe. It may also lower the target's Speed stat.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Horsea blows white bubbles out of its mouth.
Misty's Horsea	The Misty Mermaid		Debut
	Countless clear bubbles come out of Kingler's mouth, or Kingler sprays a foam of bubbles at the opponent.
Giovanni's Kingler	The Battle of the Badge		None
Ash's Kingler	Round One - Begin!		None
	Squirtle blows countless clear bubbles from its mouth.
Ash's Squirtle	Mewtwo Strikes Back		None
May's Squirtle	The Right Place and the Right Mime		None
	Light blue bubbles come out of the red gem on Tentacool's forehead.
Ritchie/Assunta's Tentacool	Friends to the End		None
	Starmie shoots blue bubbles at the opponent from the gem in the center of its body.
Marina's Starmie	Bye Bye Psyduck		None
	Poliwhirl's hands glow and then it shoots bubbles.
Misty's Poliwhirl	A Corsola Caper!		None
	Kingler sprays foam from its mouth.
Ash's Kingler	Round One - Begin!		None
	Azurill blows bubbles out of its mouth.
Misty's Azurill	A Real Cleffa-Hanger		None

In other languages

• German: Blubber
• French: Ecume
• Spanish: Burbuja
• Italian: Bolla