Bubble (move)

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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 Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects all adjacent foes, but not allies

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

Bubble inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed stat by one stage.

Bubble strikes all opponents in double battles. In triple battles, Bubble will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
007		Squirtle	Water		Water	8			7			7			7				7			''''
008		Wartortle	Water		Water	--, 8			--, 7			--, 7			--, 7				--, 7			''''
009		Blastoise	Water		Water	--, 8			--, 7			--, 7			--, 7				--, 7			''''
060		Poliwag	Water		Water	--			--			--			5				5			''''
061		Poliwhirl	Water		Water	--			--			--			--, 5				--, 5			''''
098		Krabby	Water		Water	--			--			--			--				--			''''
099		Kingler	Water		Water	--			--			--			--				--			''''
116		Horsea	Water		Water	--			--			--			--				--			''''
117		Seadra	Water		Water	--			--			--			--				--			''''
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric				--			--			--				--			''''
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric				--			--			--				--			''''
222		Corsola	Water	Rock				13			12			8				8			''''
226		Mantine	Water	Flying				--			--			--				--			''''
230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon				--			--			--				--			''''
283		Surskit	Bug	Water							--			--				--			''''
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying							--			--				--			'
298		Azurill	Normal		Normal							10			10				10			'''
341		Corphish	Water		Water							--			--				--			''''
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark							--			--				--			''''
393		Piplup	Water		Water										8				8			''''
394		Prinplup	Water		Water										8				8			''''
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel										--, 8				--, 8			''''
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying										--				--			''''
489		Phione	Water		Water										--				--			''''
490		Manaphy	Water		Water										--				--			''''
535		Tympole	Water		Water														--			''''
536		Palpitoad	Water	Ground														--			''''
537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground														--			''''
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost														--			''''
593		Jellicent	Water	Ghost														--			''''
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 II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0129 Magikarp Water New York City Pokémon Center 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

Squirtle File:Piplup Bubble.png Piplup File:Poliwhirl Bubble.png Poliwhirl File:Horsea Bubble.png Horsea
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 at the opponent.
Misty's Horsea	The Misty Mermaid		Debut
	Kingler releases multiple clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent, or Kingler sprays a foam of bubbles at the opponent from its mouth.
Giovanni's Kingler	The Battle of the Badge		None
Ash's Kingler	Round One - Begin!		None
	Light blue bubbles come out of the red gem on Tentacool's forehead at the opponent.
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
	Squirtle blows multiple clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Ash's Squirtle	Enter The Dragonite		None
May's Squirtle	Hooked on Onix		None
Squirtle of Team Go-Getters	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate		None
	Poliwag shoots multiple clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Misty's Poliwag	Roll On, Pokémon!		None
	Poliwhirl's hands glow white or blue and then it shoots blue or white bubbles from its hands at the opponent.
Misty's Poliwhirl	The Totodile Duel		None
	Blastoise shoots out blue or clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
A Blastoise Jessie borrowed from the Battle Park	One Trick Phony!		None
Sid's Blastoise	Destiny Deoxys		None
	Politoed opens its mouth a large white bubble appears inside of it. The bubble then pops and multiple white bubbles fire from its mouth at the opponent.
Misty's Politoed	Gotta Catch Ya Later!		None
	A large light blue bubble forms on the top of Masquerain's head and it releases clear bubbles at the opponent from it, or Masquerain fires clear bubbles from its face at the opponent.
Drew's Masquerain	A Fan with a Plan		None
Juan's Masquerain	The Great Eight Fate!		None
	Azurill releases light blue or clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Azurill	A Cacturne for the Worse		None
Misty's Azurill	A Real Cleffa-Hanger		None
	Chinchou releases clear bubbles out of its mouth at the opponent.
Juan's Chinchou	The Great Eight Fate!		None
	Krabby releases multiple clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Multiple wild Krabby	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness		None
	Piplup opens its beak and release multiple multicolored or clear bubbles from it at the opponent.
Piplup of Team Poképals	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness		None
Tyler's Pippy	The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!		None
Professor Rowan's Piplup	SS024		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Adventures Wartortle Bubble.png Wartortle Prinplup
A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Wartortle releases multiple bubbles at the opponent from its mouth.
Green's Blasty	Wartortle Wars		Debut
	Blastoise releases multiple bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Green's Blasty	Breath of the Dragonair Part 2		None
	Piplup opens its beak and releases multiple bubbles from it at the opponent.
Platinum's Piplup	Putting a Crimp in Kricketot		None
	Prinplup opens its beak and releases multiple bubbles from it at the opponent.
Platinum's Prinplup	VS. Roserade II		None

In other generations

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

In other languages

Language Title Danish Bobbelangreb Dutch Bubbel French Ecume German Blubber Greek Μπουρμπουλήθρα Italian Bolla Korean 거품 Geopum Serbian Mehur Spanish Burbuja

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