Bubble (move)

Bubble
あわ Bubble
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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
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  2 ♥♥
Startles all Pokémon that have done their appeals.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Enables the user to perform last in the next turn.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Bubble (Japanese: あわ Bubble) is a damage-dealing Water-type 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.

Description

Games Description
A Water-type attack. Has a one-in-three chance of reducing the target's Speed.
A Water-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of reducing the target's Speed.
An attack that may reduce Speed.
RSE An attack using bubbles. May lower the foe’s Speed.
FRLG A spray of bubbles hits the foe. It may lower the foe’s Speed stat.
A bubble attack that may lower the target's Speed.
A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the foe. It may also lower the target’s Speed stat.
A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the opposing team. It may also lower the targets' Speed stats.
Conq A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the target. It may also lower the target's Speed.


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   -- -- -- -- ''''
183   Marill Water Water           -- ''''
184   Azumarill Water Water           -- ''''
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 breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
072   Tentacool Water Poison            
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 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 other games

Pokémon Conquest

Bubble is the only move of Piplup.

In the anime

 
Squirtle
 
Masquerain
 
Poliwhirl
 
Kingler
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
  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
  Squirtle blows multiple clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
May's Squirtle Hooked on Onix None
Squirtle of Team Go-Getters Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate 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

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 泡泡 Pào​pao
  Danish Boble
Bobbelangreb
  Dutch Bubbel
  Finnish Kuplahyöky*
Kuplamyrsky*
Kupla (AG series)
  French Ecume
  German Blubber
  Greek Φυσαλλίδα
  Indonesian Gelembung
  Italian Bolla
  Korean 거품 Geopum
  Polish Bańka
Portuguese   Brazil Bolhas
  Portugal Ataque de Bolhas
  Serbian Mehur
  Spanish Burbuja


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