Muddy Water (move)

Muddy Water だくりゅう Muddy River

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Battles Type  Water Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  95 Accuracy  85% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

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

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

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles the Pokémon that has the judge's attention.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Muddy Water (Japanese: だくりゅう Muddy River) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III, where it was Marshtomp's and Swampert's signature move.

Effect

Muddy Water inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of lowering the target's accuracy. Muddy Water hits both opposing Pokémon in double battles. In a triple battle, Muddy Water will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
134		Vaporeon	Water		Water						78	78			''''
194		Wooper	Water	Ground				47				47			''''
195		Quagsire	Water	Ground				53				53			''''
259		Marshtomp	Water	Ground	37			37				37			''''
260		Swampert	Water	Ground	39			39				39			''''
382		Kyogre	Water		Water					20		20			''''
422		Shellos	Water		Water				37				37			''''
423		Gastrodon	Water	Ground				41				41			''''
535		Tympole	Water		Water								27			''''
536		Palpitoad	Water	Ground								28			''''
537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground								28			''''
618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric								40			'
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
007		Squirtle	Water		Water
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal
116		Horsea	Water		Water
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water
183		Marill	Water		Water	no
298		Azurill	Water		Water	no
339		Barboach	Water	Ground	no
366		Clamperl	Water		Water
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock
550		Basculin	Water		Water	no
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 IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0116 Horsea Water Pokéwalker - Winner's Path Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0138 Omanyte Rock Water Dream World - Sparkling Sea 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:Gastrodon West Muddy Water.png Gastrodon West File:Gastrodon Muddy Water.png Gastrodon East
The user attacks by shooting out muddy water.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Gastrodon releases spiraling brown water from its body.
Cynthia's Gastrodon	Double Team Turnover!		Debut
	Gastrodon releases spirialing brown water from its body, or Gastrodon releases multiple streams of brown water from its body at the opponent.
Paul's Gastrodon	Familiarity Breeds Strategy!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Zuzu Muddy Water.png Swampert
The user releases a stream of muddy water at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Swampert opens its mouth and releases a wave of muddy water from its mouth at the opponent, or Swampert opens its mouth and releases a stream of mud from its mouth at the opponent.
Ruby's Zuzu	VS. Kyogre & Groudon X		Debut
	Shellos releases a stream of muddy water from its mouth at the opponent.
Mr. Fuego's Shellos	VS. Magby		None

Trivia

• Marshtomp and Swampert have never been seen using this move in the anime, despite it being their signature move in Generation III. Only Gastrodon has been seen using the move.
• Of all the signature moves of the Hoenn starters, Muddy Water was the only one that remained a Special move from Generations III to IV.
• Stunfisk is the only Pokémon who learns Muddy Water by level up that doesn't obtain STAB from it.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 濁流 Zhuó​liú​ French Ocroupi German Lehmbrühe Greek Λασπόνερο Italian Fanghiglia Korean 탁류 Takryu Serbian Blatnjava Voda Spanish Agua Lodosa

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