Scald (move)

Scald
ねっとう Boiling Water

Battles

Type	Water
Category	Special
PP	15 (max. 24)
Power	80
Accuracy	100%
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
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation V
TM55 in Generation V TM55 in Generation VI

Contest Spectaculars

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

On Smogon's Movedex:

Scald (Japanese: ねっとう Boiling Water) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation V. It has been TM55 since Generation V.

Effect

Generation V

Scald inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of causing a burn. Upon execution, Scald will thaw the user if frozen, regardless of the success of the move. This means that Scald thaws the user even if the move misses or is rendered useless by Detect, Protect, Storm Drain, or Water Absorb.

Generation VI

Scald now thaws a frozen target if it hits and deals damage.

Description

Games	Description
BW B2W2	The user shoots boiling hot water at its target. It may also leave the target with a burn.
XY ORAS	The user shoots boiling hot water at its target. This may also leave the target with a burn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
#	Pokémon		Type		I		II		III	IV	V	VI
515		Panpour	Water		Water	22			22
516		Simipour	Water		Water	1			1
721		Volcanion	Fire	Water				32
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

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
#	Pokémon		Type		I --		II --		III --	IV --	V TM55	VI TM55
007		Squirtle	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
008		Wartortle	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
009		Blastoise	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
054		Psyduck	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
055		Golduck	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
060		Poliwag	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
061		Poliwhirl	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting	✔		✔	✔
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison	✔		✔	✔
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison	✔		✔	✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	✔		✔	✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	✔		✔	✔
098		Krabby	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
099		Kingler	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
116		Horsea	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
117		Seadra	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
118		Goldeen	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
119		Seaking	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
120		Staryu	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic	✔		✔	✔
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying	✔		✔	✔
134		Vaporeon	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water	✔		✔	✔
139		Omastar	Rock	Water	✔		✔	✔
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water	✔		✔	✔
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	✔		✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔		✔	✔
158		Totodile	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
159		Croconaw	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric	✔		✔	✔
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric	✔		✔	✔
183		Marill	Water	Fairy	✔		✔	✔
184		Azumarill	Water	Fairy	✔		✔	✔
186		Politoed	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
194		Wooper	Water	Ground	✔		✔	✔
195		Quagsire	Water	Ground	✔		✔	✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic	✔		✔	✔
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison	✔		✔	✔
222		Corsola	Water	Rock	✔		✔	✔
223		Remoraid	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
224		Octillery	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
226		Mantine	Water	Flying	✔		✔	✔
230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon	✔		✔	✔
245		Suicune	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
258		Mudkip	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
259		Marshtomp	Water	Ground	✔		✔	✔
260		Swampert	Water	Ground	✔		✔	✔
270		Lotad	Water	Grass	✔		✔	✔
271		Lombre	Water	Grass	✔		✔	✔
272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass	✔		✔	✔
278		Wingull	Water	Flying	✔		✔	✔
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying	✔		✔	✔
283		Surskit	Bug	Water	✔		✔	✔
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying	✔		✔	✔
298		Azurill	Normal	Fairy	✔		✔	✔
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark	✔		✔	✔
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark	✔		✔	✔
320		Wailmer	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
321		Wailord	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
339		Barboach	Water	Ground	✔		✔	✔
340		Whiscash	Water	Ground	✔		✔	✔
341		Corphish	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark	✔		✔	✔
349		Feebas	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
350		Milotic	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
351		Castform	Normal		Water	✔		✔	✔
366		Clamperl	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
367		Huntail	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
368		Gorebyss	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock	✔		✔	✔
370		Luvdisc	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
382		Kyogre	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
393		Piplup	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
394		Prinplup	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel	✔		✔	✔
400		Bibarel	Normal	Water	✔		✔	✔
418		Buizel	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
419		Floatzel	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
422		Shellos	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
423		Gastrodon	Water	Ground	✔		✔	✔
456		Finneon	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
457		Lumineon	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying	✔		✔	✔
489		Phione	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
490		Manaphy	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
500		Emboar	Fire	Fighting	✔		✔	✔
501		Oshawott	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
502		Dewott	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
503		Samurott	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
515		Panpour	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
516		Simipour	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
535		Tympole	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
536		Palpitoad	Water	Ground	✔		✔	✔
537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground	✔		✔	✔
550		Basculin	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock	✔		✔	✔
565		Carracosta	Water	Rock	✔		✔	✔
580		Ducklett	Water	Flying	✔		✔	✔
581		Swanna	Water	Flying	✔		✔	✔
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost	✔		✔	✔
593		Jellicent	Water	Ghost	✔		✔	✔
594		Alomomola	Water		Water	✔		✔	✔
618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric	✔		✔	✔
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting	✔		✔	✔
656		Froakie	Water		Water			✔	✔
657		Frogadier	Water		Water			✔	✔
658		Greninja	Water	Dark			✔	✔
688		Binacle	Rock	Water			✔	✔
689		Barbaracle	Rock	Water			✔	✔
690		Skrelp	Poison	Water			✔	✔
691		Dragalge	Poison	Dragon			✔	✔
692		Clauncher	Water		Water			✔	✔
693		Clawitzer	Water		Water			✔	✔
721		Volcanion	Fire	Water			✔	✔
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 the anime

Pokémon	Method
Lotad Ducklett Stunfisk
The user launches boiling hot water at the opponent.
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.
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

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon	Method
Tirtouga Jellicent
The user fires boiling hot water at the opponent.
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

In other generations

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

Trivia

Scald is the only non-Fire-type move that thaws out frozen Pokémon it is used against.
Prior to the release of Pokémon X and Y, a banner at Summer 2013 World Hobby Fair showed Lapras using Scald. However, Lapras cannot learn Scald in the final release of the game.
- In addition, the only dual Water-type Pokémon that cannot learn Scald are part Ice-type, as Lapras is considered a part Ice-type Pokémon.

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		熱水 Rèshuǐ
Dutch		Schroei
French		Ébullition
German		Siedewasser
Indonesian		Air Panas
Italian		Idrovampata
Korean		열탕 Yeoul-tang
Polish		Wrzątek
Brazilian Portuguese		Escaldar Escaldada (TCG)
Spanish	Latin America	Calentar
Spanish	Spain	Escaldar

Variations of the move Waterfall

	Waterfall • Poison Jab • Iron Head • Zing Zap
	Extrasensory • Dark Pulse • Scald

Variations of the move Tri Attack

	Waterfall
	Scald • Tri Attack

Generation V TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95
Generation V HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06

Generation VI TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 (XY • ORAS) • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VI HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06^ORAS • 07^ORAS

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