Mud Shot (move)

Mud Shot マッドショット Mud Shot

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Battles Type  Ground Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  55 Accuracy  95% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM53 in Generation VIII

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles those that have made appeals.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Quite an appealing move.

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

Mud Shot (Japanese: マッドショット Mud Shot) is a damage-dealing Ground-type move introduced in Generation III. It is TM53 in Generation VIII.

Effect

Mud Shot inflicts damage and then lowers the target's Speed stat by one stage.

Mud Shot can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining an extra appeal point if the move Sandstorm was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description RSE Hurls mud at the foe and reduces Speed. FRLG The user attacks by hurling mud. It also reduces the foe's Speed. Colo.XD Hurls mud at the target and reduces Speed. DPPtHGSSPBR The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the foe. It also reduces the target's Speed. BWB2W2 The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. It also reduces the target's Speed. XYORAS SMUSUM SwSh The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
060		Poliwag		Water 1		Water 1		28	28	28	28	12
061		Poliwhirl		Water 1		Water 1		32	32	32	32	12
062		Poliwrath		Water 1		Water 1						1
098		Krabby		Water 3		Water 3	23	19	19	19	19	12
099		Kingler		Water 3		Water 3	23	19	19	19	19	12
138		Omanyte		Water 1	Water 3	25	25	25	25	25	25
139		Omastar		Water 1	Water 3	25	25	25	25	25	25
140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3	25	16	16	16	16	25
141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3	25	16	16	16	16	25
186		Politoed		Water 1		Water 1						1
194		Wooper		Water 1	Field	16	9	9	9	9	8
195		Quagsire		Water 1	Field	16	9	9	9	9	1
259		Marshtomp		Monster	Water 1	16	16	16	16	1, Evo.	1, Evo.
260		Swampert		Monster	Water 1	16	16	16	16	1	1
383		Groudon		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	1	1	1	1	1	1
535		Tympole		Water 1		Water 1			16	16	16	12
536		Palpitoad		Water 1		Water 1			16	16	16	12
537		Seismitoad		Water 1		Water 1			16	16	16	12
618		Stunfisk		Water 1	Amorphous			13	13	13	10
618		Stunfisk Galarian Form		Water 1	Amorphous						10
645		Landorus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			1	1	1
650		Chespin		Field		Field				35	35
651		Quilladin		Field		Field				39	39
652		Chesnaught		Field		Field				41	41
659		Bunnelby		Field		Field				18	18	12
660		Diggersby		Field		Field				18	18	12
768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3						12
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TM53
027		Sandshrew		Field		Field						✔
028		Sandslash		Field		Field						✔
031		Nidoqueen		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
034		Nidoking		Monster	Field						✔
060		Poliwag		Water 1		Water 1						✔
061		Poliwhirl		Water 1		Water 1						✔
062		Poliwrath		Water 1		Water 1						✔
079		Slowpoke		Monster	Water 1						✔
079		Slowpoke Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1						✔
080		Slowbro		Monster	Water 1						✔
080		Slowbro Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1						✔
090		Shellder		Water 3		Water 3						✔
091		Cloyster		Water 3		Water 3						✔
098		Krabby		Water 3		Water 3						✔
099		Kingler		Water 3		Water 3						✔
111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field						✔
112		Rhydon		Monster	Field						✔
118		Goldeen		Water 2		Water 2						✔
119		Seaking		Water 2		Water 2						✔
138		Omanyte		Water 1	Water 3						✔
139		Omastar		Water 1	Water 3						✔
140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3						✔
141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3						✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
183		Marill		Water 1	Fairy						✔
184		Azumarill		Water 1	Fairy						✔
186		Politoed		Water 1		Water 1						✔
194		Wooper		Water 1	Field						✔
195		Quagsire		Water 1	Field						✔
199		Slowking		Monster	Water 1						✔
199		Slowking Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1						✔
213		Shuckle		Bug		Bug						✔
220		Swinub		Field		Field						✔
221		Piloswine		Field		Field						✔
223		Remoraid		Water 1	Water 2						✔
224		Octillery		Water 1	Water 2						✔
259		Marshtomp		Monster	Water 1						✔
260		Swampert		Monster	Water 1						✔
263		Zigzagoon		Field		Field						✔
263		Zigzagoon Galarian Form		Field		Field						✔
264		Linoone		Field		Field						✔
264		Linoone Galarian Form		Field		Field						✔
271		Lombre		Water 1	Grass						✔
272		Ludicolo		Water 1	Grass						✔
298		Azurill		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
328		Trapinch		Bug	Dragon						✔
329		Vibrava		Bug	Dragon						✔
330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon						✔
339		Barboach		Water 2		Water 2						✔
340		Whiscash		Water 2		Water 2						✔
341		Corphish		Water 1	Water 3						✔
342		Crawdaunt		Water 1	Water 3						✔
345		Lileep		Water 3		Water 3						✔
346		Cradily		Water 3		Water 3						✔
347		Anorith		Water 3		Water 3						✔
348		Armaldo		Water 3		Water 3						✔
349		Feebas		Water 1	Dragon						✔
350		Milotic		Water 1	Dragon						✔
369		Relicanth		Water 1	Water 2						✔
383		Groudon		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
422		Shellos		Water 1	Amorphous						✔
423		Gastrodon		Water 1	Amorphous						✔
443		Gible		Monster	Dragon						✔
444		Gabite		Monster	Dragon						✔
445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon						✔
449		Hippopotas		Field		Field						✔
450		Hippowdon		Field		Field						✔
464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field						✔
473		Mamoswine		Field		Field						✔
529		Drilbur		Field		Field						✔
530		Excadrill		Field		Field						✔
535		Tympole		Water 1		Water 1						✔
536		Palpitoad		Water 1		Water 1						✔
537		Seismitoad		Water 1		Water 1						✔
550		Basculin		Water 2		Water 2						✔
564		Tirtouga		Water 1	Water 3						✔
565		Carracosta		Water 1	Water 3						✔
616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug						✔
617		Accelgor		Bug		Bug						✔
618		Stunfisk		Water 1	Amorphous						✔
618		Stunfisk Galarian Form		Water 1	Amorphous						✔
626		Bouffalant		Field		Field						✔
645		Landorus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
659		Bunnelby		Field		Field						✔
660		Diggersby		Field		Field						✔
688		Binacle		Water 3		Water 3						✔
689		Barbaracle		Water 3		Water 3						✔
698		Amaura		Monster		Monster						✔
699		Aurorus		Monster		Monster						✔
704		Goomy		Dragon		Dragon						✔
705		Sliggoo		Dragon		Dragon						✔
706		Goodra		Dragon		Dragon						✔
721		Volcanion		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
736		Grubbin		Bug		Bug						✔
737		Charjabug		Bug		Bug						✔
738		Vikavolt		Bug		Bug						✔
746		Wishiwashi		Water 2		Water 2						✔
747		Mareanie		Water 1		Water 1						✔
748		Toxapex		Water 1		Water 1						✔
750		Mudsdale		Field		Field						✔
767		Wimpod		Bug	Water 3						✔
768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3						✔
769		Sandygast		Amorphous		Amorphous						✔
770		Palossand		Amorphous		Amorphous						✔
812		Rillaboom		Field	Grass						✔
813		Scorbunny		Field	Human-Like						✔
814		Raboot		Field	Human-Like						✔
815		Cinderace		Field	Human-Like						✔
816		Sobble		Water 1	Field						✔
817		Drizzile		Water 1	Field						✔
818		Inteleon		Water 1	Field						✔
819		Skwovet		Field		Field						✔
820		Greedent		Field		Field						✔
827		Nickit		Field		Field						✔
828		Thievul		Field		Field						✔
833		Chewtle		Monster	Water 1						✔
834		Drednaw		Monster	Water 1						✔
843		Silicobra		Field	Dragon						✔
844		Sandaconda		Field	Dragon						✔
852		Clobbopus		Water 1	Human-Like						✔
853		Grapploct		Water 1	Human-Like						✔
862		Obstagoon		Field		Field						✔
878		Cufant		Field	Mineral						✔
879		Copperajah		Field	Mineral						✔
893		Zarude		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
896		Glastrier		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
897		Spectrier		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
898		Calyrex Ice Rider		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
898		Calyrex Shadow Rider		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
027		Sandshrew		Field		Field		✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔
060		Poliwag		Water 1		Water 1		✔	✔	✔	✔
090		Shellder		Water 3		Water 3		✔	✔	✔	✔
118		Goldeen		Water 2		Water 2			✔	✔	✔
140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3		✔	✔	✔	✔
220		Swinub		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
223		Remoraid		Water 1	Water 2			✔	✔	✔
283		Surskit		Water 1	Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
328		Trapinch		Bug	Dragon		✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔
339		Barboach		Water 2		Water 2			✔	✔	✔
369		Relicanth		Water 1	Water 2			✔	✔	✔
443		Gible		Monster	Dragon		✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔
550		Basculin		Water 2		Water 2			✔	✔	✔
626		Bouffalant		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
736		Grubbin		Bug		Bug					✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
220		Swinub		Field		Field	Purified Shadow PokémonXD
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Mud Shot is a move with 12 base power, 65% accuracy, and 13 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front, lowering their Movement Speed by one level.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Special	2	—	39	46	95%	An opponent	—	Lowers the target's Speed by one stat rank.

Past Description

• Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Lowers the target's Speed.

Pokémon GO

Mud Shot
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 5 Energy boost 7 Duration 0.6 seconds Damage window 0.35 - 0.55 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 3 Energy boost 9 Turns 2
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Fast TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Updates

Gyms & Raids

• July 30, 2016
  • Power: 12 → 6
• February 16, 2017
  • Power: 6 → 9
  • Duration: 0.55 → 1.05 seconds
• February 21, 2017
  • Power: 9 → 5
  • Duration: 1.05 → 0.6 seconds

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It also lowers the target's Movement Speed by one level. MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It also reduces the target's Movement Speed by 1 level. BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかも いどうそくどを １だんかいさげる MDGtI SMD MDRTDX It damages an enemy. It also lowers the enemy's Travel Speed.

In the anime

Main series

Marshtomp	Bunnelby	Palpitoad	Kabutops
The user attacks by hurling multiple blobs of mud at the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Swampert	Swampert fires a huge ball of mud at the opponent from its mouth; or, Swampert fires multiple glowing light blue balls at the opponent from its mouth; or, Swampert fires a stream of dark brown mud from its mouth at the opponent.
Tommy's Swampert	Abandon Ship!		Debut
Tucker's Swampert	Tactics Theatrics!!		None
A wild Swampert	Leading a Stray!		None
Marshtomp	Marshtomp fires a large ball or multiple smaller balls of mud at the opponent from its mouth; or, Marshtomp fires light blue energy balls from its mouth at the opponent. When the balls hit the opponent, they turn into mud.
Nicholai's Marshtomp	ZigZag Zangoose!		None
Brock's Marshtomp	A Chip off the Old Brock		None
Groudon	Groudon fires a spiral of mud from its mouth at the opponent.
Groudon (Ruby and Sapphire)	The Scuffle of Legends		None
Kabutops	Kabutops releases multiple light blue energy balls from its mouth at the opponent.
Dr. Kenzo's Kabutops	Wild in the Streets!		None
Palpitoad	Palpitoad extends its long tongue, which starts to glow yellow. Palpitoad then swings its tongue from one side to another and the glow on its tongue disappears. As it does, multiple balls of brown mud form on the side of its tongue and fire at the opponent; or, Palpitoad spits multiple balls of brown mud out at the opponent.
Ash's Palpitoad	Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!		None
Hunter D's crew member's Palpitoad	The One That Didn't Get Away!		None
Seismitoad	Seismitoad takes in a breath and its chin expands. It then opens its mouth, shooting out several balls of mud at the opponent.
Edmund's Seismitoad	The Clubsplosion Begins!		None
Bunnelby	Bunnelby creates a golden sphere of energy from between its ears. The sphere splits into several balls of mud, which are then fired at the opponent.
Clemont's Bunnelby	Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!		None
Diggersby	The inside of Diggersby's mouth glows orange. It then fires multiple balls of mud from its mouth at the opponent, or Diggersby creates a golden sphere of energy from between its ears. The sphere splits into several balls of mud, which are then fired at the opponent.
Dolan's Diggersby	To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler!		None
A wild Diggersby	A Trip Down Memory Train!		None

Pokémon Generations

	Wooper
The user fires lumps of mud from their mouth.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Wooper	Wooper fires multiple lumps of blue-glowing mud out of its mouth at the opponent.
Three wild Wooper	The Adventure		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Marshtomp	Swampert	Diggersby
The user releases multiple globs of mud from its mouth at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Marshtomp	Marshtomp releases multiple globs of mud from its mouth at the opponent, or Marshtomp releases a stream of mud from its mouth at the opponent.
Ruby's Mumu	Hanging Around With Slaking I		Debut
Swampert	Swampert opens its mouth and releases a stream of mud from it at the opponent.
Ruby's Mumu	Cunning Kirlia		None
Diggersby	Diggersby opens its mouth and releases a stream of mud from it at the opponent.
Aliana's Diggersby	They Have a Flare for a Li'l Kanga-Napping		None

Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder

	Seismitoad
The user fires multiple globs of mud from its mouth at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Seismitoad	Seismitoad spews a stream of mud from its mouth.
Togari's Seismitoad	The King's Identity...!!		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• In Generation III, Secret Power has the same animation as Mud Shot if used in a sandy terrain. From Generation V onwards, Secret Power has the same animation as Mud Shot if used in puddles.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 泥巴射擊 Nàihbā Sehgīk Mandarin 泥巴射擊 / 泥巴射击 Níbā Shèjí / Níbā Shèjī Dutch Modderschot Finnish Mutamäjäys (AC) Mutalaukaus (AB) French Tir de Boue German Lehmschuss Greek Λασποβόλο Hebrew יריית בוץ Yeriyat Botz Italian Colpodifango Korean 머드숏 Mud Shot Polish Błotnisty Strzał* Błotny Strzał* Strzał Błotem* Portuguese Brazil Tiro de Lama Portugal Arremesso de Lama Serbian Hitac blatom Spanish Latin America Ataque de Lodo (AG032, AG098) Bola de Lodo (AG048) Disparo de Lodo (AG148, BW039-present) Tiro de Lodo (AG153-AG167) Spain Disparo Lodo* Disp. Lodo* Thai มัดช็อต Turkish Çamur Atışı Vietnamese Ném Bùn

Variations of the move Icy Wind
Icy Wind • Mud Shot • Electroweb • Snarl

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