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.
Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Mud Shot had a power of 12.
Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Mud Shot had a power of 6 and a duration of 0.55 seconds.
Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 21, 2017, Mud Shot had a power of 9 and a duration of 1.05 seconds.
Diglett, Dugtrio, Graveler, and Golem may only know this move if they were obtained before August 20, 2016. Poliwrath and Kingler may only know this move if they were obtained before February 16, 2017.
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.
Marshtomp fires a large ball of mud at the opponent from its mouth, or it fires multiple smaller balls of mud at the opponent, or Marshtomp fires a stream 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.
Palpitoad sticks out its long tongue and its 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.
The inside of Diggersby's mouth glows orange. It then fires multiple balls of mud from its mouth at the opponent or Diggesrby creates a golden sphere from between its ears. The sphere splits into several balls of mud, which are then fired at the opponent.
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.
