Bubble (move)

Bubble あわ Bubble

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Battles Type  Water Category  Special PP  30 (max. 48) Power  20 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Other Side: Affects the opponent's side of the field

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

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  2 ♥♥ Startles all Pokémon that have made their appeals for this turn.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Bubble (Japanese: あわ Bubble) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generations I and II

Bubble inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed stat by one stage. Bubble will not be able to lower the target's Speed stat if it has reached a stage of -6, a value of 1 or if the target has a Substitute.

Generations III and IV

Bubble will hit both opponents in a double battle.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 8 0008 Wartortle Water -- 8 0009 Blastoise Water -- 8 0060 Poliwag Water -- 0061 Poliwhirl Water -- 0098 Krabby Water -- 0099 Kingler Water -- 0116 Horsea Water -- 0117 Seadra Water -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 7 0008 Wartortle Water -- 7 0009 Blastoise Water -- 7 0060 Poliwag Water -- 0061 Poliwhirl Water -- 0098 Krabby Water -- 0099 Kingler Water -- 0116 Horsea Water -- 0117 Seadra Water -- 0170 Chinchou Water Electric -- 0171 Lanturn Water Electric -- 0222 Corsola Water Rock 13 0226 Mantine Water Flying -- 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon -- 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

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0129 Magikarp Water New York City 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.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 7 0008 Wartortle Water -- 7 0009 Blastoise Water -- 7 0060 Poliwag Water -- 0061 Poliwhirl Water -- 0098 Krabby Water -- 0099 Kingler Water -- 0116 Horsea Water -- 0117 Seadra Water -- 0170 Chinchou Water Electric -- 0171 Lanturn Water Electric -- 0222 Corsola Water Rock 12 0226 Mantine Water Flying -- 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon -- 0283 Surskit Bug Water -- 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying -- 0298 Azurill Normal 10 0341 Corphish Water -- 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 7 0008 Wartortle Water -- 7 0009 Blastoise Water -- 7 0060 Poliwag Water 5 0061 Poliwhirl Water -- 5 0098 Krabby Water -- 0099 Kingler Water -- 0116 Horsea Water -- 0117 Seadra Water -- 0170 Chinchou Water Electric -- 0171 Lanturn Water Electric -- 0222 Corsola Water Rock 8 0226 Mantine Water Flying -- 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon -- 0283 Surskit Bug Water -- 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying -- 0298 Azurill Normal 10 0341 Corphish Water -- 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark -- 0393 Piplup Water 8 0394 Prinplup Water 8 0395 Empoleon Water Steel -- 8 0458 Mantyke Water Flying -- 0489 Phione Water -- 0490 Manaphy Water -- 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:TheSaffronCon.jpg Squirtle File:Piplup bubble.jpg Piplup File:Poliwhirl using Bubble.jpg Poliwhirl File:Getting hit by bubble.jpg Totodile getting hit
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
	Countless clear bubbles come out of Kingler's 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
	Squirtle blows countless clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Ash's Squirtle	Mewtwo Strikes Back		None
May's Squirtle	Hooked on Onix		None
Squirtle of Team Go-Getters	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate!		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
	Piplup opens its beak and release multiple clear bubbles from its beak at the opponent.
Tyler's Pippy	The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!		None
Piplup of Team Poképals	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

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File:Adventures Wartortle Bubble.png Wartortle
A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Wartortle releases multiple bubbles at the opponent from its mouth.
Green's Blasty	Wartortle Wars		Debut
	Blastoise releases multiple bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Green's Blasty	Breath of the Dragonair Part 2		None

In other languages

• Dutch: Bubbel
• German: Blubber
• Greek: Φυσαλλίδα
• French: Ecume
• Spanish: Burbuja
• Italian: Bolla
• Danish: Bobbelangreb