Bubble (move)

Bubble あわ Bubble

Battles Type  Water Category  Special PP  30 (max. 48) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Many Others: Affects all adjacent opponents, but not allies

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 done their appeals.

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 Water-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I-V

Bubble inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed stat by one stage.

Bubble strikes all opponents in Double Battles. In Triple Battles, Bubble will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.

Generation VI

Bubble's power is changed from 20 to 40.

Description

Games Description A Water-type attack. Has a one-in-three chance of reducing the target's Speed. A Water-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of reducing the target's Speed. An attack that may reduce Speed. RSE An attack using bubbles. May lower the foe’s Speed. FRLG A spray of bubbles hits the foe. It may lower the foe’s Speed stat. A bubble attack that may lower the target's Speed. PMDRB Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It may also lower the target's Movement Speed by one level. A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the foe. It may also lower the target’s Speed stat. A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the opposing team. It may also lower the targets' Speed stats. Conq A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the target. It may also lower the target's Speed. A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their Speed stats.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
007		Squirtle	Water		Water	8			7			7			7				7			13
008		Wartortle	Water		Water	--, 8			--, 7			--, 7			--, 7				--, 7			13
009		Blastoise	Water		Water	--, 8			--, 7			--, 7			--, 7				--, 7			13
060		Poliwag	Water		Water	--			--			--			5				5			11
061		Poliwhirl	Water		Water	--			--			--			--, 5				--, 5			11
098		Krabby	Water		Water	--			--			--			--				--			--
099		Kingler	Water		Water	--			--			--			--				--			--
116		Horsea	Water		Water	--			--			--			--				--			11
117		Seadra	Water		Water	--			--			--			--				--			--, 11
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric				--			--			--				--			12
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric				--			--			--				--			12
183		Marill	Water	Fairy															--	7
184		Azumarill	Water	Fairy															--	7
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison																	13
222		Corsola	Water	Rock				13			12			8				8			8
226		Mantine	Water	Flying				--			--			--				--			--
230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon				--			--			--				--			--, 11
283		Surskit	Bug	Water							--			--				--			--
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying							--			--				--			--
298		Azurill	Normal	Fairy							10			10				10	--	7
341		Corphish	Water		Water							--			--				--			--
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark							--			--				--			--
393		Piplup	Water		Water										8				8			8
394		Prinplup	Water		Water										8				8			8
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel										--, 8				--, 8			--, 8
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying										--				--			--
489		Phione	Water		Water										--				--			--
490		Manaphy	Water		Water										--				--			--
535		Tympole	Water		Water														--			--
536		Palpitoad	Water	Ground														--			--
537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground														--			--
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost														--			--
593		Jellicent	Water	Ghost														--			--
656		Froakie	Water		Water																	5
657		Frogadier	Water		Water																	5
658		Greninja	Water	Dark																	5
690		Skrelp	Poison	Water																	12
691		Dragalge	Poison	Dragon																	12
692		Clauncher	Water		Water																	12
693		Clawitzer	Water		Water																	12
704		Goomy	Dragon		Dragon																	--
705		Sliggoo	Dragon		Dragon																	--
706		Goodra	Dragon		Dragon																	--
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
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison
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 event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0129 Magikarp Water New York 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.

In other games

Pokémon Conquest

Bubble is the only move of Piplup. It has a chance to lower the target's Speed.

^	★ Orange squares indicate hit area. Blue squares indicate area Pokémon the Pokémon will need to move to perform the move. Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon. Table assumes the Pokémon is in the square marked by ^.

In the anime

In the main series

Poliwhirl Masquerain Piplup Froakie
A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Horsea blows white bubbles out of its mouth at the opponent.
Misty's Horsea	The Purr-fect Hero		Debut
	Kingler releases multiple clear bubbles from its 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
	Light blue bubbles come out of the red gem on Tentacool's forehead at the opponent.
Ritchie/Assunta's Tentacool	Friends to the End		Tentacool could not legally learn Bubble at that time
	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
	Squirtle blows multiple clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
May's Squirtle	Hooked on Onix		None
Squirtle of Team Go-Getters	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate		None
	Krabby releases multiple clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Multiple wild Krabby	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness		None
	Piplup opens its beak and release multiple multicolored or clear bubbles from it at the opponent.
Piplup of Team Poképals	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness		None
Tyler's Pippy	The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!		None
Professor Rowan's Piplup	SS024		None
	Froakie releases several clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Ash's Froakie	A Battle of Aerial Mobility!		None
	Frogadier releases several clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Sanpei's Frogadier	A Rush of Ninja Wisdom		None

In Pokémon Origins

Squirtle
A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the foe. It may also lower the target's Speed.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Squirtle sprays a foam of bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Blue's Squirtle	File 1 - Red		Debut

In the manga

In the Aim to Be a Card Master!! manga

Squirtle
A spray of several bubbles are released at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Squirtle releases several bubbles.
Kenta's Squirtle	MCM2		None

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Blastoise Prinplup
A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Blastoise releases multiple bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Green's Blasty	Breath of the Dragonair Part 2		None
	Piplup opens its beak and releases multiple bubbles from it at the opponent.
Platinum's Piplup	Putting a Crimp in Kricketot		None
	Prinplup opens its beak and releases multiple bubbles from it at the opponent.
Platinum's Prinplup	Ring around the Roserade II		None

In the Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master manga

Piplup
A spray of bubbles are aimed at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Piplup opens its beak and releases multiple bubbles from it at the opponent.
Ryū's Piplup	ABM01		Debut

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

Piplup
A spray of bubbles are aimed at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Poliwag fires a spray of bubbles from its mouth.
Shu's Poliwag	Pokémon Cooking Contest!		Debut

In other generations

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	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

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	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

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	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

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 泡泡 Pào​pao​ Danish Boble Bobbelangreb Dutch Bubbel Finnish Kuplahyöky* Kuplamyrsky* Kupla (AG series) French Ecume German Blubber Greek Φυσαλλίδα Indonesian Gelembung Italian Bolla Korean 거품 Geopum Polish Bąbelek Portuguese Brazil Bolhas Portugal Ataque de Bolhas Serbian Mehur Spanish Burbuja

Variations of the move Acid
Acid • Bubble • Ember • Thunder Shock • Powder Snow

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