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

It is:

Effect

Generation V

Scald inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of burning the target. Upon execution, Scald will thaw the user if frozen (even if the move fails to hit the target).

Generation VI onwards

Scald now also thaws a frozen target hit by it.

Description

GamesDescription
BWB2W2The user shoots boiling hot water at its target. It may also leave the target with a burn.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA		The user shoots boiling hot water at its target. This may also leave the target with a burn.
SVThe user attacks by shooting boiling hot water at the target. This may also leave the target with a burn.

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/TR

Special move

Generation IX

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Scald deals damage and may leave the enemy with a burn. Upon execution, Scald will thaw the user if frozen.

Pokémon GO

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Power: 35 → 55
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 55 → 80
    • Energy cost: 33 → 50
    • Duration: 4 → 3.7 seconds
    • Damage window: 1.8 - 3.9 → 1.3 - 3.4 seconds
Trainer Battles
  • August 30, 2021
    • Secondary effect added
      • Energy cost: 60 → 50
  • December 1, 2023
      • Effect chance: 30% → 50%
      • Power: 80 → 85

Pokémon Rumble Rush

WaterIC RR.png Scald
★★★★
Attack power12.47661
Charge time0.54 seconds
Range typeWide Shot
Number of hits3
Number of projectiles1
Critical hit rate1.5%
Additional effectMay burn the foe
Scald Rumble Rush.png

Pokémon Masters EX

  • Description prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Removes the frozen condition. Has a moderate chance of leaving the target burned.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Scald is Slowbro's first move. It is obtained by evolving from Slowpoke at level 4 and upgrading Water Gun into it instead of Surf. The user fires a stream of boiling water, damaging enemies hit; creating a cloud of steam at the location of the first enemy hit, which slows and applies burn to all enemies inside. At level 11, the size of the steam cloud increases.

Description

GamesDescription
MDGtIIt damages an enemy. It could also cause the Burn status condition. With the Burn status, the enemy keeps taking damage and its Attack also goes down slightly.
SMDIt damages an enemy. It could also leave the enemy with a burn. It will thaw a frozen Pokémon.

In the anime

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages

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