Scald

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Scald

ねっとう Boiling Water

Introduced:	Generation V

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	80
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	15, max: 24
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Tough
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	0
Makes the remaining Pokémon nervous.

Scald is a Water-type move introduced in Generation V. It has been TM55 since Generation V. In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, it is available as TM29.

Description[]

Games	Description
BW B2W2	The user shoots boiling hot water at its target. It may also leave the target with a burn.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP LA	The user shoots boiling hot water at its target. This may also leave the target with a burn.
SV	The user attacks by shooting boiling hot water at the target. This may also leave the target with a burn.

Effect[]

In battle[]

Scald deals damage and has a 30% chance to burn the target.

In a Double Battle, Scald can target any Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Scald can only target a Pokémon that's adjacent to the user.

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Panpour	water	Field	22	22	22
	Simipour	water	Field	1	1	1
	Volcanion	fire/water	Undiscovered		32	32	40	48
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM/TR[]

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Squirtle	water	Monster/Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84
	Wartortle	water	Monster/Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84
	Blastoise	water	Monster/Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84
	Psyduck	water	Water 1/Field	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84
	Golduck	water	Water 1/Field	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84
	Poliwag	water	Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84
	Poliwhirl	water	Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84
	Poliwrath	water/fighting	Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84
	Tentacool	water/poison	Water 3	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84
	Tentacruel	water/poison	Water 3	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84
	Slowpoke	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84
	Slowpoke	psychic	Monster/Water 1				TR84
	Slowbro	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84	TM188
	Slowbro	poison/psychic	Monster/Water 1				TR84
	Krabby	water	Water 3	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84
	Kingler	water	Water 3	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84
	Horsea	water	Water 1/Dragon	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84
	Seadra	water	Water 1/Dragon	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84
	Goldeen	water	Water 2	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84
	Seaking	water	Water 2	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84
	Staryu	water	Water 3	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84
	Starmie	water/psychic	Water 3	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84
	Gyarados	water/flying	Water 2/Dragon	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84	TM188
	Vaporeon	water	Field	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84	TM188
	Omanyte	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84
	Omastar	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84
	Kabuto	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84
	Kabutops	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered	TM55	TM55	TM55^SMUSUM TM29^PE	TR84	TM188
	Totodile	water	Monster/Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Croconaw	water	Monster/Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Feraligatr	water	Monster/Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Chinchou	water/electric	Water 2	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84	TM188
	Lanturn	water/electric	Water 2	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84	TM188
	Marill	water/fairy	Water 1/Fairy	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Azumarill	water/fairy	Water 1/Fairy	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Politoed	water	Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Wooper	water/ground	Water 1/Field	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Quagsire	water/ground	Water 1/Field	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Slowking	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84	TM188
	Slowking	poison/psychic	Monster/Water 1				TR84
	Qwilfish	water/poison	Water 2	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Corsola	water/rock	Water 1/Water 3	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Corsola	ghost	Water 1/Water 3				TR84
	Remoraid	water	Water 1/Water 2	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Octillery	water	Water 1/Water 2	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Mantine	water/flying	Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Kingdra	water/dragon	Water 1/Dragon	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84	TM188
	Raikou	electric	Undiscovered				TR84	TM188
	Suicune	water	Undiscovered	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84	TM188
	Mudkip	water	Monster/Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Marshtomp	water/ground	Monster/Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Swampert	water/ground	Monster/Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Lotad	water/grass	Water 1/Grass	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Lombre	water/grass	Water 1/Grass	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Ludicolo	water/grass	Water 1/Grass	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Wingull	water/flying	Water 1/Flying	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Pelipper	water/flying	Water 1/Flying	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Surskit	bug/water	Water 1/Bug	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Masquerain	bug/flying	Water 1/Bug	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Azurill	normal/fairy	Undiscovered	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Carvanha	water/dark	Water 2	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Sharpedo	water/dark	Water 2	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Wailmer	water	Field/Water 2	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Wailord	water	Field/Water 2	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Barboach	water/ground	Water 2	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Whiscash	water/ground	Water 2	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Corphish	water	Water 1/Water 3	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Crawdaunt	water/dark	Water 1/Water 3	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Feebas	water	Water 1/Dragon	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Milotic	water	Water 1/Dragon	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84	TM188
	Castform	normal	Fairy/Amorphous	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Clamperl	water	Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Huntail	water	Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Gorebyss	water	Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Relicanth	water/rock	Water 1/Water 2	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Luvdisc	water	Water 2	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Kyogre	water	Undiscovered	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Piplup	water	Water 1/Field	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Prinplup	water	Water 1/Field	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Empoleon	water/steel	Water 1/Field	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Bibarel	normal/water	Water 1/Field	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Buizel	water	Water 1/Field	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Floatzel	water	Water 1/Field	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Shellos	water	Water 1/Amorphous	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Gastrodon	water/ground	Water 1/Amorphous	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Finneon	water	Water 2	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Lumineon	water	Water 2	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Mantyke	water/flying	Undiscovered	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Phione	water	Water 1/Fairy	TM55	TM55	TM55		TM188
	Manaphy	water	Water 1/Fairy	TM55	TM55	TM55		TM188
	Emboar	fire/fighting	Field	TM55	TM55	TM55		TM188
	Oshawott	water	Field	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Dewott	water	Field	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Samurott	water	Field	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Panpour	water	Field	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Simipour	water	Field	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Tympole	water	Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Palpitoad	water/ground	Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Seismitoad	water/ground	Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Basculin	water	Water 2	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Tirtouga	water/rock	Water 1/Water 3	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Carracosta	water/rock	Water 1/Water 3	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Ducklett	water/flying	Water 1/Flying	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Swanna	water/flying	Water 1/Flying	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Frillish	water/ghost	Amorphous	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Jellicent	water/ghost	Amorphous	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Alomomola	water	Water 1/Water 2	TM55	TM55	TM55		TM188
	Stunfisk	ground/electric	Water 1/Amorphous	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Stunfisk	ground/steel	Water 1/Amorphous				TR84
	Keldeo	water/fighting	Undiscovered	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	Froakie	water	Water 1		TM55	TM55
	Frogadier	water	Water 1		TM55	TM55
	Greninja	water/dark	Water 1		TM55	TM55
	Binacle	rock/water	Water 3		TM55	TM55	TR84
	Barbaracle	rock/water	Water 3		TM55	TM55	TR84
	Skrelp	poison/water	Water 1/Dragon		TM55	TM55	TR84
	Dragalge	poison/dragon	Water 1/Dragon		TM55	TM55	TR84	TM188
	Clauncher	water	Water 1/Water 3		TM55	TM55	TR84
	Clawitzer	water	Water 1/Water 3		TM55	TM55	TR84
	Goodra	dragon	Dragon					TM188
	Volcanion	fire/water	Undiscovered		TM55	TM55	TR84	TM188
	Popplio	water	Water 1/Field			TM55	TR84
	Brionne	water	Water 1/Field			TM55	TR84
	Primarina	water/fairy	Water 1/Field			TM55	TR84
	Crabrawler	fighting	Water 3			TM55
	Crabominable	fighting/ice	Water 3			TM55
	Wishiwashi	water	Water 2			TM55	TR84
	Mareanie	poison/water	Water 1			TM55	TR84
	Toxapex	poison/water	Water 1			TM55	TR84
	Dewpider	water/bug	Water 1/Bug			TM55	TR84
	Araquanid	water/bug	Water 1/Bug			TM55	TR84
	Wimpod	bug/water	Bug/Water 3			TM55	TR84
	Golisopod	bug/water	Bug/Water 3			TM55	TR84
	Bruxish	water/psychic	Water 2			TM55
	Tapu Fini	water/fairy	Undiscovered			TM55	TR84
	Inteleon	water	Water 1/Field				TR84	TM188
	Drednaw	water/rock	Monster/Water 1				TR84
	Carkol	rock/fire	Mineral				TR84	TM188
	Coalossal	rock/fire	Mineral				TR84	TM188
	Cramorant	flying/water	Water 1/Flying				TR84
	Arrokuda	water	Water 2				TR84
	Barraskewda	water	Water 2				TR84
	Sizzlipede	fire/bug	Bug				TR84
	Centiskorch	fire/bug	Bug				TR84
	Cursola	ghost	Water 1/Water 3				TR84
	Pincurchin	electric	Water 1/Amorphous				TR84	TM188
	Dracovish	water/dragon	Undiscovered				TR84
	Drakloak	dragon/ghost	Amorphous/Dragon				TR84
	Dragapult	dragon/ghost	Amorphous/Dragon				TR84
	Urshifu	fighting/water	Undiscovered				TR84
	Walking Wake	water/dragon	Undiscovered					TM188
	Poltchageist	grass/ghost	Mineral/Amorphous					TM188
	Sinistcha	grass/ghost	Mineral/Amorphous					TM188
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Gallery[]

Main games

Main series

v · d · e List of Water-type moves

Generation I · Generation II · Generation III · Generation IV · Generation V · Generation VI · Generation VII · Generation VIII · Generation IX

A	Aqua Cutter Aqua Jet Aqua Ring Aqua Step Aqua Tail

B	Bouncy Bubble Brine Bubble Bubble Beam

C	Chilling Water Clamp Crabhammer

D	Dive

F	Fishious Rend Flip Turn

H	Hydro Cannon Hydro Pump Hydro Steam

J	Jet Punch

L	Life Dew Liquidation

M	Muddy Water

O	Octazooka Origin Pulse

R	Rain Dance Razor Shell

S	Scald Snipe Shot Soak Sparkling Aria Splishy Splash Steam Eruption Surf Surging Strikes

T	Triple Dive

W	Water Gun Water Pledge Water Pulse Water Shuriken Water Sport Water Spout Waterfall Wave Crash Whirlpool Withdraw

See also	Bug-type Dark-type Dragon-type Electric-type Fairy-type Fighting-type Fire-type Flying-type Ghost-type Grass-type Ground-type Ice-type Normal-type Poison-type Psychic-type Rock-type Steel-type

Moves

v · d · e List of moves introduced in Generation V

Bug-type · Dark-type · Dragon-type · Electric-type · Fairy-type · Fighting-type · Fire-type · Flying-type · Ghost-type · Grass-type · Ground-type · Ice-type · Normal-type · Poison-type · Psychic-type · Rock-type · Steel-type · Water-type

A	Acid Spray Acrobatics After You Ally Switch Autotomize

B	Bestow Blue Flare Bolt Strike Bulldoze

C	Chip Away Circle Throw Clear Smog Coil Cotton Guard

D	Dragon Tail Drill Run Dual Chop

E	Echoed Voice Electro Ball Electroweb Entrainment

F	Fiery Dance Final Gambit Fire Pledge Flame Burst Flame Charge Foul Play Freeze Shock Frost Breath Fusion Bolt Fusion Flare

G	Gear Grind Glaciate Grass Pledge Guard Split

H	Head Charge Heal Pulse Heart Stamp Heat Crash Heavy Slam Hex Hone Claws Horn Leech Hurricane

I	Ice Burn Icicle Crash Incinerate Inferno

L	Leaf Tornado Low Sweep

M	Magic Room

N	Night Daze

P	Power Split Psyshock Psystrike

Q	Quash Quick Guard Quiver Dance

R	Rage Powder Razor Shell Reflect Type Relic Song Retaliate Round

S	Sacred Sword Scald Searing Shot Secret Sword Shell Smash Shift Gear Simple Beam Sky Drop Sludge Wave Smack Down Snarl Soak Steamroller Stored Power Storm Throw Struggle Bug Synchronoise

T	Tail Slap Techno Blast Telekinesis

V	V-create Venoshock Volt Switch

W	Water Pledge Wide Guard Wild Charge Wonder Room Work Up

See also	Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Generation V