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
BWB2W2	The user shoots boiling hot water at its target. It may also leave the target with a burn.
XYORAS SMUSUMPE SWSH	The user shoots boiling hot water at its 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
				V	VI	VII	VIII
	Panpour	water	Field	22	22	22
	Simipour	water	Field	1	1	1
	Volcanion	fire/water	Undiscovered		32	32	40
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
				V	VI	VII	VIII
	Squirtle	water	Monster/Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Wartortle	water	Monster/Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Blastoise	water	Monster/Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Psyduck	water	Water 1/Field	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Golduck	water	Water 1/Field	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Poliwag	water	Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Poliwhirl	water	Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Poliwrath	water/fighting	Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Tentacool	water/poison	Water 3	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Tentacruel	water/poison	Water 3	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Slowpoke	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Slowpoke	psychic	Monster/Water 1				TR84
	Slowbro	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Slowbro	poison/psychic	Monster/Water 1				TR84
	Krabby	water	Water 3	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Kingler	water	Water 3	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Horsea	water	Water 1/Dragon	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Seadra	water	Water 1/Dragon	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Goldeen	water	Water 2	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Seaking	water	Water 2	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Staryu	water	Water 3	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Starmie	water/psychic	Water 3	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Gyarados	water/flying	Water 2/Dragon	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Vaporeon	water	Field	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Omanyte	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Omastar	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Kabuto	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Kabutops	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered	TM55	TM55	TM55SMUSUM TM29PE	TR84
	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
	Lanturn	water/electric	Water 2	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	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
	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
	Raikou	electric	Undiscovered				TR84
	Suicune	water	Undiscovered	TM55	TM55	TM55	TR84
	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
	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
	Manaphy	water	Water 1/Fairy	TM55	TM55	TM55
	Emboar	fire/fighting	Field	TM55	TM55	TM55
	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
	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
	Clauncher	water	Water 1/Water 3		TM55	TM55	TR84
	Clawitzer	water	Water 1/Water 3		TM55	TM55	TR84
	Volcanion	fire/water	Undiscovered		TM55	TM55	TR84
	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
	Drednaw	water/rock	Monster/Water 1				TR84
	Carkol	rock/fire	Mineral				TR84
	Coalossal	rock/fire	Mineral				TR84
	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
	Dracovish	water/dragon	Undiscovered				TR84
	Drakloak	dragon/ghost	Amorphous/Dragon				TR84
	Dragapult	dragon/ghost	Amorphous/Dragon				TR84
	Urshifu	fighting/water	Undiscovered				TR84
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

• Games
• Anime

Main games

• Scald depicted in Black, White, Black 2 and White 2.
• Scald depicted in X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
• Scald depicted in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

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Main series

• Scald being used by Ducklett.
• Scald being used by Cilan's Stunfisk.
• Scald being used by some wild Lotad.

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