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Muddy Water
Muddy Water VII
だくりゅう
Muddy River
Generation: III
Battle Data
Type: Type Water
Category Special
Power: 95
Accuracy: 85%
PP: 10, max: 16
Affects: All foes
Secondary Effect: Lowers accuracy
Priority: 0
Contact: No
Affected by
Magic Coat: No
Magic Bounce: No
Bright Powder: Yes
Protect/Detect: Yes
Snatch: No
Mirror Move: Yes
King's Rock: Yes
Contest Data
Contests (RSE)
Type: Tough
Appeal: 2 ♥♥
Jam: 1
Super Contests (DPPt)
Type: Tough
Appeal: 2 ♥♥
Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)
Type: Tough
Appeal:
Jam:
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Muddy Water (Japanese: だくりゅう Muddy River) is a Water-type move introduced in Generation III that was Marshtomp and Swampert's signature move until Generation IV.

Description[]

Games Description
RSE Attacks with muddy water. May lower accuracy.
FRLG The user attacks with muddy water. It may also lower the foe's accuracy.
DPPtHGSS The user attacks by shooting out muddy water. It may also lower the foe's accuracy.
BWB2W2 The user attacks by shooting muddy water at the opposing team. It may also lower the targets' accuracy.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
The user attacks by shooting muddy water at the opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their accuracy.
SwShBDSPLA
SV
The user attacks by shooting muddy water at opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their accuracy.

Effect[]

In battle[]

The user attacks by shooting out muddy water. It may also lower the foe's accuracy.

Contests[]

Startles the Pokémon that has the Judge's attention.

Super Contests[]

Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the round.

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

Pokémon Type Egg groups Level
III IV V VI VII VIII IX
134 Vaporeon water Field 78PtHGSS 78BW
37B2W2
37 37 40 40
194 Wooper water/ground Water 1/Field 47 47 47 47 28 28
195 Quagsire water/ground Water 1/Field 53 53 53 53 34 34
259 Marshtomp water/ground Monster/Water 1 37 37 37 37XY
38ORAS
38 40 40
260 Swampert water/ground Monster/Water 1 39 39 39 39 39 42 42
339 Barboach water/ground Water 2 35ORAS 35 31 31
340 Whiscash water/ground Water 2 39ORAS 39 33 33
382 Kyogre water Undiscovered 20HGSS 20 20XY
60ORAS
60 27 27
422 Shellos water Water 1/Amorphous 37 37 37 37 31 31
423 Gastrodon water/ground Water 1/Amorphous 41 41 41 41 33 33
535 Tympole water Water 1 27 27 27 40
536 Palpitoad water/ground Water 1 28 28 28 48
537 Seismitoad water/ground Water 1 28 28 28 54
618 Stunfisk ground/electric Water 1/Amorphous 40 40 40 40
618A Stunfisk ground/steel Water 1/Amorphous 40
692 Clauncher water Water 1/Water 3 48 48 50 50
693 Clawitzer water Water 1/Water 3 53 57 56 50
704 Goomy dragon Dragon 38 38 50SwSh 50
705 Sliggoo dragon Dragon 38 38 56SwSh 56
705A Sliggoo steel/dragon Dragon 56
706 Goodra dragon Dragon 38 38 58 58
706A Goodra steel/dragon Dragon 58
788 Tapu Fini water/fairy Undiscovered 48 45
978 Tatsugiri dragon/water Water 2 39
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
III IV V VI VII VIII IX
007 Squirtle water Monster/Water 1 TR45 TM209
008 Wartortle water Monster/Water 1 TR45 TM209
009 Blastoise water Monster/Water 1 TR45 TM209
054 Psyduck water Water 1/Field TM209
055 Golduck water Water 1/Field TR45 TM209
060 Poliwag water Water 1 TR45 TM209
061 Poliwhirl water Water 1 TR45 TM209
062 Poliwrath water/fighting Water 1 TR45 TM209
080 Slowbro water/psychic Monster/Water 1 TR45 TM209
080A Slowbro poison/psychic Monster/Water 1 TR45 TM209
086 Seel water Water 1/Field TM209
087 Dewgong water/ice Water 1/Field TM209
108 Lickitung normal Monster TR45
116 Horsea water Water 1/Dragon TR45 TM209
117 Seadra water Water 1/Dragon TR45 TM209
118 Goldeen water Water 2 TR45
119 Seaking water Water 2 TR45
130 Gyarados water/flying Water 2/Dragon TR45 TM209
131 Lapras water/ice Monster/Water 1 TM209
134 Vaporeon water Field TR45 TM209
138 Omanyte rock/water Water 1/Water 3 TR45
139 Omastar rock/water Water 1/Water 3 TR45
151 Mew psychic Undiscovered TR45 TM209
158 Totodile water Monster/Water 1 TM209
159 Croconaw water Monster/Water 1 TM209
160 Feraligatr water Monster/Water 1 TM209
170 Chinchou water/electric Water 2 TM209
171 Lanturn water/electric Water 2 TM209
183 Marill water/fairy Water 1/Fairy TR45 TM209
184 Azumarill water/fairy Water 1/Fairy TR45 TM209
186 Politoed water Water 1 TR45 TM209
194 Wooper water/ground Water 1/Field TR45 TM209
195 Quagsire water/ground Water 1/Field TR45 TM209
199 Slowking water/psychic Monster/Water 1 TR45 TM209
199A Slowking poison/psychic Monster/Water 1 TR45 TM209
230 Kingdra water/dragon Water 1/Dragon TR45 TM209
246 Larvitar rock/ground Monster TR45
247 Pupitar rock/ground Monster TR45
248 Tyranitar rock/dark Monster TR45 TM209
258 Mudkip water Monster/Water 1 TM209
259 Marshtomp water/ground Monster/Water 1 TR45 TM209
260 Swampert water/ground Monster/Water 1 TR45 TM209
270 Lotad water/grass Water 1/Grass TM209
271 Lombre water/grass Water 1/Grass TR45 TM209
272 Ludicolo water/grass Water 1/Grass TR45 TM209
278 Wingull water/flying Water 1/Flying TM209
279 Pelipper water/flying Water 1/Flying TM209
298 Azurill normal/fairy Undiscovered TR45
339 Barboach water/ground Water 2 TR45 TM209
340 Whiscash water/ground Water 2 TR45 TM209
341 Corphish water Water 1/Water 3 TR45 TM209
342 Crawdaunt water/dark Water 1/Water 3 TR45 TM209
349 Feebas water Water 1/Dragon TR45 TM209
350 Milotic water Water 1/Dragon TR45 TM209
369 Relicanth water/rock Water 1/Water 2 TR45
382 Kyogre water Undiscovered TR45 TM209
419 Floatzel water Water 1/Field TM209
422 Shellos water Water 1/Amorphous TR45 TM209
423 Gastrodon water/ground Water 1/Amorphous TR45 TM209
449 Hippopotas ground Field TR45 TM209
450 Hippowdon ground Field TR45 TM209
463 Lickilicky normal Monster TR45
535 Tympole water Water 1 TR45
536 Palpitoad water/ground Water 1 TR45
537 Seismitoad water/ground Water 1 TR45
550 Basculin water Water 2 TR45 TM209
550B Basculin water Water 2 TM209
564 Tirtouga water/rock Water 1/Water 3 TR45
565 Carracosta water/rock Water 1/Water 3 TR45
593 Jellicent water/ghost Amorphous TR45
618 Stunfisk ground/electric Water 1/Amorphous TR45
618A Stunfisk ground/steel Water 1/Amorphous TR45
647 Keldeo water/fighting Undiscovered TR45 TM209
689 Barbaracle rock/water Water 3 TR45
690 Skrelp poison/water Water 1/Dragon TM209
691 Dragalge poison/dragon Water 1/Dragon TM209
692 Clauncher water Water 1/Water 3 TM209
693 Clawitzer water Water 1/Water 3 TM209
704 Goomy dragon Dragon TR45 TM209
705 Sliggoo dragon Dragon TR45 TM209
705A Sliggoo steel/dragon Dragon TM209
706 Goodra dragon Dragon TR45 TM209
706A Goodra steel/dragon Dragon TM209
746 Wishiwashi water Water 2 TR45
747 Mareanie poison/water Water 1 TR45 TM209
748 Toxapex poison/water Water 1 TR45 TM209
768 Golisopod bug/water Bug/Water 3 TR45
781 Dhelmise ghost/grass Mineral TR45
788 Tapu Fini water/fairy Undiscovered TR45
816 Sobble water Water 1/Field TR45 TM209
817 Drizzile water Water 1/Field TR45 TM209
818 Inteleon water Water 1/Field TR45 TM209
834 Drednaw water/rock Monster/Water 1 TR45 TM209
852 Clobbopus fighting Water 1/Human-Like TR45
853 Grapploct fighting Water 1/Human-Like TR45
871 Pincurchin electric Water 1/Amorphous TR45 TM209
902 Basculegion water/ghost Water 2 TM209
938 Tadbulb electric Water 1 TM209
939 Bellibolt electric Water 1 TM209
960 Wiglett water Water 3 TM209
961 Wugtrio water Water 3 TM209
978 Tatsugiri dragon/water Water 2 TM209
980 Clodsire poison/ground Water 1/Field TM209
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 breeding[]

Special move[]

Generation IV[]

Generation V[]

By event[]

Generation V[]

Trivia[]

  • Muddy Water shares its animation with Surf in all games since their debuts in Generation III, except that Surf is blue and Muddy Water is brown. However, for unknown reasons, Muddy Water continues to hit only foes and not allies in double and triple battles, unlike Surf which was changed in Generation IV to hit foes as well as allies.

Gallery[]

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