Bubble (move)

Bubble's power is 20. Bubble inflicts damage and has a 33.2% chance of lowering the target's Speed stat by one stage.

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

Bubble targets both opposing Pokémon in Double Battles. In a Triple Battle, Bubble will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.

Bubble can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra two appeal points if the move Rain Dance was used in the prior turn.

Bubble's power changed from 20 to 40. In Horde Encounters, it will target all opponents.

In Pokémon Sword and Shield and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Bubble cannot be selected in a battle.

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Bubble inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Bubble has 4 base power, 15 PP and 88% accuracy. The attack travels up to 10 tiles away and hits the first Pokémon it encounters, ally or enemy, possibly lowering its Movement Speed by one level.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's PP has been decreased to 12, and its accuracy to 83.6%.

In Gates tot Infinity, the range was reduced to 4 tiles away instead of 10.

• Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Has a very small chance of lowering the target's Speed.

Gyms & Raids

• July 30, 2016
  • Power: 15 → 25
  • Energy boost: 15 → 25
• February 16, 2017
  • Power: 25 → 15
  • Energy boost: 25 → 12
  • Duration: 2.3 → 1.7 seconds
  • Damage window: 2.1 - 2.3 → 0.75 - 1 seconds
• February 21, 2017
  • Power: 15 → 12
  • Energy boost: 12 → 14
  • Duration: 1.7 → 1.2 seconds

Trainer Battles

• January 11, 2021
  • Power: 8 → 7

Dewpider	Masquerain	Horsea	Froakie
A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Horsea	Horsea blows white bubbles out of its mouth at the opponent.
Misty's Horsea	The Misty Mermaid		Debut
Kingler	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
Tentacool	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 the time
Starmie	Starmie shoots blue bubbles at the opponent from the gem in the center of its body.
Marina's Starmie	Bye Bye Psyduck		Starmie cannot legally learn Bubble
Poliwag	Poliwag shoots multiple clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Misty's Poliwag	Roll On, Pokémon!		None
Poliwhirl	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	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	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
Masquerain	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
Azurill	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
Squirtle	Squirtle releases clear bubbles out of 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	Krabby releases multiple clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Multiple wild Krabby	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness		None
Piplup	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	DPS01		None
Froakie	Froakie releases several clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Ash's Froakie	A Battle of Aerial Mobility!		None
Frogadier	Frogadier releases several clear bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Sanpei's Frogadier	A Rush of Ninja Wisdom		None
Dewpider	Dewpider takes one or multiple bubbles from the bubble around its head and throws it/them at the opponent.
A wild Dewpider	Dewpider Ascending!		None

• In the dubbed version of Enter The Dragonite, Ash commanded his Squirtle to use Bubble. In the original version, it was commanded to use Bubble Beam instead.

Piplup	Masquerain	Wartortle	Greninja
A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Wartortle	Wartortle releases multiple bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Green's Blasty	Wartortle Wars		Debut
Blastoise	Blastoise releases multiple bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Green's Blasty	Breath of the Dragonair Part 2		None
Piplup	Piplup opens its beak and releases multiple bubbles from it at the opponent.
Platinum's Piplup	Putting a Crimp in Kricketot		None
Prinplup	Prinplup opens its beak and releases multiple bubbles from it at the opponent.
Platinum's Prinplup	Ring around the Roserade II		None
Greninja	Greninja throws multiple Frubbles at the opponent, lowering its speed.
Y's Croaky	Chesnaught Protects		None
Masquerain	Masquerain releases multiple bubbles from its mouth at the opponent.
Guzma's Masquerain	The Party Crasher and Guzma the Destroyer		None

• In Noibat Stands in the Way, Tierno told his Corphish to use Bubble, but it was unable to hear him and did not perform the move.
• In The Delivery of Rotom and the Girl, Professor Kukui told his Popplio to use Bubble, but the move was executed off-panel. However, Popplio is unable to learn Bubble.