Mud Shot (move)

Mud Shot (Japanese: マッドショット Mud Shot) is a damage-dealing Ground-type move introduced in Generation III. It is TM53 in Generation VIII.

Mud Shot
マッドショット Mud Shot
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Type  Ground
Category  Special
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  55
Accuracy  95%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Tough
Appeal  1
Jam  3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles those that have made appeals.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Enables the user to perform last in the next turn.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

Effect

Mud Shot inflicts damage and then lowers the target's Speed stat by one stage.

Mud Shot can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining an extra appeal point if the move Sandstorm was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description
RSE Hurls mud at the foe and reduces Speed.
FRLG The user attacks by hurling mud. It also reduces the foe's Speed.
Colo.XD Hurls mud at the target and reduces Speed.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the foe. It also reduces the target's Speed.
BWB2W2 The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. It also reduces the target's Speed.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwSh
The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII
060 Poliwag
Water 1 Water 1 28 28 28 28 12
061 Poliwhirl
Water 1 Water 1 32 32 32 32 12
062 Poliwrath

Water 1 Water 1 1
098 Krabby
Water 3 Water 3 23 19 19 19 19 12
099 Kingler
Water 3 Water 3 23 19 19 19 19 12
138 Omanyte

Water 1 Water 3 25 25 25 25 25 25
139 Omastar

Water 1 Water 3 25 25 25 25 25 25
140 Kabuto

Water 1 Water 3 25 16 16 16 16 25
141 Kabutops

Water 1 Water 3 25 16 16 16 16 25
186 Politoed
Water 1 Water 1 1
194 Wooper

Water 1 Field 16 9 9 9 9 8
195 Quagsire

Water 1 Field 16 9 9 9 9 1
259 Marshtomp

Monster Water 1 16 16 16 16 1, Evo. 1, Evo.
260 Swampert

Monster Water 1 16 16 16 16 1 1
383 Groudon
Undiscovered Undiscovered 1 1 1 1 1 1
535 Tympole
Water 1 Water 1 16 16 16 12
536 Palpitoad

Water 1 Water 1 16 16 16 12
537 Seismitoad

Water 1 Water 1 16 16 16 12
618 Stunfisk

Water 1 Amorphous 13 13 13 10
618 Stunfisk
Galarian Form

Water 1 Amorphous 10
645 Landorus

Undiscovered Undiscovered 1 1 1
650 Chespin
Field Field 35 35
651 Quilladin
Field Field 39 39
652 Chesnaught

Field Field 41 41
659 Bunnelby
Field Field 18 18 12
660 Diggersby

Field Field 18 18 12
768 Golisopod

Bug Water 3 12
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
--
II
--
III
--
IV
--
V
--
VI
--
VII
--
VIII
TM53
027 Sandshrew
Field Field
028 Sandslash
Field Field
031 Nidoqueen

Undiscovered Undiscovered
034 Nidoking

Monster Field
060 Poliwag
Water 1 Water 1
061 Poliwhirl
Water 1 Water 1
062 Poliwrath

Water 1 Water 1
079 Slowpoke

Monster Water 1
079 Slowpoke
Galarian Form
Monster Water 1
080 Slowbro

Monster Water 1
080 Slowbro
Galarian Form

Monster Water 1
090 Shellder
Water 3 Water 3
091 Cloyster

Water 3 Water 3
098 Krabby
Water 3 Water 3
099 Kingler
Water 3 Water 3
111 Rhyhorn

Monster Field
112 Rhydon

Monster Field
118 Goldeen
Water 2 Water 2
119 Seaking
Water 2 Water 2
138 Omanyte

Water 1 Water 3
139 Omastar

Water 1 Water 3
140 Kabuto

Water 1 Water 3
141 Kabutops

Water 1 Water 3
151 Mew
Undiscovered Undiscovered
183 Marill

Water 1 Fairy
184 Azumarill

Water 1 Fairy
186 Politoed
Water 1 Water 1
194 Wooper

Water 1 Field
195 Quagsire

Water 1 Field
199 Slowking

Monster Water 1
199 Slowking
Galarian Form

Monster Water 1
213 Shuckle

Bug Bug
220 Swinub

Field Field
221 Piloswine

Field Field
223 Remoraid
Water 1 Water 2
224 Octillery
Water 1 Water 2
259 Marshtomp

Monster Water 1
260 Swampert

Monster Water 1
263 Zigzagoon
Field Field
263 Zigzagoon
Galarian Form

Field Field
264 Linoone
Field Field
264 Linoone
Galarian Form

Field Field
271 Lombre

Water 1 Grass
272 Ludicolo

Water 1 Grass
298 Azurill

Undiscovered Undiscovered
328 Trapinch
Bug Dragon
329 Vibrava

Bug Dragon
330 Flygon

Bug Dragon
339 Barboach

Water 2 Water 2
340 Whiscash

Water 2 Water 2
341 Corphish
Water 1 Water 3
342 Crawdaunt

Water 1 Water 3
345 Lileep

Water 3 Water 3
346 Cradily

Water 3 Water 3
347 Anorith

Water 3 Water 3
348 Armaldo

Water 3 Water 3
349 Feebas
Water 1 Dragon
350 Milotic
Water 1 Dragon
369 Relicanth

Water 1 Water 2
383 Groudon
Undiscovered Undiscovered
422 Shellos
Water 1 Amorphous
423 Gastrodon

Water 1 Amorphous
443 Gible

Monster Dragon
444 Gabite

Monster Dragon
445 Garchomp

Monster Dragon
449 Hippopotas
Field Field
450 Hippowdon
Field Field
464 Rhyperior

Monster Field
473 Mamoswine

Field Field
529 Drilbur
Field Field
530 Excadrill

Field Field
535 Tympole
Water 1 Water 1
536 Palpitoad

Water 1 Water 1
537 Seismitoad

Water 1 Water 1
550 Basculin
Water 2 Water 2
564 Tirtouga

Water 1 Water 3
565 Carracosta

Water 1 Water 3
616 Shelmet
Bug Bug
617 Accelgor
Bug Bug
618 Stunfisk

Water 1 Amorphous
618 Stunfisk
Galarian Form

Water 1 Amorphous
626 Bouffalant
Field Field
645 Landorus

Undiscovered Undiscovered
659 Bunnelby
Field Field
660 Diggersby

Field Field
688 Binacle

Water 3 Water 3
689 Barbaracle

Water 3 Water 3
698 Amaura

Monster Monster
699 Aurorus

Monster Monster
704 Goomy
Dragon Dragon
705 Sliggoo
Dragon Dragon
706 Goodra
Dragon Dragon
721 Volcanion

Undiscovered Undiscovered
736 Grubbin
Bug Bug
737 Charjabug

Bug Bug
738 Vikavolt

Bug Bug
746 Wishiwashi
Water 2 Water 2
747 Mareanie

Water 1 Water 1
748 Toxapex

Water 1 Water 1
750 Mudsdale
Field Field
767 Wimpod

Bug Water 3
768 Golisopod

Bug Water 3
769 Sandygast

Amorphous Amorphous
770 Palossand

Amorphous Amorphous
812 Rillaboom
Field Grass
813 Scorbunny
Field Human-Like
814 Raboot
Field Human-Like
815 Cinderace
Field Human-Like
816 Sobble
Water 1 Field
817 Drizzile
Water 1 Field
818 Inteleon
Water 1 Field
819 Skwovet
Field Field
820 Greedent
Field Field
827 Nickit
Field Field
828 Thievul
Field Field
833 Chewtle
Monster Water 1
834 Drednaw

Monster Water 1
843 Silicobra
Field Dragon
844 Sandaconda
Field Dragon
852 Clobbopus
Water 1 Human-Like
853 Grapploct
Water 1 Human-Like
862 Obstagoon

Field Field
878 Cufant
Field Mineral
879 Copperajah
Field Mineral
893 Zarude

Undiscovered Undiscovered
896 Glastrier
Undiscovered Undiscovered
897 Spectrier
Undiscovered Undiscovered
898 Calyrex
Ice Rider

Undiscovered Undiscovered
898 Calyrex
Shadow Rider

Undiscovered Undiscovered
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII
027 Sandshrew
Field Field HGSS
060 Poliwag
Water 1 Water 1
090 Shellder
Water 3 Water 3
118 Goldeen
Water 2 Water 2
140 Kabuto

Water 1 Water 3
220 Swinub

Field Field
223 Remoraid
Water 1 Water 2
283 Surskit

Water 1 Bug
328 Trapinch
Bug Dragon HGSS
339 Barboach

Water 2 Water 2
369 Relicanth

Water 1 Water 2
443 Gible

Monster Dragon HGSS
550 Basculin
Water 2 Water 2
626 Bouffalant
Field Field
736 Grubbin
Bug Bug
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation III

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
220 Swinub

Field Field Purified Shadow PokémonXD
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Mud Shot is a move with 12 base power, 65% accuracy, and 13 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front, lowering their Movement Speed by one level.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description
Special 2 39 46 95% An opponent Lowers the target's Speed by one stat rank.

Past Description

  • Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Lowers the target's Speed.

Pokémon GO

 Mud Shot
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 5
Energy boost 7
Duration 0.6 seconds
Damage window 0.35 - 0.55 seconds
Trainer Battles
Power 3
Energy boost 9
Turns 2
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
By Elite Fast TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Power: 12 → 6
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 6 → 9
    • Duration: 0.55 → 1.05 seconds
  • February 21, 2017
    • Power: 9 → 5
    • Duration: 1.05 → 0.6 seconds

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It also lowers the target's Movement Speed by one level.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It also reduces the target's Movement Speed by 1 level.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかも いどうそくどを 1だんかいさげる
MDGtI
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages an enemy. It also lowers the enemy's Travel Speed.


In the anime

Main series

Marshtomp Bunnelby Palpitoad Kabutops
The user attacks by hurling multiple blobs of mud at the target.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Swampert Swampert fires a huge ball of mud at the opponent from its mouth; or, Swampert fires multiple glowing light blue balls at the opponent from its mouth; or, Swampert fires a stream of dark brown mud from its mouth at the opponent.
Tommy's Swampert Abandon Ship! Debut
Tucker's Swampert Tactics Theatrics!! None
A wild Swampert Leading a Stray! None
Marshtomp Marshtomp fires a large ball or multiple smaller balls of mud at the opponent from its mouth; or, Marshtomp fires light blue energy balls from its mouth at the opponent. When the balls hit the opponent, they turn into mud.
Nicholai's Marshtomp ZigZag Zangoose! None
Brock's Marshtomp A Chip off the Old Brock None
Groudon Groudon fires a spiral of mud from its mouth at the opponent.
Groudon (Ruby and Sapphire) The Scuffle of Legends None
Kabutops Kabutops releases multiple light blue energy balls from its mouth at the opponent.
Dr. Kenzo's Kabutops Wild in the Streets! None
Palpitoad Palpitoad extends its long tongue, which starts to glow yellow. Palpitoad then swings its tongue from one side to another and the glow on its tongue disappears. As it does, multiple balls of brown mud form on the side of its tongue and fire at the opponent; or, Palpitoad spits multiple balls of brown mud out at the opponent.
Ash's Palpitoad Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open! None
Hunter D's crew member's Palpitoad The One That Didn't Get Away! None
Seismitoad Seismitoad takes in a breath and its chin expands. It then opens its mouth, shooting out several balls of mud at the opponent.
Edmund's Seismitoad The Clubsplosion Begins! None
Bunnelby Bunnelby creates a golden sphere of energy from between its ears. The sphere splits into several balls of mud, which are then fired at the opponent.
Clemont's Bunnelby Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin! None
Diggersby The inside of Diggersby's mouth glows orange. It then fires multiple balls of mud from its mouth at the opponent, or Diggersby creates a golden sphere of energy from between its ears. The sphere splits into several balls of mud, which are then fired at the opponent.
Dolan's Diggersby To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler! None
A wild Diggersby A Trip Down Memory Train! None


Pokémon Generations

Wooper
The user fires lumps of mud from their mouth.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Wooper Wooper fires multiple lumps of blue-glowing mud out of its mouth at the opponent.
Three wild Wooper The Adventure Debut


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • In Generation III, Secret Power has the same animation as Mud Shot if used in a sandy terrain. From Generation V onwards, Secret Power has the same animation as Mud Shot if used in puddles.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 泥巴射擊 Nàihbā Sehgīk
Mandarin 泥巴射擊 / 泥巴射击 Níbā Shèjí / Níbā Shèjī
Dutch Modderschot
Finnish Mutamäjäys (AC)
Mutalaukaus (AB)
French Tir de Boue
German Lehmschuss
Greek Λασποβόλο
Hebrew יריית בוץ Yeriyat Botz
Italian Colpodifango
Korean 머드숏 Mud Shot
Polish Błotnisty Strzał*
Błotny Strzał*
Strzał Błotem*
Portuguese Brazil Tiro de Lama
Portugal Arremesso de Lama
Serbian Hitac blatom
Spanish Latin America Ataque de Lodo (AG032, AG098)
Bola de Lodo (AG048)
Disparo de Lodo (AG148, BW039-present)
Tiro de Lodo (AG153-AG167)
Spain Disparo Lodo*
Disp. Lodo*
Thai มัดช็อต
Turkish Çamur Atışı
Vietnamese Ném Bùn



Variations of the move Icy Wind
Icy WindMud ShotElectrowebSnarl


Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
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