Mud Shot

Essentials

Mud Shot

special

Generation 3

Summary

Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 55; percentile 24.0
Accuracy: 95% ≈ 52.2 power
PP: 15, up to 24 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: 100
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Hurls mud at the foe and reduces SPEED.
: The user attacks by hurling mud. It also reduces the foe’s SPEED.

: The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the foe. It also reduces the target’s Speed.

: The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. It also reduces the target’s Speed.

: The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target’s Speed stat.

: The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target’s Speed stat.

Foreign Names

Japanese: マッドショット (maddoshotto)
: マッドショット
Korean: 머드숏
Chinese: 泥巴射擊
: 泥巴射击
French: Tir de Boue
German: Lehmschuss
Spanish: Disparo Lodo
Italian: Colpodifango
Czech: Bahnomet

Contests

Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡
Jam: ♥♥♥
Flavor text: Badly startles those that have made appeals.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Enables the user to perform last in the next turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Mud Shot.

Move	PP	Power	Acc	Effect
Bubble Beam	20	65	100%	Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
Constrict	35	10	100%	Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
Bubble	30	40	100%	Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
Icy Wind	15	55	95%	Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
Rock Tomb	15	60	95%	Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
Bulldoze	20	60	100%	Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.

Pokémon

Ground Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Special Attack are more suited to Mud Shot's special damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

								Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	Poliwag		Water Absorb Damp Swift Swim		Water 1	40	50	40	40	40	90	300
	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	Poliwhirl		Water Absorb Damp Swift Swim		Water 1	65	65	65	50	50	90	385
23	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	Krabby		Hyper Cutter Shell Armor Sheer Force		Water 3	30	105	90	25	25	50	325
23	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	Kingler		Hyper Cutter Shell Armor Sheer Force		Water 3	55	130	115	50	50	75	475
25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	Omanyte		Swift Swim Shell Armor Weak Armor		Water 1 Water 3	35	40	100	90	55	35	355
25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	Omastar		Swift Swim Shell Armor Weak Armor		Water 1 Water 3	70	60	125	115	70	55	495
25	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	Kabuto		Swift Swim Battle Armor Weak Armor		Water 1 Water 3	30	80	90	55	45	55	355
25	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	Kabutops		Swift Swim Battle Armor Weak Armor		Water 1 Water 3	60	115	105	65	70	80	495
16	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	Wooper		Damp Water Absorb Unaware		Water 1 Field	55	45	45	25	25	15	210
16	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	Quagsire		Damp Water Absorb Unaware		Water 1 Field	95	85	85	65	65	35	430
16	16	16	16	16	16	16	0	Marshtomp		Torrent Damp		Monster Water 1	70	85	70	60	70	50	405
16	16	16	16	16	16	16	—	Swampert		Torrent Damp		Monster Water 1	100	110	90	85	90	60	535
						16	—	Mega Swampert		Swift Swim		Monster Water 1	100	150	110	95	110	70	635
—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Groudon		Drought		Undiscovered	100	150	140	100	90	90	670
						—	—	Primal Groudon		Desolate Land		Undiscovered	100	180	160	150	90	90	770
			16	16	16	16	16	Tympole		Swift Swim Hydration Water Absorb		Water 1	50	50	40	50	40	64	294
			16	16	16	16	16	Palpitoad		Swift Swim Hydration Water Absorb		Water 1	75	65	55	65	55	69	384
			16	16	16	16	16	Seismitoad		Swift Swim Poison Touch Water Absorb		Water 1	105	95	75	85	75	74	509
			13	13	13	13	13	Stunfisk		Static Limber Sand Veil		Water 1 Amorphous	109	66	84	81	99	32	471
			—	—	—	—	—	Incarnate Landorus		Sand Force Sheer Force		Undiscovered	89	125	90	115	80	101	600
				—	—	—	—	Therian Landorus		Intimidate		Undiscovered	89	145	90	105	80	91	600
					35	35	35	Chespin		Overgrow Bulletproof		Field	56	61	65	48	45	38	313
					39	39	39	Quilladin		Overgrow Bulletproof		Field	61	78	95	56	58	57	405
					41	41	41	Chesnaught		Overgrow Bulletproof		Field	88	107	122	74	75	64	530
					18	18	18	Bunnelby		Pickup Cheek Pouch Huge Power		Field	38	36	38	32	36	57	237
					18	18	18	Diggersby		Pickup Cheek Pouch Huge Power		Field	85	56	77	50	77	78	423
								Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
								Sandshrew		Sand Veil Sand Rush		Field	50	75	85	20	30	40	300
								Poliwag		Water Absorb Damp Swift Swim		Water 1	40	50	40	40	40	90	300
								Shellder		Shell Armor Skill Link Overcoat		Water 3	30	65	100	45	25	40	305
								Goldeen		Swift Swim Water Veil Lightning Rod		Water 2	45	67	60	35	50	63	320
								Kabuto		Swift Swim Battle Armor Weak Armor		Water 1 Water 3	30	80	90	55	45	55	355
								Swinub		Oblivious Snow Cloak Thick Fat		Field	50	50	40	30	30	50	250
								Remoraid		Hustle Sniper Moody		Water 1 Water 2	35	65	35	65	35	65	300
								Surskit		Swift Swim Rain Dish		Water 1 Bug	40	30	32	50	52	65	269
								Trapinch		Hyper Cutter Arena Trap Sheer Force		Bug	45	100	45	45	45	10	290
								Barboach		Oblivious Anticipation Hydration		Water 2	50	48	43	46	41	60	288
								Relicanth		Swift Swim Rock Head Sturdy		Water 1 Water 2	100	90	130	45	65	55	485
								Gible		Sand Veil Rough Skin		Monster Dragon	58	70	45	40	45	42	300
								Red-Striped Basculin		Reckless Adaptability Mold Breaker		Water 2	70	92	65	80	55	98	460
								Blue-Striped Basculin		Rock Head Adaptability Mold Breaker		Water 2	70	92	65	80	55	98	460
								Bouffalant		Reckless Sap Sipper Soundproof		Field	95	110	95	40	95	55	490
								Grubbin		Swarm		Bug	47	62	45	55	45	46	300

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