Bubble (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Water
Category	Special
Power	40
Accuracy	100
PP	30 (max. 48)
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 1

Effects

Bubble deals damage and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.

Changes

In Generations 1-5, Bubble has 20 base power.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Waterium Z and uses its Z-Power, Bubble turns into Hydro Vortex and has base power 100.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets all adjacent foes.

Other languages

English	Bubble
Japanese	あわ (Awa)
German	Blubber
French	Écume
Italian	Bolla
Spanish	Burbuja
Korean	거품
Chinese (Simplified)	泡沫
Chinese (Traditional)	泡沫

Game descriptions

Gold/Silver Crystal	An attack that may reduce SPEED.
Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	An attack using bubbles. May lower the foe’s SPEED.
FireRed/LeafGreen	A spray of bubbles hits the foe. It may lower the foe’s SPEED stat.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the foe. It may also lower the target’s Speed stat.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the opposing team. It may also lower the targets’ Speed stats.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their Speed stats.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu/L.G. Eevee	A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their Speed stat.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.
Scarlet/Violet	This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Bubble at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.