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Water · Special move · Gen 5

Scald

Scald is a Water-type special move introduced in Generation 5. It has 80 base power and 100% accuracy, with 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 156 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Water

Category

Special

Power

80

Accuracy

100%

PP

15 (max 24)

Priority

0

Effect

30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target. Has a 30% chance to burn the target. The target thaws out if it is frozen.

Targets
One adjacent Pokémon
Scarlet & Violet
Usable (25 Pokémon)
Pokémon Champions
Usable (19 Pokémon)
Legends: Z-A
Usable (36 Pokémon)

Type matchups as a Water attack

2× vsFireGroundRock

½× vsWaterGrassDragon

Pokémon that learn Scald

156 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.

PokémonTypeChampionsS/VZ-AGens
SquirtleWater✓5–8
WartortleWater✓5–8
BlastoiseWater✓5–8
PsyduckWater5–8
GolduckWater5–8
PoliwagWater5–8
PoliwhirlWater5–8
PoliwrathWater/Fighting5–8
TentacoolWater/Poison5–8
TentacruelWater/Poison5–8
SlowpokeWater/Psychic✓5–8
Galarian SlowpokePsychic8
SlowbroWater/Psychic✓✓✓5–9
Galarian SlowbroPoison/Psychic✓8
KrabbyWater5–8
KinglerWater5–8
HorseaWater5–8
SeadraWater5–8
GoldeenWater5–8
SeakingWater5–8
StaryuWater✓5–8
StarmieWater/Psychic✓✓5–8
GyaradosWater/Flying✓✓✓5–9
VaporeonWater✓✓✓5–9
OmanyteRock/Water5–8
OmastarRock/Water5–8
KabutoRock/Water5–8
KabutopsRock/Water5–8
MewPsychic✓5–9
TotodileWater5–7
CroconawWater5–7
FeraligatrWater✓5–7
ChinchouWater/Electric✓5–9
LanturnWater/Electric✓5–9
MarillWater/Fairy5–8
AzumarillWater/Fairy5–8
PolitoedWater5–8
WooperWater/Ground5–8
QuagsireWater/Ground5–8
SlowkingWater/Psychic✓✓✓5–9
Galarian SlowkingPoison/Psychic8
QwilfishWater/Poison5–8
CorsolaWater/Rock5–8
Galarian CorsolaGhost8
RemoraidWater5–8
OctilleryWater5–8
MantineWater/Flying5–8
KingdraWater/Dragon✓5–9
RaikouElectric✓8–9
SuicuneWater✓5–9
MudkipWater✓5–8
MarshtompWater/Ground✓5–8
SwampertWater/Ground✓5–8
LotadWater/Grass5–8
LombreWater/Grass5–8
LudicoloWater/Grass5–8
WingullWater/Flying5–8
PelipperWater/Flying5–8
SurskitBug/Water5–7
MasquerainBug/Flying5–7
AzurillNormal/Fairy5–8
CarvanhaWater/Dark✓5–8
SharpedoWater/Dark✓✓5–8
WailmerWater5–8
WailordWater5–8
BarboachWater/Ground5–8
WhiscashWater/Ground5–8
CorphishWater5–8
CrawdauntWater/Dark5–8
FeebasWater✓5–8
MiloticWater✓✓✓5–9
CastformNormal✓5–7
ClamperlWater5–7
HuntailWater5–7
GorebyssWater5–7
RelicanthWater/Rock5–8
LuvdiscWater5–7
KyogreWater✓5–8
PiplupWater5–7
PrinplupWater5–7
EmpoleonWater/Steel5–7
BibarelNormal/Water5–7
BuizelWater5–7
FloatzelWater5–7
ShellosWater5–8
GastrodonWater/Ground5–8
FinneonWater5–7
LumineonWater5–7
MantykeWater/Flying5–8
PhioneWater✓5–7, 9
ManaphyWater✓5–7, 9
EmboarFire/Fighting✓✓✓5–7, 9
OshawottWater5–7
DewottWater5–7
SamurottWater5–7
Hisuian SamurottWater/Dark5–7
PanpourWater✓5–7
SimipourWater✓✓5–7
TympoleWater5–8
PalpitoadWater/Ground5–8
SeismitoadWater/Ground5–8
BasculinWater5–8
TirtougaWater/Rock5–8
CarracostaWater/Rock5–8
DucklettWater/Flying5–7
SwannaWater/Flying5–7
FrillishWater/Ghost5–8
JellicentWater/Ghost5–8
AlomomolaWater✓5–7, 9
StunfiskGround/Electric✓✓5–8
Galarian StunfiskGround/Steel✓✓8
KeldeoWater/Fighting✓5–8
FroakieWater6–7
FrogadierWater6–7
GreninjaWater/Dark6–7
BinacleRock/Water✓6–8
BarbaracleRock/Water✓✓6–8
SkrelpPoison/Water✓6–8
DragalgePoison/Dragon✓✓✓6–9
ClauncherWater6–8
ClawitzerWater✓6–8
GoodraDragon✓✓✓9
VolcanionFire/Water✓✓6–9
PopplioWater7–8
BrionneWater7–8
PrimarinaWater/Fairy7–8
CrabrawlerFighting7
CrabominableFighting/Ice7
WishiwashiWater7–8
MareaniePoison/Water7–8
ToxapexPoison/Water7–8
DewpiderWater/Bug7–8
AraquanidWater/Bug7–8
WimpodBug/Water✓7–8
GolisopodBug/Water✓✓7–8
BruxishWater/Psychic7
Tapu FiniWater/Fairy7–8
InteleonWater✓✓8–9
DrednawWater/Rock8
CarkolRock/Fire✓8–9
CoalossalRock/Fire✓8–9
CramorantFlying/Water8
ArrokudaWater8
BarraskewdaWater8
SizzlipedeFire/Bug8
CentiskorchFire/Bug8
CursolaGhost8
PincurchinElectric✓✓8–9
DracovishWater/Dragon8
DrakloakDragon/Ghost8
DragapultDragon/Ghost8
Urshifu-Rapid-StrikeFighting/Water8
TatsugiriDragon/Water✓
Walking WakeWater/Dragon✓9
PoltchageistGrass/Ghost✓9
SinistchaGrass/Ghost✓✓9

Scald FAQ

What does Scald do?

Scald is a Water-type special move with 80 power. Has a 30% chance to burn the target. The target thaws out if it is frozen.

Which Pokémon can learn Scald?

156 Pokémon and forms can learn Scald in at least one game: 25 in Scarlet & Violet, 19 in Pokémon Champions and 36 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Psyduck, Golduck and Poliwag.

Is Scald in Pokémon Champions?

Yes — 19 Pokémon can use Scald in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.

What is Scald super effective against?

As a Water-type attack, Scald is super effective against Fire, Ground and Rock, not very effective against Water, Grass and Dragon (unless its effect says otherwise).

Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.