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WaterSpecNon-contact

Muddy Water

  • Non-contact — Damaging moves that don’t make contact (status moves excluded). The attacker takes no damage from Rough Skin, Iron Barbs or Rocky Helmet.

Values in Pokémon Champions

Pow
90
Acc
85
PP
10
Priority
0
Range
Spread

Effect

Has a 30% chance of lowering targets’ accuracy by 1 stage.

Effects & flags

30% chance: accuracy↓

Changes by generation

Newest first. Periods with identical values are grouped; bold values changed from the previous (older) period.

GenerationTypeCatPowAccPPPriority
Pokémon ChampionsWaterSpec9085100
Gen 6–9WaterSpec9085100
Gen 3–5WaterSpec9585100

Pokémon that run this move

Champions Doubles2026-09

PelipperPelipper11.5%MiloticMilotic42%PolitoedPolitoed42.7%Basculegion (Female)Basculegion (Female)97.8%SwampertSwampert9.5%BelliboltBellibolt4.5%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in Champions Doubles (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (Champions VGC reg.MC)

VGC 20262026-09

PelipperPelipper7%TatsugiriTatsugiri92.7%MiloticMilotic99.8%VaporeonVaporeon100%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in VGC 2026 (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (VGC 2024 reg.G)

OU (Singles)2026-09

TentacruelTentacruel0.3%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in OU (Singles) (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (OU)

Doubles OU2026-09

Goodra (Hisuian Form)Goodra (Hisuian Form)5.7%PelipperPelipper10.9%KingdraKingdra74.5%PolitoedPolitoed8.9%GastrodonGastrodon48.9%MiloticMilotic32.8%Basculegion (Female)Basculegion (Female)3.2%KeldeoKeldeo93.2%BlastoiseBlastoise2.3%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in Doubles OU (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (Doubles OU)

Type

Super effective (×2)
FireGroundRock
Not very effective (×½)
WaterGrassDragon
No effect (×0)

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Moves of the same type

WaterHydro CannonWaterWater SpoutWaterWave CrashWaterHydro PumpWaterOrigin PulseWaterSteam EruptionWaterCrabhammerWaterAqua TailWaterSparkling AriaWaterSurfWaterLiquidationWaterAqua Step

Pokémon that learn this move75 Pokémon

Squirtle#0007SquirtleWartortle#0008WartortleBlastoise#0009BlastoisePsyduck#0054PsyduckGolduck#0055GolduckPoliwag#0060PoliwagPoliwhirl#0061PoliwhirlPoliwrath#0062PoliwrathTentacool#0072TentacoolTentacruel#0073TentacruelSlowbro#0080SlowbroSeel#0086SeelDewgong#0087DewgongHorsea#0116HorseaSeadra#0117SeadraGyarados#0130GyaradosLapras#0131LaprasVaporeon#0134VaporeonMew#0151MewTotodile#0158TotodileCroconaw#0159CroconawFeraligatr#0160FeraligatrChinchou#0170ChinchouLanturn#0171LanturnMarill#0183MarillAzumarill#0184AzumarillPolitoed#0186PolitoedWooper#0194WooperQuagsire#0195QuagsireSlowking#0199SlowkingKingdra#0230KingdraTyranitar#0248TyranitarMudkip#0258MudkipMarshtomp#0259MarshtompSwampert#0260SwampertLotad#0270LotadLombre#0271LombreLudicolo#0272LudicoloWingull#0278WingullPelipper#0279PelipperBarboach#0339BarboachWhiscash#0340WhiscashCorphish#0341CorphishCrawdaunt#0342CrawdauntFeebas#0349FeebasMilotic#0350MiloticKyogre#0382KyogreFloatzel#0419FloatzelShellos#0422ShellosGastrodon#0423GastrodonHippopotas#0449HippopotasHippowdon#0450HippowdonBasculin#0550BasculinKeldeo#0647KeldeoSkrelp#0690SkrelpDragalge#0691DragalgeClauncher#0692ClauncherClawitzer#0693ClawitzerGoomy#0704GoomySliggoo#0705SliggooGoodra#0706GoodraMareanie#0747MareanieToxapex#0748ToxapexSobble#0816SobbleDrizzile#0817DrizzileInteleon#0818InteleonDrednaw#0834DrednawPincurchin#0871PincurchinBasculegion#0902BasculegionTadbulb#0938TadbulbBellibolt#0939BelliboltWiglett#0960WiglettWugtrio#0961WugtrioTatsugiri#0978TatsugiriClodsire#0980Clodsire

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FAQ

What type is Muddy Water?

Muddy Water is a Water-type Spec move.

What does Muddy Water do?

Has a 30% chance of lowering targets’ accuracy by 1 stage.

What are Muddy Water's power, accuracy and PP?

Power 90, accuracy 85, PP 10.

Which Pokémon can learn Muddy Water?

75 Pokémon can learn it, e.g. Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Psyduck, Golduck, Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath.

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