Scald (move)

Move data

Type Water
Category Special  Special
Power 80
Accuracy 100
PP 15  (max. 24)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 5

Machine/Record

Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
TM55
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
TM55
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
TM55
L.G. Pikachu​/​L.G. Eevee TM29
Sword​/​Shield TR84
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl TM49
Scarlet​/​Violet TM188

Effects

Scald deals damage and has a 30% chance of burning the target.

Fire type Pokémon, those with the ability Water Veil or those behind a Substitute cannot be burned.

If the user is frozen, Scald can be used and will thaw out the Pokémon before attacking.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Waterium Z and uses its Z-Power, Scald turns into Hydro Vortex and has base power 160.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Scald
Japanese ねっとう (Nettō)
German Siedewasser
French Ébullition
Italian Idrovampata
Spanish Escaldar
Korean 열탕
Chinese (Simplified) 热水
Chinese (Traditional) 熱水

Game descriptions

Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
The user shoots boiling hot water at its target. It may also leave the target with a burn.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
The user shoots boiling hot water at its target. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
L.G. Pikachu​/​L.G. Eevee
The user shoots boiling hot water at its target. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
The user shoots boiling hot water at its target. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Scarlet​/​Violet The user attacks by shooting boiling hot water at the target. This may also leave the target with a burn.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Scald at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Volcanion Volcanion
#0721 / Fire · Water
Level 48

Learnt by TM

Chinchou Chinchou
#0170 / Water · Electric
Lanturn Lanturn
#0171 / Water · Electric
Kingdra Kingdra
#0230 / Water · Dragon
Raikou Raikou
#0243 / Electric
Suicune Suicune
#0245 / Water
Milotic Milotic
#0350 / Water
Phione Phione
#0489 / Water
Manaphy Manaphy
#0490 / Water
Emboar Emboar
#0500 / Fire · Fighting
Sinistcha Sinistcha
#1013 / Grass · Ghost