Scald

Water-type charged move in Pokémon GO.

Razor Shell

Scald Blastoise

Scald

Category

Charged

Type

Water

Gyms & Raids

Power

Energy

-50

Duration

3.5s

DPS

21.43

DPE

1.5

Trainer Battles

Power

Energy

-50

DPE

1.7

Rankings compare charged moves only. Type ranks show position and call out ties; all-type percentages include ties. Lower Energy costs rank higher.

Gyms & Raids

Category

Charged

Duration

3.5s

Power

Rank 11 of 26 eligible Water-type charged moves.Top 60.5 percent across all types; 156 of 258 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Energy

-50

Tied for rank 13 in Water; 7 moves share rank 13 among 26 eligible Water-type charged moves.Top 66.6 percent across all types; 171 of 257 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

DPE

1.5

Rank 13 of 26 eligible Water-type charged moves.Top 60.8 percent across all types; 156 of 257 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

DPS

21.43

Rank 20 of 26 eligible Water-type charged moves.Top 87.6 percent across all types; 226 of 258 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Trainer Battles

Category

Charged

Turns

Power

Tied for rank 6 in Water; 2 moves share rank 6 among 26 eligible Water-type charged moves.Top 41.1 percent across all types; 105 of 256 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Energy

-50

Tied for rank 16 in Water; 5 moves share rank 16 among 26 eligible Water-type charged moves.Top 67.6 percent across all types; 173 of 256 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

DPE

1.7

Tied for rank 9 in Water; 2 moves share rank 9 among 26 eligible Water-type charged moves.Top 48.9 percent across all types; 125 of 256 eligible charged moves have an equal or better value.

Effect

30% chance to reduce the Opponent's Attack by 20%

Archetype

Debuff

Razor Shell

Scald Blastoise

Scald

Category

Charged

Type

Water

Gyms & Raids

Power

Energy

-50

Duration

3.5s

DPS

21.43

DPE

1.5

Trainer Battles

Power

Energy

-50

DPE

1.7

These are the strongest Pokémon that can learn the Water-type move Scald.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Volcanion
Incinerate
Scald
11.72
176.0
85.2
1279.8s
10.06
2
Mega Slowbro
Confusion
Scald
10.77
215.5
69.6
1392.2s
9.61
3
Shadow Suicune
Water Gun
Scald
10.22
161.5
92.9
1467.5s
8.85
4
Shadow Poliwrath
Counter
Scald
10.73
124.9
120.1
1398.0s
8.83
5
Shadow Crawdaunt
Waterfall
Scald
11.68
84.6
177.3
1284.5s
8.71
6
Vaporeon
Water Gun
Scald
9.84
159.7
93.9
1525.0s
8.56
7
Shadow Slowbro
Confusion
Scald
10.30
122.2
122.8
1456.9s
8.53
8
Shadow Slowking
Confusion
Scald
10.30
122.2
122.8
1456.9s
8.53
9
Shadow Tentacruel
Poison Jab
Scald
9.85
119.5
125.5
1522.4s
8.21
10
Shadow Wailord
Water Gun
Scald
10.21
99.5
150.7
1469.7s
8.13

Ranked Pokémon whose recommended PvP moveset includes Scald. Pick a league to see its rankings.

Rank	Pokémon	Fast Move	Charged Move 1	Charged Move 2	League
#219 of 1145	Tentacruel	Acid Multipurpose	Scald Debuff	Payback Nuke	Great League
#329 of 1145	Shadow Tentacruel	Acid Multipurpose	Scald Debuff	Payback Nuke	Great League
#346 of 1145	Whiscash	Mud Shot Fast Charge	Mud Bomb General	Scald Debuff	Great League
#366 of 1145	Wailmer	Rollout Fast Charge	Scald Debuff	Body Slam Spam/Bait	Great League
#378 of 1145	Shadow Whiscash	Mud Shot Fast Charge	Mud Bomb General	Scald Debuff	Great League
#464 of 1145	Shadow Wailmer	Rollout Fast Charge	Scald Debuff	Body Slam Spam/Bait	Great League
#549 of 1145	Shadow Crawdaunt	Waterfall Heavy Damage	Night Slash Boost Spam	Scald Debuff	Great League
#561 of 1145	Suicune	Ice Fang Multipurpose	Bubble Beam Debuff	Scald Debuff	Great League
#648 of 1145	Shadow Suicune	Ice Fang Multipurpose	Bubble Beam Debuff	Scald Debuff	Great League
#652 of 1145	Crawdaunt	Waterfall Heavy Damage	Night Slash Boost Spam	Scald Debuff	Great League
#728 of 1145	Volcanion	Incinerate Multipurpose	Scald Debuff	Overheat Self-Debuff Nuke	Great League
#797 of 1145	Poliwhirl	Bubble Fast Charge	Scald Debuff	Mud Bomb General	Great League
#873 of 1145	Shadow Poliwhirl	Bubble Fast Charge	Scald Debuff	Mud Bomb General	Great League
#1016 of 1145	Lombre	Bubble Fast Charge	Scald Debuff	Grass Knot General	Great League