Mud-Slap (move)

Mud-Slap (Japanese: どろかけ Mud Spray) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation II. It was TM31 in Generation II, and is TM005 in Generation IX.
==Effect==
===Generation II===
Mud-Slap inflicts damage and has a 99.6% chance of lowering the target's stat by one stage.
===Generation III onwards===
Mud-Slap now always lowers the target's accuracy by one stage.
In , Mud-Slap inflicts damage and obscures the user, making attacks targeting the user more likely to miss.
Mud-Slap can be used as the first move of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing and to score double the normal appeal if used in the next turn. It can also be used to finish a combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if , , or was used in the previous turn.
===Generation VIII===
====Pokémon Legends: Arceus====
==Description==
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==Learnset==
===By leveling up===
===By TM/Move Tutor===
===By ===
===Special move===
====Generation IV====
==In other games==
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Mud-Slap deals damage and lowers the enemy's accuracy by one stage.
===Pokémon Conquest===
===Pokémon GO===
====Updates====
;Gyms & Raids
* July 30, 2016
** Power: 6 → 15
** Energy boost: 9 → 12
* February 16, 2017
** Duration: 1.35 → 1.85 seconds
* February 21, 2017
** Duration: 1.85 → 1.4 seconds
* December 11, 2019
** Power: 15 → 18
;Trainer Battles
* December 11, 2019
** Power: 9 → 11
* December 1, 2023
** Energy boost: 8 → 9
* September 3, 2024
** Power: 11 → 12
** Energy boost: 9 → 10
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===Pokémon Masters EX===
Name 	 	Move gauge cost	MP(uses)	Base	Max	 	Target 	Effect tag 	Description	Playable	
Mud-Slap 	1	— 	13 	15 	90%	An opponent 	— 	Lowers the target's accuracy by one stat rank.	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rampant Mud-Slap	1	1 	20 	24 	—% 	All opponents	Sure Hit	Activation Condition: When the user is hit by an attack move one time.
Deactivation Condition: When this move is used.
Never misses. Lowers the target's accuracy by two stat ranks. Leaves the target poisoned. Turns the field of play's zone into a Ground Zone (A Ground Zone powers up Ground-type attacks.) Increases the Physical Moves ↑ Next effect and Special Moves ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by two ranks.	 	 	
Notes:
* Mud-Slap:
** Description prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Lowers the target's accuracy.
===Description===
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
* In the preview for the unaired , Chōta's is seen using Mud-Slap.
* In Camping It Up!, it was revealed by 's Pokédex that the she used at the Pokémon Summer Academy knew Mud-Slap. However, it was never seen using the move.
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
===Pokémon Adventures===
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
==In other generations==
===Core series games===
===Side series games===
===Spin-off series games===
==Trivia==
* From Generation IV onwards, has the animation of Mud-Slap if used on sandy terrains.
==In other languages==
Category:Moves that can jam
Category:Moves that can lower the target's accuracy
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Category:Moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
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it:Fangosberla
ja:どろかけ
zh:掷泥（招式）