Murkwater Surface

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**Murkwater Surface** is a Field in Pokémon Reborn. It is categorized as an Elemental Field and designated number 26 in the Field Notes app.

## Field Note

**Name**: Field Effect Read-Out 26

**Location**: Water Treatment Center

**Earliest available**: After Badge 12

**Guide**:

Go to the first room from the entrance. Lower the water level. Go down the stairs like in the left photo, then go down and right. The Field Note is in the corner and is partially obscured by the pipes.

## Transitions from Other Fields

* Water Surface and Underwater will transform into this Field upon one use of the move Acid Downpour or two uses of the move Sludge Wave. If Underwater is transformed into Murkwater Surface through Sludge Wave, all non-Poison and non-Steel-type Pokémon on the field will faint, except Pokémon in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move.

## General Effects

* Grounded Pokémon have their Speed decreased by 0.75x, unless they are Water-type or have one of the abilities Surge Surfer or Swift Swim
* Water-type moves increase in base power by 1.5x and gain Poison as a secondary type
* Poison-type moves increase in base power by 1.5x
* Electric-type moves used against grounded Pokémon increase in base power by 1.3x
* Ground-type attacks, as well as the move Sand Attack, always fail

### Field damage

At the end of each turn, all Pokémon on the field that are grounded and not Poison or Steel-type take damage equal to some part of their maximum HP, which scales based on the effectiveness of Poison against the Pokémon, being 1/8 for normal effectiveness.

* Pokémon are immune to this damage if they have one of the abilities Immunity, Magic Guard, Poison Heal, Toxic Boost or Wonder Guard
* This damage increases by 2x against Pokémon that have one of the abilities Dry Skin, Flame Body, Magma Armor or Water Absorb
* This damage increases by 4x against Pokémon that are underwater (i.e., in the semi-invulnerable turn of Dive)

## Abilities Affected

* Gooey now lowers Speed by 2 stages upon activation
* Damage caused by Liquid Ooze is doubled
* Stench’s activation chance is doubled (to 20%)
* Merciless, Schooling, Surge Surfer, Swift Swim and Toxic Boost are activated
* Water Compaction is activated at the end of each turn
* Dry Skin and Water Absorb additionally restore 1/8 of the bearer's maximum HP each turn if it is grounded and Poison-type
* Poison Heal additionally restores 1/8 of the bearer's maximum HP each turn if it is grounded

## Moves Affected

### Moves that increase in base power by 1.5x

* Smack Down also gains Poison as a secondary type

### Other moves

* Sludge Wave gains Water as a secondary type
* Venoshock's base power becomes 130 regardless of whether the target is poisoned or not
* Venom Drench's effect is applied regardless of whether the targets are poisoned or not
* Spikes and Toxic Spikes get terminated as soon as they are placed
* Shore Up additionally activates the user's Water Compaction when used successfully

* Nature Power becomes Sludge Wave
* Camouflage causes the user to become Poison-type
* Secret Power may poison

## Seed

The Elemental Seed raises Speed by one stage, applies Aqua Ring, and poisons the user.

## Transitions to Other Fields

* This Field will transform into Water Surface if the move Whirlpool is used.
* This Field will transform into Icy Field if any of the moves Blizzard, Glaciate or Subzero Slammer is used.
* The move Splintered Stormshards will terminate this Field.