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Scald

In Pokémon ChampionsGen V

Game

Pokémon Champions

WaterSpecial

30% chance to the target. .

Power: 80
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15
Hits: One Pokémon next to the user
On Showdown: 1.2% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it

Changes over time

How Scald changed from game to game, newest first.

Gen VI
Has a 30% chance to burn the target. added: The target thaws out if it is frozen.

Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

See it in the games

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How it works in Champions

Has a 30% chance to the target. The target thaws out if it is .

“The user attacks by shooting boiling hot water at the target. This may also leave the target with a burn.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet

Good to know

Has a secondary effect: Sheer Force boosts it and removes the effect, Serene Grace doubles the chance, and Shield Dust and Covert Cloak block it.Moves with a secondary effect
Doesn't make contact: Rough Skin, Rocky Helmet and similar don't trigger.
Thaws the user if it's frozen.
Thaws a frozen target.

Who runs Scald on Showdown

Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.

On the ladder today

Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Scald among their most used moves.

Who learns Scald

26 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

All 149 Pokémon that learn it in any game → Filter the Pokédex to Champions →