Why is scald a good move?

It’s a cheap move because it has decent power, excellent distribution and a crippling side effect that occurs very often. To make things worse the one type that is immune to burn is weak to Scald. Many bulky water types can safely spam the move and two consecutive Scalds have a 51% chance to burn.

How do you get scald?

Burns and scalds are damage to the skin usually caused by heat. Both are treated in the same way. A burn is caused by dry heat – by an iron or fire, for example. A scald is caused by something wet, such as hot water or steam.

Is scald physical or special?

Scald (move)

Type	Water
Category	Special
PP	15 (max. 24)
Power	80
Accuracy	100%

What is TM 54?

TM54 is a TM introduced in Generation IV. TM54. Generation IV. False Swipe.

Can fire types be burned by scald?

2 Answers. Normally Fire-type Pokémon and Pokémon with the Water Veil Ability cannot be burned; however, if a Pokémon is burned then has its type changed to Fire or its Ability changed to Water Veil, the burn will remain. So I’m 99.99% sure fire-type Pokemon won’t get burned by Scald.

Is surf better than scald?

surf is better for attackers like Starmie (although it wants Hydro Pump more) and scald is more for things like Milotic who are bulky.

Can lapras learn scald?

Emboar can learn Scald. Theoretically, an Emboar could use scald on Lapras while Lapras uses Rock Smash on Emboar.

Is lapras weak to grass?

Lapras is a Water and Ice Type, which means that it’s particularly weak to Fighting, Rock, Grass, and Electric Pokemon.

Can lapras talk?

In the Pokémon Zensho manga In Saffron City, Sabrina was revealed to own a unique telepathic Lapras that could communicate with humans.