Murkwater Surface

The water is tainted…

Murkwater Surface is one of the Field Effects. It is found in the Water Treatment Center prior to defeating the PULSE Swalot

Transitions from other terrainsEdit

Water Surface and Underwater will transform into this terrain if Acid Downpour is used, or when Sludge Wave is used twice.

General EffectsEdit

• Grounded Pokémon have their speed halved, unless they are Water-type, or have Swift Swim or Surge Surfer
• Poison attacks increase in base power by 1.5x
• Electric attacks increase in base power by 1.3x
• Ground attacks always fail
• Water attacks deal additional Poison damage and increase in base power by 1.5x

Field DamageEdit

Pokémon will take type-scaling Poison damage at the end of each turn, unless they are Poison or Steel type, or if they have the following abilities:

• Immunity
• Toxic Boost
• Poison Heal
• Magic Guard
• Wonder Guard

Pokémon with following abilities will take twice the amount of field damage:

• Magma Armor
• Flame Body
• Water Absorb
• Dry Skin

Abilities AffectedEdit

• Pokémon with Dry Skin or Water Absorb restore some HP at the end of each turn, provided they are Poison-type and grounded
• Poison Heal and Toxic Boost are activated for grounded Pokémon
• Swift Swim is activated regardless of whether the Pokémon is grounded
• Activates Surge Surfer
• Schooling is active at all times
• Activates Water Compaction each turn
• Gooey’s effect is doubled
• Stench’s activation chance is doubled
• Liquid Ooze’s damage is doubled
• Merciless is activated

Moves AffectedEdit

Moves with a 1.5x increase in base powerEdit

Moves that deal Water/Poison damage and increase in base power by 1.5xEdit

Other MovesEdit

• Spikes and Toxic Spikes will sink into the water and disappear.
• Sludge Wave deals additional Water damage
• Smack Down deals additional Poison damage and increases in base power by 1.5x
• Dive will cause the user to take 4x field damage during their semi-invulnerability turn
• Acid Armor’s stat-changing effect is amplified
• Venom Drench will affect targets regardless of whether they are poisoned
• Venoshock’s power is doubled regardless of whether the target is poisoned
• Shore Up activates Water Compaction
• Nature Power becomes Sludge Wave
• Camouflage changes the user's type to Poison
• Secret Power may poison

Transitions to other terrainsEdit

Whirlpool will transform this terrain into Water Surface.

Blizzard, Glaciate and Subzero Slammer will transform this terrain into an Icy Surface.

SeedEdit

The Elemental Seed applies Soak and Aqua Ring, but poisons the user.