Brine (move)

Brine しおみず Salt Water

Battles Type  Water Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  65 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM55 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Increases judges voltage by 2

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Brine (Japanese: しおみず Salt Water) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation IV. It is TM55 in Generation IV, and obtained by defeating Crasher Wake.

Effect

Brine inflicts damage, and its power doubles to 130 when the target is at or below 50% health.

Description

Games Description If the foe’s HP is down to about half, this attack will hit with double the power.* If the foe’s HP is down to under half, this attack will hit with double the power.* Conq If the target's HP is down to about half, this attack will hit with double the power. If the target's HP is half or less, this attack will hit with double the power. PMDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It will inflict double damage if the target's HP is down to half or lower.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
086		Seel	Water		Water	33				33			33
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice	33				33			33
090		Shellder	Water		Water	44				44			44
098		Krabby	Water		Water	39				39			39
099		Kingler	Water		Water	51				51			51
116		Horsea	Water		Water	30				30			30
117		Seadra	Water		Water	30				30			30
120		Staryu	Water		Water						36	36
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	37				37			37
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water	28				28			28
139		Omastar	Rock	Water	28				28			28
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison	33				33			33
230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon	30				30			30
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying						34	34
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting	--				--			--
320		Wailmer	Water		Water	31				31			31
321		Wailord	Water		Water	31				31			31
367		Huntail	Water		Water	28				28			28
393		Piplup	Water		Water	29				29			29
394		Prinplup	Water		Water	33				33			33
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel	33				33			33
515		Panpour	Water		Water					34			34
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock					28			28
565		Carracosta	Water	Rock					28			28
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost					32			32
593		Jellicent	Water	Ghost					32			32
594		Alomomola	Water		Water					41			41
613		Cubchoo	Ice		Ice					21			21
614		Beartic	Ice		Ice					21			21
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
007		Squirtle	Water		Water	no
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric	no
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison	no
278		Wingull	Water	Flying	no
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark	no
349		Feebas	Water		Water	no
366		Clamperl	Water		Water	no
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock	no
370		Luvdisc	Water		Water	no
422		Shellos	Water		Water	no
456		Finneon	Water		Water	no
501		Oshawott	Water		Water	no
550		Basculin	Water		Water	no
580		Ducklett	Water	Flying	no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I --		II --		III --		IV TM55		V --		VI --
007		Squirtle	Water		Water	✔						✔
008		Wartortle	Water		Water	✔						✔
009		Blastoise	Water		Water	✔						✔
054		Psyduck	Water		Water	✔						✔
055		Golduck	Water		Water	✔						✔
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison	✔						✔
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison	✔						✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	✔						✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	✔						✔
086		Seel	Water		Water	✔						✔
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice	✔						✔
090		Shellder	Water		Water	✔						✔
091		Cloyster	Water	Ice	✔						✔
098		Krabby	Water		Water	✔						✔
099		Kingler	Water		Water	✔						✔
116		Horsea	Water		Water	✔						✔
117		Seadra	Water		Water	✔						✔
120		Staryu	Water		Water	✔						✔
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic	✔						✔
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying	✔						✔
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	✔						✔
134		Vaporeon	Water		Water	✔						✔
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water	✔						✔
139		Omastar	Rock	Water	✔						✔
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water	✔						✔
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	✔						✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔						✔
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric	✔						✔
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric	✔						✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic	✔						✔
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison	✔						✔
222		Corsola	Water	Rock	✔						✔
223		Remoraid	Water		Water	✔						✔
224		Octillery	Water		Water	✔						✔
226		Mantine	Water	Flying	✔						✔
230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon	✔						✔
245		Suicune	Water		Water	✔						✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying	✔						✔
278		Wingull	Water	Flying	✔						✔
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying	✔						✔
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting	✔						✔
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark	✔						✔
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark	✔						✔
320		Wailmer	Water		Water	✔						✔
321		Wailord	Water		Water	✔						✔
363		Spheal	Ice	Water	✔						✔
364		Sealeo	Ice	Water	✔						✔
365		Walrein	Ice	Water	✔						✔
366		Clamperl	Water		Water	✔						✔
367		Huntail	Water		Water	✔						✔
368		Gorebyss	Water		Water	✔						✔
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock	✔						✔
370		Luvdisc	Water		Water	✔						✔
382		Kyogre	Water		Water	✔						✔
393		Piplup	Water		Water	✔						✔
394		Prinplup	Water		Water	✔						✔
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel	✔						✔
418		Buizel	Water		Water	✔						✔
419		Floatzel	Water		Water	✔						✔
422		Shellos	Water		Water	✔						✔
423		Gastrodon	Water	Ground	✔						✔
456		Finneon	Water		Water	✔						✔
457		Lumineon	Water		Water	✔						✔
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon	✔						✔
489		Phione	Water		Water	✔						✔
490		Manaphy	Water		Water	✔						✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal	✔						✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0054 Psyduck Water Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic Dream World - Sparkling Sea 0116 HorseaLv.10 Water Dream World - Sparkling Sea 0223 Remoraid Water Dream World - Sparkling Sea 0580 Ducklett Water Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Conquest

Brine is the only move of Simipour. It doubles in power if the target has less than half their HP.

^	★★★ Orange squares indicate hit area. Blue squares indicate area Pokémon the Pokémon will need to move to perform the move. Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon. Table assumes the Pokémon is in the square marked by ^.

In the anime

Tirtouga Wailmer Shellder Beartic
Salt water is blasted from the user's body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Wailmer points its blow hole at the opponent and releases a stream of water from it.
A Coordinator's Wailmer	Pruning a Passel of Pals!		Debut
	Shellder releases a strong stream of water from its mouth, propelling it through the air and making it slam into the opponent.
Marilyn's Shellder	Battling a Cute Drama!		None
	Carracosta fires a powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Three wild Carracosta	A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1		None
	Tirtouga fires a powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Tirtouga	A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1		None
	Beartic fires a powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Brycen's Beartic	Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Tirtouga Being affected Kingdra
The user shoots salt water at the opponent that deals double damage if the opponent is at low strength.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Milotic releases a stream of salt water from its mouth at the opponent. When the opponent's HP is down by less than half, the salt goes into the opponent's wounds, hurting it even more and doing double the damage.
Cynthia's Milotic	Shunning Spiritomb		Debut
	Kingdra fires a narrow, but powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Silver's Kingdra	Fortunately for Feraligatr		None
	Tirtouga shoots a powerful blast of water from its mouth.
Black's Costa	Museum Showdown		None

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

The user shoots out a massive amount of water.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Piplup fires a torrent of water at the foe.
Hareta's Piplup	Beauty Contest: The Pokémon Super Contest!!		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Brine is the only Water-type Smart move.
• Brine is the only Generation IV Water-type move that doesn’t have the word “aqua” in its name.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 鹽水 Yánshuǐ Dutch Zilt French Saumure German Lake Greek Άλμη Italian Acquadisale Korean 소금물 Sogeummul Polish Bryza Portuguese Brazil Salmoura Portugal Salmoura Romanian Apă Sărată Serbian Slana Voda Spanish Latin America Agua Salada Spain Salmuera

Variations of the move Brine
Brine • Venoshock • Hex

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