Waterfall (obstacle)

Nate using Waterfall

Waterfalls are a type of aquatic obstacle appearing in the core series games in Generations II to VI and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. To get past them, the player must have a Pokémon use the field move Waterfall.

In Generations II and III, the field move Waterfall is only required to ascend waterfalls, not descend them. From Generation IV onwards, the move is required to both ascend and descend waterfalls.

Areas with waterfalls

Kanto

Location			Blocks access to
Tohjo Falls	Entrance (×2)	In the center	The other side The hidden roomHGSS

Sevii Islands

Location			Blocks access to
Cape Brink		To the north of the pond	A shortcut to avoid some tall grass
Icefall Cave	Entrance	North of the entrance	Back Cave

Johto

Location			Games	Blocks access to
Whirl Islands	B2F		GSC	Lugia in B2F (inner)
Mt. Mortar	1F (entrance)		GSCHGSS	1F (back)
Route 47		In the east	HGSS	A patch of tall grass
		In the west		A White Flute
Mt. Silver Cave	2FGSC 1FHGSS		GSCHGSS	The majority of the cave

Hoenn

Location			Games	Blocks access to
Route 114		In the northwest of the large pond	RSEORAS	A Rare Candy Terra CaveE
Meteor Falls	1F 1R	In the north		The back room and basement floor
Route 119		North of the northern bridge		Soft soil with Berries (2 patches) A hidden Calcium (also requires the Acro Bike) A Rare Candy (also requires the Acro Bike) A NuggetRSE (also requires the Acro Bike) TM62 (Acrobatics)ORAS (also requires the Acro Bike)
Hoenn Safari Zone	Area 5	By the northern set of stairs	E	A shortcut to avoid some tall grass
Ever Grande City		In the south	RSEORAS	The city proper
Victory Road	B2F (×2)	To both the east and west of the central ladder to B1F	RSE	A shortcut to bypass some of both the floor and B1F
	2F	West of the northern bridge	ORAS	TM81 (X-Scissor)

Sinnoh

Location			Blocks access to
Mount Coronet	4F 1	To the north of the pond	A Stone Plate in 4F 2 An Adamant Orb in 4F 2Pt A Lustrous Orb in 4F 2Pt
Route 208		In the north	A Carbos
Route 210 (×3)		Along the river	A Meadow Plate A Wave Incense
Victory Road	B1F (×2)	In the center	TM59 (Dragon Pulse)
Pokémon League		West of the exit from Victory Road	The Pokémon League building

Unova

Location			Games	Blocks access to
Lostlorn Forest		Near the entrance	BWB2W2	A Rare Candy A hidden ProteinBW Veteran MurphyB2W2 A Grass GemB2W2
Route 11		North of the western bridge		A hidden Max ReviveBW TM50 (Overheat)BW A ZincB2W2 A hidden HP UpB2W2
		At the east end of the river		Patches of dark grass Pokémon Ranger CroftonBW A ProtectorBW 2 fake itemsB2W2 (2 Amoonguss) Pokémon Ranger ThaliaB2W2 A Razor FangB2W2
Route 14		Throughout the route		The Abundant Shrine, and a variety of items and Trainer battles.
Route 20		To the west of the southeastern pond	B2W2	The Cave of Being A Big Mushroom A Sticky Barb Pokémon Ranger Naoko
Victory Road	Outside 1	In the center		Veterans Claude and Cecile on 1F TM93 (Wild Charge) on 1F

Nature Preserve

Location	Blocks access to
In the northeast	A Rare Candy

Kalos

Location			Blocks access to
Route 15		North of the eastern bridge	A hidden HP Up A Stone Plate
Route 16		In the north (also requires cutting down a cuttable plant)	TM97 (Dark Pulse) on Route 15
Frost Cavern	Outside	West of the exit to Dendemille Town	A Heart Scale TM71 (Stone Edge)
Couriway Town		South of Hotel Couriway	TM80 (Rock Slide)
Pokémon Village		In the northwest	A patch of purple flowers TM29 (Psychic)
Route 22		South of the stairs west of the exit to Victory Road	The southern portion of the route
		South of the entrance to the Chamber of Emptiness (also requires descending the first waterfall)	A Draco Plate
Victory Road	Outside 4	Northeast of the pier	TM02 (Dragon Claw) Hiker Corwin A hidden Max Ether

Gallery

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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

• A waterfall-like structure appears in the Distortion World in Platinum. Due to the irregular gravity, however, only the field move Surf is required to traverse it.