Aqua Ring (move)

Aqua Ring アクアリング Aqua Ring

Battles Type  Water Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Aqua Ring (Japanese: アクアリング Aqua Ring) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

After using the move once, Aqua Ring will continue to restore 1/16th of the user's max HP at the end of every turn. The effect of Aqua Ring can be Baton Passed, and will heal any Pokémon, regardless of its type.

Generation V

Aqua Ring can now be affected by Snatch.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0086 Seel Water 23 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 23 0118 Goldeen Water 27 0119 Seaking Water 27 0134 Vaporeon Water 43 0170 Chinchou Water Electric 39 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 47 0183 Marill Water 23 0184 Azumarill Water 27 0222 Corsola Water Rock 37 0226 Mantine Water Flying 46 0350 Milotic Water 49 0368 Gorebyss Water 24 0370 Luvdisc Water 37 0382 Kyogre Water 30 0456 Finneon Water 33 0457 Lumineon Water 35 0458 Mantyke Water Flying 46 0489 Phione Water 54 0490 Manaphy Water 54 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0007 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Squirtle
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Seel, Dewgong
Vaporeon
Marill, Azumarill
Corsola
Mantine
Milotic
Clamperl, Huntail, Gorebyss
Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0222 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Corsola
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#AFA981" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Rock | style="background: #FFF" | Corsola
Gorebyss
Seel, Dewgong
Marill, Azumarill
Mantine
Milotic |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0278 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Wingull
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise
Seel, Dewgong
Vaporeon
Marill, Azumarill
Corsola
Mantine
Milotic
Clamperl, Huntail, Gorebyss
Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0320 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Wailmer
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Goldeen, Seaking
Chinchou, Lanturn
Luvdisc
Finneon, Lumineon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0363 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spheal
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Seel, Dewgong
Marill, Azumarill
Corsola
Mantine
Milotic
Gorebyss |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0366 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Clamperl
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Seel, Dewgong
Marill, Azumarill
Corsola
Mantine
Milotic
Gorebyss |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0370 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Luvdisc
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Luvdisc
Goldeen, Seaking
Chinchou, Lanturn
Finneon, Lumineon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0393 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Piplup
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise
Seel, Dewgong
Vaporeon
Marill, Azumarill
Corsola
Mantine
Milotic
Clamperl, Huntail, Gorebyss

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0245 Suicune Water 13th Movie Event Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0086 Seel Water 23 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 23 0118 Goldeen Water 27 0119 Seaking Water 27 0134 Vaporeon Water 43 0170 Chinchou Water Electric 42 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 52 0183 Marill Water 23 0184 Azumarill Water 27 0222 Corsola Water Rock 37 0226 Mantine Water Flying 46 0350 Milotic Water 49 0368 Gorebyss Water 24 0370 Luvdisc Water 46 0382 Kyogre Water 30 0456 Finneon Water 33 0457 Lumineon Water 35 0458 Mantyke Water Flying 46 0489 Phione Water 54 0490 Manaphy Water 54 0535 Tympole Water 20 0536 Palpitoad Water Ground 20 0537 Seismitoad Water Ground 20 0580 Ducklett Water Flying 24 0581 Swanna Water Flying 24 0594 Alomomola Water 5 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0007 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Squirtle
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Seel, Dewgong
Vaporeon
Marill, Azumarill
Corsola
Mantine
Milotic
Clamperl, Huntail, Gorebyss
Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon
Tympole, Palpitoad, Seismitoad
Ducklett, Swanna
Alomomola |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0072 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Corsola |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0090 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Shellder
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Corsola |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0222 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Corsola
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#AFA981" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Rock | style="background: #FFF" | Corsola
Gorebyss
Seel, Dewgong
Marill, Azumarill
Mantine
Milotic
Tympole, Palpitoad, Seismitoad
Ducklett, Swanna
Alomomola |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0278 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Wingull
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise
Seel, Dewgong
Vaporeon
Marill, Azumarill
Corsola
Mantine
Milotic
Clamperl, Huntail, Gorebyss
Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon
Tympole, Palpitoad, Seismitoad
Ducklett, Swanna
Alomomola |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0320 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Wailmer
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Goldeen, Seaking
Chinchou, Lanturn
Luvdisc
Finneon, Lumineon
Alomomola |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0363 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spheal
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Seel, Dewgong
Marill, Azumarill
Corsola
Mantine
Milotic
Gorebyss
Tympole, Palpitoad, Seismitoad
Ducklett, Swanna
Alomomola |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0366 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Clamperl
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Seel, Dewgong
Marill, Azumarill
Corsola
Mantine
Milotic
Gorebyss
Tympole, Palpitoad, Seismitoad
Ducklett, Swanna
Alomomola |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0370 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Luvdisc
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Luvdisc
Goldeen, Seaking
Chinchou, Lanturn
Finneon, Lumineon
Alomomola |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0393 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Piplup
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise
Seel, Dewgong
Vaporeon
Marill, Azumarill
Corsola
Mantine
Milotic
Clamperl, Huntail, Gorebyss
Tympole, Palpitoad, Seismitoad
Ducklett, Swanna
Alomomola |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0418 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Buizel
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise
Seel, Dewgong
Vaporeon
Marill, Azumarill
Corsola
Mantine
Milotic
Clamperl, Huntail, Gorebyss
Tympole, Palpitoad, Seismitoad
Ducklett, Swanna
Alomomola |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0515 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Panpour
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Seel, Dewgong
Vaporeon

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0366 Clamperl Water Dream World 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 the anime

File:Milotic Aqua Ring.png Milotic File:Lumineon Aqua Ring.png Lumineon
Rings of water surround the user.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Water droplets form around Milotic's body, and they combine together to create three rings of water that surround Milotic's body, or a large ring of water appears around Milotic's body and expands, hitting the opponent.
Wallace's Milotic	Our Cup Runneth Over!		Debut
Palmer's Milotic	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
	Water droplets form around Lumineon's body and they combine together to create three rings of water that surround Lumineon's body.
Zoey's Lumineon	Last Call - First Round!		None

In other generations

														File:Aqua Ring IV.png.png
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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Even though it is a status move in-game, the anime shows it to be a move that causes damage.
• The only Pokémon who can learn this move are of the Water type.

In other languages

• French: Anneau Hydro
• German: Wasserring
• Greek: Υδάτινος Δακτύλιος
• Italian: Acquanello
• Korean: 전자부유 Jeonja Buyu
• Norwegian: Vann Ring
• Portuguese (Brazilian): Anel de água
• Spanish: Acua Aro

Variations of the move Ingrain
Ingrain • Aqua Ring

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