Splash (move)

Splash はねる Hop

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  40 (max. 64) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

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

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

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   The appeal works great if performed last.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Raises the score if the Voltage is low.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Splash (Japanese: はねる Hop) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation II, it was the signature move of Magikarp. It has no effect whatsoever, and is generally thought to be the worst move ever.

Effect

Main series

Generation I

Splash has no effect whatsoever. After selecting the move, it will simply show an animation, and then the message "No effect!".

Generations II-III

Splash's message has changed to "But nothing happened!".

Generation IV and on

In addition to its previous (lack of) effect, Splash now cannot be used while Gravity is in effect.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

The user will move to a different tile one ratio away. The user will inflict 5 damage to itself and the opponent if the move comes in contact with another Pokémon.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0129 Magikarp Water -- 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 II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0129 Magikarp Water -- 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying -- 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying -- 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying -- 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" | 0060 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Magikarp, Gyarados |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0116 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Magikarp, Gyarados |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0173 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cleffa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0225 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Delibird
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed
Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra

|- | 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 0143 Snorlax Normal New York City Pokémon Center 0191 Sunkern Grass New York City Pokémon Center 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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0129 Magikarp Water -- 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying -- 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying -- 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying -- 0298 Azurill Normal -- 0320 Wailmer Water -- 0321 Wailord Water -- 0325 Spoink Psychic -- 0326 Grumpig Psychic -- 0349 Feebas Water -- 0360 Wynaut Psychic -- 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" | 0060 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Magikarp, Gyarados, Marill, Azumarill, Feebas, Milotic |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0116 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Magikarp, Gyarados
Feebas, Milotic |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0173 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cleffa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0225 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Delibird
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Wailmer, Wailord
Spoink, Grumpig
Feebas |- | 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" | Magikarp
Wailmer, Wailord

|- | 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. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0129 Magikarp Water -- 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying -- 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying -- 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying -- 0298 Azurill Normal -- 0320 Wailmer Water -- 0321 Wailord Water -- 0325 Spoink Psychic -- 0326 Grumpig Psychic -- 0349 Feebas Water -- 0360 Wynaut Psychic -- 0427 Buneary Normal -- 0428 Lopunny Normal -- 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" | 0060 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Magikarp, Gyarados
Mantine
Marill, Azumarill
Feebas, Milotic |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0116 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Magikarp, Gyarados
Feebas, Milotic |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0173 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cleffa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0225 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Delibird
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Wailmer, Wailord
Spoink, Grumpig
Feebas
Buneary, Lopunny |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0226 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mantine
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed
Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Magikarp, Gyarados
Marill, Azumarill
Feebas, Milotic |- | 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" | Magikarp
Wailmer, Wailord |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0456 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Finneon
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Magikarp, Gyarados
Wailmer, Wailord
Luvdisc |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0458 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mantyke
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed
Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Magikarp, Gyarados
Marill, Azumarill
Feebas, Milotic

|- | 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. |} |}

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0129 Magikarp Water -- 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying -- 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying -- 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying -- 0298 Azurill Normal -- 0320 Wailmer Water -- 0321 Wailord Water -- 0325 Spoink Psychic -- 0326 Grumpig Psychic -- 0349 Feebas Water -- 0360 Wynaut Psychic -- 0427 Buneary Normal -- 0428 Lopunny Normal -- 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

Magikarp
The user hops or splashes in place uselessly.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Magikarp uselessly splashes in place.
James's Magikarp	Pokémon Shipwreck		Debut
A wild Magikarp	The Wacky Watcher!		None
Unknown Trainer's Magikarp	Octillery the Outcast		None
	Togepi uselessly bounces in place.
Misty's Togepi	The Underground Round Up		Used via Metronome
	Clefairy uselessly bounces in place.
Whitney's Clefairy	A Goldenrod Opportunity		Used via Metronome
	Cleffa jumps up and down in place. It also causes the opponent to jump up and down.
Multiple wild Cleffa	A Real Cleffa-Hanger		Used via Metronome
	Munchlax bounces up and down on its back.
May's Munchlax	May's Egg-Cellent Adventure		Used via Metronome
	Wynaut's feet glow light blue and it bounces around. Its feet can be used to block attacks as well.
A Wynaut under Normajean's care	The Brockster Is In!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Magikarp Splash Adventures.png Magikarp
The user jumps high into the air.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Magikarp jumps high into the air.
Bill's Magikarp	Make Way for Magikarp		Debut

Trivia

• Splash is the only move that has been introduced that does nothing to either the opponent or the user. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, however, Splash will deal 5 damage to both any foe in the way of the attack and the user.
• Every Pokémon that can learn Splash by leveling up learns it as a starting move.
• No Generation V Pokémon are able to learn Splash.
• While the English name suggests an association with water, the Japanese name, はねる (haneru), can mean both "splash" and "hop" (although usually the latter). This explains why the move can be learned naturally by Pokémon such as Spoink and Hoppip, species who have no association with water but are known for hopping or jumping and why Gravity disables it. The translation as "Splash" was likely due to the fact that it was only available to Magikarp when it was introduced.
  • This could also explain why Splash is not Template:Type2, as well.
  • It's battle animation does however involve what appear to be water droplets.

In other languages

• French: Trempette
• German: Platscher
• Greek: Παφλασμός
• Italian: Splash
• Korean: 튀어오르기 Twieo Oreugi
• Polish: Plusk
• Spanish: Salpicadura
• Serbian: Skakutanje

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.