Surf (move)

Surf なみのり Surfing

File:Surf.png

Battles Type  Water Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  95 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock Usable outside of battle

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally All Others: Affects all Pokémon adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I HM03 in Generation I HM03 in Generation II HM03 in Generation III HM03 in Generation IV HM03 in Generation V

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty 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

Surf (Japanese: なみのり Surfing) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I. It is HM03 in all generations.

Effect

In battle

Generations I and II

Surf inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Generation III

Same as the previous generations, but in a double battle, Surf will hit both opposing Pokémon. Its base Power is doubled if it is targeted at a Pokémon using Dive.

Generations IV and V

Same as the previous generation; however, in double and triple battles, Surf will hit all other adjacent Pokémon, including teammates.

Outside of battle

Surf can be used outside of battle to travel over bodies of water. When doing so, wild Pokémon may be encountered. Surfing is a very important mechanic of the games and must be used to complete the game, as all main series games to date have required Surf in order to reach Pokémon League where the Elite Four reside.

The speed of Surfing has varied dramatically through games. In Generations I and II, the speed was at the same speed as walking. In Generation III the speed was increased to running-speed. In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, the Surfing speed was reduced to walking speed again. The speed was returned to running speed in Pokémon Platinum.

When Surf is used outside of battle, the sprite of a specific sea Pokémon floating on the water is shown, resembling the player being carried by the Pokémon. In Generation I, a Dewgong is shown (although this was just the Template:Type2 sprite; unless Pikachu is surfing, where a surfing Pikachu sprite is shown instead). In Generation II, a Lapras is shown (unless Pikachu is surfing, where a surfing Pikachu sprite is shown instead). In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, the sprite is a Wailmer. In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen and all Generation IV and V games, the sprite is indistinguishable as a specific Pokémon.

Description

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Games Description Stad A Water-type attack. The power of this technique is strong and highly accurate. Stad2 A Water-type attack. This move is strong and highly accurate. GSC A strong water-type attack. RSE Creates a huge wave, then crashes it down on the foe. FRLG A big wave crashes down on the foe. Can also be used for crossing water. DPPtHGSS It swamps the entire battlefield with a giant wave. It can also be used for crossing water. BW It swamps the area around the user with a giant wave. It can also be used for crossing water.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

File:SSBB Surf.png

Piplup using Surf in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Piplup creates a wave and then surfs on it, pushing any players it hits. Anyone caught in it will be pushed until Piplup disappears, or pushes the character off the stage. Piplup will keep using Surf even when off the stage.

Learnset

By HM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I HM03		II HM03		III HM03		IV HM03		V HM03		VI TM08
007		Squirtle	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
008		Wartortle	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
009		Blastoise	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
054		Psyduck	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
055		Golduck	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
060		Poliwag	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
061		Poliwhirl	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
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	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
116		Horsea	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
117		Seadra	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
118		Goldeen	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
119		Seaking	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
120		Staryu	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
128		Tauros	Normal		Normal				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
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	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
158		Totodile	Water		Water				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
159		Croconaw	Water		Water				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
162		Furret	Normal		Normal				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
183		Marill	Water		Water				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
184		Azumarill	Water		Water				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
186		Politoed	Water		Water				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
194		Wooper	Water	Ground				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
195		Quagsire	Water	Ground				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
222		Corsola	Water	Rock				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
223		Remoraid	Water		Water				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
224		Octillery	Water		Water				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
226		Mantine	Water	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
241		Miltank	Normal		Normal				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
245		Suicune	Water		Water				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying				✔			✔			✔				✔		✔
258		Mudkip	Water		Water							✔			✔				✔		✔
259		Marshtomp	Water	Ground							✔			✔				✔		✔
260		Swampert	Water	Ground							✔			✔				✔		✔
263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
264		Linoone	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
270		Lotad	Water	Grass							✔			✔				✔		✔
271		Lombre	Water	Grass							✔			✔				✔		✔
272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass							✔			✔				✔		✔
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔
295		Exploud	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting							✔			✔				✔		✔
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting							✔			✔				✔		✔
298		Azurill	Normal		Normal							✔			✔				✔		✔
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock							✔			✔				✔		✔
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark							✔			✔				✔		✔
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark							✔			✔				✔		✔
320		Wailmer	Water		Water							✔			✔				✔		✔
321		Wailord	Water		Water							✔			✔				✔		✔
339		Barboach	Water	Ground							✔			✔				✔		✔
340		Whiscash	Water	Ground							✔			✔				✔		✔
341		Corphish	Water		Water							✔			✔				✔		✔
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark							✔			✔				✔		✔
349		Feebas	Water		Water							✔			✔				✔		✔
350		Milotic	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							✔			✔				✔		✔
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic							✔			✔				✔		✔
382		Kyogre	Water		Water							✔			✔				✔		✔
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying							✔			✔				✔		✔
393		Piplup	Water		Water										✔				✔		✔
394		Prinplup	Water		Water										✔				✔		✔
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel										✔				✔		✔
400		Bibarel	Normal	Water										✔				✔		✔
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock										✔				✔		✔
418		Buizel	Water		Water										✔				✔		✔
419		Floatzel	Water		Water										✔				✔		✔
422		Shellos	Water		Water										✔				✔		✔
423		Gastrodon	Water	Ground										✔				✔		✔
445		Garchomp	Dragon	Ground										✔				✔		✔
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
456		Finneon	Water		Water										✔				✔		✔
457		Lumineon	Water		Water										✔				✔		✔
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying										✔				✔		✔
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice										✔				✔		✔
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock										✔				✔		✔
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon										✔				✔		✔
489		Phione	Water		Water										✔				✔		✔
490		Manaphy	Water		Water										✔				✔		✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal										✔				✔		✔
501		Oshawott	Water		Water														✔		✔
502		Dewott	Water		Water														✔		✔
503		Samurott	Water		Water														✔		✔
507		Herdier	Normal		Normal														✔		✔
508		Stoutland	Normal		Normal														✔		✔
515		Panpour	Water		Water														✔		✔
516		Simipour	Water		Water														✔		✔
531		Audino	Normal		Normal														✔		✔
535		Tympole	Water		Water														✔		✔
536		Palpitoad	Water	Ground														✔		✔
537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground														✔		✔
550		Basculin	Water		Water														✔		✔
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock														✔		✔
565		Carracosta	Water	Rock														✔		✔
580		Ducklett	Water	Flying														✔		✔
581		Swanna	Water	Flying														✔		✔
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost														✔		✔
593		Jellicent	Water	Ghost														✔		✔
594		Alomomola	Water		Water														✔		✔
612		Haxorus	Dragon		Dragon														✔		✔
613		Cubchoo	Ice		Ice														✔		✔
614		Beartic	Ice		Ice														✔		✔
618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric														✔		✔
621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon														✔		✔
626		Bouffalant	Normal		Normal														✔		✔
635		Hydreigon	Dark	Dragon														✔		✔
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting														✔		✔
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 I

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0025 Pikachu Electric Pokémon Stadium (Japanese) Pokémon Stadium (English)* 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

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0172 Pichu Electric Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire 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 IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0025 Pikachu Electric Pokémon Battle Revolution 0025 Pikachu Electric Pokéwalker - Yellow Forest 0025 Pikachu Electric Various Nintendo events 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

Crawdaunt File:Rhydon Surf.png Rhydon Wailmer Whiscash
The user creates a large wave and rides it. It then crashes it down on the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Rhydon summons a huge wave that it rides on and the wave crashes down on the opponent.
Pietra's Rhydon	Right On Rhydon!		Debut
Unknown Trainer's Rhydon	Tag! We're It!		None
	Remoraid creates a huge wave and rides on it.
Marcellus's Remoraid	Octillery the Outcast		None
	Marill creates a huge wave and rides on it. The wave crashes down on the opponent.
Lola's Marill	A Family that Battles Together Stays Together!		None
	Whiscash creates a huge wave and rides on it.
Juan's Whiscash	Eight Ain't Enough		None
	Mantine creates a huge wave and rides on it.
A Coordinator's Mantine	May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!		None
	Wailmer's eyes glow blue it creates a huge wave of water. Wailmer rides on top of it and the wave crashes down on the opponent.
A Coordinator's Wailmer	Pruning a Passel of Pals!		None
	The star on Crawdaunt's head glows yellow and Crawdaunt creates a wave of water. Crawdaunt rides on top of the wave and it crashes down on the opponent.
Kyle's Crawdaunt	Strategy With a Smile!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Blasty Surf.png Wartortle Golduck File:Alder Bouffalant Surf Adventures.png Bouffalant Feraligatr
The user swamps the entire battlefield with a giant wave. It can also be used for crossing water.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Wartortle swims in the water with its body flat like a surfboard and lets its Trainer ride on its back.
Green's Blasty	Wartortle Wars		Debut
	Golduck swims in the water with its body flat like a surfboard and lets its Trainer ride on its back.
Blue's Golduck	What a Dragonite		None
	Gyarados swims across the water while letting its Trainer ride on its head.
Red's Gyara	You know... Articuno!		None
Jack's Gyarados	VS. Kyogre & Groudon I		None
	Slowpoke swims across the water while letting its Trainer ride on its back.
Pan's Slowpoke	Breath of the Dragonair Part 1		None
	Dragonair swims across the water while letting its Trainer ride on its head.
Lance's Dragonair	Breath of the Dragonair Part 2		None
Clair's Dragonair	Debonaire Dragonair		None
	Croconaw swims across the water while letting its Trainer ride on its back.
Silver's Croconaw	Lively Lugia		None
	Feraligatr swims across the water while letting its Trainer ride on its back.
Silver's Feraligatr	Curious Kingdra		None
	Wailord swims across the water while letting a Trainer ride on its back.
Professor Birch's Walo	VS. Crawdaunt I		None
	Swampert swins across the water while letting its Trainer ride on its back.
Ruby's Zuzu	VS. Masquerain		None
	Staryu floats on the water with its gem in the water and lets its Trainer ride on its back.
Jack's Staryu	VS. Whiscash		None
	While battling, Whiscash's body becomes surrounded by water and it shoots itself at the opponent like a rocket.
Wallace's Phillip	VS. Whiscash		None
	Armaldo swims through the water while letting a passenger ride on its back.
Mack's Armaldo	VS. Armaldo		None
	Pelipper swims through the water while letting its Trainer stand on its back.
Amber's Pelipper	VS. Ninjask		None
	Starmie glides across the air above the opponent, creating a small wave of water from its body that crashes down on the opponent.
Crys's Starmie	VS. Shuckle		None
	Milotic swims across the water while carrying one or more passengers on its back.
Lucy's Milotic	VS. Smeargle		None
	Lapras swims across the water while carrying two or more passengers on its back.
Spenser's Lapras	VS. Smeargle		None

In Breath of Dragonair Part 3, Pika created a surfboard by the use of his Substitute, as a Surfing Pikachu. This technique has been used in later chapters.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure

Empoleon
The user swamps the entire battlefield with a giant wave.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Piplup calls out a giant wave and rides on it.
Hareta's Piplup	The Battle Rages On		Debut
	Empoleon calls out a giant wave and rides on it.
Hareta's Empoleon	A New Battle Begins!		None

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

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

Outside of battle

														File:Surf IV OW.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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

File:Rby surf.png File:SurfPikachuDollSpriteGSC.png File:Gsc surf m.png File:Gsc surf f.png File:SurfPikachuDollSpriteGSC.png RS File:Rs surf m.png File:Rs surf f.png E File:E surf m.png File:E surf f.png FRLG File:Frlg surf m.png File:Frlg surf f.png File:Dp surf m.png File:Dp surf f.png Pt File:Pt surf m.png File:Pt surf f.png File:Hgss surf m.png File:Hgss surf f.png File:Bw surf m.png File:Bw surf f.png

Trivia

• Surf is used by Pokémon in order to swim and carry humans on their backs simultaneously. However, some of the Pokémon that can learn it are far too small to even carry a child on their backs, such as Barboach.
• Surf and Fly are the only HM moves that become event-exclusive moves on certain Pokémon, both on Pikachu.
• Surf has the highest power of all HM moves, and is the only HM move to hit multiple targets.
• If Secret Power is used in the ocean in Generation III, it will have the animation of Surf.
• There is an unused item allowing players to cross water, identical to Surf in Red, Blue, and Yellow. It has been fan-named as "surfboard".
• All main game starters are able to learn surf.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 衝浪 Chōnglàng Dutch Surf French Surf German Surfer Greek Πλεύση Hindi पानी की लहर Pani Ki Lehr Italian Surf Korean 파도타기 Padotagi Polish Surf European Portuguese Surf Serbian Surfovanje Spanish Surf

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.