Aqua Tail (move)

Aqua Tail アクアテール Aqua Tail

Battles Type  Water Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  90 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Makes 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 Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Aqua Tail (Japanese: アクアテール Aqua Tail) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Aqua Tail deals damage and has no secondary effect.

Description

Games Description Conq The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm. PMDTDS Inflicts damage on the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
007		Squirtle	Water		Water	28				28			28
008		Wartortle	Water		Water	32				32			32
009		Blastoise	Water		Water	32				32			32
054		Psyduck	Water		Water						32	32
055		Golduck	Water		Water						32	32
086		Seel	Water		Water	43				43			43
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice	43				49			49
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying	35				35			35
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon	31				35			35
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon	33				39			39
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	33				39			39
158		Totodile	Water		Water	36		41	43			43
159		Croconaw	Water		Water	42		48	51			51
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water	50		58	63			'
183		Marill	Water	Fairy	37				37	20	20
184		Azumarill	Water	Fairy	47				47	21	21
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison	45				45			45
339		Barboach	Water	Ground	35				35			35
340		Whiscash	Water	Ground	39				39			39
350		Milotic	Water		Water	29				29			29
367		Huntail	Water		Water	46				46			46
368		Gorebyss	Water		Water	46				46			46
382		Kyogre	Water		Water	75	60		65			65
418		Buizel	Water		Water					55	38	38
419		Floatzel	Water		Water					62	46	46
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon	80	24		24, 42			24, 42
501		Oshawott	Water		Water					35			'
502		Dewott	Water		Water					41			'
503		Samurott	Water		Water					45			'
550		Basculin	Water		Water					28			28
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock					41			41
565		Carracosta	Water	Rock					45			45
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting					37			'
690		Skrelp	Poison	Water								35
691		Dragalge	Poison	Dragon								35
706		Goodra	Dragon		Dragon								50
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
118		Goldeen	Water		Water
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock
399		Bidoof	Normal		Normal
418		Buizel	Water		Water	no
456		Finneon	Water		Water
515		Panpour	Water		Water	no
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal	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 Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2
007		Squirtle	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
008		Wartortle	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
009		Blastoise	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison								✔	✔		✔
024		Arbok	Poison		Poison								✔	✔		✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground								✔	✔		✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground								✔	✔		✔
054		Psyduck	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
055		Golduck	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic								✔	✔		✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic								✔	✔		✔
086		Seel	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice								✔	✔		✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock								✔	✔		✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock								✔	✔		✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
118		Goldeen	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
119		Seaking	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying								✔	✔		✔
131		Lapras	Water	Ice								✔	✔		✔
134		Vaporeon	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water								✔	✔		✔
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying								✔	✔		✔
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon								✔	✔		✔
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon								✔	✔		✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying								✔	✔		✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
158		Totodile	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
159		Croconaw	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
162		Furret	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric								✔	✔		✔
183		Marill	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
184		Azumarill	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
194		Wooper	Water	Ground								✔	✔		✔
195		Quagsire	Water	Ground								✔	✔		✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic								✔	✔		✔
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying								✔	✔		✔
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground								✔	✔		✔
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison								✔	✔		✔
226		Mantine	Water	Flying								✔	✔		✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark								✔	✔		✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying								✔	✔		✔
258		Mudkip	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
259		Marshtomp	Water	Ground								✔	✔		✔
260		Swampert	Water	Ground								✔	✔		✔
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock								✔	✔		✔
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison								✔	✔		✔
339		Barboach	Water	Ground								✔	✔		✔
340		Whiscash	Water	Ground								✔	✔		✔
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug								✔	✔		✔
350		Milotic	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
363		Spheal	Ice	Water								✔	✔		✔
364		Sealeo	Ice	Water								✔	✔		✔
365		Walrein	Ice	Water								✔	✔		✔
367		Huntail	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
368		Gorebyss	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock								✔	✔		✔
373		Salamence	Dragon	Flying								✔	✔		✔
382		Kyogre	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying								✔	✔		✔
399		Bidoof	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
400		Bibarel	Normal	Water								✔	✔		✔
418		Buizel	Water		Water											✔
419		Floatzel	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
445		Garchomp	Dragon	Ground								✔	✔		✔
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug								✔	✔		✔
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark								✔	✔		✔
456		Finneon	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
457		Lumineon	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock								✔	✔		✔
471		Glaceon	Ice		Ice								✔	✔		✔
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying								✔	✔		✔
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon								✔	✔		✔
487		Giratina Altered Forme	Ghost	Dragon								✔	✔		✔
487		Giratina Origin Forme	Ghost	Dragon								✔	✔		✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass											✔
496		Servine	Grass		Grass											✔
497		Serperior	Grass		Grass											✔
501		Oshawott	Water		Water											✔
502		Dewott	Water		Water											✔
503		Samurott	Water		Water											✔
504		Patrat	Normal		Normal											✔
505		Watchog	Normal		Normal											✔
515		Panpour	Water		Water											✔
516		Simipour	Water		Water											✔
545		Scolipede	Bug	Poison											✔
550		Basculin	Water		Water											✔
551		Sandile	Ground	Dark											✔
552		Krokorok	Ground	Dark											✔
553		Krookodile	Ground	Dark											✔
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock											✔
565		Carracosta	Water	Rock											✔
566		Archen	Rock	Flying											✔
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying											✔
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal											✔
573		Cinccino	Normal		Normal											✔
603		Eelektrik	Electric		Electric											✔
604		Eelektross	Electric		Electric											✔
610		Axew	Dragon		Dragon											✔
611		Fraxure	Dragon		Dragon											✔
612		Haxorus	Dragon		Dragon											✔
618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric											✔
621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon											✔
633		Deino	Dark	Dragon											✔
634		Zweilous	Dark	Dragon											✔
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.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0118 Goldeen Water Pokéwalker - Warm Beach 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

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0194 Wooper Water Ground Dream World - Sparkling Sea 0336 Seviper Poison Dream World - Dream Park 0363 Spheal Ice Water Dream World - Icy Cave 0399 Bidoof Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0451 Skorupi Poison Bug Dream World - Rugged Mountain 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

Aqua Tail is the only move of Gyarados and Samurott.

^	★★★★ 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

Totodile Croconaw Basculin Wartortle
The user sticks its tail out and a spiral of water spins around it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Feraligatr sticks out its tail and a small water stream spirals around its tail, or Feraligatr's tail becomes surrounded in a stream of water that spirals around its tail and it whips around, slamming its tail into the opponent.
Marina's Wani-Wani	A Stand-Up Sit-Down!		Debut
A wild Feraligatr	Pikachu's Big Sparking Search		None
	Wartortle's tail glows light blue and it spins it around. When it does, a spiral of water spiraling around it. It then flips around and hits the opponent with its tail.
May's Wartortle	Staging a Heroes' Welcome		None
	Totodile jumps at the opponent and faces its tail towards it. A stream of water appears and spirals around Totodile's tail, and it hits the opponent with it, or a stream of water appears and spirals around Totodile's tail. It then swings around and hits the opponent with it.
Khoury's Totodile	A Rivalry to Gible On!		None
	A stream of water spirals around Croconaw's tail. It then jumps into the air and flips around, hitting the opponent with its tail.
Khoury's Croconaw	Bagged Then Tagged!		None
	Basculin jumps into the air and turns its body around so its tail faces the opponent. Basculin then releases a stream of spiraling water from the end of its tailfin at the opponent.
Cilan's Basculin	A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!		None
	Simipour blasts a powerful jet of water from the tip of its tail at the opponent.
Betty's Simipour	A Clubsplosion of Excitement!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Feraligatr Basculin
The user attacks by swinging its tail at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Feraligatr swings its tail, causing a big wave of water to appear and surround it.
Silver's Feraligatr	Fortunately for Feraligatr		Debut
	Basculin whips its tail at the opponent.
Shadow Triad's Basculin	Museum Showdown		None

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Milotic
The user attacks with its tail.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	The end of Milotic's tail gets covered with water. It then slams its tail into the opponent.
Mitsumi's Milotic	A Novel Test!		Debut

In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jou's Big Adventure manga

Totodile Feraligatr
The user swings its tail and slams it at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Totodile swings its tail and slams it at the foe with water surrounding it.
Jou's Totodile	Betting on the Name of the Strongest!		Debut
	Feraligatr swings its tail and slams it at the foe with water surrounding it.
Jou's Feraligatr	The True Road to Becoming the Strongest!!		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

Trivia

• Aqua Tail has the same type, power (prior to Generation VI), and accuracy as Crabhammer, and they are also both physical moves. Crabhammer has a higher critical hit ratio, however.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 水柱尾 Shuǐzhù Wěi Danish Vand Hale Dutch Aqua Staart French Hydroqueue German Nassschweif Greek Ουρά Νερού Hindi पानी की पूँछ Pani Ki Poonch Italian Idrondata Korean 아쿠아테일 Aqua Tail Norwegian Vannhale Polish Wodny Ogon Portuguese Brazil Cauda de Água Portugal Cauda de Água Romanian Aqua Tail Spanish Latin America Acua Cola (DP series) Cola de Agua (BW series) Spain Acua Cola

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