Water Shuriken (move)

Water Shuriken みずしゅりけん Water Shuriken

Battles Type  Water Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  15 Accuracy  100% Priority  +1 Does not make 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 VI Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Causes the user to move earlier on the next turn.

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

Water Shuriken (Japanese: みずしゅりけん Water Shuriken) is a damage-dealing Water-type multi-strike move introduced in Generation VI. In Pokémon X and Y, it was the signature move of Greninja.

Effect

Generation VI

Water Shuriken is a physical move in this generation.

Water Shuriken deals damage and is an increased priority move, hitting the target 2-5 times per use. There is a ~33.3% chance that it will hit only 2 times, a ~33.3% chance it will hit 3 times, a ~16.7% chance it will hit 4 times, and a ~16.7% chance it will hit 5 times. Provided that the move does not miss, it will hit ~3.167 times on average, giving it an average power of 47.5. Each strike made has an equal chance to be a critical hit.

Water Shuriken may continue attacking after breaking a substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last strike of this move.

If the target has Weak Armor, each strike will activate it.

If a Focus Sash, Focus Band, or Sturdy activates before the last strike is dealt, the following strike will cause the defending Pokémon to faint. A Focus Band can still activate repeatedly to prevent fainting, but each chance is independent of the previous one.

If the user is holding a King's Rock or Razor Fang, each consecutive hit has an equal chance to cause the opponent to flinch.

Generation VII

Water Shuriken's category was changed from physical to special.

If Battle Bond is activated, Water Shuriken's power rises from 15 to 20, and it always hits three times, giving it an average power of 60.

Description

Games Description XYORAS SMUSUM SwSh The user hits the target with throwing stars two to five times in a row. This move always goes first.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0617		Accelgor		Bug		Bug	1ORAS	1	1
0658		Greninja		Water 1		Water 1	36, 75	1, Evo.
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.

In other games

Description

Games Description SMD It damages an enemy 2 to 5 times in a row. It reaches up to 2 tiles away.

In the anime

Ash's Greninja Riot's Greninja Sanpei's Greninja Ash-Greninja
The user forms a shuriken of water from its hand, then tosses it at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Greninja forms a shuriken of water in its hand. It then tosses the shuriken at the opponent.
Riot's Greninja	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction		Debut
Sanpei's Greninja	A Stealthy Challenge!		None
Ippei's Greninja	The Legend of the Ninja Hero!		None
Ash's Greninja	A Festival of Decisions!		None
	When covered in a veil of water, Ash-Greninja forms a shuriken of water in one or both its hands. It then tosses the shuriken or shurikens at the opponent. When it's in its final form, it instead grabs the shuriken on its back and throws it at the opponent. After it does so, another shuriken pops up on Ash-Greninja's back. At times, this shuriken can grow to a larger size to deal more damage to the opponent.
Ash's Greninja	Meeting at Terminus Cave!		None

In the manga

In the movie adaptations

Greninja
The user forms a shuriken of water in its hand. It then tosses the shuriken at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Greninja forms a shuriken of water in its hand. It then tosses the shuriken at the opponent.
Riot's Greninja	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Greninja
The user forms shurikens of water in its hands, then tosses them at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Greninja forms multiple shurikens of water in its hands. It then tosses the shurikens at the opponent.
Y's Croaky	Malamar Traps		Debut

In other games

Greninja using Water Shuriken

Super Smash Bros. Series

Water Shuriken is Greninja's neutral special. It is a chargeable projectile. It slowly travels forward and hits multiple times if fully charged, and functions as a small fast projectile if not charged at all. Unlike other chargeable projectiles, it cannot be stored.

Description

Games Description Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U Unleash a water shuriken. Charge it with B.*

In other generations

																								File:Water Shuriken 2.png File:Water Shuriken 3.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

Trivia

• Water Shuriken is the only move to have its category changed since Generation IV (prior to which categories were not assigned to moves individually, but to their types).
• As of Generation VII, Water Shuriken is the only special multi-strike move.
  • It's also the only multi-strike move at an increased priority.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 飛水手裡劍 Fēi Séui Sáuléuihgim * 水手裏劍 Séui Sáuléuihgim * 水手裡劍 Séui Sáuléuihgim * Mandarin 飛水手裡劍 / 飞水手里剑 Fēi Shuǐ Shǒulǐjiàn * 水手裏劍 Shuǐ Shǒulǐjiàn * 水手裡劍 Shuǐ Shǒulǐjiàn * Dutch Waterwerpster French Sheauriken German Wasser-Shuriken Italian Acqualame Korean 물수리검 Mul Surigeom Polish Wodny Shuriken Portuguese Brazil Estrela Ninja de Água Estrela de Água (XY108*) Portugal Shuriken de Água Russian Водяной Сюрикен Vodyanoy Syuriken Spanish Shuriken de Agua Turkish Yağmur Hançeri Vietnamese Phi Tiêu Nước

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