Hydro Cannon (move)

Hydro Cannon ハイドロカノン Hydro Cannon

Battles Type  Water Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  150 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 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 III Move Tutor in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Move Tutor in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black and White Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Move Tutor in Pokémon X and Y Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Move Tutor in Pokémon Sun and Moon Move Tutor in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Move Tutor in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jams the others, and misses one turn of appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  4 ♥♥♥♥ Startles all other Pokémon. User cannot act in the next turn.

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

Hydro Cannon (Japanese: ハイドロカノン Hydro Cannon) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation III. Only Water-type fully evolved starter Pokémon can learn this move.

Effect

Hydro Cannon inflicts damage and then forces the user to recharge during the next turn. Unless this attack misses, the user will always have to recharge.

Hydro Cannon can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra four appeal points if the move Rain Dance was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description RSEColoXD Powerful, but leaves the user immobile the next turn. FRLG The foe is hit with a watery cannon. The user can't move on the next turn. DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is hit with a watery blast. The user must rest on the next turn, however. BWB2W2 The target is hit with a watery blast. The user must rest on the next turn, however. XYORAS The target is hit by a watery blast. The user can't move on the next turn. SMUSUM SwShBDSPLA The target is hit with a watery blast. The user can't move on the next turn.

Learnset

By Move Tutor

Various Move Tutors will teach Hydro Cannon to a fully evolved Water-type starter Pokémon. From Generation III to VII, the Pokémon also needs a maximized friendship rating. The Move Tutors are:

• FRLG: an elderly woman on Cape Brink.
• DPPtBDSP: an elderly man on Route 228.
• HGSS: an elderly man in the Move Deleter/Move Reminder's house in Blackthorn City.
• BW: a Roughneck in a house on Route 13.
• B2W2: a man outside the Pokémon World Tournament building.
• XY: a man in the southwestern house in Snowbelle City.
• ORAS: a man in the southeast of Mauville City's first floor.
• SMUSUM: a man on the second level of Hau'oli City's mall.
• SwSh: a man in a park in Wyndon.

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						FRLG	E	XD	DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS	SM	USUM	PE	SwSh	SwSh EP	BDSP	LA
0009		Blastoise		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0160		Feraligatr		Monster	Water 1		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0260		Swampert		Monster	Water 1		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0395		Empoleon		Water 1	Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0503		Samurott		Field		Field					✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0658		Greninja		Water 1		Water 1							✔	✔	✔	✔
0730		Primarina		Water 1	Field									✔	✔	✔
0818		Inteleon		Water 1	Field											✔
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 III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1	Mt. Battle TotodileXD
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 event

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0007		Squirtle		Monster	Water 1	Sticker Promotional Egg Squirtle Kanto Starter Egg Squirtle
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.

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0493		Arceus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	Dahara City Arceus
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

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

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In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Hydro Cannon is a move with 30 base power, 9 PP and 84% accuracy. The attack travels up to 10 tiles away and hits the first Pokémon it encounters, ally or enemy. If the move hits a Pokémon successfully, the user is inflicted with Paused status condition for 1-2 turns, preventing them from acting on these turns.

In Explorers of Time and Darkness, the move's PP is decreased to 6.

In Explorers of Sky, the move's power is raised to 33.

Since Hydro Cannon is exclusively a tutor move in main series, it is taught differently in Mystery Dungeon:

• In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Blastoise will attempt to learn Hydro Cannon at level 99 if it has at least 333 IQ points. If this requirement is not met until after reaching level 99, Hydro Cannon can be relearned at the Gulpin Link Shop.
• In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, an eligible Pokémon will attempt to learn Hydro Cannon at level 72 if it has at least 300 IQ points. If this requirement is not met until after level 72, Hydro Cannon can be relearned at Electivire Link Shop.
• In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, Oshawott can be taught Hydro Cannon via special TM available once Pokémon Paradise reaches Perfect Rank.
• In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, the move can be taught at Hawlucha's Slam School by paying 11,000
• In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, the move can be taught at Gulpin Link Shop after completing the main story.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Special	4	—	178	213	90%	An opponent	—	No additional effect.

Pokémon GO

Hydro Cannon
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 90 Energy cost 50 Duration 1.9 seconds Damage window 0.5 - 1.6 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 80 Energy cost 40 Secondary effect ? Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Updates

Trainer Battles

• December 11, 2019
  • Power: 90 → 80

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It also inflicts the Paused status on the user, making it incapable of action. MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance, but it also afflicts the user with a Paused status condition. A Pokémon with the Paused status is incapable of action. BSL はなれたポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかし じぶんが ようすみじょうたいに なってしまう ようすみじょうたいの ポケモンは こうどうできない MDGtI It damages even a faraway Pokémon. But it also causes the Recoil status condition, which prevents you from doing anything on the next turn. SMD It even damages far away Pokémon. It also makes you recoil, which prevents you from doing anything on the next turn.

In the anime

Gary's Blastoise Empoleon Samurott Tierno's Blastoise
The user hits the target with a strong, watery blast.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Blastoise fires two powerful orbs of water from each of its cannons at the opponent.
Gary's Blastoise	Ill-Will Hunting!		Debut
Tierno's Blastoise	Valuable Experience for All!		None
	Empoleon opens its beak and a blue flash of light appears in front of it. Then, a glowing light blue ball of water appears in front of Empoleon's beak where the flash was and Empoleon fires it at the opponent. Sometimes, Empoleon fires three light blue balls of water, one after the other.
Barry's Empoleon	Barry's Busting Out All Over!		None
Kenny's Empoleon	Last Call - First Round!		None
	Samurott opens its mouth. Then, a glowing light blue ball of water appears in front of Samurott's mouth and Samurott fires it at the opponent.
Cameron's Samurott	The Road to Humilau!		None
	Togepi gathers droplets of glowing water into a ball in front of its mouth and then releases a big stream of water from the ball at the opponent.
A wild Togepi	The Power of Us		Used via Metronome

In the manga

Be the Best! Pokémon B+W

Samurott
The user fires a strong blast of water at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Samurott opens its mouth and fires a strong blast of water.
Bianca's Samurott	The Birth of the Best Pokémon Trainer!		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Blastoise Feraligatr Swampert
The user fires a powerful stream of water from its body at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Blastoise points its cannons at the opponent and fires an extremely powerful stream of water from each of the cannons and its mouth at the opponent.
Green's Blasty	Red, Green, Blue and Mewtwo Too		Debut
	Feraligatr releases a powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Silver's Feraligatr	The Final Battle VIII		First mentioned in The Final Battle VII
	Swampert releases a powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Ruby's Mumu	The Final Battle VIII		First mentioned in The Final Battle V Swampert could not legally learn Hydro Cannon at the time

In other generations

Core series games

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	DPPt	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

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

Side series games

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

Spin-off series games

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

• Hydro Cannon is tied with Water Spout for having the highest base power of all Water-type attacks, excluding Z-Moves, Max Moves, and G-Max Moves.
  • A Hydro Vortex based on either of them has the highest base power of all Water-type moves.
• Not counting the alternate continuity established in I Choose You!, Hydro Cannon has so far only been used in the anime by Pokémon belonging to rivals.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 加農水炮 Gānùhng Séuipaau * 水電炮 Séuidihnpaau * Mandarin 加農水炮 / 加农水炮 Jiānóng Shuǐpào * 水電炮 / 水电炮 Shuǐdiànpào * Czech Vodní kanón Dutch Hydrokanon French Hydroblast German Aquahaubitze Greek Υδραυλικό Ολμοβόλο Hebrew תותח הידרו Totakh Hidro Hindi पानी की तोप Paani ki Toap Italian Idrocannone Korean 하이드로캐논 Hydrocannon Polish Hydrodziało Portuguese Brazil Hidro Canhão Portugal Hidrocanhão Romanian Tunul Hidro Serbian Hidro top Spanish Hidrocañón Thai ปืนใหญ่พลังน้ำ Vietnamese Đại Bác Thủy Lực

Variations of the move Hyper Beam
Giga Impact • Rock Wrecker Hyper Beam • Blast Burn • Hydro Cannon • Frenzy Plant • Roar of Time

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