Whirlpool (move)
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Whirlpool (Japanese: うずしお Whirl Tide) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II. It was the first HM move to lose its HM status, and was later followed by Flash and Dive. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, it regained its HM status, though as HM05 rather than HM06.
Effect
Generation II
In battle
Whirlpool inflicts damage and traps the target in a whirlpool for 2-5 turns, damaging them slightly at the end of each turn.
Outside of battle
Whirlpool clears whirlpools in the field.
Generation III
Whirlpool inflicts damage and traps the target in a whirlpool for 2-5 turns, damaging them slightly (1/16 of max health) at the end of each turn.
If a wild Pokémon uses Whirlpool on the player's Pokémon, the player may escape if his or her Pokémon has the Run Away ability. However, Run Away does not allow the player to switch the Pokémon out. Whirlpool can hit a target during the semi-invulnerable turn of Dive.
Generation IV
If the user of Whirlpool is holding a Grip Claw, the duration of Whirlpool is always 5 turns.
Outside of battle
Returned to HM Status in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Whirlpool allows the user to cross Whirlpools on the field, instead of clearing them away as it did in Generation II.
Learnset
Generation II
By HM06
Generation III
By leveling up
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By breeding
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0339
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| style="background: #FFF" | Barboach
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground
| style="background: #FFF" | Wailmer, Wailord
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| 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.
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Generation IV
By leveling up
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By HM05 (HeartGold and SoulSilver)
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0131
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Lapras
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3DCEF3" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ice
| style="background: #FFF" | Mudkip
Wailmer, Wailord
Clamperl, Huntail, Gorebyss
Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon
Buizel, Floatzel
Finneon, Lumineon
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0170
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Chinchou
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#FAC000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Electric
| style="background: #FFF" | Wailmer, Wailord
Finneon, Lumineon
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0258
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Mudkip
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Mudkip
Wailmer, Wailord
Clamperl, Huntail, Gorebyss
Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon
Buizel, Floatzel
Finneon, Lumineon
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0339
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Barboach
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground
| style="background: #FFF" | Wailmer, Wailord
Finneon, Lumineon
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| 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.
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In the anime
 Lugia | |||
| The user traps the foe inside a fast, vicious whirlpool. | |||
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Lugia dives in the water and its eyes glow white. Then, it spins around and raises up to the surface. As it goes above the water, the whirlpool turns into a cyclone. | ||
| Lugia (movie 2) | The Power of One | Debut | |
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Mantine spins around the opponent quickly while underwater, creating a whirlpool. | ||
| Molly Hale's Mantine | Spell of the Unown | None | |
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Rhydon dives underwater, faces the opponent, and spins its horn like a drill, creating a whirlpool that sucks up the opponent. | ||
| Pietra's Rhydon | Right On, Rhydon! | None | |
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Gyarados swims around the opponent quicky and creates a whirlpool, or Gyarados points its tail at the opponent and waves it around in circles, creating a whirlpool. | ||
| Misty's Gyarados | Cerulean Blues | None | |
| A wild Gyarados | Sandshrew's Locker! | None | |
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Piplup's body glows a blueish-white color and it raises its arms and beak to the air. It then opens its beak and a huge whirlpool comes out of it and forms above Piplup. Piplup then throws the whirlpool at the opponent. While in the water, Piplup's body glows multicolored, and a whirlpool forms around it. Piplup can also change the size of the whirlpool by choice. | ||
| Dawn's Piplup | Getting the Pre-Contest Titters! | None | |
| Piplup of Team Poképals | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness | None | |
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Floatzel raises its arms and a large whirlpool appears above its head. Floatzel then throws the whirlpool at the opponent. | ||
| Crasher Wake's Floatzel | A Crasher Course in Power! | None | |
| Kenny's Floatzel | DP174 | None | |
Trivia
- Although it is only one of three moves to lose HM status, and in fact the first one, it is also the only former HM to regain that status.
- This makes it the only HM move teachable by two separate HMs: HM06 in Generation II, and HM05 in HeartGold and SoulSilver.
- Empoleon is the only dual-type Pokémon that can learn Whirlpool by leveling up.
In other languages
- Dutch: Draaikolk
- French: Siphon
- German: Whirlpool
- Hindi: Pani Ki Bhanwar / Bawandar
- Italian: Mulinello
- Portuguese (Brazilian): Redemoinho d'água
- Spanish: Torbellino
| Variations of the move Fire Spin | ||||
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| Generation II TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
| Generation II HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 | |
| Generation IV TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 | |
| Generation IV HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 | |
