Hydro Pump (move)

Hydro Pump ハイドロポンプ Hydro Pump

Battles Type  Water Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  110 Accuracy  80% 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 I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Works better the more the crowd is excited.

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

Hydro Pump (Japanese: ハイドロポンプ Hydro Pump) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generations I to V

Hydro Pump inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Hydro Pump 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.

Generation VI

Hydro Pump's power changed from 120 to 110.

Description

Games Description Stad The strongest Water-type attack. However, while it is powerful, it may miss the target. Stad2 The strongest Water-type attack. While it is powerful, it may miss the target. GSC A powerful water- type attack. RSE Blasts water at high power to strike the foe. ColoXD Blasts water at high power to strike the target. FRLG A high volume of water is blasted at the foe under great pressure. DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure. BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0007		Squirtle		Monster	Water 1	42	47	47	37DP 40PtHGSS	40	40	40SMUSUM 41PE
0008		Wartortle		Monster	Water 1	47	53	53	44DP 48PtHGSS	48	48	49SMUSUM 53PE
0009		Blastoise		Monster	Water 1	52	68	68	53DP 60PtHGSS	60	60	60SMUSUM 65PE
0054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field	52	50	50	48	53BW 46B2W2	46	40SMUSUM 45PE
0055		Golduck		Water 1	Field	59	58	58	56	63BW 54B2W2	54	46SMUSUM 63PE
0060		Poliwag		Water 1		Water 1	45	43	43	38	38	38	38SMUSUM 36PE
0061		Poliwhirl		Water 1		Water 1	49	51	51	48	48	48	48
0072		Tentacool		Water 3		Water 3	48	49	49	40	47	47XY 46ORAS	46SMUSUM 45PE
0073		Tentacruel		Water 3		Water 3	50	55	55	49	52	52	52SMUSUM 65PE
0090		Shellder		Water 3		Water 3					61	61	61SMUSUM 45PE
0091		Cloyster		Water 3		Water 3						1	1SMUSUM
0116		Horsea		Water 1	Dragon	45	43	43	35	35	35XY 52ORAS	52SMUSUM 42PE
0117		Seadra		Water 1	Dragon	52	51	51	40	40	40XY 1, 60ORAS	1, 60SMUSUM 51PE
0120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3	47	50	46	55	60BW 52B2W2	52XY 53ORAS	53SMUSUM 45PE
0121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3						1	1SMUSUM
0130		Gyarados		Water 2	Dragon	1, 41RGB 41Y	40	40	41	41	41XY 44ORAS	42SMUSUM 46PE
0131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1	46	57	49	49	49	47	47SMUSUM 65PE
0134		Vaporeon		Field		Field	54RGB 52Y	52	52	71	71BW 45B2W2	45	45SMUSUM 31PE
0138		Omanyte		Water 1	Water 3	53	55	55	52	55	55	55SMUSUM 44PE
0139		Omastar		Water 1	Water 3	49	65	65	67	75	1, 75	1, 75SMUSUM 50PE
0140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3	49
0141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3	53
0158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1		52	52	43DP 48PtHGSS	50	50	50
0159		Croconaw		Monster	Water 1		55	55	51DP 57PtHGSS	60	60	60
0160		Feraligatr		Monster	Water 1		58	58	63DP 71PtHGSS	76	76	76
0170		Chinchou		Water 2		Water 2		41	41	42	45	45	45
0171		Lanturn		Water 2		Water 2		53	50	52	57	57XY 51ORAS	51
0183		Marill		Water 1	Fairy			45	42	42BW 40B2W2	40XY 47ORAS	47
0184		Azumarill		Water 1	Fairy			57	54	54BW 46B2W2	46XY 55ORAS	55
0211		Qwilfish		Water 2		Water 2		46	46RSE 37FRLG	57	57	1, 57	1, 57
0223		Remoraid		Water 1	Water 2					42B2W2	42	42
0224		Octillery		Water 1	Water 2					52B2W2	52	52
0226		Mantine		Water 1		Water 1				49	49	49	49
0230		Kingdra		Water 1	Dragon		51	51	40	40	40XY 1, 60ORAS	1, 60
0245		Suicune		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		71	71	71	71	1, 71	71
0249		Lugia		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		44	44	29DPPt 37HGSS	37	37	37
0258		Mudkip		Monster	Water 1			42	42	42	42XY 41ORAS	41
0271		Lombre		Water 1	Grass			49	43DP 45PtHGSS	45	45XY 44ORAS	44
0279		Pelipper		Water 1	Flying			61	57	57BW 58B2W2	1, 58XY 1, 50ORAS	1, 50
0320		Wailmer		Field	Water 2			50	47	47	47XY 49ORAS	49
0321		Wailord		Field	Water 2			59	62	62	62XY 58ORAS	58
0350		Milotic		Water 1	Dragon			40	37	37	37XY 47ORAS	44
0351		Castform		Fairy	Amorphous					50BW 40B2W2	40XY 35ORAS	35
0367		Huntail		Water 1		Water 1			50	51	51	50	50
0368		Gorebyss		Water 1		Water 1			50	51	51	50	50
0369		Relicanth		Water 1	Water 2			64	71	71	1, 71XY 46ORAS	46
0370		Luvdisc		Water 2		Water 2					40	40XY 50ORAS	46
0382		Kyogre		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			45	45DPPt 90HGSS	90	90XY 75ORAS	75
0393		Piplup		Water 1	Field				43	43	43	43
0394		Prinplup		Water 1	Field				51	51	50	50
0395		Empoleon		Water 1	Field				59	59	59	59
0418		Buizel		Water 1	Field					45B2W2	45	45
0419		Floatzel		Water 1	Field					57B2W2	57	57
0458		Mantyke		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				49	49	49	49
0484		Palkia		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				42HGSS	50	50	50
0501		Oshawott		Field		Field					43	43	43
0502		Dewott		Field		Field					52	52	53
0503		Samurott		Field		Field					62	62	63
0535		Tympole		Water 1		Water 1					42	42	42
0536		Palpitoad		Water 1		Water 1					47	47	47
0537		Seismitoad		Water 1		Water 1					53	53	53
0564		Tirtouga		Water 1	Water 3					51	50	50
0565		Carracosta		Water 1	Water 3					61	61	61
0592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous					49	49	49
0593		Jellicent		Amorphous		Amorphous					53	53	53
0594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2					61	1, 61	1, 65
0647		Keldeo		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered					67	67	67
0656		Froakie		Water 1		Water 1						48	48
0657		Frogadier		Water 1		Water 1						55	56
0658		Greninja		Water 1		Water 1						60	68
0690		Skrelp		Water 1	Dragon						42	42
0691		Dragalge		Water 1	Dragon						42	42
0721		Volcanion		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered						50	50
0728		Popplio		Water 1	Field							43
0729		Brionne		Water 1	Field							51
0730		Primarina		Water 1	Field							55
0746		Wishiwashi		Water 2		Water 2							54
0788		Tapu Fini		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered							58
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		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0118		Goldeen		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0226		Mantine		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0283		Surskit		Water 1	Bug		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0318		Carvanha		Water 2		Water 2		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0339		Barboach		Water 2		Water 2			✔	✔	✔	✔
0371		Bagon		Dragon		Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0393		Piplup		Water 1	Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
0458		Mantyke		Water 1		Water 1			✔	✔	✔	✔
0515		Panpour		Field		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.

Form change

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
479W		Rotom Wash Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous	Upon changing into this formPtHGSS
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 V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
479W		Rotom Wash Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous	Upon changing into this form
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
479W		Rotom Wash Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous	Upon changing into this form
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 VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
479W		Rotom Wash Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous	Upon changing into this form
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
0062		Poliwrath		Water 1		Water 1	Purified Shadow PokémonXD
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 V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0283		Surskit		Water 1	Bug	Dream World - Pleasant Forest
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 II

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0147		Dratini		Water 1	Dragon	New York Pokémon Center
0183		Marill		Water 1	Fairy	New York Pokémon Center
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 IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0373		Salamence		Dragon		Dragon	Strongest Salamence
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 V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0129		Magikarp		Water 2	Dragon	Pokémon Center Nagoya Magikarp
0260		Swampert		Monster	Water 1	JR Kyushu Train Station Swampert
0272		Ludicolo		Water 1	Grass	JR Kyushu Train Station Ludicolo
0393		PiplupLv. 15		Water 1	Field	Pokémon Searcher BW Piplup
0515		Panpour		Field		Field	Japanese Global Link
0647		KeldeoLv. 50		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	Winter 2013 Keldeo
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
0318		Carvanha		Water 2		Water 2	Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo Egg Carvanha Pokémon Center Hiroshima Egg Carvanha
0647		KeldeoLv. 15		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	Pokémon Scrap Keldeo Strategy Guide Keldeo
0658		GreninjaLv. 36		Water 1		Water 1	Super Smash Bros. Greninja
0503		SamurottLv. 50		Field		Field	Hidden Ability Present Samurott
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

Hydro Pump is a long range attack that fires 10 tiles away in a straight line in front of the user.

In Gates to Infinity, Hydro Pump requires a turn to charge before unleashing the move when used by a Gigantic Pokémon.

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, this move pierces through enemies (can hit multiple targets in a straight line).

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★★★★★ Power: 51 Accuracy: 80%

Effect: None

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Super Smash Bros. series

Kyogre using Hydro Pump in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee, Blastoise, a Poké Ball Pokémon, uses Hydro Pump to damage and push away opposing fighters. There are multiple blasts and they can not be reflected. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, Blastoise is replaced with Kyogre; however, Kyogre's water blasts do not damage opponents.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Squirtle uses Hydro Pump as part of Pokémon Trainer's Final Smash, Triple Finish.

Squirtle using Hydro Pump as part of Triple Finish

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, Hydro Pump appears as Greninja's up special move. Greninja propels itself using two Hydro Pumps, which can also push opponents back. Since there are two Hydro Pumps, Greninja can move in two different directions if two directions are inputted.

Pokémon GO

Hydro Pump
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 130 Energy cost ? Duration 3.3 seconds Damage window ? seconds
Trainer Battles Power ? Energy cost ? Secondary effect ? Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

• Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Hydro Pump had a power of 60.
• Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Hydro Pump had a power of 90 and a duration of 3.8 seconds.

Description

Games Description MDRB MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. BSL はなれたポケモンに ダメージをあたえる Conq. The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure. MDGtI It damages even a faraway Pokémon. It damages even faraway Pokémon.* Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U Two bursts while airborne; (joystick) selects the direction.* SMD It even damages faraway Pokémon. Monopoly: Pokémon Exclusive Kanto Edition Wash away the improvements on a location!

In the anime

In the main series

Croconaw Squirtle Dewott Mega Gyarados
The user blasts a powerful jet of water at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Blastoise blasts powerful jets or bullets of water out from the cannons in its shell.
A wild Blastoise	Beach Blank-Out Blastoise		Debut
Neesha's Shellshocker	Mewtwo Strikes Back		None
Cissy's Blastoise	Fit to be Tide		None
Team Blastoise	Pokémon Water War		None
A Blastoise Jessie borrowed from the Battle Park	One Trick Phony!		None
Gary's Blastoise	The Ties That Bind		None
Sid's Blastoise	Destiny Deoxys		None
Jimmy's Blastoise	Judgment Day!		None
A Trainer's Blastoise	Eight Ain't Enough		None
Siebold's Blastoise	Mega Evolution Special I		None
Tierno's Blastoise	Tag Team Battle Inspiration!		None
Neesha's Blastoise	I Choose You!		None
	Squirtle retreats into its shell and rapidly spins while it fires powerful jets of water from its mouth through all the shell's openings. It then flies like a frisbee towards the opponent, hitting them with water.
Ash's Squirtle	Misty Meets Her Match		None
	Gyarados blasts a powerful jet of water out of its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Gyarados	Houndoom's Special Delivery		None
Trinity's Gyarados	The Perfect Match!		None
Lance's Gyarados	Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution		None
Clair's Gyarados	Beauty is Skin Deep		None
Misty's Gyarados	Cerulean Blues		None
A wild Gyarados	A Six Pack Attack!		None
A mirage Gyarados merged with a mirage Mewtwo	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon		None
A wild Gyarados	SS027		None
	The red spikes on Feraligatr's head starts to glow light red and it releases a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Raiden's Feraligatr	Ring Masters		None
A Trainer's Feraligatr	A Claim to Flame!		None
A student's rental Feraligatr	Gonna Rule the School!		None
A Coordinator's Feraligatr	New Plot, Odd Lot!		None
A wild Feraligatr	Pikachu's Big Sparking Search		None
A wild Feraligatr	Genesect and the Legend Awakened		None
	Kingdra blasts a powerful spiraling jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Christopher's Kingdra	Dueling Heroes		None
Clair's Kingdra	Fangs for Nothin'		None
	Croconaw blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Ranger Mason's Croconaw	Mother of All Battles		None
Bryan's Croconaw	The Champ Twins!		None
Khoury's Croconaw	Bagged Then Tagged!		None
Officer Jenny's Croconaw	The Pirates of Decolore!		None
	Tentacruel blasts a powerful jet of water from underneath the large blue stinger on its face at the opponent.
Kail's Tentacruel	Cerulean Blues		None
	Carvanha blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Shelly's Carvanha	A Three Team Scheme!		None
	Swampert blast a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Tommy's Swampert	Abandon Ship!		None
Morrison's Swampert	Choose It or Lose It!		None
	Golduck blasts a powerful jet of water from its bill at the opponent.
A Trainer's Golduck	A Double Dilemma		None
A Trainer's Golduck	Saved by the Beldum		None
Katie's Golduck	Shocks and Bonds		None
	Pelipper blasts a powerful jet of water from its bill at the opponent.
Winona's Pelipper	Sky High Gym Battle!		None
	Relicanth blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Multiple wild Relicanth	The Relicanth Really Can		None
	Kyogre blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Kyogre (anime)	The Scuffle of Legends		None
	Milotic blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Juan's Milotic	Eight Ain't Enough		None
Lucy's Milotic	Queen of the Serpentine!		None
An illusion created by Mismagius	Malice in Wonderland!		None
Wallace's Milotic	Strategy with a Smile!		None
Lusamine's Milotic	Rescuing the Unwilling!		None
	Psyduck blasts a powerful jet of water from its bill at the opponent.
Emily's Psyduck	Sitting Psyduck		None
	Vaporeon blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Galea's Vaporeon	On Olden Pond		None
Virgil's Vaporeon	Curtain Up, Unova League!		None
	Azumarill blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Paul's Azumarill	Shapes of Things to Come!		None
Officer Jenny's Azumarill	The Pirates of Decolore!		None
	Lanturn blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Kyle's Lanturn	Pruning a Passel of Pals!		None
	Empoleon blasts a powerful jet of water from its beak at the opponent.
Barry's Empoleon	Jumping Rocket Ship!		None
	Wash Rotom points the pipe on the side of its body at the opponent and blasts a powerful jet of water from it at the opponent.
A wild Rotom	Get Your Rotom Running!		None
A wild Rotom	To Catch a Rotom!		None
Weston's Rotom	Rotom's Wish!		None
Rotom Pokédex (anime)	The Dex Can't Help It!		None
	Mantyke blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Multiple wild Mantyke	Cheers on Castaways Isle!		None
	Piplup opens its beak and releases a powerful stream of water with white rings of water around it from it at the opponent, or Piplup opens its beak and a blue ball of water forms in front of its beak. The ball of water flattens and turns into a circle. Then, a powerful jet of water fires from the circle at the opponent. Sometimes, the inside of its beak glows light blue before it uses the attack.
Piplup of Team Poképals	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness		None
Dawn's Piplup	Piplup, Up and Away!		None
Verity's Piplup	I Choose You!		None
	Starmie releases a powerful blast of water from the gem on the center of its body at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Starmie	Dawn of a Royal Day!		None
	Tympole releases a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Multiple wild Tympole	Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!		None
	Palpitoad releases a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent. When the water is about to hit the opponent, multiple rings of light blue water appear around the top of the stream of water and travels down it when it hits.
Ash's Palpitoad	Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!		None
Clay's Palpitoad	Battling the King of the Mines!		None
	Frillish releases a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent, or Frillish puts two of its tentacles together, and a blue ball of water forms in between them. The ball of water flattens and turns into a circle. Then, a powerful jet of water fires from the circle at the opponent.
Multiple wild Frillish	Climbing the Tower of Success!		None
Halsey's two Frillish	The Pokémon Harbor Patrol!		None
	Carracosta releases a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Carracosta	A Restoration Confrontation Part 2		None
	Jellicent releases a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Rizzo's two Jellicent	Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!		None
	Keldeo releases powerful blasts of water from its hooves at the opponent. By using the water as propulsion, Keldeo can fly in the air.
Keldeo (M15)	Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice		None
	Resolute Form Keldeo releases powerful blasts of water from its hooves at the opponent. By using the water as propulsion, Resolute Form Keldeo can fly in the air.
Keldeo (M15)	Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice		None
	Oshawott glows blue and moves its hands in a counterclockwise motion a blue ball of water forms in between them. The ball of water flattens and turns into a circle. Then, a powerful jet of water fires from the circle at the opponent, or Oshawott releases a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Ash's Oshawott	Expedition to Onix Island!		None
	Dewott glows blue and it puts its hands together and a blue ball of water forms in between them. The ball of water flattens and turns into a circle. Then, a powerful jet of water fires from the circle at the opponent.
Halsey's Dewott	The Pokémon Harbor Patrol!		None
Cadbury's Caesar	Crowning the Scalchop King!		None
	Seismitoad fires a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Seismitoad	Genesect and the Legend Awakened		None
A wild Seismitoad	The Journalist from Another Region!		None
	Surskit fires a powerful jet of water from its antenna at the opponent.
Multiple wild Surskit	Genesect and the Legend Awakened		None
	Mega Gyarados fires a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
A Trainer's Gyarados	Mega Evolution Special I		None
Misty's Gyarados	When Regions Collide!		None
	Mega Blastoise fires a powerful jet of water from the cannon on its back at the opponent.
Siebold's Blastoise	Mega Evolution Special I		None
A Trainer's Blastoise	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction		None
	Sharpedo releases a powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Sharpedo	Going for the Gold!		None
	Wartortle releases a powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Tierno's Wartortle	Good Friends, Great Training!		None
	Primal Kyogre forms a blue ball in front of its mouth and fires a powerful stream of water from it at the opponent.
A Kyogre summoned by Hoopa	Hoopa and the Clash of Ages		None
	Wooper releases a powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Wooper	A Diamond in the Rough!		Wooper cannot legally learn Hydro Pump
Wooper (anime)	A Diamond in the Rough!		Wooper cannot legally learn Hydro Pump
	Quagsire releases a powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Quagsire	A Diamond in the Rough!		Quagsire cannot legally learn Hydro Pump
	Lotad releases a powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Two wild Lotad	A Diamond in the Rough!		Lotad cannot legally learn Hydro Pump
	Ludicolo releases a powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Tierno's Ludicolo	Valuable Experience for All!		None
	Volcanion releases powerful streams of water from the cannons on its back at the opponent.
Volcanion (M19)	Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel		None
	The swirl on Poliwrath's stomach glows light purple and it releases a powerful stream of water from in the middle of it at the opponent.
A Revenger's Poliwrath	A Young Royal Flame Ignites!		None

In Pokémon Origins

Kabutops Blastoise
The user blasts a powerful jet of water at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Kabutops forms an orb of water in front of its head. It then fires a powerful jet of water from the orb at the opponent.
Red's Kabutops	File 3: Giovanni		Debut
	Blastoise fires two powerful jets of water from its cannons at the opponent.
Blue's Blastoise	File 4: Charizard		None

In Pokémon Generations

Blastoise
The user blasts a powerful jet of water at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Blastoise fires two powerful jets of water from its cannons at the opponent.
Blue's Blastoise	The Challenger		Debut

In the manga

In the Aim to Be a Card Master!! manga

Blastoise
The user blasts the opponent with a high volume of water.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Blastoise shoots a high volume of water from its cannons.
Kenta's Blastoise	MCM1		Debut

In the Ash & Pikachu manga

Blastoise Milotic
The user blasts the opponent with a high volume of water.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Blastoise shoots a high volume of water from its cannons.
Gary's Blastoise	One Half Of A Poké Ball		Debut
	Milotic shoots a high volume of water from its mouth.
Lucy's Milotic	An Infinite Bond!!		None

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

Jellicent
The user blasts the foe with a high volume of water.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Jellicent blasts the foe with a high volume of water.
Muteki's Jellicent	Victini - A New Friend!		Debut

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Squirtle Squirtle
The foe is blasted by a huge volume of water.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Blastoise releases two powerful streams of water from its hydro cannons at the opponent.
Dario's two Blastoise	The Human Race and the Pokémon Race		Debut
	Squirtle fires a powerful stream of water from between of its hands at the opponent, or Squirtle retreats into its shell and rapidly spins while it fires powerful jets of water from its mouth through all the shell's openings.
Ash's Squirtle	The Orange Islands		None

In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga

Blastoise
The user blasts the opponent with a high volume of water.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Blastoise shoots a high volume of water from its cannons.
A wild Blastoise	PW25		Debut

In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga

Blastoise
The opponent is soaked with water.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Blastoise shoots water from its cannons, soaking the opponent.
Kameko	The Five Sisters of Squirtle		Debut

In the Mobilize!! Pokémon Ranger manga

Mudkip
The user sprays a high volume of water from its mouth at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Mudkip sprays a high volume of water from its mouth at the foe.
A wild Mudkip	Mobilize!! Pokémon Ranger		Debut

In the movie adaptations

Gyarados Piplup
The user shoots out water at a high volume.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Totodile shoots out water at a high volume from its mouth.
Ash's Totodile	Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei		Debut
	Keldeo shoots out water at a high volume from its hooves.
Keldeo (M15)	Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice		None
	Feraligatr shoots out water at a high volume from its mouth.
A wild Feraligatr	Genesect and the Legend Awakened		None
	Piplup shoots out a high volume of water from its mouth.
Verity's Piplup	I Choose You!		None
	Gyarados shoots out water at a high volume from its mouth.
Borosue's Gyarados	ICYR2		None

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Tirtouga Gyarados Blastoise Empoleon
The foe is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Gyarados blasts a powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Red's Gyara	Gyarados Splashes In!		Debut
Silver's Gyarados	Raise the Red Gyarados		None
Lysandre's Gyarados	Zygarde Agitated		None
	Wartortle stomps its two hands on the ground and geysers of water shoot up from the ground all around the opponent.
Green's Blasty	The Jynx Jinx		None
	Blastoise blasts two powerful jets of water from the hydro cannons on its back at the opponent.
Green's Blasty	The Winged Legends		None
	Spearow creates a mirror, reflecting all water attacks back at the opponent.
Professor Oak's Spearow	Just a Spearow Carrier		Used via Mirror Move
	Seadra blasts a powerful spiraling jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Yellow's Seadra	Sea Sea Seadra		None
	Golduck blasts a powerful jet of water from its bill or the palm of its hand at the opponent.
Blue's Golduck	Lapras Lazily		None
	Lanturn fires a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Misty's Lanturn	Lovely Lanturn		None
	Suicune fires a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Misty's Suicune	Lovely Lanturn		None
	Omastar releases a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Yellow's Omny	Buzz Off, Butterfree!		None
	Pelipper releases a powerful blast of sparkling water from its mouth at the opponent.
Amber's Pelipper	Assaulted by Pelipper I		None
	Feraligatr fires a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Ultima's Feraligatr	Some Things Are Better Left Unown		None
	Empoleon opens its mouth and releases a powerful and spiraling stream of water from its beak at the opponent.
Platinum's Empoleon	Getting the Drop on Gallade II		None
	Wash Rotom releases a powerful blast of water from the hose on the side of its body at the opponent.
Diamond's Rotom	Unplugging Rotom (Heat, Wash, Mow, Fan, Frost)		None
	Tirtouga shoots a powerful blast of water from its mouth. Tirtouga can manipulate the direction of the water.
Black's Costa	School of Hard Knocks		None

In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga

Milotic
The user sprays a high volume of water from its mouth at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Milotic sprays a high volume of water from its mouth at the foe.
Enta's Milotic	Final Battle: Versus The Salon Maiden		Debut

In the Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master manga

Feraligatr
The user sprays a high volume of water from its mouth at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Feraligatr sprays a high volume of water from its mouth at the foe.
Ryū's Feraligatr	ABM05		Debut

In the Pokémon Colosseum Snatcher Leo manga

Ludicolo
The user sprays a high volume of water from its mouth at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Ludicolo sprays a high volume of water from its mouth at the foe.
Miror B.'s Ludicolo	Pokémon Colosseum Snatcher Leo		Debut

In the Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers manga

Ludicolo
The user sprays a high volume of water from its mouth at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Ludicolo sprays a high volume of water from its mouth at the foe.
Wes's Ludicolo	Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers		Debut

In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga

• Dawn's Piplup attempted to use Hydro Pump in PDP09 but failed to use it.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Piplup Empoleon
The user blasts the foe with a high volume of water.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Piplup shoots out a high volume of water at the foe.
Hareta's Piplup	The Battle Rages On		Debut
	Empoleon shoots out a high volume of water at the foe.
Hareta's Empoleon	Will Hareta's Wish Get Through?!		None

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

• Black told Gyarados to use Hydro Pump in A Spectacular Battle To Save Ampharos!! but Jasmine's Steelix finished it off before it got to use the move.

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

Gyarados Kingdra Wartortle
The user shoots a high volume of water.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Wartortle shoots a high volume of water.
Shu's Wartortle	Articuno, King of Ice		Debut
	Gyarados shoots a high volume of water.
Shu's Gyarados	GDZ45		Debut
	Kingdra shoots a high volume of water.
An Unnamed Trainer's Kingdra	GDZ68		Debut

In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King manga

Vaporeon
The user shoots a wave of water at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Vaporeon shoots a wave of water at the foe.
Unknown Trainer's Vaporeon	PBK4		Debut

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Kabutops Wash Rotom Blastoise Omanyte
The user shoots heavy pumps of water the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Kabutops shoots a stream of water from its mouth.
Unknown Trainer's Kabutops	The Legendary Moltres Appears!!		Debut
	Blastoise fires heavy pumps of water from its cannons.
Blue's Blastoise	The Pokémon Banana League (Part 1)		None
A wild Blastoise	Take me to the Dragon Palace!		None
	Omanyte shoots out a powerful stream of water from its mouth.
A wild Omanyte	The Ancient Pokémon Discovery!		None
	Wash Rotom fires heavy pumps of water from its hose.
A wild Rotom	PMDP47		None

In the Pokémon Try Adventure manga

Piplup
The user fires a blast of water that gets bigger and stronger.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Piplup fires a blast of water from its mouth that gets bigger and stronger.
Katsuya's Chacha	Phantom Thief Haidoru		Debut

In the Pokémon Zensho manga

Lapras
The user fires a blast of water from its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Lapras claps its hands and fires a blast of water from them.
Satoshi's Lapras	Viridian City		Debut

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	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

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, 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

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

• In 3D games before Pokémon X and Y, when Blastoise uses this move two streams are fired at the target, whereas every other Pokémon only has one stream. Starting in Pokémon X and Y, Blastoise only has one stream.

In other languages

Language Title Bulgarian Воднаструя Vodnastruya Chinese Cantonese 水炮 Séuipaau * 水柱巨砲 Séuichyúh Geuihpaau * Mandarin 水炮 Shuǐpào * 水砲 Shuǐpào * Czech Vodní pumpa Danish Vandkanon* Vandpumpe* Dutch Hydropomp Finnish Vesipumppu Vesitykki* Hydropumppua* French Hydrocanon German Hydropumpe Greek Υδραντλία Ybrantlía Hindi पानी का पम्प Paani Ka Pump Indonesian Hydro Pump Italian Idropompa Korean 하이드로펌프 Hydro Pump Norwegian Vannkanon Polish Pompa Wodna (M01, Diamond & Pearl onwards) Hydro Pompa (original series) Portuguese Brazil Jato d'Água (games, BW104-present, TCG, manga)* Hidro Bomba (early anime, The Official Pokémon Handbook) Hidrobomba (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Hidro-Bomba (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Portugal Bomba de Água (Pokémon Chronicles) Romanian Pompa Hidraulică Serbian Хидро Пумпа Hidro Pumpa Spanish Latin America Hidrobomba Bomba de Agua (occasionally) Spain Hidrobomba Swedish Hydropump Turkish Su Pompası Vietnamese Bơm Hidro Bơm Hydro

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