Water Pulse (move)
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| Water Pulse みずのはどう Water's Surge | ||||||||||||
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Water Pulse (Japanese: みずのはどう Water's Surge) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation III. It was TM03 in Generation III and IV.
Effect
Generations III and IV
Water Pulse inflicts damage and has a 20% chance of confusing the target.
Generation V
Water Pulse can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.
Generation VI
Water Pulse's power is increased by 50% when used by Pokémon with the Ability Mega Launcher.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||
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| III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||
| 007 | 
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Squirtle | Water | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| 008 | 
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Wartortle | Water | 28 | 28 | 28 | ||||||
| 009 | 
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Blastoise | Water | 28 | 28 | 28 | ||||||
| 054 | 
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Psyduck | Water | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | |||||
| 055 | 
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Golduck | Water | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | |||||
| 072 | 
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Tentacool | Water | Poison | 29 | 33 | 33 16 | |||||
| 073 | 
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Tentacruel | Water | Poison | 29 | 34 | 34 16 | |||||
| 079 | 
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Slowpoke | Water | Psychic | 29 | 28 | 28 | |||||
| 080 | 
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Slowbro | Water | Psychic | 29 | 28 | 28 | |||||
| 118 | 
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Goldeen | Water | 17 | 17 | 17 16 | ||||||
| 119 | 
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Seaking | Water | 17 | 17 | 17 49 | ||||||
| 131 | 
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Lapras | Water | Ice | 14 | 14 | 14 | |||||
| 134 | 
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Vaporeon | Water | 17 | 17 | |||||||
| 199 | 
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Slowking | Water | Psychic | 29 | 28 | 28 | |||||
| 223 | 
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Remoraid | Water | 32 | 32 | 26 | 26 | |||||
| 226 | 
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Mantine | Water | Flying | 43 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 19 | |||
| 278 | 
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Wingull | Water | Flying | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 15 | ||||
| 279 | 
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Pelipper | Water | Flying | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 15 | ||||
| 320 | 
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Wailmer | Water | 28 | 21 | 21 | 21 19 | |||||
| 321 | 
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Wailord | Water | 28 | 21 | 21 | 21 49 | |||||
| 339 | 
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Barboach | Water | Ground | 22 | 22 | 22 17 | |||||
| 340 | 
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Whiscash | Water | Ground | 22 | 22 | 22 17 | |||||
| 350 | 
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Milotic | Water | 20 | 13 | 13 | 13 17 | |||||
| 367 | 
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Huntail | Water | 22 | 15 | 15 | 15 14 | |||||
| 368 | 
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Gorebyss | Water | 22 | 15 | 15 | 15 14 | |||||
| 370 | 
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Luvdisc | Water | 28 | 22 | 22 17 | ||||||
| 382 | 
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Kyogre | Water | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| 422 | 
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Shellos | Water | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| 423 | 
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Gastrodon | Water | Ground | --, 7 | --, 7 | --, 7 | |||||
| 456 | 
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Finneon | Water | 22 | 22 | 22 | ||||||
| 457 | 
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Lumineon | Water | 22 | 22 | 22 | ||||||
| 458 | 
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Mantyke | Water | Flying | 28 | 28 | 19 | 19 | ||||
| 484 | 
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Palkia | Water | Dragon | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 489 | 
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Phione | Water | 46 | 46 | 46 | ||||||
| 490 | 
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Manaphy | Water | 46 | 46 | 46 | ||||||
| 501 | 
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Oshawott | Water | 23 | 23 | |||||||
| 502 | 
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Dewott | Water | 25 | 25 | |||||||
| 503 | 
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Samurott | Water | 25 | 25 | |||||||
| 580 | 
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Ducklett | Water | Flying | 13 | 13 | ||||||
| 581 | 
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Swanna | Water | Flying | 13 | 13 | ||||||
| 592 | 
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Frillish | Water | Ghost | 22 | 22 | ||||||
| 593 | 
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Jellicent | Water | Ghost | 22 | 22 | ||||||
| 594 | 
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Alomomola | Water | 25 | 25 | |||||||
| 656 | 
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Froakie | Water | 14 | ||||||||
| 657 | 
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Frogadier | Water | 14 | ||||||||
| 658 | 
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Greninja | Water | Dark | 14 | |||||||
| 690 | 
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Skrelp | Poison | Water | 25 | |||||||
| 691 | 
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Dragalge | Poison | Dragon | 25 | |||||||
| 692 | 
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Clauncher | Water | 34 | ||||||||
| 693 | 
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Clawitzer | Water | 34 | ||||||||
| 721 | 
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Volcanion | Fire | Water | 21 | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
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Poliwag | Water |
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| 086 | 
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Seel | Water |
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| 090 | 
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Shellder | Water |
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| 116 | 
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Horsea | Water |
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| 138 | 
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Omanyte | Rock | Water |
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| 147 | 
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Dratini | Dragon |
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| 158 | 
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Totodile | Water |
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| 170 | 
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Chinchou | Water | Electric |
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| 211 | 
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Qwilfish | Water | Poison |
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| 222 | 
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Corsola | Water | Rock |
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| 223 | 
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Remoraid | Water |
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| 327 | 
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Spinda | Normal |
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| 347 | 
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Anorith | Rock | Bug |
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| 363 | 
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Spheal | Ice | Water |
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| 366 | 
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Clamperl | Water |
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| 535 | 
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Tympole | Water |
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| 564 | 
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Tirtouga | Water | Rock |
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| 582 | 
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Vanillite* | Ice |  
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| 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 TM
By Move Tutor
Special move
Generation V
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In other games
Pokémon Conquest
Water Pulse is the only move of Dewott. It may confuse the target.
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In the anime
 Froakie  Frillish  Gastrodon  Absol | |||
| A ball of water from the user becomes a wave that attacks the foe. | |||
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Crawdaunt's pincers become surrounded in light blue energy orbs. Then, Crawdaunt puts its claws at the ground and releases a huge pulse of water from its claws at the opponent. | ||
| A Team Aqua Grunt's Crawdaunt | On a Wingull and a Prayer! | Debut | |
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Surskit lifts up its two front legs and a light blue ball is created between them. It brings the ball into the water and a sends a huge wave at the opponent. | ||
| Max's Surskit | Maxxed Out! | None | |
| Kent's Surskit | A Cacturne for the Worse | None | |
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Whiscash puts its whiskers in the air and a ball of water forms in between them. It puts the ball down and shoots the ball at the opponent. | ||
| Nero | Whiscash and Ash | None | |
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Lairon's eyes glow blue and then pulses appear under the opponent. A geyser then shoots out of the ground under the opponent. | ||
| Savannah's Lairon | A Fan with a Plan | None | |
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Huntail opens its mouth and a blue ball forms in front of it. It then fires the ball at the opponent. | ||
| Keith's Huntail | The Evolutionary War | None | |
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Gorebyss lowers its head and a blue ball forms on its forehead. It then fires the ball at the opponent. | ||
| Nancy's Gorebyss | The Evolutionary War | None | |
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Luvdisc fires a ball of water from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| Juan's Luvdisc | The Great Eight Fate! | None | |
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Linoone creates a huge blue ball of energy in between its hands. It then throws it to the ground, making water hit the foe and sending it back. Sometimes, the move confuses the opponent, making them have bruise-like marks around their eyes when they are. | ||
| Kimmy Shoney's Tokin | Showdown At Linoone | None | |
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Wailord opens its mouth and creates a blue energy ball in its mouth. It then fires the energy ball at the opponent. | ||
| Robin's Wailord | Island Time | None | |
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Persian creates a blue ball of water in front of its mouth. Persian then slams the ball into the ground, and waves of water come out from around its body. | ||
| Vivica's Persian | Saved by the Beldum | None | |
| A wild Persian | Genesect and the Legend Awakened | None | |
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Articuno releases a blue ball of energy from its mouth at the opponent. When the attack hits the opponent, the ball turns into water. | ||
| Noland's Articuno | The Symbol Life | None | |
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Swampert's tailfin glows orange and it gathers water vapor from the air above its tail. A geyser then fires from the water above Swampert's tailfin at the opponent and sucks it up into a water tornado. | ||
| Tucker's Swampert | Tactics Theatrics!! | None | |
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Poliwag fires a blue ball of energy from its mouth at the opponent. The ball glides across a stream of water that is created under the ball. | ||
| Hiroshi's Poliwag | Curbing the Crimson Tide! | None | |
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Aggron creates a blue ball of energy in between its three horns, then launches the ball into the ground, creating a wave of water and hitting the opponent. | ||
| James's Aggron | Grating Spaces! | None | |
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Absol's body becomes outlined in blue and it releases a large water tornado around its body, or Absol's body becomes outlined in blue and it releases a huge wave at the opponent. | ||
| Drew's Absol | Thinning the Hoard! | None | |
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Shellos opens its mouth and a blue ball of energy appears in front of it. It then fires a spiraling stream of water from the ball at the opponent. | ||
| Zoey's Shellos | Dawn's Early Night! | None | |
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Buizel puts its hands together and forms a blue ball. It then throws the ball at the floor and it glides on the ground across a stream of water at the opponent, hitting it, or Buizel throws the ball at the ground and it turns into a huge wave of water, the wave going and hitting the opponent. | ||
| Ash's Buizel | A Triple Fighting Chance! | None | |
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Slowking raises its hands and a blue ball of energy forms in between them. Slowking then throws the ball at the opponent. | ||
| Conway's Slowking | Up Close and Personable! | None | |
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A large ring of water appears around Milotic's body and expands, hitting the opponent. | ||
| Palmer's Milotic | Arceus and the Jewel of Life | None | |
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All three of Gastrodon's eyes glow light blue, and a light blue orb of energy appears in front of its mouth. It then fires the orb at the opponent. | ||
| Zoey's Gastrodon | Last Call - First Round! | None | |
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A light blue orb of energy appears in front of Gastrodon's third eye and it fires the orb at the opponent. When the orb hits it, it explodes in the form of water. | ||
| Paul's Gastrodon | Familiarity Breeds Strategy! | None | |
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Frillish puts its tentacles in front of its body and forms a light blue ball of energy in between them. It then pushes the ball with its tentacles, slightly making it smaller. It then throws the orb at the opponent. When the ball hits the opponent, it expands and surrounds the opponent in a large orb of water. The water then swirls around from all sides, causing the water to explode. | ||
| Trip's Frillish | A Rival Battle for Club Champ! | None | |
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Dewott holds out both of its arms in the shape of a 'T' and opens its mouth. A light blue orb of energy appears in front of Dewott's mouth and it fires it at the opponent. When the orb hits the opponent, it expands and surrounds the opponent in a large orb of water. The orb then floats into the air and the water then starts to swirl around from all sides, causing the water to explode. | ||
| Burgundy's Dewott | A Connoisseur's Revenge! | None | |
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A light blue orb of energy appears in front of Glalie's mouth and it fires it at the opponent. When the orb hits the opponent, it expands and surrounds the opponent in a large orb of water. The orb then floats into the air and the water then starts to swirl around from all sides, causing the water to explode. | ||
| Morana's Glalie | Survival of the Striaton Gym! | None | |
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Froakie creates a blue sphere of energy from in between its hands. It then fires the sphere at the opponent, which explodes into a wave of water. | ||
| Ash's Froakie | Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin! | None | |
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Frogadier creates a blue sphere of energy from in between its hands. It then fires the sphere at the opponent, which explodes into a wave of water. | ||
| Sanpei's Frogadier | A Rush of Ninja Wisdom | None | |
| Ash's Frogadier | XY057 | None | |
In the manga
In the movie adaptations
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| A blast of water is fired from the user. | |||
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A ball forms in Persian's mouth. The ball then explodes, causing a wave of water to appear. | ||
| A wild Persian | Genesect and the Legend Awakened | Debut | |
In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga
 Lucario
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| The user fires a blast of water at the foe. | |||
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Lucario creates a sphere of water that it fires at the opponent. | ||
| Hiori's Lucario | Escape From Team Galactic | Debut | |
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
 Feebas  Piplup  Chinchou | |||
| The user creates a small wave of water. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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Feebas waves its body and a creates a small wave of water under it. | ||
| Ruby's Feefee | Mind-Boggling with Medicham | None | |
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A stream of water spirals around Luvdisc's body. | ||
| Wallace's Elizabeth | Tanks, but No Tanks, Anorith & Lileep | None | |
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Mantine waves one of its wings and a wave of water comes out from under them at the opponent. | ||
| Emerald's Mantine | VS. Gulpin | None | |
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Piplup raises both of its arms and a ring of water comes out from around Piplup and extends outwards as a wave. The opponent becomes confused when hit. | ||
| Platinum's Piplup | A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium | None | |
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Chinchou releases a wavy stream of water from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| Sebastian's two Chinchou | Well Met, Weepinbell | None | |
In other generations
Trivia
- From Generation III onwards, Secret Power has the animation of Water Pulse if used on water.
In other languages
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| Generation III 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 III HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08RSE | |
| 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 | |
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