Hydro Cannon (move)

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Hydro Cannon
ハイドロカノン Hydro Cannon
Hydro Cannon.png
Type  Water
Category  Special
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  150
Accuracy  90%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jams the others, and misses one turn of appeals.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Hydro Cannon (Japanese: ハイドロカノン Hydro Cannon) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III.

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.

Learnset

Generation III

By move tutor

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, an elderly woman on Cape Brink will teach Blastoise Hydro Cannon. Like Frenzy Plant and Blast Burn, the Pokémon must have a very high happiness rating.

#   Pokémon Type
0009 Blastoise Blastoise
Water
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Special move

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0158 Totodile Totodile
Water Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation IV

By move tutor

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver

An elderly man, much like the woman on Cape Brink, appears on Route 228 in the Battle Zone, and will teach it to the three fully evolved Template:Type2 starters of the previous generations, as well as Empoleon. It is also required for each Pokémon to have high happiness rating in order for it to learn Hydro Cannon.

#   Pokémon Type
0009 Blastoise Blastoise
Water
0160 Feraligatr Feraligatr
Water
0260 Swampert Swampert
Water Ground
0395 Empoleon Empoleon
Water Steel
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In the anime

Energy is gathered to form a powerful blast of water.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Blastoise Blastoise shoots two powerful blasts of water from the cannons in its shell.
Gary's Blastoise Ill-Will Hunting! Debut
Empoleon Empoleon gathers energy to form a large water ball and shoots it from its mouth.
Barry's Empoleon Barry's Busting Out All Over! None


Trivia

In other languages

  • Brazilian Portuguese: Hidro Canhão
  • Dutch: Hydro Kanon
  • French: Hydroblast
  • German: Aquahaubitze
  • Italian: Idrocannone
  • Spanish: Hidrocañón


Variations of the move Hyper Beam
PhysicalIC HOME.png Giga ImpactRock Wrecker
SpecialIC HOME.png Hyper BeamBlast BurnHydro CannonFrenzy PlantRoar of Time


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