Torrent (Ability)

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Generation III
Ups Water move in a pinch.
Generation IV
Powers up Water-type moves in a pinch.
Generation V
Currently unknown
Generation VI
Currently unknown
Generation VII
Currently unknown
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Torrent (Japanese: げきりゅう Raging Rapids) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Thirteen Pokémon have this ability; each one of them is a member of the evolution family of Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, or Isshu's Template:Type2 starter Pokémon.

Effect

In battle

When a Template:Type2 move is used, it will do 150% of its damage if the Pokémon using it is below 33% of its HP.

Outside of battle

Torrent has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, it will do double the damage if the Pokémon using it is below 25% of its HP.

Pokémon with Torrent

Single ability

# Pokémon Type
007 Squirtle Squirtle Water Poison
Squirtle
Squirtle
Squirtle
Squirtle
Squirtle
008 Wartortle Wartortle Water Poison
Wartortle
Wartortle
Wartortle
Wartortle
Wartortle
009 Blastoise Blastoise Water Poison
Blastoise
Blastoise
Blastoise
Blastoise
Blastoise
158 Totodile Totodile Water Poison
Totodile
Totodile
Totodile
Totodile
Totodile
159 Croconaw Croconaw Water Poison
Croconaw
Croconaw
Croconaw
Croconaw
Croconaw
160 Feraligatr Feraligatr Water Poison
Feraligatr
Feraligatr
Feraligatr
Feraligatr
Feraligatr
258 Mudkip Mudkip Water Poison
Mudkip
Mudkip
Mudkip
Mudkip
Mudkip
259 Marshtomp Marshtomp Water Ground
Marshtomp
Marshtomp
Marshtomp
Marshtomp
Marshtomp
260 Swampert Swampert Water Ground
Swampert
Swampert
Swampert
Swampert
Swampert
393 Piplup Piplup Water Poison
Piplup
Piplup
Piplup
Piplup
Piplup
394 Prinplup Prinplup Water Poison
Prinplup
Prinplup
Prinplup
Prinplup
Prinplup
395 Empoleon Empoleon Water Steel
Empoleon
Empoleon
Empoleon
Empoleon
Empoleon
500 Mijumaru Mijumaru Water Poison
Mijumaru
Mijumaru
Mijumaru
Mijumaru
Mijumaru


Dual ability

No Pokémon have Torrent as one of their two abilities.

Other

It was also revealed that Mijumaru, the Isshu Water-type starter, also has the ability Torrent, though whether Torrent is its only ability is unknown.

Trivia

  • Torrent is the only one of the starter abilities not yet seen in the anime.

See also

In other languages

  • Italian: Acquaiuto
  • Spanish: Torrente