Water Pulse (move)

Water Pulse みずのはどう Water Pulse

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Battles Type  Water Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM03 in Generation III TM03 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Scrambles the order of appeals on the next turn.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Water Pulse (Japanese: みずのはどう Water Pulse) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Generation III to 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.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0226 Mantine Water Flying 43 0320 Wailmer Water 28 0321 Wailord Water 28 0350 Milotic Water 20 0367 Huntail Water 22 0368 Gorebyss Water 22 0382 Kyogre 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.

By TM03

#   Pokémon Type 0007 Squirtle Water 0008 Wartortle Water 0009 Blastoise Water 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 0030 Nidorina Poison 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 0033 Nidorino Poison 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0054 Psyduck Water 0055 Golduck Water 0060 Poliwag Water 0061 Poliwhirl Water 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0086 Seel Water 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 0090 Shellder Water 0091 Cloyster Water Ice 0098 Krabby Water 0099 Kingler Water 0108 Lickitung Normal 0113 Chansey Normal 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0116 Horsea Water 0117 Seadra Water 0118 Goldeen Water 0119 Seaking Water 0120 Staryu Water 0121 Starmie Water Psychic 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0128 Tauros Normal 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0131 Lapras Water 0134 Vaporeon Water 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 0139 Omastar Rock Water 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 0143 Snorlax Normal 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0147 Dratini Dragon 0148 Dragonair Dragon 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0158 Totodile Water 0159 Croconaw Water 0160 Feraligatr Water 0161 Sentret Normal 0162 Furret Normal 0170 Chinchou Water Electric 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 0173 Cleffa Normal 0174 Igglybuff Normal 0175 Togepi Normal 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 0183 Marill Water 0184 Azumarill Water 0186 Politoed Water 0190 Aipom Normal 0194 Wooper Water Ground 0195 Quagsire Water Ground 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0206 Dunsparce Normal 0209 Snubbull Normal 0210 Granbull Normal 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 0222 Corsola Water Rock 0223 Remoraid Water 0224 Octillery Water 0225 Delibird Ice Flying 0226 Mantine Water Flying 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 0241 Miltank Normal 0242 Blissey Normal 0245 Suicune Water 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0251 Celebi Psychic Grass 0258 Mudkip Water 0259 Marshtomp Water Ground 0260 Swampert Water Ground 0263 Zigzagoon Normal 0264 Linoone Normal 0270 Lotad Water Grass 0271 Lombre Water Grass 0272 Ludicolo Water Grass 0278 Wingull Water Flying 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 0283 Surskit Bug Water 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 0287 Slakoth Normal 0288 Vigoroth Normal 0289 Slaking Normal 0293 Whismur Normal 0294 Loudred Normal 0295 Exploud Normal 0298 Azurill Normal 0300 Skitty Normal 0301 Delcatty Normal 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 0304 Aron Steel Rock 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0313 Volbeat Bug 0314 Illumise Bug 0316 Gulpin Poison 0317 Swalot Poison 0318 Carvanha Water Dark 0319 Sharpedo Water Dark 0320 Wailmer Water 0321 Wailord Water 0327 Spinda Normal 0335 Zangoose Normal 0339 Barboach Water Ground 0340 Whiscash Water Ground 0341 Corphish Water 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 0347 Anorith Rock Bug 0348 Armaldo Rock Bug 0349 Feebas Water 0350 Milotic Water 0351 Castform Normal 0351 Castform Fire 0351 Castform Water 0351 Castform Ice 0352 Kecleon Normal 0359 Absol Dark 0361 Snorunt Ice 0362 Glalie Ice 0363 Spheal Ice Water 0364 Sealeo Ice Water 0365 Walrein Ice Water 0366 Clamperl Water 0367 Huntail Water 0368 Gorebyss Water 0369 Relicanth Water 0370 Luvdisc Water 0380 Latias Dragon Psychic 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 0382 Kyogre Water 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 0385 Jirachi Psychic Steel 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 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 leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 25 0008 Wartortle Water 28 0009 Blastoise Water 28 0054 Psyduck Water 22 0055 Golduck Water 22 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 29 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 29 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 29 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 29 0118 Goldeen Water 17 0119 Seaking Water 17 0131 Lapras Water Ice 14 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 29 0223 Remoraid Water 32 0226 Mantine Water Flying 28 0278 Wingull Water Flying 19 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 19 0320 Wailmer Water 21 0321 Wailord Water 21 0339 Barboach Water Ground 22 0340 Whiscash Water Ground 22 0350 Milotic Water 13 0367 Huntail Water 15 0368 Gorebyss Water 15 0370 Luvdisc Water 28 0382 Kyogre Water -- 0422 Shellos Water 7 0422 Shellos Water 7 0423 Gastrodon Water Ground -- 7 0423 Gastrodon Water Ground -- 7 0456 Finneon Water 22 0457 Lumineon Water 22 0458 Mantyke Water Flying 28 0484 Palkia Water Dragon 10 0484 Palkia Water Dragon 6 0489 Phione Water 46 0490 Manaphy Water 46 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM03

#   Pokémon Type 0007 Squirtle Water 0008 Wartortle Water 0009 Blastoise Water 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 0030 Nidorina Poison 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 0033 Nidorino Poison 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0054 Psyduck Water 0055 Golduck Water 0060 Poliwag Water 0061 Poliwhirl Water 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0086 Seel Water 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 0090 Shellder Water 0091 Cloyster Water Ice 0098 Krabby Water 0099 Kingler Water 0108 Lickitung Normal 0113 Chansey Normal 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0116 Horsea Water 0117 Seadra Water 0118 Goldeen Water 0119 Seaking Water 0120 Staryu Water 0121 Starmie Water Ice 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0128 Tauros Normal 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0131 Lapras Water 0134 Vaporeon Water 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 0139 Omastar Rock Water 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 0143 Snorlax Normal 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0147 Dratini Dragon 0148 Dragonair Dragon 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0158 Totodile Water 0159 Croconaw Water 0160 Feraligatr Water 0161 Sentret Normal 0162 Furret Normal 0170 Chinchou Water Electric 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 0173 Cleffa Normal 0174 Igglybuff Normal 0175 Togepi Normal 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 0183 Marill Water 0184 Azumarill Water 0186 Politoed Water 0190 Aipom Normal 0194 Wooper Water Ground 0195 Quagsire Water Ground 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0206 Dunsparce Normal 0209 Snubbull Normal 0210 Granbull Normal 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 0222 Corsola Water Rock 0223 Remoraid Water 0224 Octillery Water 0225 Delibird Ice Flying 0226 Mantine Water Flying 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 0241 Miltank Normal 0242 Blissey Normal 0245 Suicune Water 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0251 Celebi Psychic Grass 0258 Mudkip Water 0259 Marshtomp Water Ground 0260 Swampert Water Ground 0263 Zigzagoon Normal 0264 Linoone Normal 0270 Lotad Water Grass 0271 Lombre Water Grass 0272 Ludicolo Water Grass 0278 Wingull Water Flying 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 0283 Surskit Bug Water 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 0287 Slakoth Normal 0288 Vigoroth Normal 0289 Slaking Normal 0293 Whismur Normal 0294 Loudred Normal 0295 Exploud Normal 0298 Azurill Normal 0300 Skitty Normal 0301 Delcatty Normal 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 0304 Aron Steel Rock 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0313 Volbeat Bug 0314 Illumise Bug 0316 Gulpin Poison 0317 Swalot Poison 0318 Carvanha Water Dark 0319 Sharpedo Water Dark 0320 Wailmer Water 0321 Wailord Water 0327 Spinda Normal 0335 Zangoose Normal 0339 Barboach Water Ground 0340 Whiscash Water Ground 0341 Corphish Water 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 0347 Anorith Rock Bug 0348 Armaldo Rock Bug 0349 Feebas Water 0350 Milotic Water 0351 Castform Normal 0351 Castform Fire 0351 Castform Water 0351 Castform Ice 0352 Kecleon Normal 0359 Absol Dark 0361 Snorunt Ice 0362 Glalie Ice 0363 Spheal Ice Water 0364 Sealeo Ice Water 0365 Walrein Ice Water 0366 Clamperl Water 0367 Huntail Water 0368 Gorebyss Water 0369 Relicanth Water 0370 Luvdisc Water 0380 Latias Dragon Psychic 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 0382 Kyogre Water 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 0385 Jirachi Psychic Steel 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0393 Piplup Water 0394 Prinplup Water 0395 Empoleon Water Steel 0400 Bibarel Normal Water 0418 Buizel Water 0419 Floatzel Water 0422 Shellos Water 0422 Shellos Water 0423 Gastrodon Water 0423 Gastrodon Water 0424 Ambipom Normal 0427 Buneary Normal 0428 Lopunny Normal 0431 Glameow Normal 0432 Purugly Normal 0440 Happiny Normal 0442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 0446 Munchlax Normal 0448 Lucario Fighting Steel 0449 Hippopotas Ground 0450 Hippowdon Ground 0456 Finneon Water 0457 Lumineon Water 0458 Mantyke Water Flying 0459 Snover Grass Ice 0460 Abomasnow Grass Ice 0463 Lickilicky Normal 0468 Togekiss Normal Flying 0471 Glaceon Ice 0478 Froslass Ice Ghost 0480 Uxie Psychic 0481 Mesprit Psychic 0482 Azelf Psychic 0484 Palkia Water Dragon 0489 Phione Water 0490 Manaphy Water 0493 Arceus Ghost 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 V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 25 0008 Wartortle Water 28 0009 Blastoise Water 28 0054 Psyduck Water 22 0055 Golduck Water 22 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 33 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 34 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 28 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 28 0118 Goldeen Water 17 0119 Seaking Water 17 0131 Lapras Water Ice 14 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 28 0223 Remoraid Water 32 0226 Mantine Water Flying 28 0278 Wingull Water Flying 19 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 19 0320 Wailmer Water 21 0321 Wailord Water 21 0339 Barboach Water Ground 22 0340 Whiscash Water Ground 22 0350 Milotic Water 13 0367 Huntail Water 15 0368 Gorebyss Water 15 0370 Luvdisc Water 22 0382 Kyogre Water -- 0422 Shellos Water 7 0422 Shellos Water 7 0423 Gastrodon Water Ground -- 7 0423 Gastrodon Water Ground -- 7 0456 Finneon Water 22 0457 Lumineon Water 22 0458 Mantyke Water Flying 28 0484 Palkia Water Dragon 6 0489 Phione Water 46 0501 Oshawott Water 23 0502 Futachimaru Futachimaru Water 25 0503 Daikenki Daikenki Water 25 0580 Koaruhie Koaruhie Water Flying 13 0581 Swanna Water Flying 13 0592 Pururiru Pururiru Water Ghost 22 0593 Burungel Burungel Water Ghost 22 0594 Mamanbou Mamanbou Water 25 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0270 Lotad Water Grass Dream World 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

File:Aggron Water Pulse2.jpg Aggron File:Pururiru Water Pulse.png Pururiru File:Buizel water pulse.png Buizel File:Gastrodon Water Pulse.png Gastrodon
A ball of water from the user becomes a wave that attacks the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Crawdaunt's pincers become surrounded in light blue energy orbs. Then, Crawdaunt puts its claws in the water and releases a huge pulse of water at the opponent.
Team Aqua Grunt's Crawdaunt	On a Wingull and a Prayer!		Debut
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Luvdisc fires a ball of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Juan's Luvdisc	The Great Eight Fate!		None
	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
	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
	Persian creates a blue ball 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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Gastrodon opens its mouth and a blue ball of energy appears in front of it. Gastrodon then fires the ball at the opponent.
Paul's Gastrodon	DP186		None
	Pururiru raises its hands and a blue ball of energy forms in between them. Pururiru then throws the ball at the opponent, which becomes surrounded by a ball of water.
Shooti's Pururiru	BW010		None

Trivia

• In Generation III, only a handful of Template:Type2 Pokémon could learn Water Pulse from leveling up. This is more common in Generation IV, where many Water-type Pokémon had their movesets altered to include this move.
• If Secret Power is used on water in Generation IV, it will have the animation of Water Pulse.

In other languages

• Dutch: Waterpuls
• French: Vibraqua
• German: Aquawelle
• Greek: Υδάτινος Παλμός
• Hindi: पानी की धार Paani Ki Dhaar
• Italian: Idropulsar
• Korean: 물의파동 Mul-yi Padong
• Polish: Wodny Puls
• Portuguese (Brazilian): Pulsação de Água
• Spanish: Hidropulso