Soak (move)

This article is about the move Soak. For the Field Move in Pokémon Ranger games, see Field Move.

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Soak みずびたし Waterlog

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

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation V Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Soak (Japanese: みずびたし Waterlog) is a non-damaging Water-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Soak changes the target's type to Water; the effect lasts until the target switches out. Soak does not affect Pokémon with the Ability Multitype. Soak fails if used on a Substitute.

Description

Games Description BW The user shoots a torrent of water at the target and changes the target's type to Water.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
054		Psyduck	Water		Water	35	36	'
055		Golduck	Water		Water	37	38	'
118		Goldeen	Water		Water	51			'
119		Seaking	Water		Water	63			'
223		Remoraid	Water		Water	49	50	'
224		Octillery	Water		Water	61	64	'
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying	--			'
456		Finneon	Water		Water	54			'
457		Lumineon	Water		Water	66			'
550		Basculin	Water		Water	32			'
594		Alomomola	Water		Water	33			'
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
					II		III		IV		V		VI
298		Azurill	Normal		Normal
320		Wailmer	Water		Water
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.

Trivia

• Azurill is the only non-Water-type Pokémon to learn this move; however, its evolutions are Water-type.
• Pelipper is the only dual-type Pokémon able to learn Soak.
• Soak is the only move that changes the type of a Pokémon other than the user.

In other languages

Language Title French Détrempage German Überflutung Italian Inondazione Korean 물붓기 Moolbootgi Spanish Anegar

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