Hydro Pump (move)

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Hydro Pump
ハイドロポンプ Hydro Pump
Hydro Pump V.png
Type  Water
Category  Special
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  110
Accuracy  80%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
A highly appealing move.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Hydro Pump (Japanese: ハイドロポンプ Hydro Pump) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generations I to V

Hydro Pump inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Generation VI

Same as before, but Hydro Pump's power changed from 120 to 110.

Description

Games Description
The strongest Water-type attack. However, while it is powerful, it may miss the target.
The strongest Water-type attack. While it is powerful, it may miss the target.
A powerful water- type attack.
RSE Blasts water at high power to strike the foe.
Blasts water at high power to strike the target.
FRLG A high volume of water is blasted at the foe under great pressure.
PMDRB Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance.
The foe is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
Conq
The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
007 Squirtle Squirtle Water Water 42 47 47 37 40 40 40
008 Wartortle Wartortle Water Water 47 53 53 44 48 48 48
009 Blastoise Blastoise Water Water 52 68 68 53 60 60 60
054 Psyduck Psyduck Water Water 52 50 50 48 53 46 46
055 Golduck Golduck Water Water 59 58 58 56 63 54 54
060 Poliwag Poliwag Water Water 45 43 43 38 38 38
061 Poliwhirl Poliwhirl Water Water 49 51 51 48 48 48
072 Tentacool Tentacool Water Poison 48 49 49 40 47 47
073 Tentacruel Tentacruel Water Poison 50 55 55 49 52 52
090 Shellder Shellder Water Water         61 61
091 Cloyster Cloyster Water Ice           --
116 Horsea Horsea Water Water 45 43 43 35 35 35
117 Seadra Seadra Water Water 52 51 51 40 40 40
120 Staryu Staryu Water Water 47 50 46 55 60 52 52
121 Starmie Starmie Water Psychic           --
130 Gyarados Gyarados Water Flying --, 41 41 40 40 41 41 41
131 Lapras Lapras Water Ice 46 57 49 49 49 47
134 Vaporeon Vaporeon Water Water 54 52 52 52 71 71 45 45
138 Omanyte Omanyte Rock Water 49 55 55 52 55 55
139 Omastar Omastar Rock Water 53 65 65 67 75 --, 75
140 Kabuto Kabuto Rock Water 49         '
141 Kabutops Kabutops Rock Water 53         '
158 Totodile Totodile Water Water   52 52 43 48 50 50
159 Croconaw Croconaw Water Water   55 55 51 57 60 60
160 Feraligatr Feraligatr Water Water   58 58 63 71 76 76
170 Chinchou Chinchou Water Electric   41 41 42 45 45
171 Lanturn Lanturn Water Electric   53 50 52 57 57
183 Marill Marill Water Fairy     45 42 42 40 40
184 Azumarill Azumarill Water Fairy     57 54 54 46 46
211 Qwilfish Qwilfish Water Poison   41 46 37 57 57 --, 57
223 Remoraid Remoraid Water Water           42 42
224 Octillery Octillery Water Water           52 52
226 Mantine Mantine Water Flying       49 49 49
230 Kingdra Kingdra Water Dragon   51 51 40 40 40
245 Suicune Suicune Water Water   71 71 71 71 --, 71
249 Lugia Lugia Psychic Flying   44 44 29 37 37 37
258 Mudkip Mudkip Water Water     42 42 42 42
271 Lombre Lombre Water Grass     49 43 45 45 45
279 Pelipper Pelipper Water Flying     61 57 57 58 --, 58
320 Wailmer Wailmer Water Water     50 47 47 47
321 Wailord Wailord Water Water     59 62 62 62
350 Milotic Milotic Water Water     40 37 37 37
351 Castform Castform Normal Normal         50 40 40
367 Huntail Huntail Water Water     50 51 51 50
368 Gorebyss Gorebyss Water Water     50 51 51 50
369 Relicanth Relicanth Water Rock     64 71 71 --, 71
370 Luvdisc Luvdisc Water Water         40 40
382 Kyogre Kyogre Water Water     45 45 90 90 90
393 Piplup Piplup Water Water       43 43 43
394 Prinplup Prinplup Water Water       51 51 50
395 Empoleon Empoleon Water Steel       59 59 59
418 Buizel Buizel Water Water           45 45
419 Floatzel Floatzel Water Water           57 57
458 Mantyke Mantyke Water Flying       49 49 49
484 Palkia Palkia Water Dragon         42 50 50
501 Oshawott Oshawott Water Water         43 43
502 Dewott Dewott Water Water         52 52
503 Samurott Samurott Water Water         62 62
535 Tympole Tympole Water Water         42 42
536 Palpitoad Palpitoad Water Ground         47 47
537 Seismitoad Seismitoad Water Ground         53 53
564 Tirtouga Tirtouga Water Rock         51 50
565 Carracosta Carracosta Water Rock         61 61
592 Frillish Frillish Water Ghost         49 49
593 Jellicent Jellicent Water Ghost         53 53
594 Alomomola Alomomola Water Water         61 --, 61
647 Keldeo Keldeo Water Fighting         67 67
656 Froakie Froakie Water Water           48
657 Frogadier Frogadier Water Water           55
658 Greninja Greninja Water Dark           60
690 Skrelp Skrelp Poison Water           42
691 Dragalge Dragalge Poison Dragon           42
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
118 Goldeen Goldeen Water Water GyaradosChinchouLanturnQwilfish GyaradosChinchouLanturnQwilfishWailmerWailordRelicanth GyaradosChinchouLanturnQwilfishWailmerWailordRelicanth GyaradosChinchouLanturnQwilfishWailmerWailordRelicanthLuvdiscAlomomola GyaradosChinchouLanturnQwilfishRemoraidOctilleryWailmerWailordRelicanthLuvdiscAlomomola GyaradosChinchouLanturnQwilfishRemoraidOctilleryWailmerWailordRelicanthLuvdiscAlomomola
158 Totodile Totodile Water Water SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatr SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanth SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMantineMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleon SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMantineMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleonTympolePalpitoadSeismitoadTirtougaCarracostaAlomomola SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillRemoraidOctilleryMantineMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleonBuizelFloatzelTympolePalpitoadSeismitoadTirtougaCarracostaAlomomola SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillRemoraidOctilleryMantineMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleonBuizelFloatzelTympolePalpitoadSeismitoadTirtougaCarracostaAlomomolaFroakieFrogadierGreninjaSkrelpDragalge
226 Mantine Mantine Water Flying SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatr SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanth SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMantineMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleon SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMantineMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleonTympolePalpitoadSeismitoadTirtougaCarracostaAlomomola SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillRemoraidOctilleryMantineMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleonBuizelFloatzelTympolePalpitoadSeismitoadTirtougaCarracostaAlomomola SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillRemoraidOctilleryMantineMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleonBuizelFloatzelTympolePalpitoadSeismitoadTirtougaCarracostaAlomomolaFroakieFrogadierGreninjaSkrelpDragalge
283 Surskit Surskit Bug Water   SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanth SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleon SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMantineMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleonTympolePalpitoadSeismitoadTirtougaCarracostaAlomomola SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillRemoraidOctilleryMantineMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleonBuizelFloatzelTympolePalpitoadSeismitoadTirtougaCarracostaAlomomola SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillRemoraidOctilleryMantineMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleonBuizelFloatzelTympolePalpitoadSeismitoadTirtougaCarracostaAlomomolaFroakieFrogadierGreninjaSkrelpDragalge
318 Carvanha Carvanha Water Dark   GyaradosChinchouLanturnQwilfishWailmerWailordRelicanth GyaradosChinchouLanturnQwilfishWailmerWailordRelicanth GyaradosChinchouLanturnQwilfishWailmerWailordRelicanthLuvdiscAlomomola GyaradosChinchouLanturnQwilfishRemoraidOctilleryWailmerWailordRelicanthLuvdiscAlomomola GyaradosChinchouLanturnQwilfishRemoraidOctilleryWailmerWailordRelicanthLuvdiscAlomomola
339 Barboach Barboach Water Ground     GyaradosChinchouLanturnQwilfishWailmerWailordRelicanth GyaradosChinchouLanturnQwilfishWailmerWailordRelicanthLuvdiscAlomomola GyaradosChinchouLanturnQwilfishRemoraidOctilleryWailmerWailordRelicanthLuvdiscAlomomola GyaradosChinchouLanturnQwilfishRemoraidOctilleryWailmerWailordRelicanthLuvdiscAlomomola
371 Bagon Bagon Dragon Dragon   HorseaSeadraKingdraGyaradosMilotic HorseaSeadraKingdraGyaradosMilotic HorseaSeadraKingdraGyaradosMilotic HorseaSeadraKingdraGyaradosMiloticSkrelpDragalge
393 Piplup Piplup Water Water     SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasVaporeonOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMantineMudkipLombrePelipperWailmerWailordMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleon SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasVaporeonOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMantineMudkipLombrePelipperWailmerWailordMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleonOshawottDewottSamurottTympolePalpitoadSeismitoadTirtougaCarracostaAlomomola SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasVaporeonOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillRemoraidOctilleryMantineMudkipLombrePelipperWailmerWailordMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleonBuizelFloatzelOshawottDewottSamurottTympolePalpitoadSeismitoadTirtougaCarracostaAlomomola SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillRemoraidOctilleryMantineMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleonBuizelFloatzelTympolePalpitoadSeismitoadTirtougaCarracostaAlomomolaFroakieFrogadierGreninjaSkrelpDragalge
458 Mantyke Mantyke Water Flying     SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMantineMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleon SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMantineMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleonTympolePalpitoadSeismitoadTirtougaCarracostaAlomomola SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillRemoraidOctilleryMantineMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleonBuizelFloatzelTympolePalpitoadSeismitoadTirtougaCarracostaAlomomola SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillRemoraidOctilleryMantineMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleonBuizelFloatzelTympolePalpitoadSeismitoadTirtougaCarracostaAlomomolaFroakieFrogadierGreninjaSkrelpDragalge
515 Panpour Panpour Water Water       PsyduckGolduckVaporeonWailmerWailordPiplupPrinplupEmpoleonOshawottDewottSamurott PsyduckGolduckVaporeonWailmerWailordPiplupPrinplupEmpoleonBuizelFloatzelOshawottDewottSamurott PsyduckGolduckVaporeonWailmerWailordPiplupPrinplupEmpoleonBuizelFloatzelOshawottDewottSamurott
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.


Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0479 Rotom Rotom
Electric Water Upon changing into this form
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

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0479 Rotom Rotom
Electric Water Upon changing into this form
0283 Surskit Surskit
Bug Water Dream World - Pleasant Forest
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 VI

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0479 Rotom Rotom
Electric Water Upon changing into this form
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

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0147 147 Dratini Dragon New York Pokémon Center
0183 183 Marill Water New York Pokémon Center
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

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0373 373 Salamence Dragon Flying Strongest Salamence
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

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0260 260 Swampert Water Ground JR Kyushu Event
0272 272 Ludicolo Water Grass JR Kyushu Event
0393 393 PiplupLv.15 Water Nagashima Spa Land Piplup
0129 129 Magikarp Water Pokémon Center Nagoya Magikarp
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 other games

Pokémon Conquest

Hydro Pump is the only move of Vaporeon and Empoleon.

Super Smash Bros. series

Squirtle using Hydro Pump as part of Triple Finish
File:SSBB Kyogre.png
Kyogre using Hydro Pump in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee, Blastoise, a Poké Ball Pokémon, uses Hydro Pump to damage and push away opposing fighters. There are multiple blasts and they can not be reflected.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Squirtle uses Hydro Pump as part of Pokémon Trainer's Final Smash: Triple Finish. Kyogre also uses Hydro Pump to push enemies away without damaging them when released from a Poké Ball.

In the anime

In the main series


In Pokémon Origins


In the manga

In the Aim to Be a Card Master!! manga


In the Ash and Pikachu manga


In the Be a Master!! Pokémon BW manga


In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga


In the movie adaptations


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga


In the Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga


In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King manga


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In the Pokémon Try Adventure manga


In the Pokémon Zensho manga


In other generations

Trivia

  • In 3D games except Pokémon X and Y, when Blastoise uses this move two streams are fired at the target, whereas every other Pokémon only has one stream. In Pokémon X and Y, Blastoise only has one stream.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 水炮 Shuǐpào
The Czech Republic Flag.png Czech Vodní pumpa
Denmark Flag.png Danish Vandpumpe
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Hydropomp
Finland Flag.png Finnish Vesipumppu
Vesitykki (M01)
France Flag.png French Hydrocanon
Germany Flag.png German Hydropumpe
Greece Flag.png Greek Υδραντλία
India Flag.png Hindi पानी का पम्प Paani Ka Pump
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Hydro Pump
Italy Flag.png Italian Idropompa
South Korea Flag.png Korean 하이드로펌프 Hydro Pump
Poland Flag.png Polish Hydropompa (original series)

Pompa wodna (Diamond & Pearl)

Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Hidro Bomba
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Bomba de Água (Pokémon Chronicles)
Romania Flag.png Romanian Pompa Hidraulică
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Хидро Пумпа
Spain Flag.png Spanish Hidrobomba


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