Torrent (Ability)

Torrent	げきりゅう
	Raging Rapids
Flavor text Generation III Ups Water moves in a pinch. Generation IV Powers up Water-type moves in a pinch. Generation V Powers up Water-type moves in a pinch. Generation VI Powers up Water-type moves when the Pokémon is in trouble. Generation VII Powers up Water-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low. Generation VIII Powers up Water-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low. Generation IX Currently unknown

Torrent (Japanese: げきりゅう Raging Rapids) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. All Water-type starter Pokémon have this Ability and all Pokémon that have this Ability are Water types.

Effect

In battle

Generations III to IV

When a Pokémon with Torrent uses a Water-type move, the move's power will be increased by 50% if the user has less than or equal to ⅓ of its maximum HP remaining.

Generations V onwards

Instead of boosting Water-type moves' power, Torrent now technically boosts the Pokémon's Attack or Special Attack by 50% during damage calculation if a Water-type move is being used, resulting in effectively the same effect.

Outside of battle

Torrent has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Torrent

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0007		Squirtle	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Rain Dish
0008		Wartortle	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Rain Dish
0009		Blastoise	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Rain Dish
0158		Totodile	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Sheer Force
0159		Croconaw	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Sheer Force
0160		Feraligatr	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Sheer Force
0258		Mudkip	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Damp
0259		Marshtomp	Water	Ground	Torrent	None	Damp
0260		Swampert	Water	Ground	Torrent	None	Damp
0393		Piplup	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Defiant
0394		Prinplup	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Defiant
0395		Empoleon	Water	Steel	Torrent	None	Defiant
0501		Oshawott	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Shell Armor
0502		Dewott	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Shell Armor
0503		Samurott	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Shell Armor
0515		Panpour	Water		Water	Gluttony	None	Torrent
0516		Simipour	Water		Water	Gluttony	None	Torrent
0656		Froakie	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Protean
0657		Frogadier	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Protean
0658		Greninja	Water	Dark	Torrent	None	Protean
0728		Popplio	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Liquid Voice
0729		Brionne	Water		Water	Torrent	None	Liquid Voice
0730		Primarina	Water	Fairy	Torrent	None	Liquid Voice
0???	Sobble	Sobble	Water		Water	Torrent	None	None
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

When the Pokémon's HP falls below 25%, the power of Water-type moves increases by 2-times^RBTDS or 1.5-times^GtISMD.

Pokémon Conquest

In Pokémon Conquest, Torrent will increase user's Attack if the Pokémon using it is below ⅓ of its HP.

Description

Games Description MDRB Boosts the power of Water-type moves when HP is low. MDTDS Boosts the power of the Pokémon's Water-type moves when its HP is low. BSL ＨＰがへって ピンチになると みずタイプの わざが つよくなる Conq. Raises Attack when HP is low. MDGtI When the Pokémon's HP is low, the power of its Water-type moves goes up.* When the Pokémon's HP is low, the power of Water-type moves goes up!* SMD When the Pokémon's HP is low, the power of Water-type moves goes up!

In the anime

Empoleon
The Pokémon's Water-type attacks are powered up when it gets weakened.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	When Empoleon becomes weak or tired, its body becomes surrounded by a light blue aura for a few moments. Then, its eyes flash light blue as well. Empoleon's Water-type moves then get powered up.
Barry's Empoleon	Casting a Paul on Barry!		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

• In volume 24, Green's Blasty was revealed to have Torrent as his Ability.
• In volume 40, Platinum's Empoleon was revealed to have Torrent as her Ability.
• In volume 42, Silver's Feraligatr was revealed to have Torrent as his Ability.
• Ruby's Mumu is revealed to have Torrent as his Ability.
• Blake's Dewott is revealed to have Torrent as his Ability.
• Bianca's Oshawott is revealed to have Torrent as his Ability.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Piplup
When the Pokémon is weakened or tired, their Water-type attacks receive a power up.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	When Piplup becomes weak or tired, its Water-type moves get powered up.
Hareta's Piplup	In Search of the Legendary Pokémon Dialga!!		Debut

Trivia

• Torrent is the only variation of the Ability Overgrow that none of Ash's Pokémon has activated in the anime.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 激流 Gīklàuh Mandarin 激流 Jīliú Dutch Stortvloed Finnish Virtaus French Torrent German Sturzbach Indonesian Arus Deras Italian Acquaiuto Korean 급류 Geupryu Polish Strumień Portuguese Brazil Torrente Portugal Torrente Russian Стремительный Поток Stremitel'nyy Potok Spanish Latin America Torrente Spain Torrente Vietnamese Nước xiết

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