Water Spout (move)

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Water Spout
しおふき Water Spout
Type  Water
Category  Special
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  150
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Many Others: Affects all adjacent opponents, but not allies
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  1
Jam  0  
The appeal works better the later it is performed.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.

Water Spout (Japanese: しおふき Water Spout) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Water Spout does damage proportionately based on the user's HP. This move's base power reduces as the user's HP reduces and is calculated by the formula:

File:Eruption Water Spout formula.png

However, its power cannot be less than 1. Consequently, its power varies between 1 and 150.

In a battle with multiple opponents, Water Spout will target all adjacent opponents. Water Spout will also destroy stalagmites found in the background of battles.

Water Spout can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining an extra appeal point if the move Rain Dance was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description
RSE Inflicts more damage if the user's HP is high.
FRLG The higher the user's HP, the more powerful this attack becomes.
ColoXD The higher the user's HP, the more damage caused.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user spouts water to damage the foe. The lower the user's HP, the less powerful it becomes.
BWB2W2 The user spouts water to damage the opposing team. The lower the user's HP, the less powerful it becomes.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwSh
The user spouts water to damage opposing Pokémon. The lower the user's HP, the lower the move's power.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0320 Wailmer Field Water 2 41 34 34 34XY
41ORAS
33 48
0321 Wailord Field Water 2 44 34 34 34XY
33ORAS
33 54
0382 Kyogre style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 75 80DPPt
50HGSS
50 50XY
90ORAS
90
0592 Frillish
Amorphous Amorphous 61 61 61 48
0593 Jellicent
Amorphous Amorphous 69 1, 69 1, 69 54
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 Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0007 Squirtle Monster Water 1
0223 Remoraid Water 1 Water 2
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.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Water Spout is a move with 30 base power, 84% accuracy, and 8 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front, with the final damage being multiplied by ½ when at 75-51% HP, 51/256 (~0.2x) when at 50-26% and 25/256 (~0.1x) when at 25% or lower.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's power has been changed to 42, and its PP to 5.

Description

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Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. The higher the user's HP, the greater the damage.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. The higher the user's HP, the greater the damage.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる じぶんのHPが のこりすくないほど あたえるダメージが ちいさい
MDGtI UNUSED
SMD It damages enemies in the same room. The more HP you have, the greater the damage it causes.


In the anime


Getting ready

Wailord
The user spouts water to damage the foe.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Wailord Wailord's body glows light blue, then it fires a blast of water from its blowhole at the opponent.
Robin's Wailord Island Time Debut


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


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


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

PMD: Rescue Team DX

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 噴水 Panséui
Mandarin 噴水 / 喷水 Pēnshuǐ
Dutch Waterspuit
French Giclédo
German Fontränen
Greek Κρουνός
Italian Zampillo
Korean 바지락조개 Bajirakjogae (Generation III-V)
해수스파우팅 Haesu spouting (X & Y)
Brazilian Portuguese Tromba d'Água
Serbian Izbacivanje vode
Spanish Salpicar
Vietnamese Phun Cột Nước


Variations of the move Eruption
EruptionWater SpoutDragon Energy


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