Waterfall (move)
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| Waterfall たきのぼり Waterfall Climb | ||||||||||||
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Waterfall (Japanese: たきのぼり Waterfall Climb) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I. It was the first move to gain HM status in a generation after it was introduced, doing so in Generation II.
Effect
In battle
Generation I-III
Waterfall does damage.
Generation IV
Along with damage, Waterfall also has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.
Outside of battle
Generation II and on
File:Waterfall HM Lucas.jpg
Waterfall in Pokémon Emerald
Allows players to climb waterfalls. Note that in Generations II and III, the HM move Waterfall is not required to go down waterfalls, whereas the first two games of Generation IV requires the HM. However, in Pokémon Platinum, the HM is not required to go down waterfalls anymore, regaining its original behavior.
In the anime
Finneon. When underwater, its eyes glow blue and a large column of water rises up from above it.
- Used by Zoey's Finneon in Staging a Heroes' Welcome!. Debut.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
File:Squirtle Waterfall.jpg
Squirtle using Waterfall.
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Waterfall is Squirtle's Special Up move.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
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Generation II
By leveling up
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By HM07
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Generation III
By leveling up
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By HM07
Generation IV
By leveling up
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Trivia
- Waterfall is one of two HM moves that can be learned by level-up. The other is Fly.
- In Generation I, Waterfall was Goldeen and Seaking's signature move. These Pokémon remain the only ones to learn the move by level-up.
In other languages
- French: Cascade
- German: Kaskade
- Spanish: Cascada
- Italian: Cascata
- Brazilian Portuguese: Cascata or Cachoeira
| Variations of the move Waterfall | ||||
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| Generation II TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
| Generation II HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 | |
| Generation III TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
| Generation III HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08RSE | |
| Generation IV TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 | |
| Generation IV HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 | |
