Soak (move)

Move data

Type Water
Category Status  Status
Power
Accuracy 100
PP 20  (max. 32)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 5

Effects

Soak changes the target's type to Water. It does not work on Pokémon with the ability Multitype.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Waterium Z and uses its Z-Power, Soak turns into Z-Soak and raises Special Attack one stage, in addition to its usual effect as above.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Soak
Japanese みずびたし (Mizubitashi)
German Überflutung
French Détrempage
Italian Inondazione
Spanish Anegar
Korean 물붓기
Chinese (Simplified) 浸水
Chinese (Traditional) 浸水

Game descriptions

Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
The user shoots a torrent of water at the target and changes the target’s type to Water.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
The user shoots a torrent of water at the target and changes the target’s type to Water.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
The user shoots a torrent of water at the target and changes the target’s type to Water.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
The user shoots a torrent of water at the target and changes the target’s type to Water.
Scarlet​/​Violet The user shoots a torrent of water that changes the target’s type to Water.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Soak at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Psyduck Psyduck
#0054 / Water
Level 27
Golduck Golduck
#0055 / Water
Level 27
Pelipper Pelipper
#0279 / Water · Flying
Level 1
Surskit Surskit
#0283 / Bug · Water
Level 14
Masquerain Masquerain
#0284 / Bug · Flying
Level 1
Luvdisc Luvdisc
#0370 / Water
Level 42
Buizel Buizel
#0418 / Water
Level 7
Floatzel Floatzel
#0419 / Water
Level 1
Finneon Finneon
#0456 / Water
Level 54
Lumineon Lumineon
#0457 / Water
Level 1
Oshawott Oshawott
#0501 / Water
Level 11
Dewott Dewott
#0502 / Water
Level 1
Samurott Samurott
#0503 / Water
Level 1
Basculin (Red-Striped Form) Basculin
Red-Striped Form
#0550 / Water
Level 28
Basculin (Blue-Striped Form) Basculin
Blue-Striped Form
#0550 / Water
Level 28
Basculin (White-Striped Form) Basculin
White-Striped Form
#0550 / Water
Level 28
Alomomola Alomomola
#0594 / Water
Level 33
Dewpider Dewpider
#0751 / Water · Bug
Level 28
Araquanid Araquanid
#0752 / Water · Bug
Level 32
Sobble Sobble
#0816 / Water
Level 32
Drizzile Drizzile
#0817 / Water
Level 42
Inteleon Inteleon
#0818 / Water
Level 46
Basculegion (Male) Basculegion
Male
#0902 / Water · Ghost
Level 28
Dondozo Dondozo
#0977 / Water
Level 30
Tatsugiri (Curly Form) Tatsugiri
Curly Form
#0978 / Dragon · Water
Level 23

Learnt by breeding

These Pokémon can learn Soak as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.

Eiscue (Ice Face) Eiscue
Ice Face
#0875 / Ice
Field, Water 1