Water Pulse (move)

Move data

Type Water
Category Special  Special
Power 60
Accuracy 100
PP 20  (max. 32)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 3

Machine/Record

Ruby​/​Sapphire
FireRed​/​LeafGreen
Emerald
TM03
Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
TM03
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl TM03
Scarlet​/​Violet TM011

Effects

Water Pulse deals damage and has a 20% chance of confusing the target.

Pokémon with the ability Own Tempo or those behind a Substitute cannot be confused.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Waterium Z and uses its Z-Power, Water Pulse turns into Hydro Vortex and has base power 120.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets any single Pokémon on the field including non-adjacent ones.

Other languages

English Water Pulse
Japanese みずのはどう (Mizu no Hadō)
German Aquawelle
French Vibraqua
Italian Idropulsar
Spanish Hidropulso
Korean 물의파동
Chinese (Simplified) 水之波动
Chinese (Traditional) 水之波動

Game descriptions

Ruby​/​Sapphire Attacks with ultrasonic waves. May confuse the foe
FireRed​/​LeafGreen An attack with a pulsing blast of water. It may also confuse the foe.
Emerald Attacks with ultrasonic waves. May confuse the foe.
Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
The user attacks the foe with a pulsing blast of water. It may also confuse the foe.
Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. It may also confuse the target.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.
Scarlet​/​Violet The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Water Pulse 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.

Squirtle Squirtle
#0007 / Water
Level 15
Wartortle Wartortle
#0008 / Water
Level 15
Blastoise Blastoise
#0009 / Water
Level 15
Psyduck Psyduck
#0054 / Water
Level 12
Golduck Golduck
#0055 / Water
Level 12
Tentacool Tentacool
#0072 / Water · Poison
Level 16
Tentacruel Tentacruel
#0073 / Water · Poison
Level 16
Slowpoke Slowpoke
#0079 / Water · Psychic
Level 18
Galarian Slowpoke Slowpoke
Galarian Slowpoke
#0079 / Psychic
Level 18
Slowbro Slowbro
#0080 / Water · Psychic
Level 18
Galarian Slowbro Slowbro
Galarian Slowbro
#0080 / Poison · Psychic
Level 18
Horsea Horsea
#0116 / Water
Level 35
Seadra Seadra
#0117 / Water
Level 37
Lapras Lapras
#0131 / Water · Ice
Level 30
Vaporeon Vaporeon
#0134 / Water
Level 25
Slowking Slowking
#0199 / Water · Psychic
Level 18
Galarian Slowking Slowking
Galarian Slowking
#0199 / Poison · Psychic
Level 18
Kingdra Kingdra
#0230 / Water · Dragon
Level 37
Suicune Suicune
#0245 / Water
Level 6
Mudkip Mudkip
#0258 / Water
Level 18
Marshtomp Marshtomp
#0259 / Water · Ground
Level 20
Swampert Swampert
#0260 / Water · Ground
Level 20
Wingull Wingull
#0278 / Water · Flying
Level 20
Pelipper Pelipper
#0279 / Water · Flying
Level 20
Barboach Barboach
#0339 / Water · Ground
Level 12
Whiscash Whiscash
#0340 / Water · Ground
Level 12
Luvdisc Luvdisc
#0370 / Water
Level 17
Kyogre Kyogre
#0382 / Water
Level 1
Shellos Shellos
#0422 / Water
Level 15
Gastrodon Gastrodon
#0423 / Water · Ground
Level 15
Finneon Finneon
#0456 / Water
Level 22
Lumineon Lumineon
#0457 / Water
Level 22
Palkia Palkia
#0484 / Water · Dragon
Level 1
Palkia (Origin Forme) Palkia
Origin Forme
#0484 / Water · Dragon
Level 1
Phione Phione
#0489 / Water
Level 46
Manaphy Manaphy
#0490 / Water
Level 46
Oshawott Oshawott
#0501 / Water
Level 23
Dewott Dewott
#0502 / Water
Level 26
Samurott Samurott
#0503 / Water
Level 25
Hisuian Samurott Samurott
Hisuian Samurott
#0503 / Water · Dark
Level 25
Ducklett Ducklett
#0580 / Water · Flying
Level 13
Swanna Swanna
#0581 / Water · Flying
Level 13
Alomomola Alomomola
#0594 / Water
Level 25
Froakie Froakie
#0656 / Water
Level 14
Frogadier Frogadier
#0657 / Water
Level 14
Greninja Greninja
#0658 / Water · Dark
Level 14
Greninja (Ash-Greninja) Greninja
Ash-Greninja
#0658 / Water · Dark
Level 14
Skrelp Skrelp
#0690 / Poison · Water
Level 30
Dragalge Dragalge
#0691 / Poison · Dragon
Level 30
Clauncher Clauncher
#0692 / Water
Level 30
Clawitzer Clawitzer
#0693 / Water
Level 30
Goomy Goomy
#0704 / Dragon
Level 25
Sliggoo Sliggoo
#0705 / Dragon
Level 25
Hisuian Sliggoo Sliggoo
Hisuian Sliggoo
#0705 / Steel · Dragon
Level 25
Goodra Goodra
#0706 / Dragon
Level 25
Hisuian Goodra Goodra
Hisuian Goodra
#0706 / Steel · Dragon
Level 25
Volcanion Volcanion
#0721 / Fire · Water
Level 24
Sobble Sobble
#0816 / Water
Level 12
Drizzile Drizzile
#0817 / Water
Level 12
Inteleon Inteleon
#0818 / Water
Level 12
Quaxwell Quaxwell
#0913 / Water
Level 17
Quaquaval Quaquaval
#0914 / Water · Fighting
Level 17
Wiglett Wiglett
#0960 / Water
Level 20
Wugtrio Wugtrio
#0961 / Water
Level 20
Veluza Veluza
#0976 / Water · Psychic
Level 11
Tatsugiri (Curly Form) Tatsugiri
Curly Form
#0978 / Dragon · Water
Level 17
Walking Wake Walking Wake
#1009 / Water · Dragon
Level 14

Learnt upon evolution

Milotic Milotic
#0350 / Water

Learnt by TM

Squirtle Squirtle
#0007 / Water
Wartortle Wartortle
#0008 / Water
Blastoise Blastoise
#0009 / Water
Clefairy Clefairy
#0035 / Fairy
Clefable Clefable
#0036 / Fairy
Jigglypuff Jigglypuff
#0039 / Normal · Fairy
Wigglytuff Wigglytuff
#0040 / Normal · Fairy
Psyduck Psyduck
#0054 / Water
Golduck Golduck
#0055 / Water
Poliwag Poliwag
#0060 / Water
Poliwhirl Poliwhirl
#0061 / Water
Tentacool Tentacool
#0072 / Water · Poison
Tentacruel Tentacruel
#0073 / Water · Poison
Slowpoke Slowpoke
#0079 / Water · Psychic
Galarian Slowpoke Slowpoke
Galarian Slowpoke
#0079 / Psychic
Slowbro Slowbro
#0080 / Water · Psychic
Galarian Slowbro Slowbro
Galarian Slowbro
#0080 / Poison · Psychic
Seel Seel
#0086 / Water
Dewgong Dewgong
#0087 / Water · Ice
Shellder Shellder
#0090 / Water
Cloyster Cloyster
#0091 / Water · Ice
Chansey Chansey
#0113 / Normal
Horsea Horsea
#0116 / Water
Seadra Seadra
#0117 / Water
Tauros (Aqua Breed) Tauros
Aqua Breed
#0128 / Fighting · Water
Gyarados Gyarados
#0130 / Water · Flying
Lapras Lapras
#0131 / Water · Ice
Vaporeon Vaporeon
#0134 / Water
Articuno Articuno
#0144 / Ice · Flying
Dratini Dratini
#0147 / Dragon
Dragonair Dragonair
#0148 / Dragon
Dragonite Dragonite
#0149 / Dragon · Flying
Mew Mew
#0151 / Psychic
Totodile Totodile
#0158 / Water
Croconaw Croconaw
#0159 / Water
Feraligatr Feraligatr
#0160 / Water
Sentret Sentret
#0161 / Normal
Furret Furret
#0162 / Normal
Chinchou Chinchou
#0170 / Water · Electric
Lanturn Lanturn
#0171 / Water · Electric
Cleffa Cleffa
#0173 / Fairy
Marill Marill
#0183 / Water · Fairy
Azumarill Azumarill
#0184 / Water · Fairy
Politoed Politoed
#0186 / Water
Aipom Aipom
#0190 / Normal
Wooper Wooper
#0194 / Water · Ground
Paldean Wooper Wooper
Paldean Wooper
#0194 / Poison · Ground
Quagsire Quagsire
#0195 / Water · Ground
Slowking Slowking
#0199 / Water · Psychic
Galarian Slowking Slowking
Galarian Slowking
#0199 / Poison · Psychic
Snubbull Snubbull
#0209 / Fairy
Granbull Granbull
#0210 / Fairy
Qwilfish Qwilfish
#0211 / Water · Poison
Hisuian Qwilfish Qwilfish
Hisuian Qwilfish
#0211 / Dark · Poison
Sneasel Sneasel
#0215 / Dark · Ice
Delibird Delibird
#0225 / Ice · Flying
Kingdra Kingdra
#0230 / Water · Dragon
Blissey Blissey
#0242 / Normal
Suicune Suicune
#0245 / Water
Lugia Lugia
#0249 / Psychic · Flying
Mudkip Mudkip
#0258 / Water
Marshtomp Marshtomp
#0259 / Water · Ground
Swampert Swampert
#0260 / Water · Ground
Lotad Lotad
#0270 / Water · Grass
Lombre Lombre
#0271 / Water · Grass
Ludicolo Ludicolo
#0272 / Water · Grass
Wingull Wingull
#0278 / Water · Flying
Pelipper Pelipper
#0279 / Water · Flying
Surskit Surskit
#0283 / Bug · Water
Masquerain Masquerain
#0284 / Bug · Flying
Volbeat Volbeat
#0313 / Bug
Illumise Illumise
#0314 / Bug
Gulpin Gulpin
#0316 / Poison
Swalot Swalot
#0317 / Poison
Barboach Barboach
#0339 / Water · Ground
Whiscash Whiscash
#0340 / Water · Ground
Corphish Corphish
#0341 / Water
Crawdaunt Crawdaunt
#0342 / Water · Dark
Feebas Feebas
#0349 / Water
Milotic Milotic
#0350 / Water
Snorunt Snorunt
#0361 / Ice
Glalie Glalie
#0362 / Ice
Luvdisc Luvdisc
#0370 / Water
Latias Latias
#0380 / Dragon · Psychic
Latios Latios
#0381 / Dragon · Psychic
Kyogre Kyogre
#0382 / Water
Jirachi Jirachi
#0385 / Steel · Psychic
Deoxys (Normal Forme) Deoxys
Normal Forme
#0386 / Psychic
Deoxys (Attack Forme) Deoxys
Attack Forme
#0386 / Psychic
Deoxys (Defense Forme) Deoxys
Defense Forme
#0386 / Psychic
Deoxys (Speed Forme) Deoxys
Speed Forme
#0386 / Psychic
Piplup Piplup
#0393 / Water
Prinplup Prinplup
#0394 / Water
Empoleon Empoleon
#0395 / Water · Steel
Buizel Buizel
#0418 / Water
Floatzel Floatzel
#0419 / Water
Shellos Shellos
#0422 / Water
Gastrodon Gastrodon
#0423 / Water · Ground
Ambipom Ambipom
#0424 / Normal
Lucario Lucario
#0448 / Fighting · Steel
Finneon Finneon
#0456 / Water
Lumineon Lumineon
#0457 / Water
Snover Snover
#0459 / Grass · Ice
Abomasnow Abomasnow
#0460 / Grass · Ice
Weavile Weavile
#0461 / Dark · Ice
Glaceon Glaceon
#0471 / Ice
Froslass Froslass
#0478 / Ice · Ghost
Uxie Uxie
#0480 / Psychic
Mesprit Mesprit
#0481 / Psychic
Azelf Azelf
#0482 / Psychic
Palkia Palkia
#0484 / Water · Dragon
Palkia (Origin Forme) Palkia
Origin Forme
#0484 / Water · Dragon
Phione Phione
#0489 / Water
Manaphy Manaphy
#0490 / Water
Arceus Arceus
#0493 / Normal
Oshawott Oshawott
#0501 / Water
Dewott Dewott
#0502 / Water
Samurott Samurott
#0503 / Water
Hisuian Samurott Samurott
Hisuian Samurott
#0503 / Water · Dark
Basculin (Red-Striped Form) Basculin
Red-Striped Form
#0550 / Water
Basculin (Blue-Striped Form) Basculin
Blue-Striped Form
#0550 / Water
Basculin (White-Striped Form) Basculin
White-Striped Form
#0550 / Water
Ducklett Ducklett
#0580 / Water · Flying
Swanna Swanna
#0581 / Water · Flying
Alomomola Alomomola
#0594 / Water
Cubchoo Cubchoo
#0613 / Ice
Beartic Beartic
#0614 / Ice
Cryogonal Cryogonal
#0615 / Ice
Keldeo (Ordinary Form) Keldeo
Ordinary Form
#0647 / Water · Fighting
Froakie Froakie
#0656 / Water
Frogadier Frogadier
#0657 / Water
Greninja Greninja
#0658 / Water · Dark
Greninja (Ash-Greninja) Greninja
Ash-Greninja
#0658 / Water · Dark
Skrelp Skrelp
#0690 / Poison · Water
Dragalge Dragalge
#0691 / Poison · Dragon
Clauncher Clauncher
#0692 / Water
Clawitzer Clawitzer
#0693 / Water
Goomy Goomy
#0704 / Dragon
Sliggoo Sliggoo
#0705 / Dragon
Hisuian Sliggoo Sliggoo
Hisuian Sliggoo
#0705 / Steel · Dragon
Goodra Goodra
#0706 / Dragon
Hisuian Goodra Goodra
Hisuian Goodra
#0706 / Steel · Dragon
Noivern Noivern
#0715 / Flying · Dragon
Volcanion Volcanion
#0721 / Fire · Water
Popplio Popplio
#0728 / Water
Brionne Brionne
#0729 / Water
Primarina Primarina
#0730 / Water · Fairy
Mareanie Mareanie
#0747 / Poison · Water
Toxapex Toxapex
#0748 / Poison · Water
Dewpider Dewpider
#0751 / Water · Bug
Araquanid Araquanid
#0752 / Water · Bug
Bruxish Bruxish
#0779 / Water · Psychic
Sobble Sobble
#0816 / Water
Drizzile Drizzile
#0817 / Water
Inteleon Inteleon
#0818 / Water
Chewtle Chewtle
#0833 / Water
Drednaw Drednaw
#0834 / Water · Rock
Cramorant Cramorant
#0845 / Flying · Water
Arrokuda Arrokuda
#0846 / Water
Eiscue (Ice Face) Eiscue
Ice Face
#0875 / Ice
Basculegion (Male) Basculegion
Male
#0902 / Water · Ghost
Quaxwell Quaxwell
#0913 / Water
Tandemaus Tandemaus
#0924 / Normal
Maushold (Family of Four) Maushold
Family of Four
#0925 / Normal
Maushold (Family of Three) Maushold
Family of Three
#0925 / Normal
Tadbulb Tadbulb
#0938 / Electric
Wiglett Wiglett
#0960 / Water
Wugtrio Wugtrio
#0961 / Water
Finizen Finizen
#0963 / Water
Palafin (Zero Form) Palafin
Zero Form
#0964 / Water
Flamigo Flamigo
#0973 / Flying · Fighting
Cetoddle Cetoddle
#0974 / Ice
Cetitan Cetitan
#0975 / Ice
Veluza Veluza
#0976 / Water · Psychic
Dondozo Dondozo
#0977 / Water
Tatsugiri (Curly Form) Tatsugiri
Curly Form
#0978 / Dragon · Water
Clodsire Clodsire
#0980 / Poison · Ground
Iron Bundle Iron Bundle
#0991 / Ice · Water
Terapagos (Normal Form) Terapagos
Normal Form
#1024 / Normal

Learnt by breeding

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

Hisuian Qwilfish Qwilfish
Hisuian Qwilfish
#0211 / Dark · Poison
Water 2