Wave Crash (move)

Move data

Type Water
Category Physical  Physical
Power 120
Accuracy 100
PP 10  (max. 16)
Makes contact? Yes
Introduced Generation 8

Effects

Wave Crash deals damage, but the user receives 13 of the damage it inflicted in recoil. In other words, if the attack does 90 HP damage to the opponent, the user will lose 30 HP.

Changes

  • In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Wave Crash has 75 base power.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Wave Crash
Japanese ウェーブタックル
German Wellentackle
French Aquatacle
Italian Ondaschianto
Spanish Envite Acuático
Korean 웨이브태클
Chinese (Simplified) 波动冲
Chinese (Traditional) 波動衝

Game descriptions

Scarlet​/​Violet The user shrouds itself in water and slams into the target with its whole body to inflict damage. This also damages the user quite a lot.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Wave Crash 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 36
Wartortle Wartortle
#0008 / Water
Level 50
Blastoise Blastoise
#0009 / Water
Level 56
Tauros (Aqua Breed) Tauros
Aqua Breed
#0128 / Fighting · Water
Level 55
Kingdra Kingdra
#0230 / Water · Dragon
Level 72
Empoleon Empoleon
#0395 / Water · Steel
Level 66
Buizel Buizel
#0418 / Water
Level 49
Floatzel Floatzel
#0419 / Water
Level 62
Basculin (Red-Striped Form) Basculin
Red-Striped Form
#0550 / Water
Level 44
Basculin (Blue-Striped Form) Basculin
Blue-Striped Form
#0550 / Water
Level 44
Basculin (White-Striped Form) Basculin
White-Striped Form
#0550 / Water
Level 44
Bruxish Bruxish
#0779 / Water · Psychic
Level 44
Basculegion (Male) Basculegion
Male
#0902 / Water · Ghost
Level 44
Quaquaval Quaquaval
#0914 / Water · Fighting
Level 64
Palafin (Zero Form) Palafin
Zero Form
#0964 / Water
Level 61
Dondozo Dondozo
#0977 / Water
Level 65