Water-Pulse Move Detail

Water Pulse is a Water-type move with 60 power and 100% accuracy. It has a 20% chance of confusing the target, making it a useful move for disrupting opponents. Introduced in Generation III, Water Pulse is often used for its high accuracy and moderate power, particularly in earlier stages of the game. Additionally, it can be taught via TM03 in various Pokémon games, making it accessible to a wide range of Water-type and non-Water-type Pokémon. Its secondary effect of causing confusion adds a strategic element, as confused Pokémon have a chance to hurt themselves instead of executing their intended move. This combination of reliable damage and potential to inflict status conditions makes Water Pulse a versatile choice in both casual and competitive play.

Details

Effect

Category

Damage+ailment

Flavor Texts

Water-Pulse Pokémon

squirtle
Squirtle

7 - Water

wartortle
Wartortle

8 - Water

blastoise
Blastoise

9 - Water

nidoran-f
Nidoran-F

29 - Poison

nidorina
Nidorina

30 - Poison

nidoqueen
Nidoqueen

31 - Poison, Ground

nidoran-m
Nidoran-M

32 - Poison

nidorino
Nidorino

33 - Poison

nidoking
Nidoking

34 - Poison, Ground

clefairy
Clefairy

35 - Fairy

clefable
Clefable

36 - Fairy

jigglypuff
Jigglypuff

39 - Normal, Fairy

wigglytuff
Wigglytuff

40 - Normal, Fairy

meowth
Meowth

52 - Normal

persian
Persian

53 - Normal

psyduck
Psyduck

54 - Water

golduck
Golduck

55 - Water

poliwag
Poliwag

60 - Water

poliwhirl
Poliwhirl

61 - Water

poliwrath
Poliwrath

62 - Water, Fighting

tentacool
Tentacool

72 - Water, Poison

tentacruel
Tentacruel

73 - Water, Poison

slowpoke
Slowpoke

79 - Water, Psychic

slowbro
Slowbro

80 - Water, Psychic

seel
Seel

86 - Water

dewgong
Dewgong

87 - Water, Ice

shellder
Shellder

90 - Water

cloyster
Cloyster

91 - Water, Ice

krabby
Krabby

98 - Water

kingler
Kingler

99 - Water

lickitung
Lickitung

108 - Normal

chansey
Chansey

113 - Normal

kangaskhan
Kangaskhan

115 - Normal

horsea
Horsea

116 - Water

seadra
Seadra

117 - Water

goldeen
Goldeen

118 - Water

seaking
Seaking

119 - Water

staryu
Staryu

120 - Water

starmie
Starmie

121 - Water, Psychic

jynx
Jynx

124 - Ice, Psychic

tauros
Tauros

128 - Normal

gyarados
Gyarados

130 - Water, Flying

lapras
Lapras

131 - Water, Ice

vaporeon
Vaporeon

134 - Water

omanyte
Omanyte

138 - Rock, Water

omastar
Omastar

139 - Rock, Water

kabuto
Kabuto

140 - Rock, Water

kabutops
Kabutops

141 - Rock, Water

snorlax
Snorlax

143 - Normal

articuno
Articuno

144 - Ice, Flying

dratini
Dratini

147 - Dragon

dragonair
Dragonair

148 - Dragon

dragonite
Dragonite

149 - Dragon, Flying

mewtwo
Mewtwo

150 - Psychic

mew
Mew

151 - Psychic

totodile
Totodile

158 - Water

croconaw
Croconaw

159 - Water

feraligatr
Feraligatr

160 - Water

sentret
Sentret

161 - Normal

furret
Furret

162 - Normal

chinchou
Chinchou

170 - Water, Electric

lanturn
Lanturn

171 - Water, Electric

cleffa
Cleffa

173 - Fairy

igglybuff
Igglybuff

174 - Normal, Fairy

togepi
Togepi

175 - Fairy

togetic
Togetic

176 - Fairy, Flying

marill
Marill

183 - Water, Fairy

azumarill
Azumarill

184 - Water, Fairy

politoed
Politoed

186 - Water

aipom
Aipom

190 - Normal

wooper
Wooper

194 - Water, Ground

quagsire
Quagsire

195 - Water, Ground

slowking
Slowking

199 - Water, Psychic

dunsparce
Dunsparce

206 - Normal

snubbull
Snubbull

209 - Fairy

granbull
Granbull

210 - Fairy

qwilfish
Qwilfish

211 - Water, Poison

sneasel
Sneasel

215 - Dark, Ice

corsola
Corsola

222 - Water, Rock

remoraid
Remoraid

223 - Water

octillery
Octillery

224 - Water

delibird
Delibird

225 - Ice, Flying

mantine
Mantine

226 - Water, Flying

kingdra
Kingdra

230 - Water, Dragon

smoochum
Smoochum

238 - Ice, Psychic

miltank
Miltank

241 - Normal

blissey
Blissey

242 - Normal

suicune
Suicune

245 - Water

tyranitar
Tyranitar

248 - Rock, Dark

lugia
Lugia

249 - Psychic, Flying

celebi
Celebi

251 - Psychic, Grass

mudkip
Mudkip

258 - Water

marshtomp
Marshtomp

259 - Water, Ground

swampert
Swampert

260 - Water, Ground

zigzagoon
Zigzagoon

263 - Normal

linoone
Linoone

264 - Normal

lotad
Lotad

270 - Water, Grass

lombre
Lombre

271 - Water, Grass

ludicolo
Ludicolo

272 - Water, Grass

wingull
Wingull

278 - Water, Flying

pelipper
Pelipper

279 - Water, Flying

surskit
Surskit

283 - Bug, Water

masquerain
Masquerain

284 - Bug, Flying

slakoth
Slakoth

287 - Normal

vigoroth
Vigoroth

288 - Normal

slaking
Slaking

289 - Normal

whismur
Whismur

293 - Normal

loudred
Loudred

294 - Normal

exploud
Exploud

295 - Normal

azurill
Azurill

298 - Normal, Fairy

skitty
Skitty

300 - Normal

delcatty
Delcatty

301 - Normal

sableye
Sableye

302 - Dark, Ghost

aron
Aron

304 - Steel, Rock

lairon
Lairon

305 - Steel, Rock

aggron
Aggron

306 - Steel, Rock

volbeat
Volbeat

313 - Bug

illumise
Illumise

314 - Bug

gulpin
Gulpin

316 - Poison

swalot
Swalot

317 - Poison

carvanha
Carvanha

318 - Water, Dark

sharpedo
Sharpedo

319 - Water, Dark

wailmer
Wailmer

320 - Water

wailord
Wailord

321 - Water

spinda
Spinda

327 - Normal

zangoose
Zangoose

335 - Normal

barboach
Barboach

339 - Water, Ground

whiscash
Whiscash

340 - Water, Ground

corphish
Corphish

341 - Water

crawdaunt
Crawdaunt

342 - Water, Dark

anorith
Anorith

347 - Rock, Bug

armaldo
Armaldo

348 - Rock, Bug

feebas
Feebas

349 - Water

milotic
Milotic

350 - Water

castform
Castform

351 - Normal

kecleon
Kecleon

352 - Normal

absol
Absol

359 - Dark

snorunt
Snorunt

361 - Ice

glalie
Glalie

362 - Ice

spheal
Spheal

363 - Ice, Water

sealeo
Sealeo

364 - Ice, Water

walrein
Walrein

365 - Ice, Water

clamperl
Clamperl

366 - Water

huntail
Huntail

367 - Water

gorebyss
Gorebyss

368 - Water

relicanth
Relicanth

369 - Water, Rock

luvdisc
Luvdisc

370 - Water

latias
Latias

380 - Dragon, Psychic

latios
Latios

381 - Dragon, Psychic

kyogre
Kyogre

382 - Water

rayquaza
Rayquaza

384 - Dragon, Flying

jirachi
Jirachi

385 - Steel, Psychic

deoxys-normal
Deoxys-Normal

386 - Psychic

piplup
Piplup

393 - Water

prinplup
Prinplup

394 - Water

empoleon
Empoleon

395 - Water, Steel

bibarel
Bibarel

400 - Normal, Water

buizel
Buizel

418 - Water

floatzel
Floatzel

419 - Water

shellos
Shellos

422 - Water

gastrodon
Gastrodon

423 - Water, Ground

ambipom
Ambipom

424 - Normal

buneary
Buneary

427 - Normal

lopunny
Lopunny

428 - Normal

glameow
Glameow

431 - Normal

purugly
Purugly

432 - Normal

happiny
Happiny

440 - Normal

spiritomb
Spiritomb

442 - Ghost, Dark

munchlax
Munchlax

446 - Normal

lucario
Lucario

448 - Fighting, Steel

hippopotas
Hippopotas

449 - Ground

hippowdon
Hippowdon

450 - Ground

finneon
Finneon

456 - Water

lumineon
Lumineon

457 - Water

mantyke
Mantyke

458 - Water, Flying

snover
Snover

459 - Grass, Ice

abomasnow
Abomasnow

460 - Grass, Ice

weavile
Weavile

461 - Dark, Ice

lickilicky
Lickilicky

463 - Normal

togekiss
Togekiss

468 - Fairy, Flying

glaceon
Glaceon

471 - Ice

froslass
Froslass

478 - Ice, Ghost

uxie
Uxie

480 - Psychic

mesprit
Mesprit

481 - Psychic

azelf
Azelf

482 - Psychic

palkia
Palkia

484 - Water, Dragon

phione
Phione

489 - Water

manaphy
Manaphy

490 - Water

arceus
Arceus

493 - Normal

oshawott
Oshawott

501 - Water

dewott
Dewott

502 - Water

samurott
Samurott

503 - Water

panpour
Panpour

515 - Water

simipour
Simipour

516 - Water

tympole
Tympole

535 - Water

palpitoad
Palpitoad

536 - Water, Ground

seismitoad
Seismitoad

537 - Water, Ground

basculin-red-striped
Basculin-Red-Striped

550 - Water

tirtouga
Tirtouga

564 - Water, Rock

carracosta
Carracosta

565 - Water, Rock

ducklett
Ducklett

580 - Water, Flying

swanna
Swanna

581 - Water, Flying

vanillite
Vanillite

582 - Ice

vanillish
Vanillish

583 - Ice

vanilluxe
Vanilluxe

584 - Ice

frillish
Frillish

592 - Water, Ghost

jellicent
Jellicent

593 - Water, Ghost

alomomola
Alomomola

594 - Water

cubchoo
Cubchoo

613 - Ice

beartic
Beartic

614 - Ice

cryogonal
Cryogonal

615 - Ice

stunfisk
Stunfisk

618 - Ground, Electric

keldeo-ordinary
Keldeo-Ordinary

647 - Water, Fighting

froakie
Froakie

656 - Water

frogadier
Frogadier

657 - Water

greninja
Greninja

658 - Water, Dark

binacle
Binacle

688 - Rock, Water

barbaracle
Barbaracle

689 - Rock, Water

skrelp
Skrelp

690 - Poison, Water

dragalge
Dragalge

691 - Poison, Dragon

clauncher
Clauncher

692 - Water

clawitzer
Clawitzer

693 - Water

amaura
Amaura

698 - Rock, Ice

aurorus
Aurorus

699 - Rock, Ice

goomy
Goomy

704 - Dragon

sliggoo
Sliggoo

705 - Dragon

goodra
Goodra

706 - Dragon

bergmite
Bergmite

712 - Ice

avalugg
Avalugg

713 - Ice

noibat
Noibat

714 - Flying, Dragon

noivern
Noivern

715 - Flying, Dragon

volcanion
Volcanion

721 - Fire, Water

popplio
Popplio

728 - Water

brionne
Brionne

729 - Water

primarina
Primarina

730 - Water, Fairy

wishiwashi-solo
Wishiwashi-Solo

746 - Water

mareanie
Mareanie

747 - Poison, Water

toxapex
Toxapex

748 - Poison, Water

dewpider
Dewpider

751 - Water, Bug

araquanid
Araquanid

752 - Water, Bug

golisopod
Golisopod

768 - Bug, Water

bruxish
Bruxish

779 - Water, Psychic

drampa
Drampa

780 - Normal, Dragon

kommo-o
Kommo-O

784 - Dragon, Fighting

tapu-fini
Tapu-Fini

788 - Water, Fairy

sobble
Sobble

816 - Water

drizzile
Drizzile

817 - Water

inteleon
Inteleon

818 - Water

chewtle
Chewtle

833 - Water

drednaw
Drednaw

834 - Water, Rock

cramorant
Cramorant

845 - Flying, Water

arrokuda
Arrokuda

846 - Water

barraskewda
Barraskewda

847 - Water

eiscue-ice
Eiscue-Ice

875 - Ice

basculegion-male
Basculegion-Male

902 - Water, Ghost

quaxwell
Quaxwell

913 - Water

quaquaval
Quaquaval

914 - Water, Fighting

tandemaus
Tandemaus

924 - Normal

maushold
Maushold

925 - Normal

tadbulb
Tadbulb

938 - Electric

bellibolt
Bellibolt

939 - Electric

wiglett
Wiglett

960 - Water

wugtrio
Wugtrio

961 - Water

finizen
Finizen

963 - Water

palafin
Palafin

964 - Water

flamigo
Flamigo

973 - Flying, Fighting

cetoddle
Cetoddle

974 - Ice

cetitan
Cetitan

975 - Ice

veluza
Veluza

976 - Water, Psychic

dondozo
Dondozo

977 - Water

tatsugiri
Tatsugiri

978 - Dragon, Water

clodsire
Clodsire

980 - Poison, Ground

scream-tail
Scream-Tail

985 - Fairy, Psychic

iron-bundle
Iron-Bundle

991 - Ice, Water

walking-wake
Walking-Wake

1009 - Water, Dragon

terapagos
Terapagos

1024 - Normal

deoxys-attack
Deoxys-Attack

10001 - Psychic

deoxys-defense
Deoxys-Defense

10002 - Psychic

deoxys-speed
Deoxys-Speed

10003 - Psychic

castform-sunny
Castform-Sunny

10013 - Fire

castform-rainy
Castform-Rainy

10014 - Water

castform-snowy
Castform-Snowy

10015 - Ice

basculin-blue-striped
Basculin-Blue-Striped

10016 - Water

keldeo-resolute
Keldeo-Resolute

10024 - Water, Fighting

blastoise-mega
Blastoise-Mega

10036 - Water

kangaskhan-mega
Kangaskhan-Mega

10039 - Normal

gyarados-mega
Gyarados-Mega

10041 - Water, Dark

mewtwo-mega-x
Mewtwo-Mega-X

10043 - Psychic, Fighting

mewtwo-mega-y
Mewtwo-Mega-Y

10044 - Psychic

tyranitar-mega
Tyranitar-Mega

10049 - Rock, Dark

aggron-mega
Aggron-Mega

10053 - Steel

absol-mega
Absol-Mega

10057 - Dark

lucario-mega
Lucario-Mega

10059 - Fighting, Steel

abomasnow-mega
Abomasnow-Mega

10060 - Grass, Ice

latias-mega
Latias-Mega

10062 - Dragon, Psychic

latios-mega
Latios-Mega

10063 - Dragon, Psychic

swampert-mega
Swampert-Mega

10064 - Water, Ground

sableye-mega
Sableye-Mega

10066 - Dark, Ghost

sharpedo-mega
Sharpedo-Mega

10070 - Water, Dark

slowbro-mega
Slowbro-Mega

10071 - Water, Psychic

glalie-mega
Glalie-Mega

10074 - Ice

kyogre-primal
Kyogre-Primal

10077 - Water

rayquaza-mega
Rayquaza-Mega

10079 - Dragon, Flying

lopunny-mega
Lopunny-Mega

10088 - Normal, Fighting

meowth-alola
Meowth-Alola

10107 - Dark

persian-alola
Persian-Alola

10108 - Dark

greninja-battle-bond
Greninja-Battle-Bond

10116 - Water, Dark

greninja-ash
Greninja-Ash

10117 - Water, Dark

wishiwashi-school
Wishiwashi-School

10127 - Water

kommo-o-totem
Kommo-O-Totem

10146 - Dragon, Fighting

araquanid-totem
Araquanid-Totem

10153 - Water, Bug

slowpoke-galar
Slowpoke-Galar

10164 - Psychic

slowbro-galar
Slowbro-Galar

10165 - Poison, Psychic

slowking-galar
Slowking-Galar

10172 - Poison, Psychic

corsola-galar
Corsola-Galar

10173 - Ghost

eiscue-noice
Eiscue-Noice

10185 - Ice

qwilfish-hisui
Qwilfish-Hisui

10234 - Dark, Poison

samurott-hisui
Samurott-Hisui

10236 - Water, Dark

sliggoo-hisui
Sliggoo-Hisui

10241 - Steel, Dragon

goodra-hisui
Goodra-Hisui

10242 - Steel, Dragon

palkia-origin
Palkia-Origin

10246 - Water, Dragon

basculin-white-striped
Basculin-White-Striped

10247 - Water

basculegion-female
Basculegion-Female

10248 - Water, Ghost

tauros-paldea-aqua-breed
Tauros-Paldea-Aqua-Breed

10252 - Fighting, Water

wooper-paldea
Wooper-Paldea

10253 - Poison, Ground

palafin-hero
Palafin-Hero

10256 - Water

maushold-family-of-three
Maushold-Family-Of-Three

10257 - Normal

tatsugiri-droopy
Tatsugiri-Droopy

10258 - Dragon, Water

tatsugiri-stretchy
Tatsugiri-Stretchy

10259 - Dragon, Water

terapagos-terastal
Terapagos-Terastal

10276 - Normal

terapagos-stellar
Terapagos-Stellar

10277 - Normal