Hydro Pump (move)

Move data

Type Water
Category Special  Special
Power 110
Accuracy 80
PP 5  (max. 8)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 1

Machine/Record

Sword​/​Shield TR03
Scarlet​/​Violet TM142

Effects

Hydro Pump deals damage with no additional effect.

Changes

  • In Generations 1-5, Hydro Pump has 120 base power.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Waterium Z and uses its Z-Power, Hydro Pump turns into Hydro Vortex and has base power 185.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Hydro Pump
Japanese ハイドロポンプ (Hydro Pomp)
German Hydropumpe
French Hydrocanon
Italian Idropompa
Spanish Hidrobomba
Korean 하이드로펌프
Chinese (Simplified) 水炮
Chinese (Traditional) 水炮

Game descriptions

Gold​/​Silver
Crystal
A powerful water-type attack.
Ruby​/​Sapphire
Emerald
Blasts water at high power to strike the foe.
FireRed​/​LeafGreen A high volume of water is blasted at the foe under great pressure.
Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
The foe is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
L.G. Pikachu​/​L.G. Eevee
The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
Scarlet​/​Violet The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Hydro Pump 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 33
Wartortle Wartortle
#0008 / Water
Level 45
Blastoise Blastoise
#0009 / Water
Level 49
Golduck Golduck
#0055 / Water
Level 40
Poliwag Poliwag
#0060 / Water
Level 42
Poliwhirl Poliwhirl
#0061 / Water
Level 48
Tentacool Tentacool
#0072 / Water · Poison
Level 48
Tentacruel Tentacruel
#0073 / Water · Poison
Level 58
Shellder Shellder
#0090 / Water
Level 48
Cloyster Cloyster
#0091 / Water · Ice
Level 1
Horsea Horsea
#0116 / Water
Level 45
Seadra Seadra
#0117 / Water
Level 51
Gyarados Gyarados
#0130 / Water · Flying
Level 40
Lapras Lapras
#0131 / Water · Ice
Level 55
Vaporeon Vaporeon
#0134 / Water
Level 50
Totodile Totodile
#0158 / Water
Level 50
Croconaw Croconaw
#0159 / Water
Level 55
Feraligatr Feraligatr
#0160 / Water
Level 70
Chinchou Chinchou
#0170 / Water · Electric
Level 44
Lanturn Lanturn
#0171 / Water · Electric
Level 54
Marill Marill
#0183 / Water · Fairy
Level 30
Azumarill Azumarill
#0184 / Water · Fairy
Level 40
Politoed Politoed
#0186 / Water
Level 1
Kingdra Kingdra
#0230 / Water · Dragon
Level 51
Suicune Suicune
#0245 / Water
Level 72
Lugia Lugia
#0249 / Psychic · Flying
Level 72
Mudkip Mudkip
#0258 / Water
Level 39
Marshtomp Marshtomp
#0259 / Water · Ground
Level 55
Swampert Swampert
#0260 / Water · Ground
Level 63
Lombre Lombre
#0271 / Water · Grass
Level 64
Pelipper Pelipper
#0279 / Water · Flying
Level 62
Milotic Milotic
#0350 / Water
Level 52
Luvdisc Luvdisc
#0370 / Water
Level 46
Kyogre Kyogre
#0382 / Water
Level 72
Piplup Piplup
#0393 / Water
Level 43
Prinplup Prinplup
#0394 / Water
Level 50
Empoleon Empoleon
#0395 / Water · Steel
Level 59
Buizel Buizel
#0418 / Water
Level 45
Floatzel Floatzel
#0419 / Water
Level 57
Palkia Palkia
#0484 / Water · Dragon
Level 88
Palkia (Origin Forme) Palkia
Origin Forme
#0484 / Water · Dragon
Level 88
Oshawott Oshawott
#0501 / Water
Level 43
Dewott Dewott
#0502 / Water
Level 53
Samurott Samurott
#0503 / Water
Level 63
Hisuian Samurott Samurott
Hisuian Samurott
#0503 / Water · Dark
Level 63
Alomomola Alomomola
#0594 / Water
Level 55
Keldeo (Ordinary Form) Keldeo
Ordinary Form
#0647 / Water · Fighting
Level 63
Froakie Froakie
#0656 / Water
Level 48
Frogadier Frogadier
#0657 / Water
Level 56
Greninja Greninja
#0658 / Water · Dark
Level 68
Greninja (Ash-Greninja) Greninja
Ash-Greninja
#0658 / Water · Dark
Level 68
Skrelp Skrelp
#0690 / Poison · Water
Level 55
Dragalge Dragalge
#0691 / Poison · Dragon
Level 59
Volcanion Volcanion
#0721 / Fire · Water
Level 66
Popplio Popplio
#0728 / Water
Level 36
Brionne Brionne
#0729 / Water
Level 50
Primarina Primarina
#0730 / Water · Fairy
Level 58
Inteleon Inteleon
#0818 / Water
Level 62
Cramorant Cramorant
#0845 / Flying · Water
Level 56
Finizen Finizen
#0963 / Water
Level 50
Palafin (Zero Form) Palafin
Zero Form
#0964 / Water
Level 50
Iron Bundle Iron Bundle
#0991 / Ice · Water
Level 77
Walking Wake Walking Wake
#1009 / Water · Dragon
Level 84

Learnt by TM

Squirtle Squirtle
#0007 / Water
Wartortle Wartortle
#0008 / Water
Blastoise Blastoise
#0009 / Water
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
Rhydon Rhydon
#0112 / Ground · Rock
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
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
Chinchou Chinchou
#0170 / Water · Electric
Lanturn Lanturn
#0171 / Water · Electric
Marill Marill
#0183 / Water · Fairy
Azumarill Azumarill
#0184 / Water · Fairy
Politoed Politoed
#0186 / Water
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
Qwilfish Qwilfish
#0211 / Water · Poison
Hisuian Qwilfish Qwilfish
Hisuian Qwilfish
#0211 / Dark · Poison
Kingdra Kingdra
#0230 / Water · Dragon
Suicune Suicune
#0245 / Water
Tyranitar Tyranitar
#0248 / Rock · Dark
Lugia Lugia
#0249 / Psychic · Flying
Mudkip Mudkip
#0258 / Water
Marshtomp Marshtomp
#0259 / Water · Ground
Swampert Swampert
#0260 / Water · Ground
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
Barboach Barboach
#0339 / Water · Ground
Whiscash Whiscash
#0340 / Water · Ground
Corphish Corphish
#0341 / Water
Crawdaunt Crawdaunt
#0342 / Water · Dark
Milotic Milotic
#0350 / Water
Luvdisc Luvdisc
#0370 / Water
Bagon Bagon
#0371 / Dragon
Shelgon Shelgon
#0372 / Dragon
Salamence Salamence
#0373 / Dragon · Flying
Kyogre Kyogre
#0382 / Water
Rayquaza Rayquaza
#0384 / Dragon · Flying
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
Finneon Finneon
#0456 / Water
Lumineon Lumineon
#0457 / Water
Rhyperior Rhyperior
#0464 / Ground · Rock
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
Swanna Swanna
#0581 / Water · Flying
Alomomola Alomomola
#0594 / Water
Hydreigon Hydreigon
#0635 / Dark · Dragon
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
Goodra Goodra
#0706 / Dragon
Hisuian Goodra Goodra
Hisuian Goodra
#0706 / Steel · Dragon
Avalugg Avalugg
#0713 / Ice
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
Drakloak Drakloak
#0886 / Dragon · Ghost
Dragapult Dragapult
#0887 / Dragon · Ghost
Basculegion (Male) Basculegion
Male
#0902 / Water · Ghost
Overqwil Overqwil
#0904 / Dark · Poison
Quaxly Quaxly
#0912 / Water
Quaxwell Quaxwell
#0913 / Water
Wiglett Wiglett
#0960 / Water
Wugtrio Wugtrio
#0961 / Water
Finizen Finizen
#0963 / Water
Palafin (Zero Form) Palafin
Zero Form
#0964 / Water
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
Hydrapple Hydrapple
#1019 / Grass · Dragon

Learnt by breeding

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

Surskit Surskit
#0283 / Bug · Water
Bug, Water 1