Hydro Cannon (move): Difference between revisions

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Hydro Cannon
ハイドロカノン Hydro Cannon

Battles

Type	Water
Category	Special
PP	5 (max. 8)
Power	150
Accuracy	90%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation III
Move Tutor in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Move Tutor in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black and White Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Move Tutor in Pokémon X and Y Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Contests

Condition	Beauty
Appeal	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jams the others, and misses one turn of appeals.

Super Contests

Condition	Beauty
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Beautiful
Appeal	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming	4 ♥♥♥♥
Startles all other Pokémon. User cannot act in the next turn.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Hydro Cannon (Japanese: ハイドロカノン Hydro Cannon) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation III. Only Water-type fully evolved starter Pokémon can learn this move.

Effect

Hydro Cannon inflicts damage and then forces the user to recharge during the next turn. Unless this attack misses, the user will always have to recharge.

Description

Games	Description
RS EColoXD	Powerful, but leaves the user immobile the next turn.
FRLG	The foe is hit with a watery cannon. The user can't move on the next turn.
DP Pt HGSS	The foe is hit with a watery blast. The user must rest on the next turn, however.
BW B2W2	The target is hit with a watery blast. The user must rest on the next turn, however.
XY ORAS	The target is hit by a watery blast. The user can't move on the next turn.

Learnset

By Move Tutor

Various Move Tutors will teach Hydro Cannon to a fully evolved Water-type starter Pokémon if its friendship rating is maximized. The Move Tutors are:

FRLG: an elderly woman on Cape Brink.
DP Pt: an elderly man on Route 228.
HGSS: an elderly woman in the Move Deleter/Move Reminder's house in Blackthorn City.
BW: a Roughneck in a house on Route 13.
B2W2: a man outside the Pokémon World Tournament building.
XY: a man in the southwestern house in Snowbelle City.
ORAS: a man in the southeast of Mauville City's first floor.

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
#	Pokémon		Type		FRLG	E	XD	DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS
009		Blastoise	Water		Water				✔			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water							✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
260		Swampert	Water	Ground							✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel							✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
503		Samurott	Water		Water										✔	✔	✔	✔
658		Greninja	Water	Dark												✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation III

#		Pokémon	Type		Obtained with
0158		Totodile	Water		Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#		Pokémon	Type		Obtained with
0007		Squirtle	Water		Sticker Promotional Kanto Starter Eggs
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation VI

#		Pokémon	Type		Obtained with
0493		Arceus	Normal		Dahara City Arceus
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Blastoise can learn Hydro Cannon at level 99 if it has at least 333 IQ points. If this requirement is not met until after reaching level 99, Hydro Cannon can be relearned at the Gulpin Link Shop.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, Blastoise, Feraligatr, Swampert, and Empoleon can learn Hydro Cannon at level 72 if it has at least 300 IQ points. If this requirement is not met until after level 72, Hydro Cannon can be relearned at Electivire Link Shop.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, Oshawott can learn Hydro Cannon once Paradise reaches Perfect Rank.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It also inflicts the Paused status on the user, making it incapable of action.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method
Blastoise Barry's Empoleon Kenny's Empoleon Samurott
Energy is gathered to form a powerful blast of water.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Blastoise fires two powerful orbs of water from its cannons at the opponent.
Gary's Blastoise	Ill-Will Hunting!	Debut
	Empoleon opens its beak and a blue flash of light appears in front of it. Then, a glowing light blue ball of water appears in front of Empoleon's beak where the flash was and Empoleon fires it at the opponent. Sometimes, Empoleon fires three light blue balls of water, one after the other.
Barry's Empoleon	Barry's Busting Out All Over!	None
Kenny's Empoleon	Last Call - First Round!	None
	Samurott opens its mouth. Then, a glowing light blue ball of water appears in front of Samurott's mouth and Samurott fires it at the opponent.
Cameron's Samurott	The Road to Humilau!	None

In the manga

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

Pokémon	Method
Samurott
The user fires a strong blast of water at the foe.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Samurott opens its mouth and fires a strong blast of water.
Bianca's Samurott	The Birth of the Best Pokémon Trainer!	Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon	Method
Blastoise Swampert and Feraligatr
The user fires a powerful stream of water from its body at the opponent.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Blastoise points its cannons at the opponent and fires an extremely powerful stream of water from each of the cannons and its mouth at the opponent.
Green's Blasty	Red, Green, Blue and Mewtwo Too	Debut
	Swampert releases a powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Ruby's Mumu	The Final Battle III	None
	Feraligatr releases a powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Silver's Feraligatr	The Final Battle VII	None

In other generations

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	DP Pt	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

This move has so far only been used in the anime by Pokémon belonging to rivals: Gary's Blastoise, Barry's and Kenny's Empoleon, and Cameron's Samurott.
Hydro Cannon has the highest base power of all Water-type attacks.

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		水電炮 Shuǐdiànpào
Dutch		Hydro Kanon
French		Hydroblast
German		Aquahaubitze
Greek		Υδραυλικό Ολμοβόλο
Hindi		पानी की तोप Paani ki Toap
Italian		Idrocannone
Korean		하이드로캐논 Hydrocannon
Polish		Hydrodziało
Portuguese		Hidrocanhão
Romanian		Tunul Hidro
Serbian		Hidro Top
Spanish		Hidrocañón

Variations of the move Hyper Beam

	Giga Impact • Rock Wrecker
	Hyper Beam • Blast Burn • Hydro Cannon • Frenzy Plant • Roar of Time

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.

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-'''Hydro Cannon''' (Japanese: '''ハイドロカノン''' ''Hydro Cannon'') is a damage-dealing {{type|Water}} [[move]] introduced in [[Generation III]].
+'''Hydro Cannon''' (Japanese: '''ハイドロカノン''' ''Hydro Cannon'') is a damage-dealing {{type|Water}} [[move]] introduced in [[Generation III]]. Only Water-type fully evolved [[starter Pokémon]] can learn this move.
 ==Effect==
 Hydro Cannon inflicts damage and then forces the user to recharge during the next turn. Unless this attack misses, the user will always have to recharge.
 ==Description==
 {{movedesc|Water}}
-{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|RSE}}{{gameabbrev3|Colo}}{{gameabbrev3|XD}}|Powerful, but leaves the user immobile the next turn.}}
+{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|RSE}}{{gameabbrevss|Colo}}{{gameabbrevss|XD}}|Powerful, but leaves the user immobile the next turn.}}
-{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}|The foe is hit with a watery cannon. The user can’t move on the next turn.}}
+{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}|The foe is hit with a watery cannon. The user can't move on the next turn.}}
-{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|DPPt}}{{gameabbrev3|HGSS}}|The foe is hit with a watery blast. The user must rest on the next turn, however.}}
+{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev4|DPPtHGSS}}|The foe is hit with a watery blast. The user must rest on the next turn, however.}}
-{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|BWB2W2}}|The target is hit with a watery blast. The user must rest on the next turn, however.}}
+{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}|The target is hit with a watery blast. The user must rest on the next turn, however.}}
-{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|XY}}{{gameabbrev3|ORAS}}|The target is hit by a watery blast. The user can't move on the next turn.}}
+{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}|The target is hit by a watery blast. The user can't move on the next turn.}}
 |}
 |}{{left clear}}
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 ==Learnset==
 ===By [[Move Tutor]]===
-Various Move Tutors will teach Hydro Cannon to the fully evolved {{type|Water}} starter Pokémon if their [[friendship]] rating is maximized:
+Various Move Tutors will teach Hydro Cannon to a fully evolved {{type|Water}} starter Pokémon if its [[friendship]] rating is maximized. The Move Tutors are:
-* In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, an elderly woman on [[Cape Brink]] will teach Hydro Cannon to {{p|Blastoise}} only.
+* {{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}: an elderly woman on [[Cape Brink]].
-* In {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, an elderly man appears on {{rt|228|Sinnoh}} in the [[Battle Zone]], and will teach the move to all four fully evolved {{type|Water}} starter Pokémon.
+* {{gameabbrev4|DPPt}}: an elderly man on {{rt|228|Sinnoh}}.
-* In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, the Move Tutor for Hydro Cannon can be found in the [[Move Deleter]]/[[Move Reminder]]'s house in [[Blackthorn City]].
+* {{gameabbrev4|HGSS}}: an elderly woman in the [[Move Deleter]]/[[Move Reminder]]'s house in [[Blackthorn City]].
-* In {{2v2|Black|White}}, the Move Tutor that can teach Hydro Cannon appears in a house on {{rt|13|Unova}}, and will teach it to all five fully evolved {{type|Water}} starter Pokémon.
+* {{gameabbrev5|BW}}: a {{tc|Roughneck}} in a house on {{rt|13|Unova}}.
-* In {{2v2|Black|White|2}}, the Move Tutor that can teach Hydro Cannon appears outside the [[Pokémon World Tournament]] building, and will teach it to all fully evolved {{type|Water}} starter Pokémon.
+* {{gameabbrev5|B2W2}}: a man outside the [[Pokémon World Tournament]] building.
-* In {{pkmn|X and Y}}, the Move Tutor that can teach Hydro Cannon appears in a house at [[Snowbelle City]], and will teach it to all six fully evolved {{type|Water}} starter Pokémon.
+* {{gameabbrev6|XY}}: a man in the southwestern house in [[Snowbelle City]].
-* In {{pkmn|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, the Move Tutor is located in [[Mauville City]], and will teach it to all six fully evolved {{type|Water}} starter Pokémon.
+* {{gameabbrev6|ORAS}}: a man in the southeast of [[Mauville City]]'s first floor.
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+{{Moveheader/tutor|Water|8}}
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 {{Moveheader/tutor/4|yes|yes|yes}}
 {{Moveheader/tutor/5|yes|yes}}
-{{Moveheader/tutor/6|yes}}
+{{Moveheader/tutor/6|yes|yes}}
-{{Moveentry/tutor|009|Blastoise|1|Water|Water|X|yes|X|X|yes|yes|yes|yes|B2W2=yes|yes|STAB='''}}
+{{Moveentry/tutor|009|Blastoise|1|Water|Water|X|yes|X|X|yes|yes|yes|yes|B2W2=yes|yes|yes|STAB='''}}
-{{Moveentry/tutor|160|Feraligatr|1|Water|Water|X|no|X|X|yes|yes|yes|yes|B2W2=yes|yes|STAB='''}}
+{{Moveentry/tutor|160|Feraligatr|1|Water|Water|X|no|X|X|yes|yes|yes|yes|B2W2=yes|yes|yes|STAB='''}}
-{{Moveentry/tutor|260|Swampert|2|Water|Ground|X|no|X|X|yes|yes|yes|yes|B2W2=yes|yes|STAB='''}}
+{{Moveentry/tutor|260|Swampert|2|Water|Ground|X|no|X|X|yes|yes|yes|yes|B2W2=yes|yes|yes|STAB='''}}
-{{Moveentry/tutor|395|Empoleon|2|Water|Steel|X|no|X|X|yes|yes|yes|yes|B2W2=yes|yes|STAB='''}}
+{{Moveentry/tutor|395|Empoleon|2|Water|Steel|X|no|X|X|yes|yes|yes|yes|B2W2=yes|yes|yes|STAB='''}}
-{{Moveentry/tutor|503|Samurott|1|Water|Water|X|no|X|X|no|no|no|yes|B2W2=yes|yes|STAB='''}}
+{{Moveentry/tutor|503|Samurott|1|Water|Water|X|no|X|X|no|no|no|yes|B2W2=yes|yes|yes|STAB='''}}
-{{Moveentry/tutor|658|Greninja|2|Water|Dark|X|no|X|X|no|no|no|no|B2W2=no|yes|STAB='''}}
+{{Moveentry/tutor|658|Greninja|2|Water|Dark|X|no|X|X|no|no|no|no|B2W2=no|yes|yes|STAB='''}}
-{{Movefooter/tutor|Water|7}}
+{{Movefooter/tutor|Water|8}}
 ===Special move===
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 {{Learnlist/footer}}
-===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon===
+====[[Generation VI]]====
+{{Learnlistspecial|Water}}
+{{Moveentryspecial|493|Arceus|1|Normal|Normal|[[Dahara City Arceus]]|''}}
+{{Learnlist/footer}}
+==In other games==
+===[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series]]===
 In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team]], {{p|Blastoise}} can learn Hydro Cannon at level 99 if it has at least 333 [[IQ]] points. If this requirement is not met until after reaching level 99, Hydro Cannon can be relearned at the {{DL|Pokémon Square|Gulpin Link Shop}}.
@@ Line 102: / Line 109: @@
 In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity]], {{p|Oshawott}} can learn Hydro Cannon once Paradise reaches Perfect Rank.
+===Description===
+{{movedesc|Water}}
+{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|RB}}|Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It also inflicts the Paused status on the user, making it incapable of action.}}
+|}
+|}{{left clear}}
 ==In the anime==
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 {{movemanga|type=water|exp=yes|gen=The user fires a strong blast of water at the foe.|image1=Bianca Samurott Hydro Cannon PBW.png|image1p=Samurott}}
 {{movep|type=water|ms=503|pkmn=Samurott|method=Samurott opens its mouth and fires a strong blast of water.}}
-{{movebtmManga|type=water|user=Bianca's Oshawott|user1=Bianca's Samurott|startcode=PBW8|notes=Debut}}
+{{movebtmManga|type=water|user=Bianca's Oshawott|user1=Bianca's Samurott|startcode=PBW8|startname=The Birth of the Best Pokémon Trainer!|notes=Debut}}
 ===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
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 }}
+{{Movegen|
+type=Water|
+XY=Hydro Cannon XY 2|
+}}
 {{Movegen|
 type=Water|
-XY=Hydro Cannon XY 2|
+Colo=Hydro Cannon Colo|
+XD=Hydro Cannon XD|
 }}
 ==Trivia==
 * This move has so far only been used in the anime by Pokémon belonging to rivals: [[Gary's Blastoise]], {{OP|Barry|Empoleon}} and [[Kenny's Empoleon]], and {{un|Cameron}}'s {{p|Samurott}}.
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 |hi=पानी की तोप ''Paani ki Toap''
 |it=Idrocannone
 |ko=하이드로캐논 ''Hydrocannon''
-|pt_eu=Hidro Canhão
+|pt=Hidrocanhão
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 [[Category:Black 2 and White 2 tutor moves]]
 [[Category:Moves that can jam]]
+[[Category:Moves that require recharging]]
 [[de:Aquahaubitze]]
-[[es:Hidrocañón]]
 [[fr:Hydroblast]]
 [[it:Idrocannone (mossa)]]
 [[ja:ハイドロカノン]]
 [[pl:Hydro Cannon]]
-[[pt:Hydro Cannon]]
+[[zh:水电炮（招式）]]
-[[zh:水电炮（技能）]]

Hydro Cannon (move): Difference between revisions

Revision as of 22:14, 1 July 2016

Contents

Effect

Description

Learnset

By Move Tutor

Special move

Generation III

By event

Generation V

Generation VI

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Description

In the anime

In the manga

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In other generations

Trivia

In other languages

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