Splash (move)

Splash はねる Hop

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  40 (max. 64) Power  0 Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Category  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   The appeal works great if performed last.

Super Contests Category  Cute Appeal  0   Raises the score if the Voltage is low.

Splash on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Splash on Eevee's Movedex

Splash (Japanese: はねる Hop) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation II, it was the signature move of Magikarp. It has no effect whatsoever in the main series games.

Effect

Main series

Generation I

Splash has no effect whatsoever. After selecting the move, it will simply show an animation, and then the message, "No effect!"

Generations II-III

Splash's message has changed to, "But nothing happened!"

Generation IV and on

In addition to its previous (lack of) effect, Splash now cannot be used while Gravity is in effect.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

The user will move to a random different tile one ratio away. The user will inflict 5 damage to itself and the opponent if the move comes in contact with another Pokémon.

Pokémon Conquest

Splash has no area of effect or effect on the user, and thus does nothing but show its animation. However, the user can choose which direction to perform it in; this has no effect on the move itself, but the user will be left facing the same direction (and thus is not necessarily equivalent to waiting the turn, which would give the user no opportunity to change their facing). Unlike most moves in Pokémon Conquest, Splash can be used even if it would have no target (presumably because it never has a target).

Description

Games Description Stad A move that involves only flopping and Splashing around in front of the opponent. It has no effect. Stad2 A move that involves only flopping and Splashing around. It has no effect. GSC Has no effect whatsoever. RSEColo.XD It's just a splash... Has no effect whatsoever. FRLG The user just flops and splashes around without having any effect. DPPtHGSSBWB2W2Conq The user just flops and splashes around to no effect at all...

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
129		Magikarp	Water		Water	--			--			--			--				--
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying	no			--			--			--				--
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying	no			--			--			--				--
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying	no			--			--			--				--
298		Azurill	Normal		Normal	no			no			--			--				--
320		Wailmer	Water		Water	no			no			--			--				--
321		Wailord	Water		Water	no			no			--			--				--
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic	no			no			--			--				--
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic	no			no			--			--				--
349		Feebas	Water		Water	no			no			--			--				--
360		Wynaut	Psychic		Psychic	no			no			--			--				--
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal	no			no			no			--				--
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal	no			no			no			--				--
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
060		Poliwag*	Water		Water				*			*				*
116		Horsea	Water		Water
173		Cleffa	Normal		Normal				*			*				*
225		Delibird*	Ice	Flying
226		Mantine	Water	Flying	no			no			*				*
370		Luvdisc	Water		Water	no
456		Finneon	Water		Water	no			no
458		Mantyke	Water		Water	no			no			*				*
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 143 Snorlax Normal New York Pokémon Center 191 Sunkern Grass New York Pokémon Center 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 the anime

Cleffa	Magikarp	Wynaut	Clefairy
The user hops or splashes in place uselessly.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Magikarp	Magikarp uselessly splashes in place.
James's Magikarp	Pokémon Shipwreck		Debut
A wild Magikarp	The Wacky Watcher!		None
Unknown Trainer's Magikarp	Octillery the Outcast		None
Togepi	Togepi uselessly bounces in place.
Misty's Togepi	The Underground Round Up		Used via Metronome
Clefairy	Clefairy uselessly bounces in place.
Whitney's Clefairy	A Goldenrod Opportunity		Used via Metronome
Cleffa	Cleffa jumps up and down in place. It also causes the opponent to jump up and down.
Multiple wild Cleffa	A Real Cleffa-Hanger		Used via Metronome
Munchlax	Munchlax bounces up and down on its back.
May's Munchlax	May's Egg-Cellent Adventure		Used via Metronome
Wynaut	Wynaut's feet glow light blue and it bounces around. Its feet can be used to block attacks as well.
A Wynaut under Normajean's care	The Brockster Is In!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Magikarp
The user jumps high into the air.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Magikarp	Magikarp jumps high into the air.
Bill's Magikarp	Make Way for Magikarp		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Splash is the only move that has been introduced that does nothing to either the opponent or the user. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, however, a Pokémon using Splash will deal 5 damage to itself and its opponent if it comes in contact with any other Pokémon.
• Every Pokémon that can learn Splash by leveling up learns it as a starting move.
• No Generation V Pokémon are able to learn Splash.
• While the English name suggests an association with water, the Japanese name, はねる (haneru), can mean both "splash" and "hop" (although usually the latter). This explains why the move can be learned naturally by Pokémon such as Spoink and Hoppip — species who have no association with water but are known for hopping or jumping and why Gravity disables it. The translation as "Splash" was likely due to the fact that it was only available to Magikarp when it was introduced.
• In the anime, Splash has been the result of Metronome more than any other attack.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 水濺躍 Shuǐjiànyuè Danish Plask Dutch Spetter Finnish Loiskahdus French Trempette German Platscher Greek Παφλασμός Italian Splash Korean 튀어오르기 Twieo Oreugi Polish Plusk Brazilian Portuguese Respingar Serbian Skakutanje European Spanish Salpicadura Swedish Plask

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