Water Shuriken (move)

Water Shuriken (Japanese: みずしゅりけん Water Shuriken) is a damage-dealing Water-type multi-strike move introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

Generation VI

Water Shuriken deals damage and is an increased priority move, hitting the target 2-5 times per use. There is a ~33.3% chance that it will hit 2 times, a ~33.3% chance it will hit 3 times, a ~16.7% chance it will hit 4 times, and a ~16.7% chance it will hit 5 times. Provided that the move does not miss, it will hit ~3.167 times on average, giving it an average power of 47.5. Each strike made has an equal chance to be a critical hit.

Water Shuriken may continue attacking after breaking a substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last strike of this move.

If the target has Weak Armor, each strike will activate it.

If a Focus Sash, Focus Band, or Sturdy activates before the last strike is dealt, the following strike will cause the defending Pokémon to faint. A Focus Band can still activate repeatedly to prevent fainting, but each chance is independent of the previous one.

Generation VII

In the Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Special Demo Version, Water Shuriken is changed to a special move.

Water Shuriken is powered up when Battle Bond is activated.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
617		Accelgor	Bug		Bug	1
658		Greninja	Water	Dark	36, 75
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the anime

Ash's Greninja Riot's Greninja Sanpei's Greninja Ash's Ash-Greninja
The user forms a shuriken of water from its hand, then tosses it at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Greninja forms a shuriken of water in its hand. It then tosses the shuriken at the opponent.
Riot's Greninja	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction		Debut
Sanpei's Greninja	A Stealthy Challenge!		None
Ippei's Greninja	The Legend of the Ninja Hero!		None
Ash's Greninja	A Festival of Decisions!		None
	Ash-Greninja forms a shuriken of water in one or both its hands. It then tosses the shuriken at the opponent or it grabs the shuriken of water on its back when it is in its final form and throws it at the opponent and after it does so, another shuriken of water pops up on Ash-Greninja's back.
Ash's Ash-Greninja	Meeting at Terminus Cave!		None

In the manga

In the movie adaptations

Greninja
The user forms a shuriken of water in its hand. It then tosses the shuriken at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Greninja forms a shuriken of water in its hand. It then tosses the shuriken at the opponent.
Riot's Greninja	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Greninja
The user forms shurikens of water in its hands, then tosses them at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Greninja forms multiple shurikens of water in its hands. It then tosses the shurikens at the opponent.
Y's Croaky	PAXY32		Debut

In other games

Greninja using Water Shuriken

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U

Water Shuriken appears as Greninja's neutral special attack. It is a chargeable projectile. When fully charged, it slowly travels forward and hits multiple times, while if not charged at all it functions as a small fast projectile. Unlike other chargeable projectiles, it cannot be stored.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 飛水手裡劍 Fēi Séui Sáuléuihgim * 水手裏劍 Séui Sáuléuihgim * 水手裡劍 Séui Sáuléuihgim * Mandarin 飛水手裡劍 / 飞水手里剑 Fēi Shuǐ Shǒulǐjiàn * 水手裏劍 Shuǐ Shǒulǐjiàn * 水手裡劍 Shuǐ Shǒulǐjiàn * Dutch Waterwerpster French Sheauriken German Wasser-Shuriken Italian Acqualame Korean 물수리검 Mul Surigeom Polish Wodny Shuriken Portuguese Brazil Estrela Ninja de Água Estrela de Água (XY108*) Portugal Shuriken de Água Russian Водняный Сюрикен Vodnyanyy Syuriken Spanish Shuriken de Agua

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