Aqua Tail (move)

Aqua Tail アクアテール Aqua Tail

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Battles Type  Water Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  90 Accuracy  90% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Move tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Category  Cute Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Category  Cute Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Aqua Tail on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Aqua Tail on Eevee's Movedex

Aqua Tail (Japanese: アクアテール Aqua Tail) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Aqua Tail deals damage and has no secondary effect.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
007		Squirtle	Water		Water	28				28
008		Wartortle	Water		Water	32				32
009		Blastoise	Water		Water	32				32
086		Seel	Water		Water	43				43
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice	43				43
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying	35				35
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon	31				35
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon	33				39
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	33				39
158		Totodile	Water		Water	36		41	43
159		Croconaw	Water		Water	42		48	51
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water	50		58	63
183		Marill	Water		Water	37				37
184		Azumarill	Water		Water	37				37
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison	45				45
339		Barboach	Water	Ground	35				35
340		Whiscash	Water	Ground	39				39
350		Milotic	Water		Water	29				29
367		Huntail	Water		Water	46				46
368		Gorebyss	Water		Water	46				46
382		Kyogre	Water		Water	75	60		65
418		Buizel	Water		Water	no				55
419		Floatzel	Water		Water	no				62
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon	80	24		24
501		Oshawott	Water		Water	no				35
502		Dewott	Water		Water	no				41
503		Samurott	Water		Water	no				45
550		Basculin	Water		Water	no				28
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock	no				41
565		Carracosta	Water	Rock	no				45
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting	no				37
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
118		Goldeen	Water		Water
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock
399		Bidoof	Normal		Normal
418		Buizel	Water		Water	no
456		Finneon	Water		Water
515		Panpour	Water		Water	no
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal	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 move tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					DP	Pt	HGSS
007		Squirtle	Water		Water						✔	✔
008		Wartortle	Water		Water						✔	✔
009		Blastoise	Water		Water						✔	✔
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison						✔	✔
024		Arbok	Poison		Poison						✔	✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground						✔	✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground						✔	✔
054		Psyduck	Water		Water						✔	✔
055		Golduck	Water		Water						✔	✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic						✔	✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic						✔	✔
086		Seel	Water		Water						✔	✔
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice						✔	✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal						✔	✔
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock						✔	✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock						✔	✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal						✔	✔
118		Goldeen	Water		Water						✔	✔
119		Seaking	Water		Water						✔	✔
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying						✔	✔
131		Lapras	Water	Ice						✔	✔
134		Vaporeon	Water		Water						✔	✔
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water						✔	✔
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying						✔	✔
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon						✔	✔
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon						✔	✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying						✔	✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic						✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic						✔	✔
158		Totodile	Water		Water						✔	✔
159		Croconaw	Water		Water						✔	✔
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water						✔	✔
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal						✔	✔
162		Furret	Normal		Normal						✔	✔
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric						✔	✔
183		Marill	Water		Water						✔	✔
184		Azumarill	Water		Water						✔	✔
194		Wooper	Water	Ground						✔	✔
195		Quagsire	Water	Ground						✔	✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic						✔	✔
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal						✔	✔
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying						✔	✔
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground						✔	✔
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison						✔	✔
226		Mantine	Water	Flying						✔	✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark						✔	✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying						✔	✔
258		Mudkip	Water		Water						✔	✔
259		Marshtomp	Water	Ground						✔	✔
260		Swampert	Water	Ground						✔	✔
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock						✔	✔
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison						✔	✔
339		Barboach	Water	Ground						✔	✔
340		Whiscash	Water	Ground						✔	✔
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug						✔	✔
350		Milotic	Water		Water						✔	✔
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal						✔	✔
363		Spheal	Ice	Water						✔	✔
364		Sealeo	Ice	Water						✔	✔
365		Walrein	Ice	Water						✔	✔
367		Huntail	Water		Water						✔	✔
368		Gorebyss	Water		Water						✔	✔
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock						✔	✔
373		Salamence	Dragon	Flying						✔	✔
382		Kyogre	Water		Water						✔	✔
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying						✔	✔
399		Bidoof	Normal		Normal						✔	✔
400		Bibarel	Normal	Water						✔	✔
419		Floatzel	Water		Water						✔	✔
445		Garchomp	Dragon	Ground						✔	✔
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug						✔	✔
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark						✔	✔
456		Finneon	Water		Water						✔	✔
457		Lumineon	Water		Water						✔	✔
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal						✔	✔
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock						✔	✔
471		Glaceon	Ice		Ice						✔	✔
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying						✔	✔
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon						✔	✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon						✔	✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal						✔	✔
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 IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 118 Goldeen Water Pokéwalker - Warm Beach 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 in 194 Wooper Water Ground Dream World - Sparkling Sea 399 Bidoof Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest 451 Skorupi Poison Bug Dream World - Rugged Mountain 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

Totodile	Croconaw	Basculin	Wartortle
The user sticks its tail out and a spiral of water spins around it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Feraligatr	Feraligatr sticks out its tail and a small water stream spirals around its tail.
Marina's Wani-Wani	A Stand-Up Sit-Down!		Debut
Wartortle	Wartortle's tail glows light blue and it spins it around, a spiral of water spiraling around it. It then flips around and hits the opponent with its tail.
May's Wartortle	Staging a Heroes' Welcome		None
Totodile	Totodile jumps at the opponent and faces its tail towards it. A stream of water appears and spirals around Totodile's tail, and it hits the opponent with it, or a stream of water appears and spirals around Totodile's tail. It then swings around and hits the opponent with it.
Khoury's Totodile	A Rivalry to Gible On!		None
Croconaw	A stream of water spirals around Croconaw's tail. It then jumps into the air and flips around, hitting the opponent with its tail.
Khoury's Croconaw	Bagged Then Tagged!		None
Basculin	Basculin jumps into the air and turns its body around so its tail faces the opponent. Basculin then releases a stream of spiraling water from the end of its tailfin at the opponent.
Cilan's Basculin	A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure

	Milotic
The user attacks with its tail.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Milotic	The end of Milotic's tail gets covered with water. It then slams its tail into the opponent.
Mitsumi's Milotic	A Novel Test!		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)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Dratini and its evolved forms are the only non-Water-types to learn Aqua Tail by leveling up.
  • This makes them the only Pokémon that can learn Aqua Tail by level up that don't get STAB from it.
• Aqua Tail has the same type, accuracy, and power as Crabhammer, and they are also both physical attacks. Crabhammer has a higher critical hit ratio, however.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 水柱尾 Shuǐzhù Wěi Dutch Aqua Staart French Hydroqueue German Nassschweif Greek Υδάτινη Ουρά Hindi पानी की पूँछ Pani Ki Poonch Italian Idrondata Korean 쿠아테일 Aqua Tail Norwegian Vannhale Polish Wodny Ogon Portuguese Brazil Cauda Aquática Portugal Cauda de Água Spanish Acua Cola

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