Hydro Pump (move)

Hydro Pump ハイドロポンプ Hydro Pump

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Battles Type  Water Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  120 Accuracy  80% 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 I Not a TM, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Hydro Pump on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Hydro Pump on Eevee's Movedex

Hydro Pump (Japanese: ハイドロポンプ Hydro Pump) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Hydro Pump inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Description

Games Description Stad The strongest Water-type attack. However, while it is powerful, it may miss the target. Stad2 The strongest Water-type attack. While it is powerful, it may miss the target. GSC A powerful water- type attack. RSE Blasts water at high power to strike the foe. FRLG A high volume of water is blasted at the foe under great pressure. Colo.XD Blasts water at high power to strike the target. DPPtHGSS The foe is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure. BWB2W2Conq The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
007		Squirtle	Water		Water	42			47			47			37		40	40
008		Wartortle	Water		Water	47			53			53			44		48	48
009		Blastoise	Water		Water	52			68			68			53		60	60
054		Psyduck	Water		Water	52			50			50			48				53	46
055		Golduck	Water		Water	59			58			58			56				63	54
060		Poliwag	Water		Water	45			43			43			38				38
061		Poliwhirl	Water		Water	49			51			51			48				48
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison	48			49			49			40				47
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison	50			55			55			49				52
090		Shellder	Water		Water	no			no			no			no				61
116		Horsea	Water		Water	45			43			43			35				35
117		Seadra	Water		Water	52			51			51			40				40
120		Staryu	Water		Water	45			50			46			55				60	52
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying	--, 41	41	40			40			41				41
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	46			57			49			49				49
134		Vaporeon	Water		Water	54	52	52			52			71				71	45
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water	49			55			55			52				55
139		Omastar	Rock	Water	53			65			65			67				75
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water	49			no			no			no				no
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	53			no			no			no				no
158		Totodile	Water		Water	no			52			52			43		48	50
159		Croconaw	Water		Water	no			55			55			51		57	60
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water	no			58			58			63		71	76
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric	no			41			41			42				45
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric	no			53			50			52				57
183		Marill	Water		Water	no			no			45			42				42	40
184		Azumarill	Water		Water	no			no			57			54				54	46
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison	no			41			46	37	57				57
223		Remoraid	Water		Water	no			no			no			no					42
224		Octillery	Water		Water	no			no			no			no					52
226		Mantine	Water	Flying	no			no			no			49				49
230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon	no			51			51			40				40
245		Suicune	Water		Water	no			71			71			71				71
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying	no			44			44			29	37		37
258		Mudkip	Water		Water	no			no			42			42				42
271		Lombre	Water	Grass	no			no			49			43		45	45
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying	no			no			61			57				57	58
320		Wailmer	Water		Water	no			no			50			47				47
321		Wailord	Water		Water	no			no			59			62				62
350		Milotic	Water		Water	no			no			40			37				37
351		Castform	Normal		Normal	no			no			no			no				50	40
367		Huntail	Water		Water	no			no			50			51				51
368		Gorebyss	Water		Water	no			no			50			51				51
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock	no			no			64			71				71
370		Luvdisc	Water		Water	no			no			no			no				40
382		Kyogre	Water		Water	no			no			45			45	90		90
393		Piplup	Water		Water	no			no			no			43				43
394		Prinplup	Water		Water	no			no			no			51				51
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel	no			no			no			59				59
418		Buizel	Water		Water	no			no			no			no					45
419		Floatzel	Water		Water	no			no			no			no					57
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying	no			no			no			49				49
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon	no			no			no				42		50
501		Oshawott	Water		Water	no			no			no			no				43
502		Dewott	Water		Water	no			no			no			no				52
503		Samurott	Water		Water	no			no			no			no				62
535		Tympole	Water		Water	no			no			no			no				42
536		Palpitoad	Water	Ground	no			no			no			no				47
537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground	no			no			no			no				53
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock	no			no			no			no				51
565		Carracosta	Water	Rock	no			no			no			no				61
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost	no			no			no			no				49
593		Jellicent	Water	Ghost	no			no			no			no				53
594		Alomomola	Water		Water	no			no			no			no				61
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting	no			no			no			no				67
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
158		Totodile	Water		Water
226		Mantine	Water	Flying
283		Surskit	Bug	Water	no
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark	no
339		Barboach	Water	Ground	no			no
371		Bagon	Dragon		Dragon	no
393		Piplup	Water		Water	no			no
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying	no			no
515		Panpour	Water		Water	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.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 479 Rotom Wash Rotom Electric Ghost Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver 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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 479 Rotom Wash Rotom Electric Water Pokémon Black and White 283 Surskit Bug Water Dream World - Pleasant Forest 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 II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 147 Dratini Dragon New York Pokémon Center 183 Marill Water 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.

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 373 Salamence Dragon Flying Saikyou Salamence 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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 260 Swampert Water Ground JR Kyushu Event 272 Ludicolo Water Grass JR Kyushu Event 393 PiplupLv.15 Water Nagashima Spa Land Piplup 129 Magikarp Water Pokémon Center Nagoya Magikarp 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 Conquest

Hydro Pump is the only move of Vaporeon and Empoleon.

Super Smash Bros. series

Squirtle using Hydro Pump as part of Triple Finish

Kyogre using Hydro Pump in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee, Blastoise, a Poké Ball Pokémon, uses Hydro Pump to damage and push away opposing fighters. There are multiple blasts and they can not be reflected.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Squirtle uses Hydro Pump as part of Pokémon Trainer's Final Smash: Triple Finish. Kyogre also uses Hydro Pump to push enemies away without damaging them when released from a Poké Ball.

In the anime

Rotom	Swampert	Dewott	Blastoise
The user blasts a powerful jet of water.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Blastoise	Blastoise blasts powerful jets of water out from the cannons in its shell.
A wild Blastoise	Beach Blank-Out Blastoise		Debut
Neesha's Shellshocker	Mewtwo Strikes Back		None
Cissy's Blastoise	Fit to be Tide		None
Team Blastoise	Pokémon Water War		None
A Blastoise Jessie borrowed from the Battle Park	One Trick Phony!		None
Gary's Blastoise	The Ties That Bind		None
Sid's Blastoise	Destiny Deoxys		None
Jimmy's Blastoise	Judgment Day!		None
Unknown Trainer's Blastoise	Eight Ain't Enough		None
Squirtle	Squirtle retreats into its shell and rapidly spins while it fires powerful jets of water from its mouth through all the shell's openings. It then flies like a frisbee towards the opponent, hitting them with water.
Ash's Squirtle	Misty Meets Her Match		None
Gyarados	Gyarados blasts a powerful jet of water out of its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Gyarados	Houndoom's Special Delivery		None
Trinity's Gyarados	The Perfect Match!		None
Lance's Gyarados	Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution		None
Clair's Gyarados	Beauty is Skin Deep		None
Misty's Gyarados	Cerulean Blues		None
A wild Gyarados	A Six Pack Attack!		None
A mirage Gyarados merged with a mirage Mewtwo	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon		None
Feraligatr	The red spikes on Feraligatr's head starts to glow light red and it releases a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Raiden's Feraligatr	Ring Masters		None
Unknown Trainer's Feraligatr	A Claim to Flame!		None
Unknown Trainer's Feraligatr	Gonna Rule the School!		None
A Coordinator's Feraligatr	New Plot, Odd Lot!		None
A wild Feraligatr	Pikachu's Big Sparking Search		None
Kingdra	Kingdra blasts a powerful spiraling jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Christopher's Kingdra	Dueling Heroes		None
Clair's Kingdra	Fangs for Nothin'		None
Croconaw	Croconaw blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Ranger Mason's Croconaw	Mother of All Battles		None
Bryan's Croconaw	The Champ Twins!		None
Khoury's Croconaw	Bagged Then Tagged!		None
Tentacruel	Tentacruel blasts a powerful jet of water from underneath the large blue stinger on its face at the opponent.
Kail's Tentacruel	Cerulean Blues		None
Carvanha	Carvanha blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Shelly's Carvanha	A Three Team Scheme!		None
Swampert	Swampert blast a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Tommy's Swampert	Abandon Ship!		None
Morrison's Swampert	Choose It or Lose It!		None
Golduck	Golduck blasts a powerful jet of water from its bill at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Golduck	A Double Dilemma		None
Unknown Trainer's Golduck	Saved by the Beldum		None
Katie's Golduck	Shocks and Bonds		None
Pelipper	Pelipper blasts a powerful jet of water from its bill at the opponent.
Winona's Pelipper	Sky High Gym Battle!		None
Relicanth	Relicanth blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Multiple wild Relicanth	The Relicanth Really Can		None
Kyogre	Kyogre blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Kyogre	The Scuffle of Legends		None
Milotic	Milotic blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Juan's Milotic	Eight Ain't Enough		None
Lucy's Milotic	Queen of the Serpentine!		None
An illusion created by Mismagius	Malice in Wonderland!		None
Wallace's Milotic	Strategy with a Smile!		None
Psyduck	Psyduck blasts a powerful jet of water from its bill at the opponent.
Emily's Psyduck	Sitting Psyduck		None
Vaporeon	Vaporeon blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Galea's Vaporeon	On Olden Pond		None
Virgil's Vaporeon	Curtain Up, Unova League!		None
Azumarill	Azumarill blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Paul's Azumarill	Shapes of Things to Come!		None
Lanturn	Lanturn blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Kyle's Lanturn	Pruning a Passel of Pals!		None
Empoleon	Empoleon blasts a powerful jet of water from its beak at the opponent.
Barry's Empoleon	Jumping Rocket Ship!		None
Rotom	Rotom points the pipe on the side of its body at the opponent and blasts a powerful jet of water from it at the opponent.
A wild Rotom	Get Your Rotom Running!		None
Mantyke	Mantyke blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Multiple wild Mantyke	Cheers on Castaways Isle!		None
Piplup	Piplup opens its beak and releases a powerful stream of water with white rings of water around it from it at the opponent, or Piplup opens its beak and a blue ball of water forms in front of its beak. The ball of water flattens and turns into a circle. Then, a powerful jet of water fires from the circle at the opponent. Sometimes, the inside of its beak glows light blue before it uses the attack.
Piplup of Team Poképals	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness		None
Dawn's Piplup	Piplup, Up and Away!		None
Starmie	Starmie releases a powerful blast of water from the gem on the center of its body at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Starmie	Dawn of a Royal Day!		None
Tympole	Tympole releases a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Multiple wild Tympole	Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!		None
Palpitoad	Palpitoad releases a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent. When the water is about to hit the opponent, multiple rings of light blue water appear around the top of the stream of water and travels down it when it hits.
Ash's Palpitoad	Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!		None
Clay's Palpitoad	Battling the King of the Mines!		None
Frillish	Frillish releases a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent, or Frillish puts two of its tentacles together, and a blue ball of water forms in between them. The ball of water flattens and turns into a circle. Then, a powerful jet of water fires from the circle at the opponent.
Multiple wild Frillish	Climbing the Tower of Success!		None
Hiroto's two Frillish	The Pokémon Harbor Patrol!		None
Carracosta	Carracosta releases a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Carracosta	A Restoration Confrontation Part 2		None
Jellicent	Jellicent releases a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Rizzo's two Jellicent	Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!		None
Keldeo	Keldeo releases powerful blasts of water from its hooves at the opponent. By using the water as propulsion, Keldeo can fly in the air.
Keldeo (M15)	Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice		None
Keldeo	Keldeo releases powerful blasts of water from its hooves at the opponent. By using the water as propulsion, Keldeo can fly in the air.
Keldeo (M15)	Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice		None
Oshawott	Oshawott glows blue and moves its hands in a counterclockwise motion a blue ball of water forms in between them. The ball of water flattens and turns into a circle. Then, a powerful jet of water fires from the circle at the opponent, or Oshawott releases a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Ash's Oshawott	Expedition to Onix Island!		None
Dewott	Dewott glows blue and it puts its hands together and a blue ball of water forms in between them. The ball of water flattens and turns into a circle. Then, a powerful jet of water fires from the circle at the opponent.
Hiroto's Dewott	The Pokémon Harbor Patrol!		None
Quattro's Dewott	BW126		None

In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

	Squirtle	Squirtle
The foe is blasted by a huge volume of water.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Blastoise	Blastoise releases two powerful streams of water from its hydro cannons at the opponent.
Dario's two Blastoise	The Human Race and the Pokémon Race		Debut
Squirtle	Squirtle fires a powerful stream of water from between of its hands at the opponent, or Squirtle retreats into its shell and rapidly spins while it fires powerful jets of water from its mouth through all the shell's openings.
Ash's Squirtle	The Orange Islands		None

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Omastar	Gyarados	Blastoise	Empoleon
The foe is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Gyarados	Gyarados blasts a powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Red's Gyara	Gyarados Splashes In!		Debut
Wartortle	Wartortle stomps its two hands on the ground and geysers of water shoot up from the ground all around the opponent.
Green's Blasty	The Jynx Jinx		None
Blastoise	Blastoise blasts two powerful jets of water from the hydro cannons on its back at the opponent.
Green's Blasty	The Winged Legends		None
Golduck	Golduck blasts a powerful jet of water from its bill or the palm of its hand at the opponent.
Blue's Golduck	Lapras Lazily		None
Lanturn	Lanturn fires a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Misty's Lanturn	Lovely Lanturn		None
Suicune	Suicune fires a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Crys's Suicune	Lovely Lanturn		None
Omastar	Omastar releases a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Yellow's Omny	Butterfly Butterfree		None
Pelipper	Pelipper releases a powerful blast of sparkling water from its mouth at the opponent.
Amber's Pelipper	VS Pelipper I		None
Empoleon	Empoleon opens its mouth and releases a powerful and spiraling stream of water from its beak at the opponent.
Platinum's Empoleon	VS Gallade II		None
Rotom	Rotom releases a powerful blast of water from the hose on the side of its body at the opponent.
Dia's Rotom	VS Rotom (Heat, Wash, Mow, Fan, Frost)		None
Tirtouga	Tirtouga shoots a powerful blast of water from its mouth.
Black's Goura	ABW39		None

In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga

	Milotic
The user sprays a high volume of water from its mouth at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Milotic	Milotic sprays a high volume of water from its mouth at the foe.
Enta's Milotic	Final Battle: Versus The Salon Maiden		Debut

In the Be a Master!! Pokémon BW manga

	Jellicent
The user blasts the foe with a high volume of water.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Jellicent	Jellicent blasts the foe with a high volume of water.
Unknown Trainer's Jellicent	PBW7		Debut

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

	Empoleon
The user blasts the foe with a high volume of water.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Piplup	Piplup shoots out a high volume of water at the foe.
Hareta's Piplup	The Battle Rages On		Debut
Empoleon	Empoleon shoots out a high volume of water at the foe.
Hareta's Empoleon	Will Hareta's Wish Get Through?!		None

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

	Rotom	Blastoise
The user shoots heavy pumps of water the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Kabutops	Kabutops shoots a stream of water from its mouth.
Unknown Trainer's Kabutops	The Legendary Moltres Appears!!		Debut
Blastoise	Blastoise fires heavy pumps of water from its cannons.
Blue's Blastoise	The Pokémon Banana League (Part 1)		None
A wild Blastoise	Take me to the Dragon Palace!		None
Omanyte	Omanyte shoots out a powerful stream of water from its mouth.
A wild Omanyte	The Ancient Pokémon Discovery!		None
Rotom	Rotom fires from it hose heavy water.
A wild Rotom	PMDP46		None

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

• In all 3D games, Hydro Pump is represented as a thick blast of water. When any Pokémon uses it, a single stream is shown, however, when Blastoise uses this move, two streams are fired at the target.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 水炮 Shuǐpào Czech Vodní pumpa Dutch Hydropomp Finnish Vesipumppu Vesitykki (M01) French Hydrocanon German Hydropumpe Greek Υδραντλία Hindi पानी का पम्प Paani Ka Pump Indonesian Hydro Pump Italian Idropompa Korean 하이드로펌프 Hydro Pump Polish Hydropompa (original series) Pompa wodna (Diamond & Pearl) Portuguese Brazil Hidro Bomba Portugal Bomba de Água (Pokémon Chronicles) Romanian Pompa Hidraulică Serbian Hidro Pumpa Spanish Hidrobomba

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