Whirlpool (move)

Whirlpool うずしお Whirl Tide

The user traps the foe inside a fast, vicious whirlpool that lasts for two to five turns.

Battles Type  Water Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  15 Accuracy  70% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock Usable outside of battle

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II HM06 in Generation II HM05 in HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0 Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited.

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  0 Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.

Whirlpool on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Whirlpool on Eevee's Movedex

Whirlpool (Japanese: うずしお Whirl Tide) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation II. It was the first HM move to lose its HM status, and was later followed by Flash and Dive. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, it regained its HM status, though as HM05 rather than HM06.

Effect

Generation II

In battle

Whirlpool inflicts damage and traps the target in a whirlpool for 2-5 turns, damaging them slightly at the end of each turn.

Outside of battle

Whirlpool clears whirlpools in the field.

Generation III

Whirlpool inflicts damage and traps the target in a whirlpool for 2-5 turns, damaging them slightly at the end of each turn.

If a wild Pokémon uses Whirlpool on the player's Pokémon, the player may escape if his or her Pokémon has the Run Away ability. However, Run Away does not allow the player to switch the Pokémon out. Whirlpool can hit a target during the semi-invulnerable turn of Dive.

Generation IV

If the user of Whirlpool is holding a Grip Claw, the duration of Whirlpool is always 5 turns.

Learnset

Generation II

By HM06

#   Pokémon Type 007 Squirtle Water 008 Wartortle Water 009 Blastoise Water 054 Psyduck Water 055 Golduck Water 060 Poliwag Water 061 Poliwhirl Water 062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 072 Tentacool Water Poison 073 Tentacruel Water Poison 086 Seel Water 087 Dewgong Water Ice 090 Shellder Water 091 Cloyster Water Ice 098 Krabby Water 099 Kingler Water 116 Horsea Water 117 Seadra Water 120 Staryu Water 121 Starmie Water 130 Gyarados Water Flying 131 Lapras Water Ice 134 Vaporeon Water 138 Omanyte Rock Water 139 Omastar Rock Water 141 Kabutops Rock Water 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 151 Mew Psychic 158 Totodile Water 159 Croconaw Water 160 Feraligatr Water 170 Chinchou Water Electric 171 Lanturn Water Electric 183 Marill Water 184 Azumarill Water 186 Politoed Water 194 Wooper Water Ground 195 Quagsire Water Ground 199 Slowking Water Psychic 211 Qwilfish Water Poison 222 Corsola Water Rock 223 Remoraid Water 224 Octillery Water 226 Mantine Water Flying 230 Kingdra Water Dragon 245 Suicune Water 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 258 Mudkip Water 33 320 Wailmer Water 19 321 Wailord Water 19 366 Clamperl Water -- 367 Huntail Water -- 368 Gorebyss Water -- 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 breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 339 Barboach Water Ground Wailmer, Wailord Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 090 Shellder Water 37 258 Mudkip Water 33 320 Wailmer Water 14 321 Wailord Water 14 366 Clamperl Water -- 367 Huntail Water -- 368 Gorebyss Water -- 393 Piplup Water 32 394 Prinplup Water 37 395 Empoleon Water Steel 39 418 Buizel Water 36 419 Floatzel Water 39 456 Finneon Water 38 457 Lumineon Water 42 489 Phione Water 39 490 Manaphy Water 39 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 HM05 (HeartGold and SoulSilver)

#   Pokémon Type 007 Squirtle Water 008 Wartortle Water 009 Blastoise Water 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 034 Nidoking Poison Ground 054 Psyduck Water 055 Golduck Water 060 Poliwag Water 061 Poliwhirl Water 062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 072 Tentacool Water Poison 073 Tentacruel Water Poison 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 086 Seel Water 087 Dewgong Water Ice 090 Shellder Water 091 Cloyster Water Ice 098 Krabby Water 099 Kingler Water 108 Lickitung Normal 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 115 Kangaskhan Normal 116 Horsea Water 117 Seadra Water 118 Goldeen Water 119 Seaking Water 120 Staryu Water 121 Starmie Water Psychic 128 Tauros Normal 130 Gyarados Water Flying 131 Lapras Water Ice 134 Vaporeon Water 138 Omanyte Rock Water 139 Omastar Rock Water 140 Kabuto Rock Water 141 Kabutops Rock Water 143 Snorlax Normal 147 Dratini Dragon 148 Dragonite Dragon 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 151 Mew Psychic 158 Totodile Water 159 Croconaw Water 160 Feraligatr Water 161 Sentret Normal 162 Furret Normal 170 Chinchou Water Electric 171 Lanturn Water Electric 183 Marill Water 184 Azumarill Water 186 Politoed Water 194 Wooper Water Ground 195 Quagsire Water Ground 199 Slowking Water Psychic 211 Qwilfish Water Poison 215 Sneasel Dark Ice 222 Corsola Water Rock 223 Remoraid Water 224 Octillery Water 226 Mantine Water Flying 230 Kingdra Water Dragon 241 Miltank Normal 245 Suicune Water 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 258 Mudkip Water 259 Marshtomp Water Ground 260 Swampert Water Ground 263 Zigzagoon Normal 264 Linoone Normal 270 Lotad Water Grass 271 Lombre Water Grass 272 Ludicolo Water Grass 279 Pelipper Water Flying 295 Exploud Normal 296 Makuhita Fighting 297 Hariyama Fighting 298 Azurill Normal 306 Aggron Steel Rock 318 Carvanha Water Dark 319 Sharpedo Water Dark 320 Wailmer Water 321 Wailord Water 339 Barboach Water Ground 340 Whiscash Water Ground 341 Corphish Water 342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 349 Feebas Water 350 Milotic Water 363 Spheal Ice Water 364 Sealeo Ice Water 365 Walrein Ice Water 366 Clamperl Water 367 Huntail Water 368 Gorebyss Water 369 Relicanth Water Rock 370 Luvdisc Water 380 Latias Dragon Psychic 381 Latios Dragon Psychic 382 Kyogre Water 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 393 Piplup Water 394 Prinplup Water 395 Empoleon Water Steel 400 Bibarel Normal Water 409 Rampardos Rock 418 Buizel Water 419 Floatzel Water 422 Shellos West Sea Water 422 Shellos East Sea Water 423 Gastrodon West Sea Water Ground 423 Gastrodon East Sea Water Ground 445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 446 Munchlax Normal 456 Finneon Water 457 Lumineon Water 458 Mantyke Water Flying 461 Weavile Dark Ice 463 Lickilicky Normal 464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 484 Palkia Water Dragon 489 Phione Water 490 Manaphy Water 493 Arceus Ice 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 breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 131 Lapras Water Ice Mudkip Wailmer, Wailord Clamperl, Huntail, Gorebyss Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon Buizel, Floatzel Finneon, Lumineon 170 Chinchou Water Electric Wailmer, Wailord Finneon, Lumineon 258 Mudkip Water Mudkip Wailmer, Wailord Clamperl, Huntail, Gorebyss Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon Buizel, Floatzel Finneon, Lumineon 339 Barboach Water Ground Wailmer, Wailord Finneon, Lumineon Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

In the anime

Piplup	Piplup	Floatzel
The user traps the foe inside a fast, vicious whirlpool.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Lugia	Lugia dives in the water and its eyes glow white. Then, it spins around and raises up to the surface. As it goes above the water, the whirlpool turns into a cyclone.
Lugia (The Power of One)	The Power of One		Debut
Mantine	Mantine spins around the opponent quickly underwater, creating a whirlpool.
Molly Hale's Mantine	Spell of the Unown		None
Rhydon	Rhydon dives underwater and, using a Horn Drill, creates a whirlpool.
Pietra's Rhydon	Right On, Rhydon!		None
Gyarados	Gyarados swims around the opponent quicky and creates a whirlpool.
Misty's Gyarados	Cerulean Blues		None
A wild Gyarados	Sandshrew's Locker!		None
Piplup	Piplup glows a blue-white color. It then opens it mouth and a huge Whirlpool is released from it.
Dawn's Piplup	Getting the Pre-Contest Titters		None
Piplup of Team Poképals	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness		None
Floatzel	Floatzel glows a blue-white color. It then opens it mouth and a huge Whirlpool is released from it.
Crasher Wake's Floatzel	A Crasher Course in Power!		None

Trivia

• Although it is only one of three moves to lose HM status, and in fact the first one, it is also the only former HM to regain that status.
  • This makes it the only HM move teachable by two separate HMs: HM06 in Generation II, and HM05 in HeartGold and SoulSilver.

In other languages

• Spanish: Torbellino.
• Italian: Mulinello.
• German: Whirlpool
• French: Siphon
• Dutch: Draaikolk

Variations on the move Fire Spin
	Fire Spin | Whirlpool
	Sand Tomb

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