Hydro Cannon (move)

Hydro Cannon ハイドロカノン Hydro Cannon

Battles Type  Water Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  150 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Move Tutor in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Move Tutor in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black and White Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jams the others, and misses one turn of appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Hydro Cannon (Japanese: ハイドロカノン Hydro Cannon) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Hydro Cannon inflicts damage and then forces the user to recharge during the next turn. Unless this attack misses, the user will always have to recharge.

Description

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Games Description RSE Powerful, but leaves the user immobile the next turn. FRLG The foe is hit with a watery cannon. The user can’t move on the next turn. The foe is hit with a watery blast. The user must rest on the next turn, however. The target is hit with a watery blast. The user must rest on the next turn, however. The target is hit by a watery blast. The user can't move on the next turn.

Learnset

By Move Tutor

Various Move Tutors will teach Hydro Cannon to the fully evolved Water-type starter Pokémon if their friendship rating is maximized:

• In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, an elderly woman on Cape Brink will teach Hydro Cannon to Blastoise only.
• In Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, an elderly man appears on Route 228 in the Battle Zone, and will teach the move to all four fully evolved Water-type starter Pokémon.
• In HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Move Tutor for Hydro Cannon can be found in the Move Deleter/Move Reminder's house in Blackthorn City.
• In Black and White, the Move Tutor that can teach Hydro Cannon appears in a house on Route 13, and will teach it to all five fully evolved Water-type starter Pokémon.
• In Black 2 and White 2, the Move Tutor that can teach Hydro Cannon appears outside the Pokémon World Tournament building, and will teach it to all fully evolved Water-type starter Pokémon.
• In X and Y, the Move Tutor that can teach Hydro Cannon appears in a house at Snowbelle City, and will teach it to all six fully evolved Water-type starter Pokémon.

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					FRLG	E	XD	DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2
009		Blastoise	Water		Water				✔			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water							✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
260		Swampert	Water	Ground							✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel							✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
503		Samurott	Water		Water										✔	✔
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 III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0158 Totodile Water Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness 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 with 0007 Squirtle Water Sticker Promotional Kanto Starter Eggs Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Blastoise can learn Hydro Cannon at level 99 if it has at least 333 IQ points. If this requirement is not met until after reaching level 99, Hydro Cannon can be relearned at the Gulpin Link Shop.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, Blastoise, Feraligatr, Swampert, and Empoleon can learn Hydro Cannon at level 72 if it has at least 300 IQ points. If this requirement is not met until after level 72, Hydro Cannon can be relearned at Electivire Link Shop.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, Oshawott can learn Hydro Cannon once Paradise reaches Perfect Rank.

In the anime

Blastoise Barry's Empoleon Kenny's Empoleon Samurott
Energy is gathered to form a powerful blast of water.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Blastoise fires two powerful orbs of water from its cannons at the opponent.
Gary's Blastoise	Ill-Will Hunting!		Debut
	Empoleon opens its beak and a blue flash of light appears in front of it. Then, a glowing light blue ball of water appears in front of Empoleon's beak where the flash was and Empoleon fires it at the opponent. Sometimes, Empoleon fires three light blue balls of water, one after the other.
Barry's Empoleon	Barry's Busting Out All Over!		None
Kenny's Empoleon	Last Call - First Round!		None
	Samurott opens its mouth. Then, a glowing light blue ball of water appears in front of Samurott's mouth and Samurott fires it at the opponent.
Cameron's Samurott	The Road to Humilau!		None

In the manga

In the Be a Master!! Pokémon BW manga

Samurott
The user fires a strong blast of water at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Samurott opens its mouth and fires a strong blast of water.
Bianca's Samurott	Birth of the Ultimate Pokémon Trainer!!		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Blastoise Swampert and Feraligatr
The user fires a powerful stream of water from its body at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Blastoise points its cannons at the opponent and fires an extremely powerful stream of water from each of the cannons and its mouth at the opponent.
Green's Blasty	Mewtwo Participates in the Battle		Debut
	Swampert releases a powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Ruby's Mumu	The Final Battle III		None
	Feraligatr releases a powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Silver's Feraligatr	The Final Battle VII		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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	DPPt	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Mew, though repeatedly said on the Pokédex to be able to learn any move, is not able to learn Hydro Cannon because the tutors only want to teach it to Water-type starter Pokémon.
• This move has so far only been used in the anime by Pokémon belonging to rivals: Gary's Blastoise, Barry's and Kenny's Empoleon, and Cameron's Samurott.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 水電炮 Shuǐdiànpào Dutch Hydro Kanon French Hydroblast German Aquahaubitze Greek Υδραυλικό Ολμοβόλο Hindi पानी की तोप Paani ki Toap Italian Idrocannone Korean 하이드로캐논 Hydrocannon Portuguese Brazil Hidro Canhão Portugal Hidro Canhão Romanian Tunul Hidro Serbian Hidro Top Spanish Hidrocañón

Variations of the move Hyper Beam
Giga Impact • Rock Wrecker Hyper Beam • Blast Burn • Hydro Cannon • Frenzy Plant • Roar of Time

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