Whirlpool (move)
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Whirlpool うずしお Whirl Tide | ||||||||||||
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Whirlpool is a mostly accurate Water-type move introduced in Generation II that deals very little damage. It was the first HM move to lose its HM status, and was later followed by Flash and Dive.
Effect
Generation II
In battle
Does damage, traps foe for 2-5 turns, damaging them slightly each turn.
Outside of battle
Clears whirlpools in the field.
Generation III
Does damage, traps foe for 2-5 turns, damaging them slightly each turn.
In the anime
Pokémon
Piplup glows a blue-white color. It then opens it mouth and a huge Whirlpool is released from it.
- Used by Dawn's Piplup from Getting the Pre-Contest Titters to ???
Learnset
Generation II
By HM06
- Squirtle
- Wartortle
- Blastoise
- Psyduck
- Golduck
- Poliwag
- Poliwhirl
- Poliwrath
- Tentacool
- Tentacruel
- Seel
- Dewgong
- Shellder
- Cloyster
- Krabby
- Kingler
- Horsea
- Seadra
- Staryu
- Starmie
- Gyarados
- Lapras
- Vaporeon
- Omanyte
- Omastar
- Kabutops
- Dragonite
- Mew
- Totodile
- Croconaw
- Feraligatr
- Chinchou
- Lanturn
- Marill
- Azumarill
- Politoed
- Wooper
- Quagsire
- Slowking
- Qwilfish
- Corsola
- Remoraid
- Octillery
- Mantine
- Kingdra
- Suicune
- Lugia
Generation III
By leveling up
Generation IV
By leveling up
Trivia
In Generation I, this move can only be used via Metronome.
In other languages
- Spanish: Torbellino.
- Italian: Mulinello.
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Variations of the move Fire Spin | ||||
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