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Hydro Cannon ハイドロカノン Hydro Cannon
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Range
Opponent
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Opponent
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Opponent
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Self
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Ally
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Ally
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Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
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Availability
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Hydro Cannon (Japanese: ハイドロカノン Hydro Cannon) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation III. Only Water-type fully evolved starter Pokémon could learn this move.
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
Games
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Description
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RSEColoXD
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Powerful, but leaves the user immobile the next turn.
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FRLG
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The foe is hit with a watery cannon. The user can't move on the next turn.
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DPPtHGSS
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The foe is hit with a watery blast. The user must rest on the next turn, however.
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BWB2W2
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The target is hit with a watery blast. The user must rest on the next turn, however.
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XYORAS
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The target is hit by a watery blast. The user can't move on the next turn.
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Learnset
Various Move Tutors will teach Hydro Cannon to a fully evolved Water-type starter Pokémon if its friendship rating is maximized. The Move Tutors are:
Special move
In other games
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.
Description
Games
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Description
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MDRB
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Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It also inflicts the Paused status on the user, making it incapable of action.
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In the anime
Blastoise
Barry's Empoleon
Kenny's Empoleon
Samurott
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Energy is gathered to form a powerful blast of water.
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Pokémon
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Method
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User
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First Used In
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Notes
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Blastoise fires two powerful orbs of water from its cannons at the opponent.
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Gary's Blastoise
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Ill-Will Hunting!
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Debut
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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.
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Barry's Empoleon
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Barry's Busting Out All Over!
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None
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Kenny's Empoleon
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Last Call - First Round!
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None
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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.
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Cameron's Samurott
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The Road to Humilau!
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None
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In the manga
In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In other generations
Trivia
In other languages