Waterfall (move)
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| Waterfall たきのぼり Waterfall Climb | ||||||||||||
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Waterfall (Japanese: たきのぼり Waterfall Climb) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I. It is HM07 starting in Generation II.
Effect
In battle
Generation I-III
Waterfall does damage and has no secondary effect.
Generation IV
Along with damage, Waterfall now also has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.
Outside of battle
Generation II and on
File:Waterfall HM Lucas.jpg
Waterfall in Pokémon Emerald
Allows players to climb waterfalls. Note that in Generations II and III, the HM move Waterfall is not required to go down waterfalls, whereas in Generation IV it is required. This is probably to prevent players from getting stuck from accidentally going down a waterfall and being unable to get back up.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
File:Squirtle Waterfall.jpg
Squirtle using Waterfall.
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Waterfall is Squirtle's Special Up move. It can be used by Squirtle as a recovery move and offers high knockback at the very end of the move.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
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Generation II
By leveling up
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By HM07
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Generation III
By leveling up
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By HM07
Generation IV
By leveling up
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By HM07
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In the anime
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| The user charges the foe at an awesome speed. It can also be used to climb a waterfall. | |||
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Finneon's eyes glow light blue and a column of water rises from the water, and Finneon swims up the column in a fast, spiraling motion. | ||
| Zoey's Finneon | Staging a Heroes' Welcome! | Debut | |
Trivia
- Waterfall is one of three HM moves that Pokémon can learn by level-up. The other two are Fly and Whirlpool (HeartGold and SoulSilver only.).
- In Generation I, Waterfall was Goldeen and Seaking's signature move. These Pokémon remain the only ones to learn the move by level-up.
- Waterfall was the first move to gain HM status in a generation after it was introduced, doing so in Generation II.
In other languages
- Dutch: Waterval
- French: Cascade
- German: Kaskade
- Italian: Cascata
- Portuguese (Brazilian): Cascata Cascade / Cachoeira Waterfall
- Spanish: Cascada
| Variations of the move Waterfall | ||||
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| Generation II TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
| Generation II HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 | |
| Generation III TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
| Generation III HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08RSE | |
| Generation IV TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 | |
| Generation IV HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 | |
