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 Mirror Move 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 Move Tutor in Pokémon X and Y Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Move Tutor in Pokémon Sun and Moon Move Tutor in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Move Tutor in Pokémon Sword and Shield Move Tutor in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl TM154 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet TM159 in Pokémon Legends: Z-A

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  Beautiful Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  4 ♥♥♥♥ Startles all other Pokémon. User cannot act in the next turn.

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. It is TM154 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and TM159 in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Along with Blast Burn and Frenzy Plant, Hydro Cannon is one of the ultimate moves of its type. All fully evolved Water-type first partner Pokémon can learn this move.

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• Effect
• Description
• Learnset
  • By TM/Move Tutor
  • Special move
    • Generation III
  • By event
    • Generation V
    • Generation VI
• In other games
  • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
  • Pokémon GO
    • Updates
  • Pokémon Rumble Rush
  • Pokémon Masters EX
  • Description
• In animation
  • Pokémon animated series
• In the manga
  • Be the Best! Pokémon B+W
  • Pokémon Adventures
• In other generations
  • Core series games
  • Side series games
  • Spin-off series games
• Trivia
• In other languages

Contents

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.

Hydro Cannon can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 4 bonus appeal points if Rain Dance was used in the previous turn.

Description

Games Description RSEColoXD 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. DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is hit with a watery blast. The user must rest on the next turn, however. BWB2W2 The target is hit with a watery blast. The user must rest on the next turn, however. XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSP SV The target is hit with a watery blast. The user can't move on the next turn. ZA The user attacks by hitting targets with a cannon blast of water. The recoil will leave the user unable to move for a short time. Champs The user gains the Recharging status on the turn after this move is used.

Learnset

By TM/Move Tutor

Various Move Tutors will teach Hydro Cannon to a fully evolved Water-type first partner Pokémon. From Generation III to VII, the Pokémon also needs a maximized friendship rating. The Move Tutors are:

• FRLG: an elderly woman on Cape Brink.
• DPPtBDSP: an elderly man on Route 228.
• HGSS: an elderly man in the Move Deleter/Move Reminder's house in Blackthorn City.
• BW: a Roughneck in a house on Route 13.
• B2W2: a man outside the Pokémon World Tournament building.
• XY: a man in the southwestern house in Snowbelle City.
• ORAS: a man in the southeast of Mauville City's first floor.
• SMUSUM: a man on the second level of Hau'oli City's mall.
• SwSh: a man in a park in Wyndon.

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Compatibility
						III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
						FRLG Tutor	Tutor	Tutor	Tutor	SMUSUM Tutor	SwSh Tutor	BDSP Tutor	SV TM154	ZA TM159
0009		Blastoise		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	✔
0160		Feraligatr		Monster	Water 1	−	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔	✔
0260		Swampert		Monster	Water 1	−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0395		Empoleon		Water 1	Field		✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0503		Samurott		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔			✔
0503		Samurott Hisuian Form		Field		Field								✔
0658		Greninja All available forms		Water 1		Water 1				✔	✔			✔	✔
0730		Primarina		Water 1	Field					✔	✔		✔
0818		Inteleon		Water 1	Field						✔		✔
0914		Quaquaval		Flying	Water 1								✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1	Mt. Battle TotodileXD
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0007		Squirtle		Monster	Water 1	Sticker Promotional Egg Squirtle Kanto First Partner Egg Squirtle
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0493		Arceus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	Dahara City Arceus
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

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Hydro Cannon inflicts damage. If the move hits the target successfully, the user is inflicted with the recoil status condition for 1 turn (prior to Gates to Infinity, this move inflicted the Paused status condition), preventing them from acting on the next turn.

Since Hydro Cannon is exclusively a tutor move in main series, it is taught differently in Mystery Dungeon:

• In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Blastoise will attempt to 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, an eligible Pokémon will attempt to 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, Samurott can be taught Hydro Cannon via special TM. The TM is obtained once Pokémon Paradise reaches Perfect Rank.
• In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, the move can be taught at Hawlucha's Slam School by paying 11,000
• In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, the move can be taught at Gulpin Link Shop after completing the main story.

Game Base Power Max Power Base PP Max PP Base Accuracy Max Accuracy Range Target Cuts corners MDRB 30 - 9 - 84% - 10 tiles away All Yes MDTD 30 - 6 - 84% - 10 tiles away All Yes MDS 33 - 6 - 84% - 10 tiles away All Yes BSL 33 - 6 - 84% - 10 tiles away All Yes MDGtI 60 99 13 50 85% 98% 10 tiles away All Yes SMD 40 50 10 30 85% 98% 10 tiles away (piercing) Enemy Yes With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = Pokémon Platinum. MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon GO

Hydro Cannon
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 90 Energy cost 50 Duration 1.9 seconds Damage window 0.5 - 1.6 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 80 Energy cost 40 Secondary effect ? Effect chance ?%
Max Battles Power Level 1: 250 Level 2: 300 Level 3: 350
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Updates

Trainer Battles

• December 11, 2019
  • Power: 90 → 80

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Hydro Cannon

★★★★★
Attack power	131.8188
Charge time	1.48 seconds
Range type	Arc (narrow)
Number of hits	1
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	None

Pokémon Masters EX

Name	Category	Move gauge cost	MP (uses)	Base power	Max power	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair(s)
Hydro Cannon	Special	4	—	178	213	90%	An opponent	—	No additional effect.	Sygna Suit Blue & Blastoise Volo & Togepi (via Masterful Metronome; small chance)
Buddy move
Full Blast Hydro Cannon	Special	2	—	180	216	100%	All opponents	—	Activation Condition: When the weather turns rainy. Deactivation Condition: When the weather condition is no longer rainy. Lowers the target's Attack and Sp. Atk by one stat rank. The power of this move is not lowered even if there are multiple targets.	Leaf & Blastoise
Sync move
Name	Category	State		Base power	Max power	Target		Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair
Triumphant Hydro Cannon	Special	Default		160	192	An opponent		—	Become Mega Blastoise until the end of battle. The more the user's Defense is raised, the greater the power of this attack.	Sygna Suit Blue & Blastoise
		6★ EX							The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.
		6★ EX with EX role							The first time the user's sync move is used each battle, the sync move countdown is reduced by three.

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It also inflicts the Paused status on the user, making it incapable of action. MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance, but it also afflicts the user with a Paused status condition. A Pokémon with the Paused status is incapable of action. BSL はなれたポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかし じぶんが ようすみじょうたいに なってしまう ようすみじょうたいの ポケモンは こうどうできない MDGtI It damages even a faraway Pokémon. But it also causes the Recoil status condition, which prevents you from doing anything on the next turn. SMD It even damages far away Pokémon. It also makes you recoil, which prevents you from doing anything on the next turn.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Empoleon Samurott Blastoise Togepi
The user attacks by hitting the target with a cannon blast of water. The recoil will leave the user unable to move for a short time.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Blastoise fires two powerful orbs of water from each of its cannons at the opponent.
Gary's Blastoise	Ill-Will Hunting!		Debut
Tierno's Blastoise	Valuable Experience for All!		None
	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. After using the move, Empoleon becomes unable to move for a short time.
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
	Togepi gathers droplets of glowing water into a ball in front of its mouth and then releases a big stream of water from the ball at the opponent.
A wild Togepi	The Power of Us		Used via Metronome

In the manga

Be the Best! Pokémon B+W

Samurott
The user attacks by hitting the target with a cannon blast of water.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Samurott opens its mouth and fires a strong blast of water at the opponent.
Bianca's Samurott	The Birth of the Best Pokémon Trainer!		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Blastoise Feraligatr Swampert
The user attacks by hitting the target with a cannon blast of water.
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	Red, Green, Blue and Mewtwo Too		Debut
	Feraligatr releases a powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Silver's Feraligatr	The Final Battle VIII		First mentioned in The Final Battle VII
	Swampert releases a powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Ruby's Mumu	The Final Battle VIII		First mentioned in The Final Battle V Swampert could not legally learn Hydro Cannon at the time

In other generations

Core series games

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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

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	Generation IV	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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Side series games

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	Generation IV	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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Spin-off series games

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	Generation IV	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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

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	Generation IV	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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Trivia

• Hydro Cannon is tied with Water Spout for having the highest base power of all Water-type attacks, excluding Z-Moves, Max Moves, and G-Max Moves.
  • A Hydro Vortex based on either of them has the highest base power of all Water-type moves.
• Not counting the movie The Power of Us, Hydro Cannon has so far only been used in the animated series by Pokémon belonging to rivals.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	加農水炮 Gānùhng Séuipaau * 水電炮 Séuidihnpaau *
	Mandarin	加農水炮 / 加农水炮 Jiānóng Shuǐpào * 水電炮 / 水电炮 Shuǐdiànpào *
Czech		Vodní kanón
Dutch		Hydrokanon
French		Hydroblast
German		Aquahaubitze
Greek		Υδραυλικό Ολμοβόλο Ydravlikó Olmovólo
Hebrew		תותח הידרו Totakh Hidro
Hindi		हाइड्रो कैनन Hydro Cannon * पानी की तोप Paani ki Toap
Indonesian		Hydro Cannon
Italian		Idrocannone
Korean		하이드로캐논 Haideurokaenon
Polish		Hydrodziało
Portuguese	Brazil	Hidro Canhão
	Portugal	Hidrocanhão
Romanian		Tunul Hidro
Russian		Гидропушка Gidropushka
Serbian		Hidro top
Spanish		Hidrocañón
Thai		ไฮโดรแคนนอน Hydro Cannon * ปืนใหญ่พลังน้ำ Puenyai Phalangnam
Turkish		Su Topu
Vietnamese		Đại Bác Thủy Lực

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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