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Torrent
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げきりゅう
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Raging Rapids
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Generation VI
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Powers up Water-type moves when the Pokémon is in trouble.
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Generation VII
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Powers up Water-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.
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Generation IX
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Powers up Water-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.
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Torrent (Japanese: げきりゅう Raging Rapids) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. All Water-type first partner Pokémon have this Ability.
Effect
In battle
Generations III and IV
When a Pokémon with Torrent uses a Water-type move, the move's power will be increased by 50% if the user has less than or equal to ⅓ of its maximum HP remaining.
Generations V onward
Instead of boosting Water-type moves' power, Torrent now technically boosts the Pokémon's Attack or Special Attack by 50% during damage calculation if a Water-type move is being used, resulting in effectively the same effect.
Outside of battle
Torrent has no effect outside of battle.
Pokémon with Torrent
In other games
When the Pokémon's HP falls below 25%, the power of Water-type moves increases by 2-timesRBTDS or 1.5-timesGtISMD.
In Pokémon Conquest, Torrent will increase user's Attack if the Pokémon using it is below ⅓ of its HP.
In Pokémon UNITE, Torrent is Blastoise's and Greninja's Ability that activates when the user is at half or less HP. Blastoise's increases Attack and Sp. Attack by 20%, while Greninja's increases Attack by 5% and movement speed by 12%.
Description
Games
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Description
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MDRB
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Boosts the power of Water-type moves when HP is low.
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MDTDS
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Boosts the power of the Pokémon's Water-type moves when its HP is low.
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BSL
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HPがへって ピンチになると みずタイプの わざが つよくなる
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Conq.
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Raises Attack when HP is low.
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MDGtI
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When the Pokémon's HP is low, the power of its Water-type moves goes up.* When the Pokémon's HP is low, the power of Water-type moves goes up!*
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SMD
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When the Pokémon's HP is low, the power of Water-type moves goes up!
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MDRTDX
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When the Pokémon's HP is low, the power of Water-type moves goes up.
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In animation
Empoleon
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The Pokémon's Water-type attacks are powered up when it gets weakened.
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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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When Empoleon becomes weak or tired, its body becomes surrounded by a light blue aura for a few moments. Then, its eyes flash light blue as well. Empoleon's Water-type moves then get powered up.
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Barry's Empoleon
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Casting a Paul on Barry!
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Debut
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In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
Trivia
- Torrent is the only variation of the Overgrow Ability that none of Ash's Pokémon have activated in Pokémon the Series.
- It is also the only variation of Overgrow that has not been activated by a main character's Pokémon.
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