Wave Crash (move)

Wave Crash ウェーブタックル Wave Tackle

Battles Type  Water Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  120 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes 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 VIII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

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Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Wave Crash (Japanese: ウェーブタックル Wave Tackle) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced during Generation VIII, in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

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• Effect
  • Generation VIII
  • Generation IX
• Description
• Learnset
  • By leveling up
• In animation
  • Pokémon animated series
• In the manga
  • Pokémon Adventures
• In other generations
• Trivia
• In other languages

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Effect

Generation VIII

Wave Crash inflicts damage and the user receives recoil damage equal to 33% of the damage done to the target and raises the user's action speed.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Category  Physical PP  10 Agile Strong Power  75  60  90 Accuracy  100%  100%  100% Action speed modifier Self  -4  -4  +2 Target  0  +3  0 Additional effect Recoil  33%  33%  50%    ?  ?    ?  ? Damages the user by a percentage of damage dealt Raises the user's action speed

Generation IX

Wave Crash's power was increased to 120.

Description

Games Description LA The user shrouds itself in water and slams into the target with its whole body to inflict damage. This also damages the user and raises the user’s action speed. SV The user shrouds itself in water and slams into the target with its whole body to inflict damage. This also damages the user quite a lot. Champs The user takes 1/3 of the damage dealt by this move.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Level
					VIII	IX
					LA	SV
0007		Squirtle		Monster Water 1		36
0008		Wartortle		Monster Water 1		50
0009		Blastoise		Monster Water 1		56
0128		Tauros Paldean Form (Aqua Breed)		Field		55
0230		Kingdra		Water 1 Dragon		72
0395		Empoleon		Water 1 Field	57	66
0418		Buizel		Water 1 Field	−	49
0419		Floatzel		Water 1 Field	−	62
0550		Basculin Red- and Blue-Striped Forms		Water 2		44
0550		Basculin White-Striped Form		Water 2	34	44
0779		Bruxish		Water 2		44
0902		Basculegion All forms		Water 2	34	44
0914		Quaquaval		Flying Water 1		64
0964		Palafin		Field Water 2		61
0977		Dondozo		Water 2		65
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 animation

Pokémon animated series

Kingdra Quaxwell Quaquaval
The user shrouds itself in water and slams into the target with its whole body. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Kingdra's body becomes surrounded by swirling water, and it crashes into the opponent while spinning.
Drayton's Kingdra	Terarium Training!		Debut
	Quaxwell's body glows light blue and becomes surrounded by swirling water, and it crashes into the opponent. After the move is used, Quaxwell suffers recoil damage.
Dot's Quaxwell	HZ128		Quaxwell cannot legally learn Wave Crash
	Quaquaval's body becomes surrounded by swirling water as it spins around, and it strikes the opponent with its tail feathers; or, Quaquaval rides on a wave and crashes into the opponent.
Dot's Quaquaval	HZ128		Enhanceable by Terastallization

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Dondozo
The user shrouds itself in water and slams into the target with its whole body to inflict damage.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Dondozo sends out a large wave of water, which crashes into the opponent.
Titan Dondozo	Scarlet & Violet arc		Debut

In other generations

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

• Wave Crash is the only Water-type move that causes recoil damage.
• In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Wave Crash has the lowest base power of all recoil moves (besides Struggle).

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	波動衝 Bōduhng Chūng
	Mandarin	波動衝 / 波动冲 Bōdòng Chōng
Dutch		Golfslag
French		Aquatacle
German		Wellentackle
Italian		Ondaschianto
Korean		웨이브태클 Weibeutaekeul
Spanish	Latin America	Acuatacleada
	Spain	Envite Acuático

Variations of the move Double-Edge
Double-Edge • Volt Tackle • Flare Blitz • Brave Bird • Wood Hammer • Wave Crash

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.