Water (type)
Template:ElementalTypes Template:TypeNotice Some notable Pokémon trainers that specialize in the Water-type include Misty of Cerulean City, Wallace and Juan of Sootopolis City and Crasher Wake of Pastoria City.
Statistical averages
| Stat | Range | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
HP: 69
|
129 - 176 | 248 - 342 | |
70
|
67 - 134 | 130 - 262 | |
73
|
70 - 137 | 135 - 269 | |
69
|
66 - 133 | 128 - 260 | |
67
|
64 - 130 | 125 - 256 | |
62
|
60 - 125 | 116 - 245 | |
Total: 410
|
Other Pokémon with this total | ||
Battle properties
Water-type moves:
- Are super effective against: Fire, Ground, Rock
- Are not very effective against: Dragon, Grass, Water
- Have no effect against: None
Water-type Pokémon:
Characteristics
Defensively, the Water-type is very strong when combined with high defensive stats. Every Water-type, with the exception of Magikarp, can use Ice-type moves to counter Grass-types, so Electric is the only true threat to Water-types. That is not the case if the Pokémon in question are part Ground like Quagsire, Swampert, Whiscash, and Gastrodon.
The Water-type is also useful offensively. Water-type Pokémon can learn Ice Beam to deal with Dragon and Grass-types, which would make their resistance to Water-type attacks irrelevant. It can be extremely useful to be super-effective against Ground- and Template:Type2s when traveling through caves, etc. As a result of these advantages, as well as having to get through water routes using Surf, most trainers usually have at least one Water-type in their party.
In total, there are 92 Pokémon with the Water-type.
Pokémon
Pure Water-type Pokémon
Half Water-type Pokémon
Primary Water-type Pokémon
Secondary Water-type Pokémon
| # | Name | Type 1 | Type 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | File:138MS.gif | Omanyte | Rock | Water |
| 139 | File:139MS.gif | Omastar | Rock | Water |
| 140 | File:140MS.gif | Kabuto | Rock | Water |
| 141 | File:141MS.gif | Kabutops | Rock | Water |
| 283 | File:283MS.gif | Surskit | Bug | Water |
| 363 | File:363MS.gif | Spheal | Ice | Water |
| 364 | File:364MS.gif | Sealeo | Ice | Water |
| 365 | File:365MS.gif | Walrein | Ice | Water |
| 400 | File:400MS.gif | Bibarel | Normal | Water |
Moves
Damage-dealing moves
| Name | Category | Contest | Power | Accuracy | PP | Target | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Jet | 
|
Beauty | 40 | 100% | 20 | One foe | Always attacks first. |
| Aqua Tail |
|
Cute | 90 | 90% | 10 | One foe | |
| Brine | 
|
Smart | 65 | 100% | 10 | One foe | Does double damage when the target's HP is 50% or less. |
| Bubble |
|
Cute | 20 | 100% | 30 | Both foes | Has a 10% chance of lowering the opponent's Speed. |
| BubbleBeam |
|
Beauty | 65 | 100% | 20 | One foe | Has a 10% chance of lowering the opponent's Speed. |
| Clamp |
|
Tough | 35 | 75% | 10 | One foe | Attacks for two to five turns. |
| Crabhammer |
|
Tough | 90 | 85% | 10 | One foe | Has a high critical hit ratio. |
| Dive |
|
Beauty | 80 | 100% | 10 | One foe | User dives underwater on the first turn, then attacks in the second turn. |
| Hydro Cannon |
|
Beauty | 150 | 90% | 5 | One foe | Attacks on the first turn but must rest on the second turn. |
| Hydro Pump |
|
Beauty | 120 | 80% | 5 | One foe | |
| Muddy Water |
|
Tough | 95 | 85% | 10 | Both foes | May lower target's accuracy by one stage. |
| Octazooka |
|
Tough | 65 | 85% | 10 | One foe | May lower target's accuracy by one stage. |
| Surf |
|
Beauty | 95 | 100% | 15 | Everyone else | In battle: Does double damage when foe is using Dive. Out of battle: Allows the user to travel on water. |
| Water Gun |
|
Cute | 40 | 100% | 25 | One foe | |
| Water Pulse |
|
Beauty | 60 | 100% | 20 | One foe | May confuse opponent. |
| Water Spout |
|
Beauty | 150 | 100% | 5 | Both foes | The lower the user's HP, the lower the power of the move. |
| Waterfall |
|
Tough | 80 | 100% | 15 | One foe | In battle: Has 10% chance of making the target flinch. Out of battle: Allows the user to climb waterfalls. |
| Whirlpool |
|
Beauty | 15 | 70% | 15 | One foe | In battle: Attacks for two to five turns. Out of battle: Clears whirlpools. |
Non-damaging moves
| Name | Category | Contest | Power | Accuracy | PP | Target | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Ring | 
|
Beauty | — | —% | 20 | User | The user envelops itself in a veil made of water. It regains some HP on every turn. |
| Rain Dance |
|
Tough | — | —% | 5 | All | The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type moves. |
| Water Sport |
|
Cute | — | —% | 15 | User | Weakens Template:Type2 moves while the user is in the battle. |
| Withdraw |
|
Cute | — | —% | 40 | User | Increases the user's Defense by 1 level. |
Trivia
- Of all seventeen types, the Water-type is the most abundant, with 92 Pokémon species, nearly 19% of the entire known Pokédex, being of the Water-type. This probably reflects all the different species of lifeforms that inhabit the real world's oceans, lakes and rivers.
- All Generation I Water-type Pokémon are weak to Electric moves because there were no dual Dragon-, Electric-, or Template:Type2s to neutralize the weakness and dual Water/Template:Type2 Pokémon were not introduced until Generation II.
- Every main protagonist in the anime (with the obvious exception of Max) has had at least one Water-type Pokémon. Ash has Squirtle, Kingler, Totodile, Corphish and Buizel and had Lapras, all of Misty's Pokémon except Togetic and Azurill are Water-types, Brock has Ludicolo and Marshtomp, Tracey has Marill, May has Wartortle, Dawn has Piplup and used to have Buizel, Jessie had Shellder and Magikarp, and James had Gyarados.
- Although Misty states in the games that she prefers an all out offense using water Pokémon, most Water Pokémon in the game usually tend to have higher defenses, gaining the title "Bulky Water" Pokémon. Some examples include Slowbro, Slowking, Suicune, and Gyarados.
In other languages
- French: Eau
- German: Wasser
- Italian: Acqua
- Spanish: Agua
- Korean: 물 mul
- Hebrew: מים mayim
- Japanses: 水 Mizu