Surf (move)

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Surf
なみのり Surfing
Surf OW.png
Type  Water
Category  Special
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  90
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by King's Rock
  • Usable outside of battle
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects all Pokémon adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Surf (Japanese: なみのり Surfing) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation I. It is HM03 in all generations.

Effect

In battle

Generations I and II

Surf inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Generation III

Same as the previous generations, but in a Double Battle, Surf will hit both opposing Pokémon. Its base Power is doubled if it is targeted at a Pokémon using Dive.

Generations IV and V

Same as the previous generation; however, in Double and Triple Battles, Surf will hit all other adjacent Pokémon, including allies.

Generation VI

Surf's power changed from 95 to 90.

Outside of battle

Surf can be used outside of battle to travel over bodies of water. When doing so, wild Pokémon may be encountered. Surfing is a very important mechanic of the games and usually must be used to complete the game, as all main series games to date except Pokémon Black and White have required Surf in order to reach the Pokémon League where the Elite Four reside.

The speed of Surfing has varied dramatically through games. In Generations I and II, the speed was at the same speed as walking. In Generation III, the speed was increased to running speed. In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, the Surfing speed was reduced to walking speed again. The speed was returned to running speed in Pokémon Platinum.

When Surf is used outside of battle, the sprite of an aquatic Pokémon carrying the player on the water is shown. This sprite is generic, so the same sprite is used for every surfing Pokémon, regardless of the Pokémon's own menu sprite. These sprites change between generations. In Generation I, the sprite used is the one used to display all aquatic Pokémon, and resembles Seel and Dewgong. In Generation II, the sprite resembles a red Lapras (blue in Crystal if the player is a girl). In both Generations I and II, a Pikachu using Surf will display a surfing Pikachu sprite instead of the normal one. From Generation III onwards, the sprite is indistinguishable as a specific Pokémon. In Generations II and III, this generic sprite is used to represent other Pokémon in water areas of the overworld (except the Red Gyarados in Generation II), while from Generation IV onwards, these Pokémon have their own individual sprites.

Description

Games Description
A Water-type attack. The power of this technique is strong and highly accurate.
A Water-type attack. This move is strong and highly accurate.
A strong water-type attack.
RSE Creates a huge wave, then crashes it down on the foe.
FRLG A big wave crashes down on the foe. Can also be used for crossing water.
It swamps the entire battlefield with a giant wave. It can also be used for crossing water.*
It swamps the entire battlefield with a giant wave. It can also be used to cross water.*
It swamps the area around the user with a giant wave. It can also be used for crossing water.
The user attacks everything around it by swamping its surrounding with a giant wave. This can also be used for crossing water.


Super Smash Bros. Brawl

File:SSBB Surf.png
Piplup using Surf in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Piplup creates a wave and then surfs on it, pushing any players it hits. Anyone caught in it will be pushed until Piplup disappears, or pushes the character off the stage. Piplup will keep using Surf even when off the stage.

Learnset

By HM

# Pokémon Type Machine
I
HM03
II
HM03
III
HM03
IV
HM03
V
HM03
VI
HM03
007   Squirtle Water Water
008   Wartortle Water Water
009   Blastoise Water Water
031   Nidoqueen Poison Ground
034   Nidoking Poison Ground
054   Psyduck Water Water
055   Golduck Water Water
060   Poliwag Water Water
061   Poliwhirl Water Water
062   Poliwrath Water Fighting
072   Tentacool Water Poison
073   Tentacruel Water Poison
079   Slowpoke Water Psychic
080   Slowbro Water Psychic
086   Seel Water Water
087   Dewgong Water Ice
090   Shellder Water Water
091   Cloyster Water Ice
098   Krabby Water Water
099   Kingler Water Water
108   Lickitung Normal Normal
112   Rhydon Ground Rock
115   Kangaskhan Normal Normal
116   Horsea Water Water
117   Seadra Water Water
118   Goldeen Water Water
119   Seaking Water Water
120   Staryu Water Water
121   Starmie Water Psychic
128   Tauros Normal Normal
130   Gyarados Water Flying
131   Lapras Water Ice
134   Vaporeon Water Water
138   Omanyte Rock Water
139   Omastar Rock Water
140   Kabuto Rock Water
141   Kabutops Rock Water
143   Snorlax Normal Normal
147   Dratini Dragon Dragon
148   Dragonair Dragon Dragon
149   Dragonite Dragon Flying
151   Mew Psychic Psychic
158   Totodile Water Water
159   Croconaw Water Water
160   Feraligatr Water Water
161   Sentret Normal Normal
162   Furret Normal Normal
170   Chinchou Water Electric
171   Lanturn Water Electric
183   Marill Water Water
184   Azumarill Water Water
186   Politoed Water Water
194   Wooper Water Ground
195   Quagsire Water Ground
199   Slowking Water Psychic
211   Qwilfish Water Poison
215   Sneasel Dark Ice
222   Corsola Water Rock
223   Remoraid Water Water
224   Octillery Water Water
226   Mantine Water Flying
230   Kingdra Water Dragon
241   Miltank Normal Normal
245   Suicune Water Water
248   Tyranitar Rock Dark
249   Lugia Psychic Flying
258   Mudkip Water Water
259   Marshtomp Water Ground
260   Swampert Water Ground
263   Zigzagoon Normal Normal
264   Linoone Normal Normal
270   Lotad Water Grass
271   Lombre Water Grass
272   Ludicolo Water Grass
279   Pelipper Water Flying
295   Exploud Normal Normal
296   Makuhita Fighting Fighting
297   Hariyama Fighting Fighting
298   Azurill Normal Normal
306   Aggron Steel Rock
318   Carvanha Water Dark
319   Sharpedo Water Dark
320   Wailmer Water Water
321   Wailord Water Water
339   Barboach Water Ground
340   Whiscash Water Ground
341   Corphish Water Water
342   Crawdaunt Water Dark
349   Feebas Water Water
350   Milotic Water Water
363   Spheal Ice Water
364   Sealeo Ice Water
365   Walrein Ice Water
366   Clamperl Water Water
367   Huntail Water Water
368   Gorebyss Water Water
369   Relicanth Water Rock
370   Luvdisc Water Water
380   Latias Dragon Psychic
381   Latios Dragon Psychic
382   Kyogre Water Water
384   Rayquaza Dragon Flying
393   Piplup Water Water
394   Prinplup Water Water
395   Empoleon Water Steel
400   Bibarel Normal Water
409   Rampardos Rock Rock
418   Buizel Water Water
419   Floatzel Water Water
422   Shellos Water Water
423   Gastrodon Water Ground
445   Garchomp Dragon Ground
446   Munchlax Normal Normal
456   Finneon Water Water
457   Lumineon Water Water
458   Mantyke Water Flying
461   Weavile Dark Ice
463   Lickilicky Normal Normal
464   Rhyperior Ground Rock
484   Palkia Water Dragon
489   Phione Water Water
490   Manaphy Water Water
493   Arceus Normal Normal
501   Oshawott Water Water
502   Dewott Water Water
503   Samurott Water Water
507   Herdier Normal Normal
508   Stoutland Normal Normal
515   Panpour Water Water
516   Simipour Water Water
531   Audino Normal Normal
535   Tympole Water Water
536   Palpitoad Water Ground
537   Seismitoad Water Ground
550   Basculin Water Water
564   Tirtouga Water Rock
565   Carracosta Water Rock
580   Ducklett Water Flying
581   Swanna Water Flying
592   Frillish Water Ghost
593   Jellicent Water Ghost
594   Alomomola Water Water
612   Haxorus Dragon Dragon
613   Cubchoo Ice Ice
614   Beartic Ice Ice
618   Stunfisk Ground Electric
621   Druddigon Dragon Dragon
626   Bouffalant Normal Normal
635   Hydreigon Dark Dragon
647   Keldeo Water Fighting
???   Helioptile Electric Normal
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 Move Tutor

# Pokémon Type Game
Stad0 Stad
025   Pikachu Electric Electric
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By events

Generation I

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0025   Pikachu
Electric Nintendo 64
CoroCoro Comics
Nintendo Power
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0025   Pikachu
Electric Yokohama Events
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0025   Pikachu
Electric TCG World Championships 2007
Birthday Event
PC Yokohama Event
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Special move

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0172   Pichu Electric Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0025   Pikachu Electric Pokémon Battle Revolution
Pokéwalker - Yellow Forest
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In the anime

 
Crawdaunt
 
Dewott
 
Whiscash
The user creates a large wave and rides it. It then crashes it down on the target.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Rhydon summons a huge wave that it rides on and then crashes it down on the opponent.
Pietra's Rhydon Right On Rhydon! Debut
Unknown Trainer's Rhydon Tag! We're It! None
  Remoraid creates a huge wave and rides on it.
Marcellus's Remoraid Octillery the Outcast None
  Marill creates a huge wave and rides on it. The wave crashes down on the opponent.
Lola's Marill A Family that Battles Together Stays Together! None
  Whiscash creates a huge wave and rides on it.
Juan's Whiscash Eight Ain't Enough None
  Mantine creates a huge wave and rides on it.
A Coordinator's Mantine May, We Harley Drew'd Ya! None
  Wailmer's eyes glow blue it creates a huge wave of water. Wailmer rides on top of it and the wave crashes down on the opponent.
A Coordinator's Wailmer Pruning a Passel of Pals! None
  The star on Crawdaunt's head glows yellow and Crawdaunt creates a wave of water. Crawdaunt rides on top of the wave and it crashes down on the opponent.
Kyle's Crawdaunt Strategy With a Smile! None
  Dewott creates a wave of water and rides on top of it before crashing down on the opponent.
Cadbury's Caesar Crowning the Scalchop King! None


In the manga

In the Ash and Pikachu manga


In the Be a Master!! Pokémon BW manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In Breath of Dragonair Part 3, Pika used Surf by shaping his substitute into a surfboard, as a Surfing Pikachu. This technique has been used in later chapters.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jou's Big Adventure manga


In other generations

Outside of battle


   
     
RS
   
FRLG
   
E
   
   
Pt
   
   
   
   


Trivia

  • Some of the Pokémon that can learn Surf, like Barboach, appear to lack the physique required to transport a human being at sea.
  • Junichi Masuda revealed in an interview that Surf is his favorite move.[citation needed]
  • Surf and Fly are the only HM moves that become event-exclusive moves on certain Pokémon, both on Pikachu.
  • Surf has the highest power of all HM moves.
  • If Secret Power is used in the ocean in Generation III, it will have the animation of Surf.
  • There is an unused item allowing players to cross water, identical to Surf in Red, Blue, and Yellow. It has been fan-named as "surfboard".

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 衝浪 Chōnglàng
  Dutch Surf
  Finnish Surffaus
  French Surf
  German Surfer
  Greek Πλεύση
  Hindi पानी की लहर Pani Ki Lehr
  Italian Surf
  Korean 파도타기 Padotagi
  Polish Surf
Portuguese   Brazil Surfe
  Portugal Surf
  Serbian Surfovanje
  Spanish Surf


Generation I TMs
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Generation I HMs
0102030405


Generation II TMs
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26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation II HMs
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Generation III TMs
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26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation III HMs
0102030405060708RSE


Generation IV TMs
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2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708


Generation V TMs
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20212223242526272829303132333435363738
39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
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