Water (type): Difference between revisions

Defensively, the Water type is very strong when combined with high defensive stats. As every Water-type, with the exception of Magikarp and the Seismitoad evolution line, can use {{type2|Ice}} moves to counter {{type2|Grass}}s (although Magikarp can learn one {{type2|Flying}} move, {{m|Bounce}}, and Seismitoad can learn Poison moves, which can also counter Grass-types), and very few Water-Types such as {{p|Gyarados}}, {{p|Octillery}} and the {{p|Slowking}} evolutionary line are capable of learning the {{type2|Fire}} moves {{m|Flamethrower}} and {{m|Fire Blast}} which is also capable of countering Grass-Types, Electric is the only true threat to Water-types. That is not the case if the Pokémon in question are part Ground like  {{p|Quagsire}}, {{p|Swampert}}, {{p|Whiscash}}, {{p|Gastrodon}}, and {{p|Seismitoad}} in which their Electric weakness is nullified but their Grass weakness is more effective, or if they are part Electric, like {{p|Chinchou}} and its evolutionary line, or if it is also either part Grass or Dragon, such as {{p|Ludicolo}}, its evolutionary line, and {{p|Palkia}}. Water-types often have the most balanced attributes, usually coming with decent {{stat|Attack}}, {{stat|Special Attack}}, and {{stat|Defense}} stats, but below average {{stat|Speed}}.

As of Generation V, there are {{tt|109|111, including Castform and Rotom forms}} Water-type Pokémon or {{tt|16.80%|17.10%, including Castform and Rotom forms}} of all Pokémon, making it the most common of the seventeen elemental types.