Water (type)

Template:ElementalTypes Template:TypeNotice Notable Pokémon Trainers that specialize in the Water type include Misty of Cerulean City, Wallace and Juan of Sootopolis City, Crasher Wake of Pastoria City, and Cress of Striaton City.

Statistical averages

Overall

Stat
HP: 69
Attack: 70
Defense: 73
Sp.Atk: 69
Sp.Def: 67
Speed: 62
Total: 0

Fully evolved

Stat
HP: 85.27
Attack: 84.43
Defense: 85.69
Sp.Atk: 85.22
Sp.Def: 84.29
Speed: 70.41
Total: 0

Battle properties

Offensive			Defensive
Power	Types		Power	Types
2×			½×
½×			2×
0×	None		0×	None

Characteristics

Defense

Defensively, the Water type is very strong when combined with high defensive stats. As every Water-type, with the exception of Magikarp, can use Template:Type2 moves to counter Template:Type2s (although Magikarp can learn one Template:Type2 move, Bounce, which can also counter 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  Quagsire, Swampert, Whiscash, Gastrodon, and Gamageroge in which their Electric weakness is nullified but their Grass weakness is more effective, or if they are part Electric, like Chinchou and its evolutionary line. Water-types often have the most balanced attributes, usually coming with decent Attack, Special Attack, and Defense stats, but below average Speed.

Offense

The Water type is also useful offensively. Water-type Pokémon can learn Ice Beam to deal with Dragon- and Template:Type2s, 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, Waterfall, and even Whirlpool or Dive, most Trainers usually have at least one Water-type in their party. Also, double weaknesses to Water are fairly common (largely due to the common Rock/Ground typing) while there are only five Pokémon that have a double resistance to Water. (All of which are Water types themselves)  

When used in contests, Water-type moves typically become Beauty moves, but can also be any of the other four Contest types, excluding Cool.

Pokémon

As of Generation V, there are 110 Water-type Pokémon or 16.95% of all Pokémon, making it the most common of the seventeen elemental types. 

Pure Water-type Pokémon

# Name 007 Squirtle 008 Wartortle 009 Blastoise 054 Psyduck 055 Golduck 060 Poliwag 061 Poliwhirl 086 Seel 090 Shellder 098 Krabby 099 Kingler 116 Horsea 117 Seadra 118 Goldeen 119 Seaking 120 Staryu 129 Magikarp 134 Vaporeon 158 Totodile 159 Croconaw 160 Feraligatr 183 Marill 184 Azumarill 186 Politoed 223 Remoraid 224 Octillery 245 Suicune 258 Mudkip 320 Wailmer 321 Wailord 341 Corphish 349 Feebas 350 Milotic 351 Castform* 366 Clamperl 367 Huntail 368 Gorebyss 370 Luvdisc 382 Kyogre 393 Piplup 394 Prinplup 418 Buizel 419 Floatzel 422 Shellos 456 Finneon 457 Lumineon 489 Phione 490 Manaphy 493 Arceus* 501 Oshawott 502 Futachimaru 503 Daikenki 515 Panpour 516 Hiyakkie 535 Tympole 550 Basculin 594 Alomomola

Half Water-type Pokémon

Primary Water-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 072 Tentacool Water Poison 073 Tentacruel Water Poison 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 087 Dewgong Water Ice 091 Cloyster Water Ice 121 Starmie Water Psychic 130 Gyarados Water Flying 131 Lapras Water Ice 170 Chinchou Water Electric 171 Lanturn Water Electric 194 Wooper Water Ground 195 Quagsire Water Ground 199 Slowking Water Psychic 211 Qwilfish Water Poison 222 Corsola Water Rock 226 Mantine Water Flying 230 Kingdra Water Dragon 259 Marshtomp Water Ground 260 Swampert Water Ground 270 Lotad Water Grass 271 Lombre Water Grass 272 Ludicolo Water Grass 278 Wingull Water Flying 279 Pelipper Water Flying 318 Carvanha Water Dark 319 Sharpedo Water Dark 339 Barboach Water Ground 340 Whiscash Water Ground 342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 369 Relicanth Water Rock 395 Empoleon Water Steel 423 Gastrodon  Water   Ground  458 Mantyke Water Flying 484 Palkia Water Dragon 536 Gamagaru Water Ground 537 Gamageroge Water Ground 564 Purotoga Water Rock 565 Abagoura Water Rock 580 Koaruhie Water Flying 581 Swanna Water Flying 592 Pururiru Water Ghost 593 Burungel Water Ghost 647 Keldeo Water Fighting

Secondary Water-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 138 Omanyte Rock Water 139 Omastar Rock Water 140 Kabuto Rock Water 141 Kabutops Rock Water 283 Surskit Bug Water 363 Spheal Ice Water 364 Sealeo Ice Water 365 Walrein Ice Water 400 Bibarel Normal Water 479 Rotom* Electric Water

Moves

Damage-dealing moves

Name Category Contest Power Accuracy PP Target Notes Aqua Jet Physical Beauty 40 100% 20 One foe Always attacks first. Aqua Tail Physical Cute 90 90% 10 One foe   Brine Special Smart 65 100% 10 One foe Does double damage when the target's HP is 50% or less. Bubble Special Cute 20 100% 30 Both foes Has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed. BubbleBeam Special Beauty 65 100% 20 One foe Has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed. Clamp Physical Tough 35 85%* 15* One foe Attacks for four to five turns. Crabhammer Physical Tough 90 90%* 10 One foe Has a high critical hit ratio. Dive Physical Beauty 80 100% 10 One foe In battle: User dives underwater on the first turn, then attacks in the second turn. Out of battle: Allows the user to swim deep underwater. Hydro Cannon Special Beauty 150 90% 5 One foe Attacks on the first turn but must rest on the second turn. Hydro Pump Special Beauty 120 80% 5 One foe   Muddy Water Special Tough 95 85% 10 Both foes May lower target's accuracy by one stage. Octazooka Special Tough 65 85% 10 One foe May lower target's accuracy by one stage. Razor Shell Physical ??? 75 95% 10 One foe Has a 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense. Scald Special ??? 80 100% 15 One foe Has 30% chance of burning the target. Surf Special Beauty 95 100% 15 Everyone else In battle: Does double damage when target is using Dive. Out of battle: Allows the user to travel on water. Water Gun Special Cute 40 100% 25 One foe   Water Oath Special ??? 50 100% 10 One foe Can be combined with Fire Oath or Grass Oath. Water Pulse Special Beauty 60 100% 20 One foe Has 20% chance of confusing the target. Water Spout Special Beauty 150 100% 5 Both foes The lower the user's HP, the lower the power of the move. Waterfall Physical 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 Special Beauty 35* 85%* 15 One foe In battle: Attacks for two to five turns. Out of battle: Allows user to travel through whirlpools.

Non-damaging moves

Name Category Contest Power Accuracy PP Target Notes Aqua Ring Status Beauty — —% 20 User The user envelops itself in a veil made of water. It regains some HP on every turn. Rain Dance Status Tough — —% 5 All The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns*, powering up Water-type moves. Water Sport Status Cute — —% 15 All Weakens Template:Type2 moves while the user is in the battle. Waterlog Status ??? — 100% 20 One foe Changes the target's type to the Water-type.   Withdraw Status Cute — —% 40 User Increases the user's Defense by one level.

Trivia

• Of all seventeen types, the Water type is the most abundant, with 109 Pokémon species being Water-type, nearly 17% of the entire known National Pokédex. This may be a reference to how water is the most abundant substance on Earth, and how the majority of all species of life live in water.
• All Generation I Water-type Pokémon are weak to Electric moves, as no Water-types with a secondary type that neutralizes this weakness were introduced until Generation II.
• Every generation has introduced Water-type Pokémon whose names begin with the letters L, M, P, and S.
• Every main character in the anime (with the obvious exception of Max, as well as Cilan and Iris, as they were just introduced) has had at least one Water-type Pokémon.
• At least one dual-typed Water/Flying Pokémon has been introduced in each generation.
• Until Generation V, every generation has had one main game whose version mascot is Water-type (Blastoise in Generation I, Suicune in Generation II, Kyogre in Generation III, and Palkia in Generation IV).
• In each generation, just one non-damaging Water-type move has been added to the list of moves. Withdraw in Generation I, Rain Dance in Generation II, Water Sport in Generation III, Aqua Ring in Generation IV and Waterlog in Generation V.
• Each possible type combination that is doubly weak to Water has been used so far on at least one Pokémon: Ground/Rock and Rock/Ground are the most plentiful, while the other two combinations, Fire/Ground and Fire/Rock, consist of two Pokémon (Numel and Camerupt) and one Pokémon (Magcargo), respectively.
  • The same is true for Grass, Flying and Psychic.
• Water has been paired with all types except for Fire. This means it has been paired with the highest number of types, tied with the Template:Type2.
• Water is the only starter type that doesn't have its own variation of Double Edge or Overheat. Fire has Flare Blitz and Overheat, while Grass has Wood Hammer and Leaf Storm. Even Pikachu's Electric type has Volt Tackle.
• Water-type moves are boosted by the most held items, with the Sea Incense, Wave Incense, Splash Plate, and Mystic Water all doing so. Psychic, Rock, and Grass are the only other types that have more than two power enhancing held items.

In other languages

Language Title Japanese みず (水) mizu Mandarin Chinese 水 shuǐ Dutch Water Finnish Vesi French Canada Eau Europe Eau German Wasser Greek Υδρόβιος - Idrovios / Νερό - Nero Hebrew מים Mayim Italian Acqua Korean 물 mul Norwegian Vann Polish Wodny Brazilian Portuguese Água / Aquático Aquatic Russian Водяной vodianoi Spanish Latin America Agua Spain Agua