Water Pledge (move)

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Water Pledge みずのちかい Water Oath

Battles Type  Water Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  80 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

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation V Move Tutor in Pokémon Black and White Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Move Tutor in Pokémon X and Y Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

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

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  0   Excites the audience in any kind of contest.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Water Pledge (Japanese: みずのちかい Water Oath) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation V. Only Water-type starter Pokémon can learn this move.

Effect

Generation V

Water Pledge inflicts regular damage, with double damage and an additional effect when combined with Fire Pledge or Grass Pledge in Double and Triple Battles. The combined move is used by the Pokémon that moved second.

If it and Fire Pledge are used in the same turn, it will inflict damage at double the power, then create a rainbow on the user's side of the field for four turns. The rainbow doubles the probability of secondary effects taking place on that side of the field; this effect does not stack with Serene Grace.

If it and Grass Pledge are used in the same turn, it will come out as Grass Pledge, inflict damage at double the power, then create a swamp on the side of the field of the target of the combined move for four turns. This swamp halves the Speed of all Pokémon on that side of the field.

If a Pokémon uses one Pledge move and a partner has selected another Pledge move, but none of its partners are able to use their selected Pledge move that turn (e.g. paralysis, Sky Drop, etc.), no move will be executed.

Similar to Fire Pledge and Grass Pledge, Water Pledge is unaffected by a held Water Gem (and will not consume it).

Generation VI

Water Pledge's power changed from 50 to 80. In addition, Water Pledge does not work in Sky Battles.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 XYORAS A column of water strikes the target. When combined with its fire equivalent, the damage increases and a rainbow appears.

Learnset

By Move Tutor

Various Move Tutors will teach Water Pledge to any Water-type starter Pokémon and their respective evolutions.

• In Pokémon Black and White, the Move Tutor is located in Driftveil City.
• In Black 2 and White 2, the Move Tutor is now located outside of the Pokémon World Tournament building.
• In X and Y, the Move Tutor is located in Laverre City.
• In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the Move Tutor is located in Mauville City.

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS
007		Squirtle	Water		Water										✔	✔	✔	✔
008		Wartortle	Water		Water										✔	✔	✔	✔
009		Blastoise	Water		Water										✔	✔	✔	✔
158		Totodile	Water		Water										✔	✔	✔	✔
159		Croconaw	Water		Water										✔	✔	✔	✔
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water										✔	✔	✔	✔
258		Mudkip	Water		Water										✔	✔	✔	✔
259		Marshtomp	Water	Ground										✔	✔	✔	✔
260		Swampert	Water	Ground										✔	✔	✔	✔
393		Piplup	Water		Water										✔	✔	✔	✔
394		Prinplup	Water		Water										✔	✔	✔	✔
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel										✔	✔	✔	✔
501		Oshawott	Water		Water										✔	✔	✔	✔
502		Dewott	Water		Water										✔	✔	✔	✔
503		Samurott	Water		Water										✔	✔	✔	✔
656		Froakie	Water		Water												✔	✔
657		Frogadier	Water		Water												✔	✔
658		Greninja	Water	Dark												✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the manga

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

Samurott Creating the rainbow
A ring of water surrounds the user.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Rings surround Samurott's eyes and if combined with Fire Pledge, creates a rainbow.
Bianca's Samurott	The Birth of the Best Pokémon Trainer!		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 水的誓約 Shuǐ-de Shìyuē French Aire d'Eau German Wassersäulen Italian Acquapatto Korean 물의맹세 Moole-yi Maengsae Brazilian Portuguese Pilar de Água Spanish Voto Agua

Pledge moves
Grass Pledge • Fire Pledge • Water Pledge

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