Aqua Tail (move)

Aqua Tail
アクアテール Aqua Tail
Aqua Tail IX.png
Aqua Tail IX 2.png
Type  Water
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  90
Accuracy  90%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Cute
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Cute
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

Aqua Tail (Japanese: アクアテール Aqua Tail) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Aqua Tail deals damage and has no secondary effect.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Aqua Tail's base power has been lowered to 85.

Category  Physical
PP  10
Agile Strong
Power  85  65  105
Accuracy  90%  90%  100%
Action speed modifier
Self  0  0  +5
Target  0  +3  0
Additional effect
   ?  ?
   ?  ?
   ?  ?
None

Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
SV
The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0007     Monster Water 1 28 28 28 28 24 24 24
0008     Monster Water 1 32 32 32 33 30 30 30
0009     Monster Water 1 32 32 32 33 30 30 30
0054     Water 1 Field 32B2W2 32XY
29ORAS
28 24 24 34 24
0055     Water 1 Field 32B2W2 32 28 24 24 34 24
0086     Water 1 Field 43 43 43 43 43 43
0087    
 
Water 1 Field 43 49 49 49 49 49
0130    
 
Water 2 Dragon 35 35 35 30 32 32 29 32
0134     Field Field 25
0147     Water 1 Dragon 31 35 35 35 31 31 31
0148     Water 1 Dragon 33 39 39 39 33 33 33
0149    
 
Water 1 Dragon 33 39 39 39 33 33 33
0158     Monster Water 1 36DP
41PtHGSS
43 43 43 43 41
0159     Monster Water 1 42DP
48PtHGSS
51 51 51 51 47
0160     Monster Water 1 50DP
58PtHGSS
63 63 63 63 59
0183    
 
Water 1 Fairy 37 37BW
20B2W2
20 20 19 19 19
0184    
 
Water 1 Fairy 47 47BW
21B2W2
21 21 21 21 21
0194    
 
Water 1 Field 24 24 24
0195    
 
Water 1 Field 28 28 28
0211    
 
Water 2 Water 2 45 45 45 45 56 56 48
0211  
Qwilfish
Hisuian Form
 
 
Water 2 Water 2 37
0339    
 
Water 2 Water 2 35 35 35XY
28ORAS
28 24 24 34 24
0340    
 
Water 2 Water 2 39 39 39XY
28ORAS
28 24 24 34 24
0350     Water 1 Dragon 29 29 29XY
34ORAS
31 32 32 32
0367     Water 1 Water 1 46 46 46XY
39ORAS
39 39
0368     Water 1 Water 1 46 46 46XY
39ORAS
39 39
0369    
 
Water 1 Water 2 30 30
0382     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 75DPPt
65HGSS
65 65XY
15ORAS
15 9 9 9
0400    
 
Water 1 Field 23
0418     Water 1 Field 55BW
38B2W2
38 38 38 34 38
0419     Water 1 Field 62BW
46B2W2
46 46 46 34 46
0484    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 80DPPt
24HGSS
24, 42 24, 42 24, 42SM
42USUM
64 72 47 64
0501     Field Field 35 35 35 34 35
0502     Field Field 41 41 42 34 42
0503     Field Field 45 45 46 46
0503  
Samurott
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field 34 46
0550  
Basculin
Red- and
Blue-Striped Forms
  Water 2 Water 2 28 28 20 44
0564    
 
Water 1 Water 3 41 41 41 36
0565    
 
Water 1 Water 3 45 45 45 36
0647  
Keldeo
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 37 37 37 35 35
0690    
 
Water 1 Dragon 35 35 45 45
0691    
 
Water 1 Dragon 35 35 45 45
0706     Dragon Dragon 50 1, Evo. 1, Evo. Evo.
0746     Water 2 Water 2 38 32
0779    
 
Water 2 Water 2 33 33
0904    
 
Water 2 Water 2 37
0963     Field Water 2 39
0964     Field Water 2 39
0977     Water 2 Water 2 40
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 breeding

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Egg Move
0118     Water 2 Water 2
0206     Field Field
0211  
Qwilfish
Hisuian Form
 
 
Water 2 Water 2
0369    
 
Water 1 Water 2
0399     Water 1 Field
0418     Water 1 Field
0456     Water 2 Water 2
0515     Field Field
0551    
 
Field Field
0572     Field Field
0610     Monster Dragon
0692     Water 1 Water 3
0967    
 
Field Field
0996    
 
Dragon Mineral
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 Types Egg Groups Compatibility
Tutor
0007     Monster Water 1
0008     Monster Water 1
0009     Monster Water 1
0023     Field Dragon
0024     Field Dragon
0027  
Sandshrew
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0028  
Sandslash
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0031    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0034    
 
Monster Field
0037  
Vulpix
Alolan Form
  Field Field
0038  
Ninetales
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0054     Water 1 Field
0055     Water 1 Field
0079    
 
Monster Water 1
0080    
 
Monster Water 1
0086     Water 1 Field
0087    
 
Water 1 Field
0108     Monster Monster
0111    
 
Monster Field
0112    
 
Monster Field
0115     Monster Monster
0118     Water 2 Water 2
0119     Water 2 Water 2
0130    
 
Water 2 Dragon
0131    
 
Monster Water 1
0134     Field Field
0141    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0142    
 
Flying Flying
0147     Water 1 Dragon
0148     Water 1 Dragon
0149    
 
Water 1 Dragon
0150     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0158     Monster Water 1
0159     Monster Water 1
0160     Monster Water 1
0161     Field Field
0162     Field Field
0171    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0183    
 
Water 1 Fairy
0184    
 
Water 1 Fairy
0194    
 
Water 1 Field
0195    
 
Water 1 Field
0199    
 
Monster Water 1
0206     Field Field
0207    
 
Bug Bug
0208    
 
Mineral Mineral
0211    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0211  
Qwilfish
Hisuian Form
 
 
Water 2 Water 2
0226    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0248    
 
Monster Monster
0249    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0258     Monster Water 1
0259    
 
Monster Water 1
0260    
 
Monster Water 1
0306    
 
Monster Monster
0336     Field Dragon
0339    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0340    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0348    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0350     Water 1 Dragon
0352     Field Field
0363    
 
Water 1 Field
0364    
 
Water 1 Field
0365    
 
Water 1 Field
0367     Water 1 Water 1
0368     Water 1 Water 1
0369    
 
Water 1 Water 2
0373    
 
Dragon Dragon
0382     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0384    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0399     Water 1 Field
0400    
 
Water 1 Field
0418     Water 1 Field
0419     Water 1 Field
0445    
 
Monster Dragon
0451    
 
Bug Water 3
0452    
 
Bug Water 3
0456     Water 2 Water 2
0457     Water 2 Water 2
0463     Monster Monster
0464    
 
Monster Field
0471     Field Field
0472    
 
Bug Bug
0484  
Palkia
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0487  
Giratina
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0493  
Arceus
All available forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0495     Field Grass
0496     Field Grass
0497     Field Grass
0501     Field Field
0502     Field Field
0503     Field Field
0503  
Samurott
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0504     Field Field
0505     Field Field
0515     Field Field
0516     Field Field
0545    
 
Bug Bug
0550  
Basculin
Red- and
Blue-Striped Forms
  Water 2 Water 2
0550  
Basculin
White-Striped Form
  Water 2 Water 2
0551    
 
Field Field
0552    
 
Field Field
0553    
 
Field Field
0564    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0565    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0566    
 
Flying Water 3
0567    
 
Flying Water 3
0572     Field Field
0573     Field Field
0603     Amorphous Amorphous
0604     Amorphous Amorphous
0610     Monster Dragon
0611     Monster Dragon
0612     Monster Dragon
0618    
 
Water 1 Amorphous
0621     Dragon Monster
0633    
 
Dragon Dragon
0634    
 
Dragon Dragon
0635    
 
Dragon Dragon
0647  
Keldeo
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0690    
 
Water 1 Dragon
0691    
 
Water 1 Dragon
0692     Water 1 Water 3
0693     Water 1 Water 3
0698    
 
Monster Monster
0699    
 
Monster Monster
0706     Dragon Dragon
0728     Water 1 Field
0729     Water 1 Field
0730    
 
Water 1 Field
0746     Water 2 Water 2
0779    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0782     Dragon Dragon
0783    
 
Dragon Dragon
0784    
 
Dragon Dragon
0902  
Basculegion
All forms
 
 
Water 2 Water 2
0904    
 
Water 2 Water 2
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.


Special move

Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0118     Water 2 Water 2 Pokéwalker - Warm Beach
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.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0194    
 
Water 1 Field Dream World - Sparkling Sea
0336     Field Dragon Dream World - Dream Park
0363    
 
Water 1 Field Dream World - Icy Cave
0399     Water 1 Field Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0451    
 
Bug Water 3 Dream World - Rugged Mountain
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.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDTDS 16 - 11 - 80% - Front Enemy Yes
BSL 16 - 11 - 80% - Front Enemy Yes
MDGtI 20 99 15 50 85% 98% Front Enemy No
SMD 20 99 15 30 85% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Conquest

 
>
 
Stars: ★★★★
Power: 44
Accuracy: 90%
Effect: None
Users:      
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

  Aqua Tail
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 50
Energy cost 33
Duration 1.9 seconds
Damage window 1.2 - 1.65 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 55
Energy cost 35
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
                                
By Elite Charged TM
  
By GO Snapshot
 
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Power: 50 → 45
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 45 → 50
    • Energy cost: 50 → 33
    • Duration: 2.35 → 1.9 seconds
    • Damage window: 2.05 - 2.25 → 1.2 - 1.65 seconds
Trainer Battles
  • March 1, 2024
    • Power: 50 → 55

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Aqua Tail
★★★★
Attack power 58.02433
Charge time 0.78 seconds
Range type Dash
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

Pokémon Masters EX

Name Category Cost in move-gauge slots MP
(uses)
Base power Max power Accuracy Target Effect tag(s) Description Playable sync pair(s)
Aqua Tail Physical 2 56 67 90% An opponent No additional effect. Marlon & Carracosta
Hilbert & Oshawott/Dewott/Samurott
Sync move(s)
Name Category State Base power Max power Target Effect tag Description Playable sync pair
Oversplash Aqua Tail Physical Default 200 240 An opponent The more the user's Defense is raised, the greater the power of this attack. Marlon & Carracosta
Crystalline Aqua Tail Physical Default
6★ EX
250 300 An opponent
All opponents
No additional effect. Kris & Feraligatr

Notes:

  • Oversplash Aqua Tail:
    • Description prior to Version 2.20.0 (from April 27, 2022): The more the user's Defense is raised, the greater the power of this move.
  • Crystalline Aqua Tail:
    • This sync move could not be raised to 6★ EX until June 6, 2022, which is 1012 days after its release date (on August 29, 2019).

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Aqua Tail is Azumarill's first move. It is obtained by evolving from Marill at level 5 and upgrading Tackle into it instead of Whirlpool. The move increases the speed and area of effect of the next three basic attacks for 5s. If these basic attacks hit from a distance, they also deal increased damage, restore HP, and can ignore the Defense stat and shield effects of enemies hit. Using Aqua Tail will overwrite any active Play Rough attack change. At level 11, after activating this move, the next three basic attacks will also reduce the cooldown of all moves by .5s when they hit an enemy from a distance.

Description

Games Description
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる
Conq. The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm.
MDGtI
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages an enemy.


In the anime

Main series

 
Totodile
 
Squirtle
 
Milotic
 
Gyarados
The user's tail becomes surrounded by water before hitting the opponent with it.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Feraligatr sticks out its tail and a small water stream spirals around its tail, or Feraligatr's tail becomes surrounded in a stream of water that spirals around its tail and it whips around, slamming its tail into the opponent.
Marina's Wani-Wani A Stand-Up Sit-Down! Debut
A wild Feraligatr Pikachu's Big Sparking Search None
  Wartortle's tail glows light blue and it spins it around. When it does, a spiral of water spirals around it. It then flips around and hits the opponent with its tail.
May's Wartortle Staging a Heroes' Welcome None
  Totodile jumps at the opponent and faces its tail towards it. A stream of water appears and spirals around Totodile's tail, and it hits the opponent with it; or, a stream of water appears and spirals around Totodile's tail. It then swings around and hits the opponent with it.
Khoury's Totodile A Rivalry to Gible On! None
  A stream of water spirals around Croconaw's tail. It then jumps into the air and flips around, hitting the opponent with its tail.
Khoury's Croconaw Bagged Then Tagged! None
  Basculin jumps into the air and turns its body around so its tail faces the opponent. Basculin then releases a stream of spiraling water from the end of its tailfin at the opponent.
Cilan's Basculin A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition! None
  Simipour blasts a powerful jet of water from the tip of its tail at the opponent.
Betty's Simipour A Clubsplosion of Excitement! None
  Squirtle blasts a powerful jet of water from the tip of its tail at the opponent.
Tierno's Squirtle Battling Into the Hall of Fame! None
  Milotic's tail becomes surrounded in a light blue aura, with water swirling around the tip, and it hits the opponent with it; or, water swirls around Milotic's tail, and it hits the opponent with it.
Lusamine's Milotic Rescuing the Unwilling! None
Oleana's Milotic Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken! None
  Gyarados's tail becomes surrounded in swirling water, and it hits the opponent with it.
Team Rocket's Gyarados Ivysaur's Mysterious Tower! None
Lance's Gyarados Flash of the Titans! None
  Huntail's tail becomes surrounded in swirling water, and it hits the opponent with it.
A wild Huntail On Land, In the Sea, and to the Future! None
  Bruxish's tail becomes surrounded in swirling water, and it hits the opponent with it.
Goh's Bruxish All Out, All of the Time! None


Pokémon Evolutions

 
Mega Gyarados


The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Mega Gyarados's tail becomes surrounded in streams of water, and it hits the opponent with it.
Lysandre's Gyarados The Visionary Debut


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!


Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 水流尾 Séuilàuh Méih *
水柱尾 Séuichyúh Méih *
Mandarin 水流尾 Shuǐliú Wěi *
水柱尾 Shuǐzhù Wěi *
  Danish Vand Hale
  Dutch Waterstaart
  French Hydro-QueueVIII+
HydroqueueIVVII
  German Nassschweif
  Greek Ουρά Νερού Ourá Neroú
  Hindi पानी की पूँछ Pani Ki Poonch
  Italian Idrondata
  Korean 아쿠아테일 Akuateil
  Norwegian Vannhale
  Polish Wodny Ogon
Portuguese   Brazil Aqua Cauda (DP041, XY042–present, games, TCG, manga)
Cauda d'Água (DP077BW072)
  Portugal Cauda de Água
  Romanian Aqua Tail
Spanish   Latin America Cola de Agua (BW037–present)
Acua Cola (DP077DP147)
  Spain Acua Cola
  Thai อควาเทล
  Vietnamese Đuôi Sóng Nước

Spin-off series games

Pokémon Masters EX

Oversplash Aqua Tail

Language Title
  Japanese 海よりも海な アクアテール Umi yori mo Umi na Akua Tēru
Mandarin Chinese 比大海還大海之 水流尾 Bǐ Dàhǎi hái Dàhǎi zhī Shuǐliú Wěi
  French Plus marin que la mer ! Hydroqueue !
  German Nassschweif des Meeres
  Italian Idrondata oltremare
  Korean 바다보다 바다 같은 아쿠아테일 Badaboda Bada Gateun Akua Teil
  Spanish Acua Cola de la Mar Salada

Crystalline Aqua Tail

Language Title
  Japanese 清き心に導かれし アクアテール Kiyoki Kokoro ni Michibikareshi Akua Tēru
Mandarin Chinese 純淨心靈之 水流尾 Chúnjìng Xīnlíng-zhī Shuǐliú Wěi
  French Guide-moi, ô cœur pur ! Hydroqueue !
  German Nassschweif des kristallklaren Herzens
  Italian Idrondata cristallina
  Korean 맑은 마음에 이끌리는 아쿠아테일 Malgeun Ma-eum-e Ikkeullineun Akua Teil
  Spanish Acua Cola Cristalina


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