Hydro Pump (move)

Hydro Pump ハイドロポンプ Hydro Pump

Battles Type  Water Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  120 Accuracy  80% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   ???

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Hydro Pump is a mostly accurate and very highly-damaging Water-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Hydro Pump does damage.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

• Squirtle at Lv.42
• Wartortle at Lv.47
• Blastoise at Lv.52
• Psyduck at Lv.52
• Golduck at Lv.59
• Poliwag at Lv.45
• Poliwhirl at Lv.49
• Tentacool at Lv.48
• Tentacruel at Lv.50
• Horsea at Lv.45
• Seadra at Lv.52
• Staryu at Lv.47
• Gyarados at Lv.41
• Lapras at Lv.46
• Vaporeon at Lv.54 (R/G/B)
• Vaporeon at Lv.52 (Yel.)
• Omanyte at Lv.53
• Omastar at Lv.49
• Kabuto at Lv.49
• Kabutops at Lv.53

Generation II

By leveling up

• Squirtle at Lv.47
• Wartortle at Lv.53
• Blastoise at Lv.68
• Psyduck at Lv.50
• Golduck at Lv.58
• Poliwag at Lv.43
• Poliwhirl at Lv.51
• Tentacool at Lv.49
• Tentacruel at Lv.55
• Horsea at Lv.43
• Seadra at Lv.51
• Staryu at Lv.50
• Gyarados at Lv.40
• Lapras at Lv.57
• Vaporeon at Lv.52
• Omanyte at Lv.55
• Omastar at Lv.65
• Totodile at Lv.52
• Croconaw at Lv.55
• Feraligatr at Lv.58
• Chinchou at Lv.41
• Lanturn at Lv.53
• Qwilfish at Lv.46
• Kingdra at Lv.51
• Suicune at Lv.71
• Lugia at Lv.44

By breeding

• Goldeen
• Totodile
• Mantine

Generation III

By leveling up

• Squirtle at Lv.47
• Wartortle at Lv.53
• Blastoise at Lv.68
• Psyduck at Lv.50
• Golduck at Lv.58
• Poliwag at Lv.43
• Poliwhirl at Lv.51
• Tentacool at Lv.49
• Tentacruel at Lv.55
• Horsea at Lv.43
• Seadra at Lv.51
• Staryu at Lv.46
• Gyarados at Lv.40
• Lapras at Lv.49
• Vaporeon at Lv.52
• Omanyte at Lv.55
• Omastar at Lv.65
• Totodile at Lv.52
• Croconaw at Lv.55
• Feraligatr at Lv.58
• Chinchou at Lv.41
• Lanturn at Lv.50
• Marill at Lv.45
• Azumarill at Lv.57
• Qwilfish at Lv.46 (R/S/E)
• Qwilfish at Lv.37 (FR/LG)
• Kingdra at Lv.51
• Suicune at Lv.71
• Lugia at Lv.44
• Mudkip at Lv.42
• Lombre at Lv.49
• Pelipper at Lv.61
• Wailmer at Lv.50
• Wailord at Lv.59
• Milotic at Lv.40
• Huntail at Lv.50
• Gorebyss at Lv.50
• Relicanth at Lv.64
• Kyogre at Lv.45

By breeding

• Goldeen
• Totodile
• Mantine
• Surskit
• Carvanha
• Bagon

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Squirtle at Lv.37
• Wartortle at Lv.44
• Blastoise at Lv.53
• Psyduck at Lv.48
• Golduck at Lv.56
• Poliwag at Lv.38
• Poliwhirl at Lv.48
• Tentacool at Lv.40
• Tentacruel at Lv.49
• Horsea at Lv.35
• Seadra at Lv.40
• Staryu at Lv.55
• Gyarados at Lv.41
• Lapras at Lv.49
• Vaporeon at Lv.71
• Omanyte at Lv.52
• Omastar at Lv.67
• Totodile at Lv.43
• Croconaw at Lv.51
• Feraligatr at Lv.63
• Chinchou at Lv.42
• Lanturn at Lv.52
• Marill at Lv.42
• Azumarill at Lv.54
• Qwilfish at Lv.57
• Mantine at Lv.49
• Kingdra at Lv.40
• Suicune at Lv.71
• Lugia at Lv.29
• Mudkip at Lv.42
• Lombre at Lv.43
• Pelipper at Lv.57
• Wailmer at Lv.47
• Wailord at Lv.62
• Milotic at Lv.37
• Huntail at Lv.51
• Gorebyss at Lv.51
• Relicanth at Lv.71
• Kyogre at Lv.45
• Piplup at Lv.43
• Prinplup at Lv.51
• Empoleon at Lv.59
• Mantyke at Lv.49

By breeding

• Goldeen
• Totodile
• Mantine
• Surskit
• Carvanha
• Barboach
• Bagon
• Piplup
• Mantyke

In other languages

French: hydrocanon, German: Hydropumpe, Italian: idropompa, Spanish: hidrobomba, Dutch: hydro pomp, Portuguese: hidro bomba, Norwegian: vannkanon.