Hydro Pump (move)

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Hydro Pump
ハイドロポンプ Hydro Pump
Hydro Pump.png
Type  Water
Category  Special
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  120
Accuracy  80%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
A highly appealing move.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Hydro Pump (Japanese: ハイドロポンプ Hydro Pump) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Hydro Pump inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Description

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Games Description
Stad The strongest Water-type attack. However, while it is powerful, it may miss the target.
Stad2 The strongest Water-type attack. While it is powerful, it may miss the target.
GSC A powerful water- type attack.
RSE Blasts water at high power to strike the foe.
FRLG A high volume of water is blasted at the foe under great pressure.
Colo Blasts water at high power to strike the target.
DPPtHGSS The foe is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
BW The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
007 Squirtle Squirtle Water Water 42 47 47 37 40 40 ''''
008 Wartortle Wartortle Water Water 47 53 53 44 48 48 ''''
009 Blastoise Blastoise Water Water 52 68 68 53 60 60 ''''
054 Psyduck Psyduck Water Water 52 50 50 48 53 ''''
055 Golduck Golduck Water Water 59 58 58 56 63 ''''
060 Poliwag Poliwag Water Water 45 43 43 38 38 ''''
061 Poliwhirl Poliwhirl Water Water 49 51 51 48 48 ''''
072 Tentacool Tentacool Water Poison 48 49 49 40 47 ''''
073 Tentacruel Tentacruel Water Poison 50 55 55 49 52 ''''
090 Shellder Shellder Water Water         61 ''''
116 Horsea Horsea Water Water 45 43 43 35 35 ''''
117 Seadra Seadra Water Water 52 51 51 40 40 ''''
120 Staryu Staryu Water Water 45 50 46 55 60 ''''
130 Gyarados Gyarados Water Flying 41 40 40 41 41 ''''
131 Lapras Lapras Water Ice 46 57 49 49 49 ''''
134 Vaporeon Vaporeon Water Water 54 52 52 52 71 71 ''''
138 Omanyte Omanyte Rock Water 49 55 55 52 55 ''''
139 Omastar Omastar Rock Water 53 65 65 67 75 ''''
140 Kabuto Kabuto Rock Water 49         ''''
141 Kabutops Kabutops Rock Water 53         ''''
158 Totodile Totodile Water Water   52 52 43 48 50 ''''
159 Croconaw Croconaw Water Water   55 55 51 57 60 ''''
160 Feraligatr Feraligatr Water Water   58 58 63 71 76 ''''
170 Chinchou Chinchou Water Electric   41 41 42 45 ''''
171 Lanturn Lanturn Water Electric   53 50 52 57 ''''
183 Marill Marill Water Water     45 42 42 ''''
184 Azumarill Azumarill Water Water     57 54 54 ''''
211 Qwilfish Qwilfish Water Poison   41 46 37 57 57 ''''
226 Mantine Mantine Water Flying       49 49 ''''
230 Kingdra Kingdra Water Dragon   51 51 40 40 ''''
245 Suicune Suicune Water Water   71 71 71 71 ''''
249 Lugia Lugia Psychic Flying   44 44 29 37 37 '
258 Mudkip Mudkip Water Water     42 42 42 ''''
271 Lombre Lombre Water Grass     49 43 45 45 ''''
279 Pelipper Pelipper Water Flying     61 57 57 ''''
320 Wailmer Wailmer Water Water     50 47 47 ''''
321 Wailord Wailord Water Water     59 62 62 ''''
350 Milotic Milotic Water Water     40 37 37 ''''
351 Castform Castform Normal Normal         50 '''
367 Huntail Huntail Water Water     50 51 51 ''''
368 Gorebyss Gorebyss Water Water     50 51 51 ''''
369 Relicanth Relicanth Water Rock     64 71 71 ''''
370 Luvdisc Luvdisc Water Water         40 ''''
382 Kyogre Kyogre Water Water     45 45 90 90 ''''
393 Piplup Piplup Water Water       43 43 ''''
394 Prinplup Prinplup Water Water       51 51 ''''
395 Empoleon Empoleon Water Steel       59 59 ''''
458 Mantyke Mantyke Water Flying       49 49 ''''
484 Palkia Palkia Water Dragon         42 50 ''''
501 Oshawott Oshawott Water Water         43 ''''
502 Dewott Dewott Water Water         52 ''''
503 Samurott Samurott Water Water         62 ''''
535 Tympole Tympole Water Water         42 ''''
536 Palpitoad Palpitoad Water Ground         47 ''''
537 Seismitoad Seismitoad Water Ground         53 ''''
564 Tirtouga Tirtouga Water Rock         51 ''''
565 Carracosta Carracosta Water Rock         61 ''''
592 Frillish Frillish Water Ghost         49 ''''
593 Jellicent Jellicent Water Ghost         53 ''''
594 Alomomola Alomomola Water Water         61 ''''
647 Keldeo Keldeo Water Fighting         67 ''''
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 Type Father
II III IV V VI
118 Goldeen Goldeen Water Water GyaradosChinchouLanturnQwilfish GyaradosChinchouLanturnQwilfishWailmerWailordRelicanth GyaradosChinchouLanturnQwilfishWailmerWailordRelicanth GyaradosChinchouLanturnQwilfishWailmerWailordRelicanthLuvdiscAlomomola
158 Totodile Totodile Water Water SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatr SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanth SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMantineMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleon SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMantineMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleonTympolePalpitoadSeismitoadTirtougaCarracostaAlomomola
226 Mantine Mantine Water Flying SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatr SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanth SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMantineMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleon SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMantineMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleonTympolePalpitoadSeismitoadTirtougaCarracostaAlomomola
283 Surskit Surskit Bug Water   SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanth SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleon SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleonTympolePalpitoadSeismitoadTirtougaCarracostaAlomomola
318 Carvanha Carvanha Water Dark   GyaradosChinchouLanturnQwilfishWailmerWailordRelicanth GyaradosChinchouLanturnQwilfishWailmerWailordRelicanth GyaradosChinchouLanturnQwilfishWailmerWailordRelicanthLuvdiscAlomomola
339 Barboach Barboach Water Ground     GyaradosChinchouLanturnQwilfishWailmerWailordRelicanth GyaradosChinchouLanturnQwilfishWailmerWailordRelicanthLuvdiscAlomomola
371 Bagon Bagon Dragon Dragon   HorseaSeadraKingdraGyaradosMilotic HorseaSeadraKingdraGyaradosMilotic HorseaSeadraKingdraGyaradosMilotic
393 Piplup Piplup Water Water     SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasVaporeonOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMantineMudkipLombrePelipperWailmerWailordMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleon SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasVaporeonOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMantineMudkipLombrePelipperWailmerWailordMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleonOshawottDewottSamurottTympolePalpitoadSeismitoadTirtougaCarracostaAlomomola
458 Mantyke Mantyke Water Flying     SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMantineMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleon SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlHorseaSeadraKingdraLaprasOmanyteOmastarTotodileCroconawFeraligatrMarillAzumarillMantineMudkipLombrePelipperMiloticHuntailGorebyssRelicanthPiplupPrinplupEmpoleonTympolePalpitoadSeismitoadTirtougaCarracostaAlomomola
515 Panpour Panpour Water Water       PsyduckGolduckVaporeonWailmerWailordPiplupPrinplupEmpoleonOshawottDewottSamurott
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 Type Obtained with
0479 Rotom Rotom
Electric Ghost Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0479 Rotom Rotom
Electric Water Pokémon Black and White
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0147 147 Dratini Dragon New York Pokémon Center
0183 183 Marill Water New York Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0373 373 Salamence Dragon Flying Saikyou Salamence
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0283 Surskit Surskit
Bug Water Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0260 260 Swampert Water Ground JR Kyushu Event
0272 272 Ludicolo Water Grass JR Kyushu Event
0393 393 PiplupLv.15 Water Nagashima Spa Land Piplup
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In other games

Super Smash Bros. series

In Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee, Blastoise, a Poké Ball Pokémon, uses Hydro Pump to damage and push away opposing fighters. There are multiple blasts and they can not be reflected.

Squirtle using Hydro Pump as part of Triple Finish
File:SSBB Kyogre.png
Kyogre using Hydro Pump in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Squirtle uses Hydro Pump as part of Pokémon Trainer's Final Smash; Triple Finish.
Kyogre also uses Hydro Pump to push enemies away without damaging them when released from a Poké Ball.

In the anime


In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu


Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure


In other generations

Trivia

  • Kabuto and Kabutops learn Hydro Pump only in Generation I. As of Generation II, they are no longer able to learn this move by any means.
  • Lugia is the only non-Template:Type2 to learn Hydro Pump by level-up, with the exception of Castform who can be a Water-type.
    • Bagon is the only non-Water-type to learn Hydro Pump through breeding.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 水炮 Shuǐpào
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Hydropomp
Finland Flag.png Finnish Vesipumppu
France Flag.png French Hydrocanon
Germany Flag.png German Hydropumpe
Greece Flag.png Greek Υδραντλία
India Flag.png Hindi पानी का पम्प Paani Ka Pump
Italy Flag.png Italian Idropompa
South Korea Flag.png Korean 하이드로펌프 Hydro Pump
Poland Flag.png Polish Hydropompa(original series)

Pompa wodna(Diamond & Pearl)

Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Hidrobomba
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Bomba de Água (Pokémon Chronicles)
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Hidro Pumpa
Spain Flag.png Spanish Hidrobomba


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