Torrent (Ability)

Torrent	げきりゅう
	Raging Rapids
Flavor text Generation III Ups Water move in a pinch. Generation IV Powers up Water-type moves in a pinch. Generation V Currently unknown Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Torrent (Japanese: げきりゅう Raging Rapids) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Thirteen Pokémon have this ability; each one of them is a member of the evolution family of Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, or Isshu's Template:Type2 starter Pokémon.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with Torrent uses a Template:Type2 move, the power will increase by 1.5x if the user has less than or equal to 33% of its maximum HP remaining.

Outside of battle

Torrent has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, Torrent will deal double the damage if the Pokémon using it is below 25% of its HP.

Pokémon with Torrent

Single ability

#	Pokémon		Type
007		Squirtle	Water		Poison
008		Wartortle	Water		Poison
009		Blastoise	Water		Poison
158		Totodile	Water		Poison
159		Croconaw	Water		Poison
160		Feraligatr	Water		Poison
258		Mudkip	Water		Poison
259		Marshtomp	Water	Ground
260		Swampert	Water	Ground
393		Piplup	Water		Poison
394		Prinplup	Water		Poison
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel
500		Mijumaru	Water		Poison
501		Futachimaru	Water		Poison

Dual ability

No Pokémon have Torrent as one of their two abilities.

In the anime

File:Empoleon Torrent.png

Empoleon

Empoleon. Empoleon gains a blue aura and its water attacks become more powerful.

• Activated by Barry's Empoleon in DP184. Debut.

In other languages

• Chinese: 激流 Torrential Current
• French: Torrent
• Italian: Acquaiuto
• Spanish: Torrente
• Portuguese: Torrente

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.