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Whirlpool (move)

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Whirlpool
うずしお Whirl Tide
Whirlpool B2W2.png
Type  Water
Category  Special
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  35
Accuracy  85%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited.

Whirlpool (Japanese: うずしお Whirl Tide) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation II. It was HM06 in Generation II and HM05 in HeartGold and SoulSilver.

Effect

In battle

Generation II

Whirlpool inflicts 1/16 of the target's maximum HP as damage for two to five turns upon use, in addition to the damage dealt when it is used. The text "<Pokémon> was trapped!" will appear. It also traps the target, preventing switching and escape. If a trapped Pokémon uses Rapid Spin, it will be freed.

Whirlpool has a power of 15 and an accuracy of 70.

Generation III

Whirlpool can hit Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of Dive, and if it does, it will have its power doubled.

If a wild Pokémon uses Whirlpool on the player's Pokémon, the player may escape if the affected Pokémon has Run Away or is holding a Smoke Ball. However, these do not allow the player to switch the Pokémon out. The text also changes to "<Pokémon> was trapped in the vortex!"

Generation IV

If the user of Whirlpool is holding a Grip Claw, the duration will always be 5 turns. Also, if an affected Pokémon is holding a Shed Shell, it can switch out.

Generation V

If Whirlpool hits Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of Dive, now technically the damage will be doubled, resulting in virtually the same effect.

Whirlpool's power and accuracy were increased to 35 and 85 respectively, and it now lasts for four to five turns. In addition, if the user of Whirlpool is holding a Binding Band, it inflicts 1/8 of the target's maximum HP instead of 1/16 when the target is trapped.

Generation VI

The end-of-turn damage of Whirlpool is increased from 1/16 to 1/8 of the target's maximum HP. If the user is holding a Binding Band, the end-of-turn damage will increase to 1/6 of the target's maximum HP.

Outside of battle

Generation II

Whirlpool clears whirlpools in the field while surfing.

Generation IV

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Whirlpool allows the user to cross whirlpools on the field, instead of clearing them away as it did in Generation II.

Description

Games Description
Stad2 Lasts two to five turns. Foe becomes trapped in a vortex, making it impossible to switch.
GSC Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
RSE Traps and hurts the foe in a whirlpool for 2 to 5 turns.
ColoXD Traps and hurts target in a whirlpool for 2 to 5 turns.
FRLG The foe is trapped in a fast, vicious whirlpool for two to five turns.
DPPt The user traps the foe inside a fast, vicious whirlpool that lasts for two to five turns.
HGSS Traps the foe inside a whirlpool that lasts for two to five turns. The user can pass through whirlpools.*
Traps foes in a violent swirling whirlpool. It can also be used to traverse whirlpools.*
BWB2W2 Traps foes in a violent swirling whirlpool for four to five turns.
XYORAS
SM 		The user traps the target in a violent swirling whirlpool for four to five turns.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0090     Water 3 Water 3 37 40 40 40
0258     Monster Water 1 33 33 33 33 33
0320     Field Water 2 19 14 14 14XY
13ORAS 		13
0321     Field Water 2 19 14 14 14XY
13ORAS 		13
0366     Water 1 Water 1 1 1 1 1 1
0367     Water 1 Water 1 1 1 1 1 1
0368     Water 1 Water 1 1 1 1 1 1
0393     Water 1 Field 32 32 32 32
0394     Water 1 Field 37 37 37 37
0395     Water 1 Field 39 39 39 39
0418     Water 1 Field 36 36BW
31B2W2 		31 31
0419     Water 1 Field 39 39BW
35B2W2 		35 35
0456     Water 2 Water 2 38 38 38 38
0457     Water 2 Water 2 42 42 42 42
0489     Water 1 Fairy 39 39 39 39
0490     Water 1 Fairy 39 39 39 39
0781     Mineral Mineral 27
0788     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="70px" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; width:70px; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 14
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 HM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
-- 		II
HM06 		III
-- 		IV
HM05 		V
-- 		VI
-- 		VII
-- 		VIII
-- 		IX
--
0007     Monster Water 1 ✔ ✔HGSS
0008     Monster Water 1 ✔ ✔HGSS
0009     Monster Water 1 ✔ ✔HGSS
0031     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered ✔HGSS
0034     Monster Field ✔HGSS
0054     Water 1 Field ✔ ✔HGSS
0055     Water 1 Field ✔ ✔HGSS
0060     Water 1 Water 1 ✔ ✔HGSS
0061     Water 1 Water 1 ✔ ✔HGSS
0062     Water 1 Water 1 ✔ ✔HGSS
0072     Water 3 Water 3 ✔ ✔HGSS
0073     Water 3 Water 3 ✔ ✔HGSS
0079     Monster Water 1 ✔HGSS
0080     Monster Water 1 ✔HGSS
0086     Water 1 Field ✔ ✔HGSS
0087     Water 1 Field ✔ ✔HGSS
0090     Water 3 Water 3 ✔ ✔HGSS
0091     Water 3 Water 3 ✔ ✔HGSS
0098     Water 3 Water 3 ✔ ✔HGSS
0099     Water 3 Water 3 ✔ ✔HGSS
0108     Monster Monster ✔HGSS
0112     Monster Field ✔HGSS
0115     Monster Monster ✔HGSS
0116     Water 1 Dragon ✔ ✔HGSS
0117     Water 1 Dragon ✔ ✔HGSS
0118     Water 2 Water 2 ✔HGSS
0119     Water 2 Water 2 ✔HGSS
0120     Water 3 Water 3 ✔ ✔HGSS
0121     Water 3 Water 3 ✔ ✔HGSS
0128     Field Field ✔HGSS
0130     Water 2 Dragon ✔ ✔HGSS
0131     Monster Water 1 ✔ ✔HGSS
0134     Field Field ✔ ✔HGSS
0138     Water 1 Water 3 ✔ ✔HGSS
0139     Water 1 Water 3 ✔ ✔HGSS
0140     Water 1 Water 3 ✔HGSS
0141     Water 1 Water 3 ✔ ✔HGSS
0143     Monster Monster ✔HGSS
0147     Water 1 Dragon ✔HGSS
0148     Water 1 Dragon ✔HGSS
0149     Water 1 Dragon ✔ ✔HGSS
0151     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered ✔ ✔HGSS
0158     Monster Water 1 ✔ ✔HGSS
0159     Monster Water 1 ✔ ✔HGSS
0160     Monster Water 1 ✔ ✔HGSS
0161     Field Field ✔HGSS
0162     Field Field ✔HGSS
0170     Water 2 Water 2 ✔ ✔HGSS
0171     Water 2 Water 2 ✔ ✔HGSS
0183     Water 1 Fairy ✔ ✔HGSS
0184     Water 1 Fairy ✔ ✔HGSS
0186     Water 1 Water 1 ✔ ✔HGSS
0194     Water 1 Field ✔ ✔HGSS
0195     Water 1 Field ✔ ✔HGSS
0199     Monster Water 1 ✔ ✔HGSS
0211     Water 2 Water 2 ✔ ✔HGSS
0215     Field Field ✔HGSS
0222     Water 1 Water 3 ✔ ✔HGSS
0223     Water 1 Water 2 ✔ ✔HGSS
0224     Water 1 Water 2 ✔ ✔HGSS
0226     Water 1 Water 1 ✔ ✔HGSS
0230     Water 1 Dragon ✔ ✔HGSS
0241     Field Field ✔HGSS
0245     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered ✔ ✔HGSS
0248     Monster Monster ✔HGSS
0249     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered ✔ ✔HGSS
0258     Monster Water 1 ✔HGSS
0259     Monster Water 1 ✔HGSS
0260     Monster Water 1 ✔HGSS
0263     Field Field ✔HGSS
0264     Field Field ✔HGSS
0270     Water 1 Grass ✔HGSS
0271     Water 1 Grass ✔HGSS
0272     Water 1 Grass ✔HGSS
0279     Water 1 Flying ✔HGSS
0295     Monster Field ✔HGSS
0296     Human-Like Human-Like ✔HGSS
0297     Human-Like Human-Like ✔HGSS
0298     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered ✔HGSS
0306     Monster Monster ✔HGSS
0318     Water 2 Water 2 ✔HGSS
0319     Water 2 Water 2 ✔HGSS
0320     Field Water 2 ✔HGSS
0321     Field Water 2 ✔HGSS
0339     Water 2 Water 2 ✔HGSS
0340     Water 2 Water 2 ✔HGSS
0341     Water 1 Water 3 ✔HGSS
0342     Water 1 Water 3 ✔HGSS
0349     Water 1 Dragon ✔HGSS
0350     Water 1 Dragon ✔HGSS
0363     Water 1 Field ✔HGSS
0364     Water 1 Field ✔HGSS
0365     Water 1 Field ✔HGSS
0366     Water 1 Water 1 ✔HGSS
0367     Water 1 Water 1 ✔HGSS
0368     Water 1 Water 1 ✔HGSS
0369     Water 1 Water 2 ✔HGSS
0370     Water 2 Water 2 ✔HGSS
0380     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered ✔HGSS
0381     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered ✔HGSS
0382     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered ✔HGSS
0384     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered ✔HGSS
0393     Water 1 Field ✔HGSS
0394     Water 1 Field ✔HGSS
0395     Water 1 Field ✔HGSS
0400     Water 1 Field ✔HGSS
0409     Monster Monster ✔HGSS
0418     Water 1 Field ✔HGSS
0419     Water 1 Field ✔HGSS
0422     Water 1 Amorphous ✔HGSS
0423     Water 1 Amorphous ✔HGSS
0445     Monster Dragon ✔HGSS
0446     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered ✔HGSS
0456     Water 2 Water 2 ✔HGSS
0457     Water 2 Water 2 ✔HGSS
0458     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered ✔HGSS
0461     Field Field ✔HGSS
0463     Monster Monster ✔HGSS
0464     Monster Field ✔HGSS
0484     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered ✔HGSS
0489     Water 1 Fairy ✔HGSS
0490     Water 1 Fairy ✔HGSS
0493     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered ✔HGSS
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 Parent
Egg Groups 		Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0131     Monster Water 1 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0138     Water 1 Water 3 ✔ ✔ ✔
0170     Water 2 Water 2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0258     Monster Water 1 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0339     Water 2 Water 2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0550     Water 2 Water 2 ✔ ✔ ✔
0564     Water 1 Water 3 ✔ ✔ ✔
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

Whirlpool has a 10% chance of inflicting the Constriction status condition on an opponent. The damage done by Whirlpool is doubled if the target is under the Diving status condition.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also cause constriction, making the foe incapable of movement. Inflicts double damage on a diving foe.


In the anime

 
Lugia
 
Floatzel
 
Piplup
 
Gyarados
The user traps the foe inside a fast, vicious whirlpool. It appears much stronger than in the games.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Lugia dives in the water and its eyes glow white. Then, it spins around and raises up to the surface. As it goes above the water, the whirlpool turns into a cyclone.
Lugia (M02) The Power of One Debut
  Mantine spins around the opponent quickly while underwater, creating a whirlpool.
Molly Hale's Mantine Spell of the Unown: Entei None
  Rhydon dives underwater, faces the opponent, and spins its horn like a drill, creating a whirlpool that sucks up the opponent.
Pietra's Rhydon Right On, Rhydon! None
  Gyarados swims around the opponent quickly and creates a whirlpool, or Gyarados points its tail at the opponent and waves it around in circles, creating a whirlpool.
Misty's Gyarados Cerulean Blues None
A wild Gyarados Sandshrew's Locker! None
  Piplup's body glows a blueish-white color and it raises its arms and beak to the air. It then opens its beak and a huge whirlpool comes out of it and forms above Piplup. Piplup then throws the whirlpool at the opponent. While in the water, Piplup's body glows multicolored, and a whirlpool forms around it, or Piplup spins its body and glowing white water appears and forms around Piplup's body. The water's glow fades and spins with Piplup, turning into a whirlpool. Piplup then spins into the opponent. Piplup can also change the size of the whirlpool by choice. When Piplup is near the water, after it forms the whirlpool, it throws it at the water in front of the opponent, creating a large water vortex that sucks the opponent up.
Dawn's Piplup Getting the Pre-Contest Titters! None
Piplup of Team Poképals Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness None
  Floatzel raises its arms and a large whirlpool appears above its head. Floatzel then throws the whirlpool at the opponent.
Crasher Wake's Floatzel A Crasher Course in Power! None
Kenny's Floatzel Last Call - First Round! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga


In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team manga


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In other generations

In battle

       
Generation II Generation III Generation IV BW
 
MD: Red and Blue
     
Stadium 2 Colosseum XD

Outside of battle

   
Generation II HGSS

Trivia

  • Although it is the first of three moves to lose HM status, it is also the first former HM to regain that status.
  • If a player teaches a Pokémon Whirlpool by HM in HeartGold and SoulSilver and trades it to Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum, the Pokémon can be freely imported to Black and White via the Poké Transfer, due to Whirlpool not being needed outside of battle in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. The same can be done with Defog by transferring a Pokémon that learned it by HM in Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum to HeartGold or SoulSilver.

In other languages

Language Title
  Dutch Draaikolk
  Finnish Poreallas*
  French Siphon
  German Whirlpool
  Greek Δίνη
  Hindi पानी का भवर Paani Ki Bhanwar
भवंडर Bawandar
  Indonesian Pusaran Air
  Italian Mulinello
  Korean 바다회오리 Bada Hoe'ori
  Polish Wir Wodny
  Portuguese Remoinho
  Romanian Vâltoarea
  Serbian Vodeni Vrtlog
  Spanish Torbellino
  Vietnamese Xoáy nước



Variations of the move Fire Spin
  Clamp • Sand Tomb
  Fire Spin • Whirlpool


Generation II TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
Generation II HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07
Generation IV TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23
24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46
47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69
70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92
Generation IV HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08


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