Aqua Tail (move)

Aqua Tail アクアテール Aqua Tail

Battles Type  Water Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  90 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Aqua Tail (Japanese: アクアテール Aqua Tail) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Aqua Tail deals damage and has no secondary effect.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
007		Squirtle	Water		Water	28				28			''''
008		Wartortle	Water		Water	32				32			''''
009		Blastoise	Water		Water	32				32			''''
086		Seel	Water		Water	43				43			''''
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice	43				43			''''
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying	35				35			''''
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon	31				35			'
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon	33				39			'
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	33				39			'
158		Totodile	Water		Water	36		41	43			''''
159		Croconaw	Water		Water	42		48	51			''''
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water	50		58	63			''''
183		Marill	Water		Water	37				37			''''
184		Azumarill	Water		Water	37				37			''''
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison	45				45			''''
339		Barboach	Water	Ground	35				35			''''
340		Whiscash	Water	Ground	39				39			''''
350		Milotic	Water		Water	29				29			''''
367		Huntail	Water		Water	46				46			''''
368		Gorebyss	Water		Water	46				46			''''
382		Kyogre	Water		Water	75	60		65			''''
418		Buizel	Water		Water					55			''''
419		Floatzel	Water		Water					62			''''
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon	80	24		24			''''
501		Oshawott	Water		Water					35			''''
502		Dewott	Water		Water					41			''''
503		Samurott	Water		Water					45			''''
550		Basculin	Water		Water					28			''''
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock					41			''''
565		Carracosta	Water	Rock					45			''''
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting					37			''''
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	Water		Water
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock
399		Bidoof	Normal		Normal
418		Buizel	Water		Water	no
456		Finneon	Water		Water
515		Panpour	Water		Water	no
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal	no
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

In Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 0007 Squirtle Water 0008 Wartortle Water 0009 Blastoise Water 0023 Ekans Poison 0024 Arbok Poison 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0054 Psyduck Water 0055 Golduck Water 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0086 Seel Water 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 0108 Lickitung Normal 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0118 Goldeen Water 0119 Seaking Water 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0131 Lapras Water Ice 0134 Vaporeon Water 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 0147 Dratini Dragon 0148 Dragonair Dragon 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0158 Totodile Water 0159 Croconaw Water 0160 Feraligatr Water 0161 Sentret Normal 0162 Furret Normal 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 0183 Marill Water 0184 Azumarill Water 0194 Wooper Water Ground 0195 Quagsire Water Ground 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0206 Dunsparce Normal 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 0226 Mantine Water Flying 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0258 Mudkip Water 0259 Marshtomp Water Ground 0260 Swampert Water Ground 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0336 Seviper Poison 0339 Barboach Water Ground 0340 Whiscash Water Ground 0348 Armaldo Rock Bug 0350 Milotic Water 0352 Kecleon Normal 0363 Spheal Ice Water 0364 Sealeo Ice Water 0365 Walrein Ice Water 0367 Huntail Water 0368 Gorebyss Water 0369 Relicanth Water Rock 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 0382 Kyogre Water 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 0399 Bidoof Normal 0400 Bibarel Normal Water 0419 Floatzel Water 0445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 0451 Skorupi Poison Bug 0452 Drapion Poison Dark 0456 Finneon Water 0457 Lumineon Water 0463 Lickilicky Normal 0464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 0471 Glaceon Ice 0472 Gliscor Ground Flying 0484 Palkia Water Dragon 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0493 Arceus Normal Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0118 Goldeen Water Pokéwalker - Warm Beach 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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0194 Wooper Water Ground Dream World - Sparkling Sea 0399 Bidoof Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest 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 the anime

File:Totodile Aqua Tail.png Totodile File:Croconaw Aqua Tail.png Croconaw File:Basculin Aqua Tail.png Basculin Wartortle
The user sticks its tail out and a spiral of water spins around it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Feraligatr sticks out its tail and a small water stream spirals around its tail.
Marina's Wani-Wani	A Stand-Up Sit-Down!		Debut
	Wartortle's tail glows light blue and it spins it around, a spiral of water spiraling 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
	A stream of water spirals around Basculin's tail. It the fires a spiraling stream of water from it at the opponent.
Cilan's Basculin	BW037		None

Trivia

• Dratini and its evolved forms are the only non-Template:Type2 to learn Aqua Tail by leveling up.
• Aqua Tail has the same type, accuracy, and power as Crabhammer, and is also a physical attack that makes contact, just like Crabhammer.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 水柱尾 Shuǐzhù Wěi Dutch Aqua Staart French Hydroqueue German Nassschweif Greek Υδάτινη Ουρά Hindi Pani Ki Poonch Italian Idrondata Korean 쿠아테일 Aqua Tail Norwegian Vannhale Polish Wodny Ogon Portuguese Cauda Aquática Spanish Acua Cola

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