Hydro Pump (move)

Hydro Pump ハイドロポンプ Hydro Pump

Battles Type  Water Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  110 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 Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Works better the more the crowd is excited.

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

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

Effect

Generations I to V

Hydro Pump inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Generation VI

Hydro Pump's power changed from 120 to 110.

Description

Games Description The strongest Water-type attack. However, while it is powerful, it may miss the target. The strongest Water-type attack. While it is powerful, it may miss the target. A powerful water- type attack. RSE Blasts water at high power to strike the foe. Blasts water at high power to strike the target. FRLG A high volume of water is blasted at the foe under great pressure. PMDRB Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. The foe is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure. Conq 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	Water		Water	42			47			47			37		40	40			40
008		Wartortle	Water		Water	47			53			53			44		48	48			48
009		Blastoise	Water		Water	52			68			68			53		60	60			60
054		Psyduck	Water		Water	52			50			50			48				53	46	46
055		Golduck	Water		Water	59			58			58			56				63	54	54
060		Poliwag	Water		Water	45			43			43			38				38			38
061		Poliwhirl	Water		Water	49			51			51			48				48			48
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison	48			49			49			40				47			47 46
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison	50			55			55			49				52			52
090		Shellder	Water		Water														61			61
091		Cloyster	Water	Ice																	--
116		Horsea	Water		Water	45			43			43			35				35			35 52
117		Seadra	Water		Water	52			51			51			40				40			40 --, 60
120		Staryu	Water		Water	47			50			46			55				60	52	52 53
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic																	--
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying	--, 41	41	40			40			41				41			41 44
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	46			57			49			49				49			47
134		Vaporeon	Water		Water	54	52	52			52			71				71	45	45
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water	49			55			55			52				55			55
139		Omastar	Rock	Water	53			65			65			67				75			--, 75
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water	49																'
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	53																'
158		Totodile	Water		Water				52			52			43		48	50			50
159		Croconaw	Water		Water				55			55			51		57	60			60
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water				58			58			63		71	76			76
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric				41			41			42				45			45
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric				53			50			52				57			57 51
183		Marill	Water	Fairy							45			42				42	40	40 47
184		Azumarill	Water	Fairy							57			54				54	46	46 55
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison				41			46	37	57				57			--, 57
223		Remoraid	Water		Water															42	42
224		Octillery	Water		Water															52	52
226		Mantine	Water	Flying										49				49			49
230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon				51			51			40				40			40 --, 60
245		Suicune	Water		Water				71			71			71				71			--, 71
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying				44			44			29	37		37			37
258		Mudkip	Water		Water							42			42				42			42 41
271		Lombre	Water	Grass							49			43		45	45			45 44
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying							61			57				57	58	--, 58 --, 50
320		Wailmer	Water		Water							50			47				47			47 49
321		Wailord	Water		Water							59			62				62			62 58
350		Milotic	Water		Water							40			37				37			37 47
351		Castform	Normal		Normal														50	40	40 35
367		Huntail	Water		Water							50			51				51			50
368		Gorebyss	Water		Water							50			51				51			50
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock							64			71				71			--, 71 46
370		Luvdisc	Water		Water														40			40 50
382		Kyogre	Water		Water							45			45	90		90			90 75
393		Piplup	Water		Water										43				43			43
394		Prinplup	Water		Water										51				51			50
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel										59				59			59
418		Buizel	Water		Water															45	45
419		Floatzel	Water		Water															57	57
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying										49				49			49
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon											42		50			50
501		Oshawott	Water		Water														43			43
502		Dewott	Water		Water														52			52
503		Samurott	Water		Water														62			62
535		Tympole	Water		Water														42			42
536		Palpitoad	Water	Ground														47			47
537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground														53			53
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock														51			50
565		Carracosta	Water	Rock														61			61
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost														49			49
593		Jellicent	Water	Ghost														53			53
594		Alomomola	Water		Water														61			--, 61
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting														67			67
656		Froakie	Water		Water																	48
657		Frogadier	Water		Water																	55
658		Greninja	Water	Dark																	60
690		Skrelp	Poison	Water																	42
691		Dragalge	Poison	Dragon																	42
721		Volcanion	Fire	Water																	50
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
158		Totodile	Water		Water
226		Mantine	Water	Flying
283		Surskit	Bug	Water
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark
339		Barboach	Water	Ground
371		Bagon	Dragon		Dragon
393		Piplup	Water		Water
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying
515		Panpour	Water		Water
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.

Form change

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost Upon changing into this form 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 Electric Water Upon changing into this form 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 VI

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0479 Rotom Electric Water Upon changing into this form 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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0283 Surskit Bug Water 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.

By event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0147 Dratini Dragon New York Pokémon Center 0183 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 Salamence Dragon Flying Strongest 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 0260 Swampert Water Ground JR Kyushu Event 0272 Ludicolo Water Grass JR Kyushu Event 0393 PiplupLv.15 Water Pokémon Searcher BW Piplup 0129 Magikarp Water Pokémon Center Nagoya Magikarp 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 VI

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0647 KeldeoLv.15 Water Fighting Pokémon Scrap Keldeo Guidebook Keldeo 0658 GreninjaLv.36 Water Dark Super Smash Bros. Greninja 0503 SamurottLv.50 Water Hidden Ability Present Samurott 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

Pokémon Conquest

Hydro Pump is the only move of Vaporeon and Empoleon.

^	Power ★★★★★ Orange squares indicate hit area. Blue squares indicate area Pokémon the Pokémon will need to move to perform the move. Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon. Table assumes the Pokémon is in the square marked by ^.

Super Smash Bros. series

Squirtle using Hydro Pump as part of Triple Finish

Kyogre using Hydro Pump in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, Hydro Pump appears as Greninja's up special attack.

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.

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 main series

Croconaw Swampert Dewott Gyarados
The user blasts a powerful jet of water
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Blastoise blasts powerful jets or bullets of water out from the cannons in its shell.
A wild Blastoise	Beach Blank-Out Blastoise		Debut
Neesha's Shellshocker	Mewtwo Strikes Back		None
Cissy's Blastoise	Fit to be Tide		None
Team Blastoise	Pokémon Water War		None
A Blastoise Jessie borrowed from the Battle Park	One Trick Phony!		None
Gary's Blastoise	The Ties That Bind		None
Sid's Blastoise	Destiny Deoxys		None
Jimmy's Blastoise	Judgment Day!		None
Unknown Trainer's Blastoise	Eight Ain't Enough		None
Siebold's Blastoise	Mega Evolution Special I		None
	Squirtle retreats into its shell and rapidly spins while it fires powerful jets of water from its mouth through all the shell's openings. It then flies like a frisbee towards the opponent, hitting them with water.
Ash's Squirtle	Misty Meets Her Match		None
	Gyarados blasts a powerful jet of water out of its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Gyarados	Houndoom's Special Delivery		None
Trinity's Gyarados	The Perfect Match!		None
Lance's Gyarados	Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution		None
Clair's Gyarados	Beauty is Skin Deep		None
Misty's Gyarados	Cerulean Blues		None
A wild Gyarados	A Six Pack Attack!		None
A mirage Gyarados merged with a mirage Mewtwo	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon		None
A wild Gyarados	SS027		None
	The red spikes on Feraligatr's head starts to glow light red and it releases a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Raiden's Feraligatr	Ring Masters		None
Unknown Trainer's Feraligatr	A Claim to Flame!		None
Unknown Trainer's Feraligatr	Gonna Rule the School!		None
A Coordinator's Feraligatr	New Plot, Odd Lot!		None
A wild Feraligatr	Pikachu's Big Sparking Search		None
A wild Feraligatr	Genesect and the Legend Awakened		None
	Kingdra blasts a powerful spiraling jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Christopher's Kingdra	Dueling Heroes		None
Clair's Kingdra	Fangs for Nothin'		None
	Croconaw blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Ranger Mason's Croconaw	Mother of All Battles		None
Bryan's Croconaw	The Champ Twins!		None
Khoury's Croconaw	Bagged Then Tagged!		None
Officer Jenny's Croconaw	The Pirates of Decolore!		None
	Tentacruel blasts a powerful jet of water from underneath the large blue stinger on its face at the opponent.
Kail's Tentacruel	Cerulean Blues		None
	Carvanha blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Shelly's Carvanha	A Three Team Scheme!		None
	Swampert blast a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Tommy's Swampert	Abandon Ship!		None
Morrison's Swampert	Choose It or Lose It!		None
	Golduck blasts a powerful jet of water from its bill at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Golduck	A Double Dilemma		None
Unknown Trainer's Golduck	Saved by the Beldum		None
Katie's Golduck	Shocks and Bonds		None
	Pelipper blasts a powerful jet of water from its bill at the opponent.
Winona's Pelipper	Sky High Gym Battle!		None
	Relicanth blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Multiple wild Relicanth	The Relicanth Really Can		None
	Kyogre blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Kyogre	The Scuffle of Legends		None
	Milotic blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Juan's Milotic	Eight Ain't Enough		None
Lucy's Milotic	Queen of the Serpentine!		None
An illusion created by Mismagius	Malice in Wonderland!		None
Wallace's Milotic	Strategy with a Smile!		None
	Psyduck blasts a powerful jet of water from its bill at the opponent.
Emily's Psyduck	Sitting Psyduck		None
	Vaporeon blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Galea's Vaporeon	On Olden Pond		None
Virgil's Vaporeon	Curtain Up, Unova League!		None
	Azumarill blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Paul's Azumarill	Shapes of Things to Come!		None
Officer Jenny's Azumarill	The Pirates of Decolore!		None
	Lanturn blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Kyle's Lanturn	Pruning a Passel of Pals!		None
	Empoleon blasts a powerful jet of water from its beak at the opponent.
Barry's Empoleon	Jumping Rocket Ship!		None
	Rotom points the pipe on the side of its body at the opponent and blasts a powerful jet of water from it at the opponent.
A wild Rotom	Get Your Rotom Running!		None
A wild Rotom	To Catch a Rotom!		None
Weston's Rotom	Rotom's Wish!		None
	Mantyke blasts a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Multiple wild Mantyke	Cheers on Castaways Isle!		None
	Piplup opens its beak and releases a powerful stream of water with white rings of water around it from it at the opponent, or Piplup opens its beak and a blue ball of water forms in front of its beak. The ball of water flattens and turns into a circle. Then, a powerful jet of water fires from the circle at the opponent. Sometimes, the inside of its beak glows light blue before it uses the attack.
Piplup of Team Poképals	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness		None
Dawn's Piplup	Piplup, Up and Away!		None
	Starmie releases a powerful blast of water from the gem on the center of its body at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Starmie	Dawn of a Royal Day!		None
	Tympole releases a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Multiple wild Tympole	Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!		None
	Palpitoad releases a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent. When the water is about to hit the opponent, multiple rings of light blue water appear around the top of the stream of water and travels down it when it hits.
Ash's Palpitoad	Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!		None
Clay's Palpitoad	Battling the King of the Mines!		None
	Frillish releases a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent, or Frillish puts two of its tentacles together, and a blue ball of water forms in between them. The ball of water flattens and turns into a circle. Then, a powerful jet of water fires from the circle at the opponent.
Multiple wild Frillish	Climbing the Tower of Success!		None
Halsey's two Frillish	The Pokémon Harbor Patrol!		None
	Carracosta releases a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Carracosta	A Restoration Confrontation Part 2		None
	Jellicent releases a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Rizzo's two Jellicent	Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!		None
	Keldeo releases powerful blasts of water from its hooves at the opponent. By using the water as propulsion, Keldeo can fly in the air.
Keldeo (M15)	Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice		None
	Keldeo releases powerful blasts of water from its hooves at the opponent. By using the water as propulsion, Keldeo can fly in the air.
Keldeo (M15)	Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice		None
	Oshawott glows blue and moves its hands in a counterclockwise motion a blue ball of water forms in between them. The ball of water flattens and turns into a circle. Then, a powerful jet of water fires from the circle at the opponent, or Oshawott releases a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Ash's Oshawott	Expedition to Onix Island!		None
	Dewott glows blue and it puts its hands together and a blue ball of water forms in between them. The ball of water flattens and turns into a circle. Then, a powerful jet of water fires from the circle at the opponent.
Halsey's Dewott	The Pokémon Harbor Patrol!		None
Cadbury's Caesar	Crowning the Scalchop King!		None
	Seismitoad fires a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Seismitoad	Genesect and the Legend Awakened		None
A wild Seismitoad	The Journalist from Another Region!		None
	Surskit fires a powerful jet of water from its antenna at the opponent.
Multiple wild Surskit	Genesect and the Legend Awakened		None
	Gyarados fires a powerful jet of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Gyarados	Mega Evolution Special I		None
	Mega Blastoise fires a powerful jet of water from the cannon on its back at the opponent.
Siebold's Blastoise	Mega Evolution Special I		None
An Unknown Trainer's Blastoise	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction		None
	Sharpedo releases a powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Sharpedo	Going for the Gold!		None
	Wartortle releases a powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Tierno's Wartortle	Good Friends, Great Training!		None

In Pokémon Origins

Kabutops Blastoise
The user blasts a powerful jet of water at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Kabutops forms an orb of water in front of its head. It then fires a powerful jet of water from the orb at the opponent.
Red's Kabutops	File 3 - Giovanni		Debut
	Blastoise fires two powerful jets of water from its cannons at the opponent.
Blue's Blastoise	File 4 - Charizard		None

In the manga

In the Aim to Be a Card Master!! manga

Blastoise
The user blasts the opponent with a high volume of water.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Blastoise shoots a high volume of water from its cannons.
Kenta's Blastoise	MCM1		Debut

In the Ash and Pikachu manga

Blastoise Milotic
The user blasts the opponent with a high volume of water.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Blastoise shoots a high volume of water from its cannons.
Gary's Blastoise	One Half Of A Poké Ball		Debut
	Milotic shoots a high volume of water from its mouth.
Lucy's Milotic	An Infinite Bond!!		None

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

Jellicent
The user blasts the foe with a high volume of water.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Jellicent blasts the foe with a high volume of water.
Muteki's Jellicent	Victini - A New Friend!		Debut

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Squirtle Squirtle
The foe is blasted by a huge volume of water.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Blastoise releases two powerful streams of water from its hydro cannons at the opponent.
Dario's two Blastoise	The Human Race and the Pokémon Race		Debut
	Squirtle fires a powerful stream of water from between of its hands at the opponent, or Squirtle retreats into its shell and rapidly spins while it fires powerful jets of water from its mouth through all the shell's openings.
Ash's Squirtle	The Orange Islands		None

In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga

Blastoise
The user blasts the opponent with a high volume of water.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Blastoise shoots a high volume of water from its cannons.
A wild Blastoise	PW25		Debut

In the movie adaptations

The user shoots out water at a high volume.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Totodile shoots out water at a high volume from its mouth.
Ash's Totodile	Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei		Debut
	Keldeo shoots out water at a high volume from its hooves.
Keldeo (M15)	Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice		None
	Feraligatr shoots out water at a high volume from its mouth.
A wild Feraligatr	Genesect and the Legend Awakened		None

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Tirtouga Gyarados Blastoise Empoleon
The foe is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Gyarados blasts a powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Red's Gyara	Gyarados Splashes In!		Debut
	Wartortle stomps its two hands on the ground and geysers of water shoot up from the ground all around the opponent.
Green's Blasty	The Jynx Jinx		None
	Blastoise blasts two powerful jets of water from the hydro cannons on its back at the opponent.
Green's Blasty	The Winged Legends		None
	Golduck blasts a powerful jet of water from its bill or the palm of its hand at the opponent.
Blue's Golduck	Lapras Lazily		None
	Lanturn fires a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Misty's Lanturn	Lovely Lanturn		None
	Suicune fires a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Crys's Suicune	Lovely Lanturn		None
	Omastar releases a powerful blast of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Yellow's Omny	Butterfly Butterfree		None
	Pelipper releases a powerful blast of sparkling water from its mouth at the opponent.
Amber's Pelipper	Assaulted by Pelipper I		None
	Empoleon opens its mouth and releases a powerful and spiraling stream of water from its beak at the opponent.
Platinum's Empoleon	Getting the Drop on Gallade II		None
	Rotom releases a powerful blast of water from the hose on the side of its body at the opponent.
Dia's Rotom	Unplugging Rotom (Heat, Wash, Mow, Fan, Frost)		None
	Tirtouga shoots a powerful blast of water from its mouth. Tirtouga can manipulate the direction of the water.
Black's Costa	School of Hard Knocks		None

In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga

Milotic
The user sprays a high volume of water from its mouth at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Milotic sprays a high volume of water from its mouth at the foe.
Enta's Milotic	Final Battle: Versus The Salon Maiden		Debut

In the Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master manga

Feraligatr
The user sprays a high volume of water from its mouth at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Feraligatr sprays a high volume of water from its mouth at the foe.
Ryū's Feraligatr	ABM05		Debut

In the Pokémon Colosseum Snatcher Leo manga

Ludicolo
The user sprays a high volume of water from its mouth at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Ludicolo sprays a high volume of water from its mouth at the foe.
Miror B.'s Ludicolo	Pokémon Colosseum Snatcher Leo		Debut

In the Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers manga

Ludicolo
The user sprays a high volume of water from its mouth at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Ludicolo sprays a high volume of water from its mouth at the foe.
Wes's Ludicolo	Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers		Debut

In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga

• Dawn's Piplup attempted to use Hydro Pump in PDP09 but failed to use it.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Empoleon
The user blasts the foe with a high volume of water.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Piplup shoots out a high volume of water at the foe.
Hareta's Piplup	The Battle Rages On		Debut
	Empoleon shoots out a high volume of water at the foe.
Hareta's Empoleon	Will Hareta's Wish Get Through?!		None

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

Kingdra
The user shoots a high volume of water.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Wartortle shoots a high volume of water.
Shu's Wartortle	Articuno, King of Ice		Debut
	Gyarados shoots a high volume of water.
Shu's Gyarados	GDZ45		Debut
	Kingdra shoots a high volume of water.
An Unnamed Trainer's Kingdra	GDZ68		Debut

In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King manga

Vaporeon
The user shoots a wave of water at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Vaporeon shoots a wave of water at the foe.
Unknown Trainer's Vaporeon	PBK4		Debut

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Kabutops Rotom Blastoise Omanyte
The user shoots heavy pumps of water the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Kabutops shoots a stream of water from its mouth.
Unknown Trainer's Kabutops	The Legendary Moltres Appears!!		Debut
	Blastoise fires heavy pumps of water from its cannons.
Blue's Blastoise	The Pokémon Banana League (Part 1)		None
A wild Blastoise	Take me to the Dragon Palace!		None
	Omanyte shoots out a powerful stream of water from its mouth.
A wild Omanyte	The Ancient Pokémon Discovery!		None
	Rotom fires heavy pumps of water from its hose.
A wild Rotom	PMDP47		None

In the Pokémon Try Adventure manga

Piplup
The user fires a blast of water that gets bigger and stronger.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Piplup fires a blast of water from its mouth that gets bigger and stronger.
Katsuya's Chacha	Phantom Thief Haidoru		Debut

In the Pokémon Zensho manga

Lapras
The user fires a blast of water from its body.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Lapras claps its hands and fires a blast of water from them.
Satoshi's Lapras	Viridian City		Debut

In the Set Out!! Pokémon Ranger manga

File:Mudkip Hydro Pump SOPR.png Mudkip
The user sprays a high volume of water from its mouth at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Mudkip sprays a high volume of water from its mouth at the foe.
A wild Mudkip	Set Out!! Pokémon Ranger		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• In 3D games except Pokémon X and Y, when Blastoise uses this move two streams are fired at the target, whereas every other Pokémon only has one stream. In Pokémon X and Y, Blastoise only has one stream.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 水炮 Shuǐpào Czech Vodní pumpa Danish Vandpumpe Dutch Hydropomp Finnish Vesipumppu Vesitykki (M01) French Hydrocanon German Hydropumpe Greek Υδραντλία Hindi पानी का पम्प Paani Ka Pump Indonesian Hydro Pump Italian Idropompa Korean 하이드로펌프 Hydro Pump Polish Hydropompa (original series) Pompa Wodna (Diamond & Pearl onwards) Portuguese Brazil Hidro Bomba Portugal Bomba de Água (Pokémon Chronicles) Romanian Pompa Hidraulică Serbian Хидро Пумпа Spanish Hidrobomba

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