Brine
しおみず Salt Water
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Type  Water
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  65
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Increases judges voltage by 2
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Brine (Japanese: しおみず Salt Water) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation IV. It is TM55 in Generation IV, and obtained by defeating Crasher Wake.

Effect

Brine inflicts damage, and its power doubles to 130 when the target is at or below 50% health.

Description

Games Description
If the foe’s HP is down to about half, this attack will hit with double the power.

Conq
If the target's HP is down to about half, this attack will hit with double the power.
PMDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It will inflict double damage if the target's HP is down to half or lower.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
086   Seel Water Water 33 33 ''''
087   Dewgong Water Ice 33 33 ''''
090   Shellder Water Water 44 44 ''''
098   Krabby Water Water 39 39 ''''
099   Kingler Water Water 51 51 ''''
116   Horsea Water Water 30 30 ''''
117   Seadra Water Water 30 30 ''''
120   Staryu Water Water     36 ''''
131   Lapras Water Ice 37 37 ''''
138   Omanyte Rock Water 28 28 ''''
139   Omastar Rock Water 28 28 ''''
211   Qwilfish Water Poison 33 33 ''''
230   Kingdra Water Dragon 30 30 ''''
279   Pelipper Water Flying     34 ''''
297   Hariyama Fighting Fighting -- -- '
320   Wailmer Water Water 31 31 ''''
321   Wailord Water Water 31 31 ''''
367   Huntail Water Water 28 28 ''''
393   Piplup Water Water 29 29 ''''
394   Prinplup Water Water 33 33 ''''
395   Empoleon Water Steel 33 33 ''''
515   Panpour Water Water   34 ''''
564   Tirtouga Water Rock   28 ''''
565   Carracosta Water Rock   28 ''''
592   Frillish Water Ghost   32 ''''
593   Jellicent Water Ghost   32 ''''
594   Alomomola Water Water   41 ''''
613   Cubchoo Ice Ice   21 '
614   Beartic Ice Ice   21 '
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
007   Squirtle Water Water no                                 
170   Chinchou Water Electric no     
211   Qwilfish Water Poison no     
278   Wingull Water Flying no                                 
318   Carvanha Water Dark no     
349   Feebas Water Water no                                 
366   Clamperl Water Water no                                 
369   Relicanth Water Rock no                                       
370   Luvdisc Water Water no     
422   Shellos Water Water no                                     
456   Finneon Water Water no     
501   Oshawott Water Water no           
550   Basculin Water Water no     
580   Ducklett Water Flying 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 TM

# Pokémon Type Machine
I
--
II
--
III
--
IV
TM55
V
--
VI
TM08
007   Squirtle Water Water
008   Wartortle Water Water
009   Blastoise Water Water
054   Psyduck Water Water
055   Golduck Water Water
072   Tentacool Water Poison
073   Tentacruel Water Poison
079   Slowpoke Water Psychic
080   Slowbro Water Psychic
086   Seel Water Water
087   Dewgong Water Ice
090   Shellder Water Water
091   Cloyster Water Ice
098   Krabby Water Water
099   Kingler Water Water
116   Horsea Water Water
117   Seadra Water Water
120   Staryu Water Water
121   Starmie Water Psychic
130   Gyarados Water Flying
131   Lapras Water Ice
134   Vaporeon Water Water
138   Omanyte Rock Water
139   Omastar Rock Water
140   Kabuto Rock Water
141   Kabutops Rock Water
151   Mew Psychic Psychic
170   Chinchou Water Electric
171   Lanturn Water Electric
199   Slowking Water Psychic
211   Qwilfish Water Poison
222   Corsola Water Rock
223   Remoraid Water Water
224   Octillery Water Water
226   Mantine Water Flying
230   Kingdra Water Dragon
245   Suicune Water Water
249   Lugia Psychic Flying
278   Wingull Water Flying
279   Pelipper Water Flying
297   Hariyama Fighting Fighting
318   Carvanha Water Dark
319   Sharpedo Water Dark
320   Wailmer Water Water
321   Wailord Water Water
363   Spheal Ice Water
364   Sealeo Ice Water
365   Walrein Ice Water
366   Clamperl Water Water
367   Huntail Water Water
368   Gorebyss Water Water
369   Relicanth Water Rock
370   Luvdisc Water Water
382   Kyogre Water Water
393   Piplup Water Water
394   Prinplup Water Water
395   Empoleon Water Steel
418   Buizel Water Water
419   Floatzel Water Water
422   Shellos Water Water
423   Gastrodon Water Ground
456   Finneon Water Water
457   Lumineon Water Water
484   Palkia Water Dragon
489   Phione Water Water
490   Manaphy Water Water
493   Arceus Normal Normal
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 event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0054   Psyduck Water Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0079   Slowpoke Water Psychic Dream World - Sparkling Sea
0116   HorseaLv.10 Water Dream World - Sparkling Sea
0223   Remoraid Water Dream World - Sparkling Sea
0580   Ducklett Water Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky
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

Brine is the only move of Simipour.

In the anime

 
Tirtouga
 
Wailmer
 
Shellder
 
Beartic
Salt water is blasted from the user's body.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Wailmer points its blow hole at the opponent and releases a stream of water from it.
A Coordinator's Wailmer Pruning a Passel of Pals! Debut
  Shellder releases a strong stream of water from its mouth, propelling it through the air and making it slam into the opponent.
Marilyn's Shellder Battling a Cute Drama! None
  Carracosta fires a powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Three wild Carracosta A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1 None
  Tirtouga fires a powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Tirtouga A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1 None
  Beartic fires a powerful stream of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Brycen's Beartic Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


In other generations

Trivia

  • Brine is the only Water-type Smart move.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 鹽水 Yánshuǐ
  Dutch Zilt
  French Saumure
  German Lake
  Greek Άλμη
  Italian Acquadisale
  Korean 소금물 Sogeummul
  Polish Bryza
Portuguese   Brazil Salmoura
  Portugal Salmoura
  Romanian Apă Sărată
  Serbian Slana Voda
  Spanish Salmuera


Variations of the move Brine
  BrineVenoshockHex


Generation IV TMs
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4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
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