Soak (move)

This article is about the move Soak. For the Field Move in Pokémon Ranger games, see Field Move.

Soak
みずびたし Waterlog

Battles

Type	Water
Category	Status
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	—
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

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

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cute
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jamming	1 ♥
Badly startles Pokémon that the audience has high expectations of.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Soak (Japanese: みずびたし Waterlog) is a non-damaging Water-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Generation V

Soak changes the target's types to single Water-type only. The effect lasts as long as the target remains in battle; however, changing form or transforming overrides the effect. Soak succeeds even if the target is already a pure Water-type Pokémon.

Soak fails if used on a substitute or a Pokémon with Multitype.

The effect is not Baton Passed.

Generation VI onward

If used on a pure Water-type Pokémon, Soak's animation will still play, but the game will now state that the move has failed. Soak fails if used on a Pokémon with RKS System.

Soak can be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if the move Rain Dance was used in the prior turn.

If powered up by a Waterium Z into Z-Soak, the user's Special Attack stat rises by one stage.

Description

Games	Description
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh	The user shoots a torrent of water at the target and changes the target's type to Water.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field	35^BW 36^B2W2	36	31	27
0055		Golduck		Water 1	Field	37^BW 38^B2W2	38	31	27
0118		Goldeen		Water 2		Water 2	51	50^XY 40^ORAS	40	40
0119		Seaking		Water 2		Water 2	63	63^XY 46^ORAS	46	44
0223		Remoraid		Water 1	Water 2	49^BW 50^B2W2	50	50	40
0224		Octillery		Water 1	Water 2	61^BW 64^B2W2	64	64	48
0279		Pelipper		Water 1	Flying	1	1	1	1
0321		Wailord		Field	Water 2			1	1
0370		Luvdisc		Water 2		Water 2			42
0456		Finneon		Water 2		Water 2	54	54	54
0457		Lumineon		Water 2		Water 2	66	1, 66	1, 66
0550		Basculin		Water 2		Water 2	32	32	23	28
0594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2	33	33	33
0746		Wishiwashi		Water 2		Water 2			46	24
0751		Dewpider		Water 1	Bug				28
0752		Araquanid		Water 1	Bug			1	32
0771		Pyukumuku		Water 1		Water 1			41	50
0788		Tapu Fini		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			20
0816		Sobble		Water 1	Field				32
0817		Drizzile		Water 1	Field				42
0818		Inteleon		Water 1	Field				46
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
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0170		Chinchou		Water 2		Water 2		✔	✔	✔
0183		Marill		Water 1	Fairy				✔
0278		Wingull		Water 1	Flying		✔	✔	✔
0298		Azurill		Water 1	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔
0320		Wailmer		Field	Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔
0418		Buizel		Water 1	Field		✔	✔
0852		Clobbopus		Water 1	Human-Like				✔
0875		Eiscue		Water 1	Field				✔
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

Description

Games	Description
MDGtI	It changes the type of the Pokémon in front of you to Water.
SMD	It changes the type of a target to Water. The type returns to normal when you go to the next floor or faint.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon	Method
Pelipper
The user shoots a torrent of water at the target.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Pelipper releases a torrent of water from its mouth at the opponent.
Mr. Briney's Peeko	Omega Alpha Adventure 9	Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

This move originated as a TCG Poké-POWER.
Although the move itself hasn't been used in the anime, getting wet has been shown to neutralize the Ground type's immunity to Electric in a couple of occasions, first with Brock's Onix in Showdown in Pewter City and later with Pryce's Piloswine in Nice Pryce, Baby! and Hapu's Mudsdale in A Grand Debut!.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	浸水 Jamséui
Chinese	Mandarin	浸水 Jìnshuǐ
French		Détrempage
German		Überflutung
Italian		Inondazione
Korean		물붓기 Mulbutgi
Brazilian Portuguese		Ensopar
Spanish		Anegar

Variations of the move Soak

Soak • Magic Powder

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.