Splash (move)

Splash はねる Hop

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  40 (max. 64) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects the user

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

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   The appeal works great if performed last.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Raises the score if the Voltage is low.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Splash (Japanese: はねる Hop) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I. It has no effect whatsoever and is thus widely regarded as the most useless move in existance.

Effect

Generation I

The message "No effect!" will appear on the screen following the move's animation. The move has no effect whatsoever.

Generation II and onward

Same as above, except the message now reads "But nothing happened!"

In the anime

• 

  James's Magikarp using Splash

Pokémon

Magikarp. Magikarp uselessly splashes on its place.

• Used James's Magikarp from Battle Aboard the St. Anne to Pokémon Shipwreck. Debut.

Clefairy. Clefairy uselessly bounces on its place.

• Used by Whitney's Clefairy via Metronome in A Goldenrod Opportunity.

Cleffa. Cleffa bounces on its place and also causes its opponent to jump up and down.

• Used by wild Cleffa via Metronome in A Real Cleffa-Hanger.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0129 Magikarp Water -- 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 II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0129 Magikarp Water -- 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying -- 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying -- 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying -- 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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0060 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Magikarp, Gyarados |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0116 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Magikarp, Gyarados |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0173 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cleffa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0225 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Delibird
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed
Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0129 Magikarp Water -- 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying -- 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying -- 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying -- 0298 Azurill Normal -- 0320 Wailmer Water -- 0321 Wailord Water -- 0325 Spoink Psychic -- 0326 Grumpig Psychic -- 0349 Feebas Water -- 0360 Wynaut Psychic -- 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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0060 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Magikarp, Gyarados, Marill, Azumarill, Feebas, Milotic |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0116 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Magikarp, Gyarados
Feebas, Milotic |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0173 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cleffa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0225 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Delibird
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Wailmer, Wailord
Spoink, Grumpig
Feebas |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0370 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Luvdisc
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Wailmer, Wailord
Magikarp

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0129 Magikarp Water -- 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying -- 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying -- 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying -- 0298 Azurill Normal -- 0320 Wailmer Water -- 0321 Wailord Water -- 0325 Spoink Psychic -- 0326 Grumpig Psychic -- 0349 Feebas Water -- 0360 Wynaut Psychic -- 0427 Buneary Normal -- 0428 Lopunny 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.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0060 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Magikarp, Gyarados
Mantine
Marill, Azumarill
Feebas, Milotic |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0116 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Horsea
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Magikarp, Gyarados
Feebas, Milotic |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0173 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cleffa
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0225 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Delibird
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Wailmer, Wailord
Spoink, Grumpig
Feebas
Buneary, Lopunny |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0226 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mantine
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed
Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Magikarp, Gyarados
Marill, Azumarill
Feebas, Milotic |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0370 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Luvdisc
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Wailmer, Wailord
Magikarp |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0456 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Finneon
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Magikarp, Gyarados
Wailmer, Wailord
Luvdisc |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0458 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mantyke
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed
Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Magikarp, Gyarados
Marill, Azumarill
Feebas, Milotic

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Trivia

• Splash is the only move yet known to have no effect on either the opponent or the user. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, however, Splash will deal 5 damage to any foe in the way of the attack.
• Splash was originally the signature move of Magikarp, but since Generation II, other Pokémon have been able to learn it.
• Every Pokémon that can learn Splash by leveling up learns it as a starting move.
• While the English name suggests an association with water, the Japanese name, はねる, can mean both "splash" and "hop" (although usually the latter). This explains why the move can be learned naturally by Pokémon such as Spoink and Hoppip, species who have no association with water but are known for hopping or jumping.
  • This could also explain why Splash is not Template:Type2, as well.
• Generation III is the first (and so far only) generation to introduce more than one evolution family that can learn Splash by leveling up.
  • Both baby Pokémon that learn Splash by leveling up were also the only two introduced in Generation III.
• Despite being the weakest move, it is an egg move.

In other languages

• Spanish: Salpicadura
• French: Trempette
• Italian: Splash