Water Gun (move)

Water Gun
みずでっぽう Water Gun
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Type  Water
Category  Special
PP  25 (max. 40)
Power  40
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Cute
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
A highly appealing move.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Water Gun (Japanese: みずでっぽう Water Gun) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Water Gun inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0007   Squirtle
Water 15
0008   Wartortle
Water --
0008   Wartortle
Water 15
0009   Blastoise
Water --
0009   Blastoise
Water 15
0060   Poliwag
Water 19
0061   Poliwhirl
Water --
0061   Poliwhirl
Water 19
0062   Poliwrath
Water Fighting --
0062   Poliwrath
Water Fighting 19
0072   Tentacool
Water Poison 22
0073   Tentacruel
Water Poison --
0073   Tentacruel
Water Poison 22
0079   Slowpoke
Water Psychic 33
0080   Slowbro
Water Psychic --
0080   Slowbro
Water Psychic 33
0116   Horsea
Water 30
0117   Seadra
Water --
0117   Seadra
Water 30
0120   Staryu
Water 17
0121   Starmie
Water Psychic --
0131   Lapras
Water Ice --
0134   Vaporeon
Water 31
0138   Omanyte
Rock Water --
0139   Omastar
Rock 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.


By TM12

#   Pokémon Type
0007   Squirtle
Water
0008   Wartortle
Water
0009   Blastoise
Water
0019   Rattata
Normal
0020   Raticate
Normal
0030   Nidorina
Poison
0031   Nidoqueen
Poison Ground
0033   Nidorino
Poison
0034   Nidoking
Poison Ground
0035   Clefairy
Normal
0036   Clefable
Normal
0039   Jigglypuff
Normal
0040   Wigglytuff
Normal
0052   Meowth
Normal
0053   Persian
Normal
0054   Psyduck
Water
0055   Golduck
Water
0060   Poliwag
Water
0061   Poliwhirl
Water
0062   Poliwrath
Water Fighting
0072   Tentacool
Water Poison
0073   Tentacruel
Water Poison
0079   Slowpoke
Water Psychic
0080   Slowbro
Water Psychic
0086   Seel
Water
0087   Dewgong
Water Ice
0090   Shellder
Water
0091   Cloyster
Water Ice
0098   Krabby
Water
0099   Kingler
Water
0104   Cubone
Ground
0105   Marowak
Ground
0108   Lickitung
Normal
0112   Rhydon
Ground Rock
0113   Chansey
Normal
0115   Kangaskhan
Normal
0116   Horsea
Water
0117   Seadra
Water
0118   Goldeen
Water
0119   Seaking
Water
0120   Staryu
Water
0121   Starmie
Water Psychic
0124   Jynx
Ice Psychic
0130   Gyarados
Water Flying
0131   Lapras
Water Ice
0134   Vaporeon
Water
0138   Omanyte
Rock Water
0139   Omastar
Rock Water
0140   Kabuto
Rock Water
0141   Kabutops
Rock Water
0143   Snorlax
Normal
0144   Articuno
Ice Flying
0147   Dratini
Dragon
0148   Dragonair
Dragon
0149   Dragonite
Dragon Flying
0150   Mewtwo
Psychic
0151   Mew
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.


Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0007   Squirtle
Water 13
0008   Wartortle
Water 13
0009   Blastoise
Water 13
0060   Poliwag
Water 13
0061   Poliwhirl
Water --
0061   Poliwhirl
Water 13
0062   Poliwrath
Water Fighting --
0079   Slowpoke
Water Psychic 15
0080   Slowbro
Water Psychic --
0080   Slowbro
Water Psychic 15
0116   Horsea
Water 22
0117   Seadra
Water --
0117   Seadra
Water 22
0120   Staryu
Water 7
0131   Lapras
Water Ice --
0134   Vaporeon
Water 16
0138   Omanyte
Rock Water 19
0139   Omastar
Rock Water 19
0158   Totodile
Water 13
0159   Croconaw
Water 13
0160   Feraligatr
Water --
0160   Feraligatr
Water 13
0170   Chinchou
Water Electric 17
0171   Lanturn
Water Electric 17
0183   Marill
Water 10
0184   Azumarill
Water --
0184   Azumarill
Water 10
0186   Politoed
Water --
0194   Wooper
Water Ground --
0195   Quagsire
Water Ground --
0199   Slowking
Water Psychic 15
0211   Qwilfish
Water Poison --
0223   Remoraid
Water --
0224   Octillery
Water --
0230   Kingdra
Water Dragon --
0230   Kingdra
Water Dragon 22
0245   Suicune
Water 11
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" | 0231 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Phanpy
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Rattata, Raticate
Nidorino, Nidoking
Meowth, Persian
Psyduck, Golduck
Seel, Dewgong
Rhydon
Vaporeon
Wooper, Quagsire

|- | 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
0007   Squirtle
Water 13
0008   Wartortle
Water 13
0009   Blastoise
Water 13
0060   Poliwag
Water 13
0061   Poliwhirl
Water --
0061   Poliwhirl
Water 13
0062   Poliwrath
Water Fighting --
0079   Slowpoke
Water Psychic 15
0079   Slowpoke
Water Psychic 13
0080   Slowbro
Water Psychic 15
0080   Slowbro
Water Psychic 13
0116   Horsea
Water 22
0117   Seadra
Water --
0117   Seadra
Water 22
0120   Staryu
Water 22
0121   Starmie
Water Psychic --
0131   Lapras
Water Ice --
0134   Vaporeon
Water 16
0138   Omanyte
Rock Water 19
0139   Omastar
Rock Water --
0139   Omastar
Rock Water 19
0158   Totodile
Water 13
0159   Croconaw
Water 13
0160   Feraligatr
Water --
0160   Feraligatr
Water 13
0170   Chinchou
Water Electric 17
0171   Lanturn
Water Electric 17
0183   Marill
Water 10
0184   Azumarill
Water --
0184   Azumarill
Water 10
0186   Politoed
Water
0194   Wooper
Water Ground --
0195   Quagsire
Water Ground --
0199   Slowking
Water Psychic 15
0199   Slowking
Water Psychic 13
0211   Qwilfish
Water Poison 19
0211   Qwilfish
Water Poison 13
0223   Remoraid
Water --
0224   Octillery
Water --
0230   Kingdra
Water Dragon --
0230   Kingdra
Water Dragon 22
0258   Mudkip
Water 10
0259   Marshtomp
Water Ground --
0259   Marshtomp
Water Ground 10
0260   Swampert
Water Ground --
0260   Swampert
Water Ground 10
0278   Wingull
Water Flying --
0279   Pelipper
Water Flying --
0279   Pelipper
Water Flying 3
0298   Azurill
Normal 21
0320   Wailmer
Water 10
0321   Wailord
Water --
0321   Wailord
Water 10
0339   Barboach
Water Ground 11
0340   Whiscash
Water Ground 11
0347   Anorith
Rock Bug 19
0348   Armaldo
Rock Bug --, 19
0350   Milotic
Water --
0351   Castform
Normal 10
0351   Castform
Fire 10
0351   Castform
Water 10
0351   Castform
Ice 10
0363   Spheal
Ice Water --
0364   Sealeo
Ice Water --
0365   Walrein
Ice Water --
0366   Clamperl
Water --
0369   Relicanth
Water Rock 8
0370   Luvdisc
Water 12
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" | 0270 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Lotad
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise
Psyduck, Golduck
Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking,
Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Lapras,
Omanyte, Omastar
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Marill, Azumarill
Wooper, Quagsire
Remoraid, Octillery
Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert,
Wingull, Pelipper,
Milotic,
Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein,
Clamperl, Huntail, Gorebyss
Relicanth

|- | 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
0007   Squirtle
Water 13
0008   Wartortle
Water 13
0009   Blastoise
Water 13
0054   Psyduck
Water 9
0055   Golduck
Water --
9
0060   Poliwag
Water 11
0061   Poliwhirl
Water 11
0079   Slowpoke
Water Psychic 11
0080   Slowbro
Water Psychic 11
0116   Horsea
Water 11
0117   Seadra
Water --
11
0120   Staryu
Water 6
0121   Starmie
Water Psychic --
0131   Lapras
Water Ice --
0134   Vaporeon
Water 15
0138   Omanyte
Rock Water 10
0139   Omastar
Rock Water 10
0158   Totodile
Water 6
0158 Croconaw Croconaw
Water --
6
0160   Feraligatr
Water --
6
0170   Chinchou
Water Electric 12
0171   Lanturn
Water Electric 12
0183   Marill
Water 10
0184   Azumarill
Water --
10
0194   Wooper
Water Ground --
0195   Quagsire
Water Ground --
0199   Slowking
Water Psychic 11
0211   Qwilfish
Water Poison 13
0223   Remoraid
Water --
0224   Octillery
Water --
0230   Kingdra
Water Dragon --
11
0258   Mudkip
Water 10
0259   Marshtomp
Water Ground --
10
0260   Swampert
Water Ground --
10
0278   Wingull
Water Flying --
0279   Pelipper
Water Flying --
3
0298   Azurill
Normal 18
0320   Wailmer
Water 7
0321   Wailord
Water --
7
0339   Barboach
Water Ground 10
0340   Whiscash
Water Ground 10
0347   Anorith
Rock Bug 13
0348   Armaldo
Rock Bug --
13
0350   Milotic
Water --
0351   Castform
Normal 10
0351   Castform
Fire 10
0351   Castform
Water 10
0351   Castform
Ice 10
0363   Spheal
Ice Water --
0364   Sealeo
Ice Water --
0365   Walrein
Ice Water --
0366   Clamperl
Water --
0369   Relicanth
Water Rock 8
0370   Luvdisc
Water 7
0400   Bibarel
Normal Water 15
0418   Buizel
Water 6
0419   Floatzel
Water 6
0456   Finneon
Water 6
0457   Lumineon
Water --
6
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" | 0183 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Marill
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Shellos, Gastrodon|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0270 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Lotad
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise
Psyduck, Golduck
Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Lapras
Omanyte, Omastar
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Marill, Azumarill
Wooper, Quagsire
Remoraid, Octillery
Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert
Wingull, Pelipper
Milotic
Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein
Clamperl, Huntail, Gorebyss
Relicanth


|- | 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 V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0007   Squirtle
Water 13
0008   Wartortle
Water 13
0009   Blastoise
Water 13
0054   Psyduck
Water 9
0055   Golduck
Water --
9
0060   Poliwag
Water 11
0061   Poliwhirl
Water 11
0079   Slowpoke
Water Psychic 11
0080   Slowbro
Water Psychic 11
0116   Horsea
Water 11
0117   Seadra
Water --
11
0120   Staryu
Water 6
0121   Starmie
Water Psychic --
0131   Lapras
Water Ice --
0134   Vaporeon
Water 15
0138   Omanyte
Rock Water 10
0139   Omastar
Rock Water 10
0158   Totodile
Water 6
0158 Croconaw Croconaw
Water --
6
0160   Feraligatr
Water --
6
0170   Chinchou
Water Electric 17
0171   Lanturn
Water Electric 12
0183   Marill
Water 10
0184   Azumarill
Water --
10
0194   Wooper
Water Ground --
0195   Quagsire
Water Ground --
0199   Slowking
Water Psychic 11
0211   Qwilfish
Water Poison 13
0223   Remoraid
Water --
0224   Octillery
Water --
0230   Kingdra
Water Dragon --
11
0258   Mudkip
Water 10
0259   Marshtomp
Water Ground --
10
0260   Swampert
Water Ground --
10
0278   Wingull
Water Flying --
0279   Pelipper
Water Flying --
3
0298   Azurill
Normal 18
0320   Wailmer
Water 7
0321   Wailord
Water --
7
0339   Barboach
Water Ground 10
0340   Whiscash
Water Ground 10
0347   Anorith
Rock Bug 13
0348   Armaldo
Rock Bug --
13
0350   Milotic
Water --
0351   Castform
Normal 10
0351   Castform
Fire 10
0351   Castform
Water 10
0351   Castform
Ice 10
0363   Spheal
Ice Water --
0364   Sealeo
Ice Water --
0365   Walrein
Ice Water --
0366   Clamperl
Water --
0369   Relicanth
Water Rock 8
0370   Luvdisc
Water 7
0400   Bibarel
Normal Water 15
0418   Buizel
Water 6
0419   Floatzel
Water 6
0456   Finneon
Water 6
0457   Lumineon
Water --
6
0501   Oshawott
Water 7
0502   Dewott
Water --
7
0503   Samurott
Water --
7
0515   Panpour
Water 10
0550   Basculin
Water --
0550   Basculin
Water --
0564   Tirtouga
Water Rock --
0565   Carracosta
Water Rock --
0580   Ducklett
Water Flying --
0581   Swanna
Water 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" | 0270 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Lotad
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise
Psyduck, Golduck
Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra
Lapras
Omanyte, Omastar
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Marill, Azumarill
Wooper, Quagsire
Remoraid, Octillery
Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert
Wingull, Pelipper
Milotic
Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein
Clamperl, Huntail, Gorebyss
Relicanth
Tirtouga, Carracosta
Ducklett, Swanna

|- | 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.
|} |}

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Water Gun is Squirtle's Standard Special move. It charges up water and then squirts it at the opponent. It does not do damage, although it repels the foe.

In the anime


In the manga

Magical Pokémon Journey


Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Trivia

  • The only Water-type starter Pokémon that cannot use Water Gun is Piplup.
  • Lotad's family are the only Pokémon able to learn Water Gun through breeding.
  • The glitch Pokémon Missingno. is able to learn two copies of this move at the same time.
  • Water Gun has been depicted as an equal in the anime as Flamethrower, despite the fact that Water Gun is much weaker in the games.

In other languages

  • Chinese: 水槍 Shuǐqiāng
  • Dutch: Waterpistool (season 1-5, 8-present), Waterkanon (season 6-7)
  • Finnish: Vesipyssy
  • French: Pistolet à O
  • German: Aquaknarre
  • Greek: Νεροπίστολο
  • Hindi: पानी की बन्दूक Paani Ki Bandook
  • Italian: Pistolacqua
  • Korean: 물대포 Mul Daepo
  • Portuguese (Brazilian): Jato D'água, Pistola d'água, Arma de água
  • Spanish: Pistola Agua
  • Spanish (Latin American): Chorro de Agua (anime)
  • Serbian: Vodena Puška
Generation I TMs
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Generation I HMs
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