Torrent (Ability)
| Torrent | げきりゅう | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Raging Rapids | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Torrent (Japanese: げきりゅう Raging Rapids) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. All Water-type first partner Pokémon have this Ability.
Effect
In battle
Generations III and IV
When a Pokémon with Torrent uses a Water-type move, the move's power will be increased by 50% if the user has less than or equal to ⅓ of its maximum HP remaining.
Generations V onward
Instead of boosting Water-type moves' power, Torrent now technically boosts the Pokémon's Attack or Special Attack by 50% during damage calculation if a Water-type move is being used, resulting in effectively the same effect.
Outside of battle
Torrent has no effect outside of battle.
Pokémon with Torrent
In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
When the Pokémon's HP falls below 25%, the power of Water-type moves increases by 2-timesRBTDS or 1.5-timesGtISMD.
Pokémon Conquest
In Pokémon Conquest, Torrent will increase user's Attack if the Pokémon using it is below ⅓ of its HP.
Pokémon UNITE
In Pokémon UNITE, Torrent is Blastoise's and Greninja's Ability that activates when the user is at half or less HP. Blastoise's increases Attack and Sp. Attack by 20%, while Greninja's increases Attack by 5% and movement speed by 12%.
Description
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In the anime
 Empoleon
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| The Pokémon's Water-type attacks are powered up when it gets weakened. | |||
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When Empoleon becomes weak or tired, its body becomes surrounded by a light blue aura for a few moments. Then, its eyes flash light blue as well. Empoleon's Water-type moves then get powered up. | ||
| Barry's Empoleon | Casting a Paul on Barry! | Debut | |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
- In volume 24, Green's Blastoise, Blasty, was revealed to have Torrent as his Ability.
- In volume 40, Platinum's Empoleon was revealed to have Torrent as her Ability.
- In volume 42, Silver's Feraligatr was revealed to have Torrent as his Ability.
- Ruby's Swampert, Mumu, and Blake's Dewott were revealed to have Torrent as their Ability in the PokéSPedia data book.
- Bianca's Oshawott and Cedric Juniper's Samurott were revealed to have Torrent as their Ability.
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
 Piplup
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| When the Pokémon is weakened or tired, their Water-type attacks receive a power up. | |||
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When Piplup becomes weak or tired, its Water-type moves get powered up. | ||
| Hareta's Piplup | In Search of the Legendary Pokémon Dialga!! | Debut | |
Trivia
- Torrent is the only variation of the Overgrow Ability that none of Ash's Pokémon have activated in the anime.
- It is also the only variation of Overgrow that has not been activated by a main character's Pokémon.
In other languages
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| Variations of the Ability Torrent | |
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| Torrent • Blaze • Overgrow • Swarm | |
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