Water Pledge (move)

Water Pledge
みずのちかい Water Oath
Water Pledge IX.png
Water Pledge IX rainbow.png
Type  Water
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation V
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Appeal  0  
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  0  
Excites the audience in any kind of contest.

Water Pledge (Japanese: みずのちかい Water Oath) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation V. It is TM145 in Generation IX.

Effect

Generation V

Water Pledge inflicts damage. It has a regular power of 50.

When two allies attempt to use Water Pledge and either Fire Pledge or Grass Pledge on the same turn, the ally moving first will not itself use a move, but instead the ally moving second will use a combined attack with a power of 150 and an additional effect immediately after it:

  • If Water Pledge and Fire Pledge are used in the same turn, the ally moving second will use Water Pledge with a power of 150, and create a rainbow on the user's side of the field for four turns. The rainbow doubles the probability of additional effects taking place for moves used by that side of the field (including the chance of flinching caused by King's Rock and Razor Fang, but not including Secret Power); this effect is cumulative with Serene Grace for chances to cause a stat change or inflict a status, but not for chances to cause flinching. Due to the way certain secondary effects are handled, this can lead to an overflow glitch.
  • If Water Pledge and Grass Pledge are used in the same turn, the ally moving second will use Grass Pledge with a power of 150, and create a swamp on the target's side of the field for four turns. This swamp quarters the Speed of all Pokémon on that side of the field.

If a Pokémon uses one Pledge move and a partner has selected another Pledge move, but none of its partners are able to use their selected Pledge move that turn (e.g. paralysis, Sky Drop, etc.), no move will be executed.

Water Pledge is unaffected by a held Water Gem (and will not consume it). If a combined move is used, it will always receive the same-type attack bonus no matter which Pokémon is the one executing it, or what type the combined move is.

Generation VI onwards

Water Pledge's regular power changed from 50 to 80. In addition, Water Pledge does not work in Sky Battles.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Water Pledge cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description
BWB2W2
XYORAS
A column of water strikes the target. When combined with its fire equivalent, the damage increases and a rainbow appears.
SMUSUM A column of water strikes the target. When combined with its fire equivalent, its power increases and a rainbow appears.
SwShLA A column of water hits the target. When used with its fire equivalent, its power increases and a rainbow appears.
BDSP This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.
SV A column of water hits the target. When used with its fire counterpart, this move's power is boosted and a rainbow appears.


Learnset

By TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
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II
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III
[[|]]
IV
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V
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VI
--
VII
--
VIII
--
IX
TM145
151   Mew
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
501   Oshawott
  Field Field
502   Dewott
  Field Field
503   Samurott
  Field Field
503   Samurott
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
656   Froakie
  Water 1 Water 1
657   Frogadier
  Water 1 Water 1
658   Greninja
 
 
Water 1 Water 1
816   Sobble
  Water 1 Field
817   Drizzile
  Water 1 Field
818   Inteleon
  Water 1 Field
912   Quaxly
  Flying Water 1
913   Quaxwell
  Flying Water 1
914   Quaquaval
 
 
Flying Water 1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By Move Tutor

Various Move Tutors can teach Water Pledge to any Water-type starter Pokémon of any evolutionary stage. From Generation VII onward, Move Tutors will also teach Water Pledge to the Water-type elemental monkeys. From Generation V to VII, Move Tutors will only teach this move to Pokémon with maximized friendship.

The Move Tutors who teach this move are:

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Game
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh SwSh
EP
BDSP LA
007   Squirtle
  Monster Water 1
008   Wartortle
  Monster Water 1
009   Blastoise
  Monster Water 1
158   Totodile
  Monster Water 1
159   Croconaw
  Monster Water 1
160   Feraligatr
  Monster Water 1
258   Mudkip
  Monster Water 1
259   Marshtomp
 
 
Monster Water 1
260   Swampert
 
 
Monster Water 1
393   Piplup
  Water 1 Field
394   Prinplup
  Water 1 Field
395   Empoleon
 
 
Water 1 Field
501   Oshawott
  Field Field
502   Dewott
  Field Field
503   Samurott
  Field Field
515   Panpour
  Field Field
516   Simipour
  Field Field
656   Froakie
  Water 1 Water 1
657   Frogadier
  Water 1 Water 1
658   Greninja
 
 
Water 1 Water 1
728   Popplio
  Water 1 Field
729   Brionne
  Water 1 Field
730   Primarina
 
 
Water 1 Field
816   Sobble
  Water 1 Field
817   Drizzile
  Water 1 Field
818   Inteleon
  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.


In other games

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Water Pledge
★★★★
Attack power 51.29272
Charge time 0.74 seconds
Range type Circular (ranged)
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

Description

Games Description
MDGtI  UNUSED
SMD It damages an enemy. If it's used with Fire Pledge in an Alliance, you and your teammates will get the rainbow condition, and if it's used with Grass Pledge, the enemies in the same room will get the swamp condition.


In the manga

Be the Best! Pokémon B+W


Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 水之誓約 Séui-jī Saihyeuk *
Mandarin 水之誓約 / 水之誓约 Shuǐ-zhī Shìyuē *
水的誓約 Shuǐ-de Shìyuē *
  French Aire d'Eau
  German Wassersäulen
  Italian Acquapatto
  Korean 물의맹세 Muruimaengse
  Spanish Voto Agua
  Vietnamese Thề Ước Của Nước



Pledge moves
  Grass PledgeFire PledgeWater Pledge


Generation IX TMs
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171
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