Wave Crash (move)

Wave Crash
ウェーブタックル Wave Tackle
Wave Crash IX.png
Wave Crash IX 2.png
Type  Water
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  120
Accuracy  100%
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Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VIII
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Jamming  0  

Wave Crash (Japanese: ウェーブタックル Wave Tackle) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Effect

Generation VIII

Wave Crash inflicts damage and the user receives recoil damage equal to 33% of the damage done to the target and raises the user's action speed.

Category  Physical
PP  10
Agile Strong
Power  75  60  90
Accuracy  100%  100%  100%
Action speed modifier
Self  -4  -4  +2
Target  0  +3  0
Additional effect
Recoil  33%  33%  50%
   ?  ?
   ?  ?
Damages the user by a percentage of damage dealt
Raises the user's action speed

Generation IX

Wave Crash's power was increased to 120.

Description

Games Description
LA The user shrouds itself in water and slams into the target with its whole body to inflict damage. This also damages the user and raises the user’s action speed.
SV The user shrouds itself in water and slams into the target with its whole body to inflict damage. This also damages the user quite a lot.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
128   Tauros
Paldean Form
(Aqua Breed)
 
 
Field Field 55
395   Empoleon
 
 
Water 1 Field 57LA
418   Buizel
  Water 1 Field 49
419   Floatzel
  Water 1 Field 62
550   Basculin
  Water 2 Water 2 44
550   Basculin
White-Striped Form
  Water 2 Water 2 34LA 44
779   Bruxish
 
 
Water 2 Water 2 44
902   Basculegion
 
 
Water 2 Water 2 34LA 44
914   Quaquaval
 
 
Flying Water 1 64
964   Palafin
  Field Water 2 61
977   Dondozo
  Water 2 Water 2 65
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 generations

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 波動衝 Bōduhng Chūng
Mandarin 波動衝 / 波动冲 Bōdòng Chōng
  French Aquatacle
  German Wellentackle
  Italian Ondaschianto
  Korean 웨이브태클 Weibeutaekeul
  Spanish Envite Acuático



Variations of the move Double-Edge
  Double-EdgeVolt TackleFlare BlitzBrave BirdWood HammerWave Crash


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