Wave Crash (move)

Wave Crash ウェーブタックル Wave Tackle

Battles Type  Water Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  120 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

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.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus 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

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Wave Crash is the only Water-type move that causes recoil damage.
• In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Wave Crash has the lowest base power of all recoil moves (besides Struggle).

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-Edge • Volt Tackle • Flare Blitz • Brave Bird • Wood Hammer • Wave Crash

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