Hydro Cannon

Essentials

Hydro Cannon

special

Generation 3

Summary

User foregoes its next turn to recharge.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 150; percentile 97.5
Accuracy: 90% ≈ 135.0 power
PP: 5, up to 8 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge

The turn after this move is used, the Pokémon's action is skipped so it can recharge.
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. User loses its next turn to "recharge", and cannot attack or switch out during that turn.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Powerful, but leaves the user immobile the next turn.
: The foe is hit with a watery cannon. The user can’t move on the next turn.

: The foe is hit with a watery blast. The user must rest on the next turn, however.

: The target is hit with a watery blast. The user must rest on the next turn, however.

Foreign Names

French: Hydroblast
Spanish: Hidrocañón
German: Aquahaubitze
Italian: Idrocannone
Czech: Hydrodělo
Japanese: ハイドロカノン (haidorokanon)

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡♡♡♡

Jam

♥♥♥♥

Flavor text

Jams the others, and misses one turn of appeals.

Use after

Rain Dance

Use before

None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Hydro Cannon.

Move	PP	Power	Acc	Effect
Hyper Beam	5	150	90%	User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Blast Burn	5	150	90%	User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Frenzy Plant	5	150	90%	User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Giga Impact	5	150	90%	User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Rock Wrecker	5	150	90%	User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Roar of Time	5	150	90%	User foregoes its next turn to recharge.

Pokémon

Water Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Special Attack are more suited to Hydro Cannon's special damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

	Pokémon	Ability	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Tutor: Can be taught at any time by an NPC.
	Blastoise	Torrent Rain Dish	Monster Water 1	79	83	100	85	105	78	530
	Feraligatr	Torrent Sheer Force	Monster Water 1	85	105	100	79	83	78	530
	Swampert	Torrent Damp	Monster Water 1	100	110	90	85	90	60	535
	Empoleon	Torrent Defiant	Water 1 Ground	84	86	88	111	101	60	530
	Samurott	Torrent Shell Armor	Ground	95	100	85	108	70	70	528