57: Surf

Essentials

Surf

Special

Generation 1

Summary

Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dive users.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 95 — 76.9 percentile
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15, up to 24 with PP Up
Target: All other Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Blocked by Detect and Protect
Reflectable with Magic Coat
Snatchable
Rolls accuracy
Flinches with King's Rock

Machines

: HM03
: HM03
: HM03
: HM03

Effect

Inflicts regular damage.

If the target is in the first turn of Dive, this move will hit with double power.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: A strong water-type attack.

: Creates a huge wave, then crashes it down on the foe.
: A big wave crashes down on the foe. Can also be used for crossing water.

: It swamps the entire battlefield with a giant wave. It can also be used for crossing water.

Foreign Names

Japanese: なみのり (naminori)
French: Surf
German: Surfer
Spanish: Surf
Italian: Surf

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡♡♡

Jam

Flavor text

Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.

Use after

Use before

Dive

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Surf.

Pokémon

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

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

				Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Stadium: Surfing Pikachu: Learned when a non-rental Pikachu helps beat Prime Cup Master Ball R-2. It must participate in every battle, and you must win with no continues.
•				Pikachu		Static		Ground Fairy	35	55	30	50	40	90	300
				Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Machine: Can be taught at any time by using a TM or HM.
H3	H3	H3	H3	Squirtle		Torrent		Monster Water 1	44	48	65	50	64	43	314
H3	H3	H3	H3	Wartortle		Torrent		Monster Water 1	59	63	80	65	80	58	405
H3	H3	H3	H3	Blastoise		Torrent		Monster Water 1	79	83	100	85	105	78	530
H3	H3	H3	H3	Nidoqueen		Poison Point Rivalry		No Eggs	90	82	87	75	85	76	495
H3	H3	H3	H3	Nidoking		Poison Point Rivalry		Monster Ground	81	92	77	85	75	85	495
H3	H3	H3	H3	Psyduck		Damp Cloud Nine		Water 1 Ground	50	52	48	65	50	55	320
H3	H3	H3	H3	Golduck		Damp Cloud Nine		Water 1 Ground	80	82	78	95	80	85	500
H3	H3	H3	H3	Poliwag		Water Absorb Damp		Water 1	40	50	40	40	40	90	300
H3	H3	H3	H3	Poliwhirl		Water Absorb Damp		Water 1	65	65	65	50	50	90	385
H3	H3	H3	H3	Poliwrath		Water Absorb Damp		Water 1	90	85	95	70	90	70	500
H3	H3	H3	H3	Tentacool		Clear Body Liquid Ooze		Water 3	40	40	35	50	100	70	335
H3	H3	H3	H3	Tentacruel		Clear Body Liquid Ooze		Water 3	80	70	65	80	120	100	515
H3	H3	H3	H3	Slowpoke		Oblivious Own Tempo		Monster Water 1	90	65	65	40	40	15	315
H3	H3	H3	H3	Slowbro		Oblivious Own Tempo		Monster Water 1	95	75	110	100	80	30	490
H3	H3	H3	H3	Seel		Thick Fat Hydration		Water 1 Ground	65	45	55	45	70	45	325
H3	H3	H3	H3	Dewgong		Thick Fat Hydration		Water 1 Ground	90	70	80	70	95	70	475
H3	H3	H3	H3	Shellder		Shell Armor Skill Link		Water 3	30	65	100	45	25	40	305
H3	H3	H3	H3	Cloyster		Shell Armor Skill Link		Water 3	50	95	180	85	45	70	525
H3	H3	H3	H3	Krabby		Hyper Cutter Shell Armor		Water 3	30	105	90	25	25	50	325
H3	H3	H3	H3	Kingler		Hyper Cutter Shell Armor		Water 3	55	130	115	50	50	75	475
H3	H3	H3	H3	Lickitung		Own Tempo Oblivious		Monster	90	55	75	60	75	30	385
H3	H3	H3	H3	Rhydon		Lightningrod Rock Head		Monster Ground	105	130	120	45	45	40	485
H3	H3	H3	H3	Kangaskhan		Early Bird Scrappy		Monster	105	95	80	40	80	90	490
H3	H3	H3	H3	Horsea		Swift Swim Sniper		Water 1 Dragon	30	40	70	70	25	60	295
H3	H3	H3	H3	Seadra		Poison Point Sniper		Water 1 Dragon	55	65	95	95	45	85	440
H3	H3	H3	H3	Goldeen		Swift Swim Water Veil		Water 2	45	67	60	35	50	63	320
H3	H3	H3	H3	Seaking		Swift Swim Water Veil		Water 2	80	92	65	65	80	68	450
H3	H3	H3	H3	Staryu		Illuminate Natural Cure		Water 3	30	45	55	70	55	85	340
H3	H3	H3	H3	Starmie		Illuminate Natural Cure		Water 3	60	75	85	100	85	115	520
	H3	H3	H3	Tauros		Intimidate Anger Point		Ground	75	100	95	40	70	110	490
H3	H3	H3	H3	Gyarados		Intimidate		Water 2 Dragon	95	125	79	60	100	81	540
H3	H3	H3	H3	Lapras		Water Absorb Shell Armor		Monster Water 1	130	85	80	85	95	60	535
H3	H3	H3	H3	Vaporeon		Water Absorb		Ground	130	65	60	110	95	65	525
H3	H3	H3	H3	Omanyte		Swift Swim Shell Armor		Water 1 Water 3	35	40	100	90	55	35	355
H3	H3	H3	H3	Omastar		Swift Swim Shell Armor		Water 1 Water 3	70	60	125	115	70	55	495
H3		H3	H3	Kabuto		Swift Swim Battle Armor		Water 1 Water 3	30	80	90	55	45	55	355
H3	H3	H3	H3	Kabutops		Swift Swim Battle Armor		Water 1 Water 3	60	115	105	65	70	80	495
H3	H3	H3	H3	Snorlax		Immunity Thick Fat		Monster	160	110	65	65	110	30	540
H3	H3	H3	H3	Dratini		Shed Skin		Water 1 Dragon	41	64	45	50	50	50	300
H3	H3	H3	H3	Dragonair		Shed Skin		Water 1 Dragon	61	84	65	70	70	70	420
H3	H3	H3	H3	Dragonite		Inner Focus		Water 1 Dragon	91	134	95	100	100	80	600
H3	H3	H3	H3	Mew		Synchronize		No Eggs	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
	H3	H3	H3	Totodile		Torrent		Monster Water 1	50	65	64	44	48	43	314
	H3	H3	H3	Croconaw		Torrent		Monster Water 1	65	80	80	59	63	58	405
	H3	H3	H3	Feraligatr		Torrent		Monster Water 1	85	105	100	79	83	78	530
	H3	H3	H3	Sentret		Run Away Keen Eye		Ground	35	46	34	35	45	20	215
	H3	H3	H3	Furret		Run Away Keen Eye		Ground	85	76	64	45	55	90	415
	H3	H3	H3	Chinchou		Volt Absorb Illuminate		Water 2	75	38	38	56	56	67	330
	H3	H3	H3	Lanturn		Volt Absorb Illuminate		Water 2	125	58	58	76	76	67	460
	H3	H3	H3	Marill		Thick Fat Huge Power		Water 1 Fairy	70	20	50	20	50	40	250
	H3	H3	H3	Azumarill		Thick Fat Huge Power		Water 1 Fairy	100	50	80	50	80	50	410
	H3	H3	H3	Politoed		Water Absorb Damp		Water 1	90	75	75	90	100	70	500
	H3	H3	H3	Wooper		Damp Water Absorb		Water 1 Ground	55	45	45	25	25	15	210
	H3	H3	H3	Quagsire		Damp Water Absorb		Water 1 Ground	95	85	85	65	65	35	430
	H3	H3	H3	Slowking		Oblivious Own Tempo		Monster Water 1	95	75	80	100	110	30	490
	H3	H3	H3	Qwilfish		Poison Point Swift Swim		Water 2	65	95	75	55	55	85	430
	H3	H3	H3	Sneasel		Inner Focus Keen Eye		Ground	55	95	55	35	75	115	430
	H3	H3	H3	Corsola		Hustle Natural Cure		Water 1 Water 3	55	55	85	65	85	35	380
	H3	H3	H3	Remoraid		Hustle Sniper		Water 1 Water 2	35	65	35	65	35	65	300
	H3	H3	H3	Octillery		Suction Cups Sniper		Water 1 Water 2	75	105	75	105	75	45	480
	H3	H3	H3	Mantine		Swift Swim Water Absorb		Water 1	65	40	70	80	140	70	465
	H3	H3	H3	Kingdra		Swift Swim Sniper		Water 1 Dragon	75	95	95	95	95	85	540
	H3	H3	H3	Miltank		Thick Fat Scrappy		Ground	95	80	105	40	70	100	490
	H3	H3	H3	Suicune		Pressure		No Eggs	100	75	115	90	115	85	580
	H3	H3	H3	Tyranitar		Sand Stream		Monster	100	134	110	95	100	61	600
	H3	H3	H3	Lugia		Pressure		No Eggs	106	90	130	90	154	110	680
		H3	H3	Mudkip		Torrent		Monster Water 1	50	70	50	50	50	40	310
		H3	H3	Marshtomp		Torrent		Monster Water 1	70	85	70	60	70	50	405
		H3	H3	Swampert		Torrent		Monster Water 1	100	110	90	85	90	60	535
		H3	H3	Zigzagoon		Pickup Gluttony		Ground	38	30	41	30	41	60	240
		H3	H3	Linoone		Pickup Gluttony		Ground	78	70	61	50	61	100	420
		H3	H3	Lotad		Swift Swim Rain Dish		Water 1 Plant	40	30	30	40	50	30	220
		H3	H3	Lombre		Swift Swim Rain Dish		Water 1 Plant	60	50	50	60	70	50	340
		H3	H3	Ludicolo		Swift Swim Rain Dish		Water 1 Plant	80	70	70	90	100	70	480
		H3	H3	Pelipper		Keen Eye		Water 1 Flying	60	50	100	85	70	65	430
			H3	Exploud		Soundproof		Monster Ground	104	91	63	91	63	68	480
		H3	H3	Makuhita		Thick Fat Guts		Humanshape	72	60	30	20	30	25	237
		H3	H3	Hariyama		Thick Fat Guts		Humanshape	144	120	60	40	60	50	474
		H3	H3	Azurill		Thick Fat Huge Power		No Eggs	50	20	40	20	40	20	190
		H3	H3	Aggron		Sturdy Rock Head		Monster	70	110	180	60	60	50	530
		H3	H3	Carvanha		Rough Skin		Water 2	45	90	20	65	20	65	305
		H3	H3	Sharpedo		Rough Skin		Water 2	70	120	40	95	40	95	460
		H3	H3	Wailmer		Water Veil Oblivious		Ground Water 2	130	70	35	70	35	60	400
		H3	H3	Wailord		Water Veil Oblivious		Ground Water 2	170	90	45	90	45	60	500
		H3	H3	Barboach		Oblivious Anticipation		Water 2	50	48	43	46	41	60	288
		H3	H3	Whiscash		Oblivious Anticipation		Water 2	110	78	73	76	71	60	468
		H3	H3	Corphish		Hyper Cutter Shell Armor		Water 1 Water 3	43	80	65	50	35	35	308
		H3	H3	Crawdaunt		Hyper Cutter Shell Armor		Water 1 Water 3	63	120	85	90	55	55	468
		H3	H3	Feebas		Swift Swim		Water 1 Dragon	20	15	20	10	55	80	200
		H3	H3	Milotic		Marvel Scale		Water 1 Dragon	95	60	79	100	125	81	540
		H3	H3	Spheal		Thick Fat Ice Body		Water 1 Ground	70	40	50	55	50	25	290
		H3	H3	Sealeo		Thick Fat Ice Body		Water 1 Ground	90	60	70	75	70	45	410
		H3	H3	Walrein		Thick Fat Ice Body		Water 1 Ground	110	80	90	95	90	65	530
		H3	H3	Clamperl		Shell Armor		Water 1	35	64	85	74	55	32	345
		H3	H3	Huntail		Swift Swim		Water 1	55	104	105	94	75	52	485
		H3	H3	Gorebyss		Swift Swim		Water 1	55	84	105	114	75	52	485
		H3	H3	Relicanth		Swift Swim Rock Head		Water 1 Water 2	100	90	130	45	65	55	485
		H3	H3	Luvdisc		Swift Swim		Water 2	43	30	55	40	65	97	330
		H3	H3	Latias		Levitate		No Eggs	80	80	90	110	130	110	600
		H3	H3	Latios		Levitate		No Eggs	80	90	80	130	110	110	600
		H3	H3	Kyogre		Drizzle		No Eggs	100	100	90	150	140	90	670
		H3	H3	Rayquaza		Air Lock		No Eggs	105	150	90	150	90	95	680
			H3	Piplup		Torrent		Water 1 Ground	53	51	53	61	56	40	314
			H3	Prinplup		Torrent		Water 1 Ground	64	66	68	81	76	50	405
			H3	Empoleon		Torrent		Water 1 Ground	84	86	88	111	101	60	530
			H3	Bibarel		Simple Unaware		Water 1 Ground	79	85	60	55	60	71	410
			H3	Rampardos		Mold Breaker		Monster	97	165	60	65	50	58	495
			H3	Buizel		Swift Swim		Water 1 Ground	55	65	35	60	30	85	330
			H3	Floatzel		Swift Swim		Water 1 Ground	85	105	55	85	50	115	495
			H3	Shellos		Sticky Hold Storm Drain		Water 1 Indeterminate	76	48	48	57	62	34	325
			H3	Gastrodon		Sticky Hold Storm Drain		Water 1 Indeterminate	111	83	68	92	82	39	475
			H3	Garchomp		Sand Veil		Monster Dragon	108	130	95	80	85	102	600
			H3	Munchlax		Pickup Thick Fat		No Eggs	135	85	40	40	85	5	390
			H3	Finneon		Swift Swim Storm Drain		Water 2	49	49	56	49	61	66	330
			H3	Lumineon		Swift Swim Storm Drain		Water 2	69	69	76	69	86	91	460
			H3	Mantyke		Swift Swim Water Absorb		No Eggs	45	20	50	60	120	50	345
			H3	Weavile		Pressure		Ground	70	120	65	45	85	125	510
			H3	Lickilicky		Own Tempo Oblivious		Monster	110	85	95	80	95	50	515
			H3	Rhyperior		Lightningrod Solid Rock		Monster Ground	115	140	130	55	55	40	535
			H3	Palkia		Pressure		No Eggs	90	120	100	150	120	100	680
			H3	Phione		Hydration		Water 1 Fairy	80	80	80	80	80	80	480
			H3	Manaphy		Hydration		Water 1 Fairy	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
			H3	Arceus		Multitype		No Eggs	120	120	120	120	120	120	720