Hydro Cannon Hydro Vortex

Hydro Pump

Essentials

Hydro Pump

special

Generation 1

Summary

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Damage Dealt

1
1
½
1
1
1
2
1
1
½
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
½

Stats

Power: 110; percentile 80.9
Accuracy: 80% ≈ 88.0 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
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
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

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

Effect

Inflicts regular damage.

Meta

This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.

Inflicts damage

History

Before: Has 120 power.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: A powerful water-type attack.

: Blasts water at high power to strike the foe.
: A high volume of water is blasted at the foe under great pressure.

: The foe is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.

: The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.

: The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.

: The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.

Foreign Names

Japanese: ハイドロポンプ (haidoroponpu)
: ハイドロポンプ
Korean: 하이드로펌프
Chinese: 水炮
: 水炮
French: Hydrocanon
German: Hydropumpe
Spanish: Hidrobomba
Italian: Idropompa
Czech: Vodní pumpa

Contests

Contest

Type

Beauty

Appeal

♡♡♡♡

Jam

Flavor text

A highly appealing move.

Use after

Rain Dance

Use before

None

Super Contest

Type

Beauty

Appeal

♡♡

Flavor text

Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Use after

Psych Up

Use before

None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Hydro Pump.

Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Pound			35	40	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Mega Punch			20	80	85%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Scratch			35	40	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Vice Grip			30	55	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Cut			30	50	95%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Wing Attack			35	60	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Slam			20	80	75%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Vine Whip			25	45	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Mega Kick			5	120	75%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Horn Attack			25	65	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Tackle			35	40	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Water Gun			25	40	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Peck			35	35	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Drill Peck			20	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Strength			15	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Rock Throw			15	50	90%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Egg Bomb			10	100	75%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Megahorn			10	120	85%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Hyper Voice			10	90	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Dragon Claw			15	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Aqua Tail			10	90	90%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Seed Bomb			15	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
X-Scissor			15	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Dragon Pulse			10	85	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Power Gem			20	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Power Whip			10	120	85%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Fairy Wind			30	40	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Dazzling Gleam			10	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Land’s Wrath			10	90	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Origin Pulse			10	110	85%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Precipice Blades			10	120	85%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Breakneck Blitz			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Breakneck Blitz			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
All-Out Pummeling			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
All-Out Pummeling			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Supersonic Skystrike			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Supersonic Skystrike			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Acid Downpour			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Acid Downpour			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Tectonic Rage			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Tectonic Rage			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Continental Crush			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Continental Crush			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Savage Spin-Out			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Savage Spin-Out			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Never-Ending Nightmare			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Never-Ending Nightmare			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Corkscrew Crash			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Corkscrew Crash			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Inferno Overdrive			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Inferno Overdrive			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Hydro Vortex			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Hydro Vortex			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Bloom Doom			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Bloom Doom			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Gigavolt Havoc			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Gigavolt Havoc			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shattered Psyche			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shattered Psyche			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Subzero Slammer			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Subzero Slammer			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Devastating Drake			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Devastating Drake			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Black Hole Eclipse			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Black Hole Eclipse			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Twinkle Tackle			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Twinkle Tackle			1	*	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Catastropika			1	210	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
High Horsepower			10	95	95%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Leafage			40	40	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Dragon Hammer			15	90	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Sinister Arrow Raid			1	180	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Malicious Moonsault			1	180	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Oceanic Operetta			1	195	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike			1	195	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Pulverizing Pancake			1	210	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt			1	195	—		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Plasma Fists			15	100	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Photon Geyser			5	100	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Blitz			—	40	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Break			—	75	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Rave			—	70	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Storm			—	95	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Wave			—	50	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Pokémon

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

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

														Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
42	42	47	47	47	37	40	40	40	40	40	40	40		Squirtle		Torrent Rain Dish		Monster Water 1	44	48	65	50	64	43	314
47	47	53	53	53	44	48	48	48	48	48	48	49		Wartortle		Torrent Rain Dish		Monster Water 1	59	63	80	65	80	58	405
52	52	68	68	68	53	60	60	60	60	60	60	60		Blastoise		Torrent Rain Dish		Monster Water 1	79	83	100	85	105	78	530
										60	60	60		Mega Blastoise		Mega Launcher		Monster Water 1	79	103	120	135	115	78	630
52	52	50	50	50	48	48	48	53	46	46	46	40		Psyduck		Damp Cloud Nine Swift Swim		Water 1 Field	50	52	48	65	50	55	320
59	59	58	58	58	56	56	56	63	54	54	54	46		Golduck		Damp Cloud Nine Swift Swim		Water 1 Field	80	82	78	95	80	85	500
45	45	43	43	43	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38		Poliwag		Water Absorb Damp Swift Swim		Water 1	40	50	40	40	40	90	300
49	49	51	51	51	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48		Poliwhirl		Water Absorb Damp Swift Swim		Water 1	65	65	65	50	50	90	385
48	48	49	49	49	40	40	40	47	47	47	46	46		Tentacool		Clear Body Liquid Ooze Rain Dish		Water 3	40	40	35	50	100	70	335
50	50	55	55	55	49	49	49	52	52	52	52	52		Tentacruel		Clear Body Liquid Ooze Rain Dish		Water 3	80	70	65	80	120	100	515
								61	61	61	61	61		Shellder		Shell Armor Skill Link Overcoat		Water 3	30	65	100	45	25	40	305
										—	—	—		Cloyster		Shell Armor Skill Link Overcoat		Water 3	50	95	180	85	45	70	525
45	45	43	43	43	35	35	35	35	35	35	52	52		Horsea		Swift Swim Sniper Damp		Water 1 Dragon	30	40	70	70	25	60	295
52	52	51	51	51	40	40	40	40	40	40	—	—		Seadra		Poison Point Sniper Damp		Water 1 Dragon	55	65	95	95	45	85	440
		51	51	51	40	40	40	40	40	40	—	—		Kingdra		Swift Swim Sniper Damp		Water 1 Dragon	75	95	95	95	95	85	540
47	47	50	46	46	55	55	55	60	52	52	53	53		Staryu		Illuminate Natural Cure Analytic		Water 3	30	45	55	70	55	85	340
										—	—	—		Starmie		Illuminate Natural Cure Analytic		Water 3	60	75	85	100	85	115	520
—	41	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	44	42		Gyarados		Intimidate Moxie		Water 2 Dragon	95	125	79	60	100	81	540
										41	44	42		Mega Gyarados		Mold Breaker		Water 2 Dragon	95	155	109	70	130	81	640
46	46	57	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	47	47	47		Lapras		Water Absorb Shell Armor Hydration		Monster Water 1	130	85	80	85	95	60	535
54	52	52	52	52	71	71	71	71	45	45	45	45		Vaporeon		Water Absorb Hydration		Field	130	65	60	110	95	65	525
53	53	55	55	55	52	52	52	55	55	55	55	55		Omanyte		Swift Swim Shell Armor Weak Armor		Water 1 Water 3	35	40	100	90	55	35	355
49	49	65	65	65	67	67	67	75	75	—	—	—		Omastar		Swift Swim Shell Armor Weak Armor		Water 1 Water 3	70	60	125	115	70	55	495
49	49													Kabuto		Swift Swim Battle Armor Weak Armor		Water 1 Water 3	30	80	90	55	45	55	355
53	53													Kabutops		Swift Swim Battle Armor Weak Armor		Water 1 Water 3	60	115	105	65	70	80	495
		52	52	52	43	48	48	50	50	50	50	50		Totodile		Torrent Sheer Force		Monster Water 1	50	65	64	44	48	43	314
		55	55	55	51	57	57	60	60	60	60	60		Croconaw		Torrent Sheer Force		Monster Water 1	65	80	80	59	63	58	405
		58	58	58	63	71	71	76	76	76	76	76		Feraligatr		Torrent Sheer Force		Monster Water 1	85	105	100	79	83	78	530
		41	41	41	42	42	42	45	45	45	45	45		Chinchou		Volt Absorb Illuminate Water Absorb		Water 2	75	38	38	56	56	67	330
		53	50	50	52	52	52	57	57	57	51	51		Lanturn		Volt Absorb Illuminate Water Absorb		Water 2	125	58	58	76	76	67	460
			45	45	42	42	42	42	40	40	47	47		Marill		Thick Fat Huge Power Sap Sipper		Water 1 Fairy	70	20	50	20	50	40	250
			57	57	54	54	54	54	46	46	55	55		Azumarill		Thick Fat Huge Power Sap Sipper		Water 1 Fairy	100	50	80	60	80	50	420
		46	46	37	57	57	57	57	57	—	—	—		Qwilfish		Poison Point Swift Swim Intimidate		Water 2	65	95	85	55	55	85	440
									42	42	42	42		Remoraid		Hustle Sniper Moody		Water 1 Water 2	35	65	35	65	35	65	300
									52	52	52	52		Octillery		Suction Cups Sniper Moody		Water 1 Water 2	75	105	75	105	75	45	480
					49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49		Mantyke		Swift Swim Water Absorb Water Veil		Undiscovered	45	20	50	60	120	50	345
					49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49		Mantine		Swift Swim Water Absorb Water Veil		Water 1	85	40	70	80	140	70	485
		71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	—	—	71		Suicune		Pressure Inner Focus		Undiscovered	100	75	115	90	115	85	580
		44	44	44	29	29	37	37	37	37	37	37		Lugia		Pressure Multiscale		Undiscovered	106	90	130	90	154	110	680
			42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41		Mudkip		Torrent Damp		Monster Water 1	50	70	50	50	50	40	310
			49	49	43	45	45	45	45	45	44	44		Lombre		Swift Swim Rain Dish Own Tempo		Water 1 Grass	60	50	50	60	70	50	340
			61	61	57	57	57	57	58	—	—	—		Pelipper		Keen Eye Drizzle Rain Dish		Water 1 Flying	60	50	100	95	70	65	440
			50	50	47	47	47	47	47	47	49	49		Wailmer		Water Veil Oblivious Pressure		Field Water 2	130	70	35	70	35	60	400
			59	59	62	62	62	62	62	62	58	58		Wailord		Water Veil Oblivious Pressure		Field Water 2	170	90	45	90	45	60	500
			40	40	37	37	37	37	37	37	47	44		Milotic		Marvel Scale Competitive Cute Charm		Water 1 Dragon	95	60	79	100	125	81	540
								50	40	40	35	35		Castform		Forecast		Fairy Amorphous	70	70	70	70	70	70	420
								50	50	40	35	35		Sunny Castform		Forecast		Fairy Amorphous	70	70	70	70	70	70	420
								50	50	40	35	35		Rainy Castform		Forecast		Fairy Amorphous	70	70	70	70	70	70	420
								50	50	40	35	35		Snowy Castform		Forecast		Fairy Amorphous	70	70	70	70	70	70	420
			50	50	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50		Huntail		Swift Swim Water Veil		Water 1	55	104	105	94	75	52	485
			50	50	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50		Gorebyss		Swift Swim Hydration		Water 1	55	84	105	114	75	52	485
			64	64	71	71	71	71	71	—	46	46		Relicanth		Swift Swim Rock Head Sturdy		Water 1 Water 2	100	90	130	45	65	55	485
								40	40	40	50	46		Luvdisc		Swift Swim Hydration		Water 2	43	30	55	40	65	97	330
			45	45	45	45	90	90	90	90	75	75		Kyogre		Drizzle		Undiscovered	100	100	90	150	140	90	670
											75	75		Primal Kyogre		Primordial Sea		Undiscovered	100	150	90	180	160	90	770
					43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43		Piplup		Torrent Defiant		Water 1 Field	53	51	53	61	56	40	314
					51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50		Prinplup		Torrent Defiant		Water 1 Field	64	66	68	81	76	50	405
					59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59		Empoleon		Torrent Defiant		Water 1 Field	84	86	88	111	101	60	530
									45	45	45	45		Buizel		Swift Swim Water Veil		Water 1 Field	55	65	35	60	30	85	330
									57	57	57	57		Floatzel		Swift Swim Water Veil		Water 1 Field	85	105	55	85	50	115	495
							42	50	50	50	50	50		Palkia		Pressure Telepathy		Undiscovered	90	120	100	150	120	100	680
								43	43	43	43	43		Oshawott		Torrent Shell Armor		Field	55	55	45	63	45	45	308
								52	52	52	52	53		Dewott		Torrent Shell Armor		Field	75	75	60	83	60	60	413
								62	62	62	62	63		Samurott		Torrent Shell Armor		Field	95	100	85	108	70	70	528
								42	42	42	42	42		Tympole		Swift Swim Hydration Water Absorb		Water 1	50	50	40	50	40	64	294
								47	47	47	47	47		Palpitoad		Swift Swim Hydration Water Absorb		Water 1	75	65	55	65	55	69	384
								53	53	53	53	53		Seismitoad		Swift Swim Poison Touch Water Absorb		Water 1	105	95	75	85	75	74	509
								51	51	50	50	50		Tirtouga		Solid Rock Sturdy Swift Swim		Water 1 Water 3	54	78	103	53	45	22	355
								61	61	61	61	61		Carracosta		Solid Rock Sturdy Swift Swim		Water 1 Water 3	74	108	133	83	65	32	495
								49	49	49	49	49		Frillish		Water Absorb Cursed Body Damp		Amorphous	55	40	50	65	85	40	335
								53	53	53	53	53		Jellicent		Water Absorb Cursed Body Damp		Amorphous	100	60	70	85	105	60	480
								61	61	—	—	—		Alomomola		Healer Hydration Regenerator		Water 1 Water 2	165	75	80	40	45	65	470
								67	67	67	67	67		Ordinary Keldeo		Justified		Undiscovered	91	72	90	129	90	108	580
									67	67	67	67		Resolute Keldeo		Justified		Undiscovered	91	72	90	129	90	108	580
										48	48	48		Froakie		Torrent Protean		Water 1	41	56	40	62	44	71	314
										55	55	56		Frogadier		Torrent Protean		Water 1	54	63	52	83	56	97	405
										60	60	68		Greninja		Torrent Protean		Water 1	72	95	67	103	71	122	530
												68		Battle Bond Greninja		Battle Bond		Water 1	72	95	67	103	71	122	530
												68		Ash's Greninja		Battle Bond		Water 1	72	145	67	153	71	132	640
										42	42	42		Skrelp		Poison Point Poison Touch Adaptability		Water 1 Dragon	50	60	60	60	60	30	320
										42	42	42		Dragalge		Poison Point Poison Touch Adaptability		Water 1 Dragon	65	75	90	97	123	44	494
										50	50	50		Volcanion		Water Absorb		Undiscovered	80	110	120	130	90	70	600
												43		Popplio		Torrent Liquid Voice		Water 1 Field	50	54	54	66	56	40	320
												51		Brionne		Torrent Liquid Voice		Water 1 Field	60	69	69	91	81	50	420
												55		Primarina		Torrent Liquid Voice		Water 1 Field	80	74	74	126	116	60	530
												54		Solo Wishiwashi		Schooling		Water 2	45	20	20	25	25	40	175
												54		School Wishiwashi		Schooling		Water 2	45	140	130	140	135	30	620
												58		Tapu Fini		Misty Surge Telepathy		Undiscovered	70	75	115	95	130	85	570
														Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
														Goldeen		Swift Swim Water Veil Lightning Rod		Water 2	45	67	60	35	50	63	320
														Totodile		Torrent Sheer Force		Monster Water 1	50	65	64	44	48	43	314
														Mantyke		Swift Swim Water Absorb Water Veil		Undiscovered	45	20	50	60	120	50	345
														Mantine		Swift Swim Water Absorb Water Veil		Water 1	85	40	70	80	140	70	485
														Surskit		Swift Swim Rain Dish		Water 1 Bug	40	30	32	50	52	65	269
														Carvanha		Rough Skin Speed Boost		Water 2	45	90	20	65	20	65	305
														Barboach		Oblivious Anticipation Hydration		Water 2	50	48	43	46	41	60	288
														Bagon		Rock Head Sheer Force		Dragon	45	75	60	40	30	50	300
														Piplup		Torrent Defiant		Water 1 Field	53	51	53	61	56	40	314
														Panpour		Gluttony Torrent		Field	50	53	48	53	48	64	316
														Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Form Change: Appears when Rotom or Cosplay Pikachu changes form. Disappears if the Pokémon becomes another form and this move can only be learned by form change.
						•	•	•	•	•	•	•		Wash Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520

95 Pokémon

External Links