Water Pledge

Essentials

Water Pledge

special

Generation 5

Summary

With Grass Pledge, halves opposing Pokémon's Speed for four turns.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 80; percentile 55.2
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10, up to 16 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

This move is unusable during Sky Battles.
Dance

Machines

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

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. If a friendly Pokémon used Grass Pledge earlier this turn, all opposing Pokémon have halved Speed for four turns (including this one).

History

Before: Has 50 power.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: A column of water strikes the target. When combined with its fire equivalent, the damage increases and a rainbow appears.

: A column of water strikes the target. When combined with its fire equivalent, the damage increases and a rainbow appears.

: A column of water strikes the target. When combined with its fire equivalent, its power increases and a rainbow appears.

Foreign Names

Japanese: みずのちかい (mizunochikai)
: みずのちかい
Korean: 물의맹세
Chinese: 水之誓約
: 水之誓约
French: Aire d’Eau
German: Wassersäulen
Spanish: Voto Agua
Italian: Acquapatto

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Water Pledge.

Pokémon

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

Pokémon with higher Special Attack are more suited to Water Pledge'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.
	Squirtle	Torrent Rain Dish	Monster Water 1	44	48	65	50	64	43	314
	Wartortle	Torrent Rain Dish	Monster Water 1	59	63	80	65	80	58	405
	Blastoise	Torrent Rain Dish	Monster Water 1	79	83	100	85	105	78	530
	Mega Blastoise	Mega Launcher	Monster Water 1	79	103	120	135	115	78	630
	Totodile	Torrent Sheer Force	Monster Water 1	50	65	64	44	48	43	314
	Croconaw	Torrent Sheer Force	Monster Water 1	65	80	80	59	63	58	405
	Feraligatr	Torrent Sheer Force	Monster Water 1	85	105	100	79	83	78	530
	Mudkip	Torrent Damp	Monster Water 1	50	70	50	50	50	40	310
	Marshtomp	Torrent Damp	Monster Water 1	70	85	70	60	70	50	405
	Swampert	Torrent Damp	Monster Water 1	100	110	90	85	90	60	535
	Mega Swampert	Swift Swim	Monster Water 1	100	150	110	95	110	70	635
	Piplup	Torrent Defiant	Water 1 Field	53	51	53	61	56	40	314
	Prinplup	Torrent Defiant	Water 1 Field	64	66	68	81	76	50	405
	Empoleon	Torrent Defiant	Water 1 Field	84	86	88	111	101	60	530
	Oshawott	Torrent Shell Armor	Field	55	55	45	63	45	45	308
	Dewott	Torrent Shell Armor	Field	75	75	60	83	60	60	413
	Samurott	Torrent Shell Armor	Field	95	100	85	108	70	70	528
	Panpour	Gluttony Torrent	Field	50	53	48	53	48	64	316
	Simipour	Gluttony Torrent	Field	75	98	63	98	63	101	498
	Froakie	Torrent Protean	Water 1	41	56	40	62	44	71	314
	Frogadier	Torrent Protean	Water 1	54	63	52	83	56	97	405
	Greninja	Torrent Protean	Water 1	72	95	67	103	71	122	530
	Battle Bond Greninja	Battle Bond	Water 1	72	95	67	103	71	122	530
	Ash's Greninja	Battle Bond	Water 1	72	145	67	153	71	132	640
	Popplio	Torrent Liquid Voice	Water 1 Field	50	54	54	66	56	40	320
	Brionne	Torrent Liquid Voice	Water 1 Field	60	69	69	91	81	50	420
	Primarina	Torrent Liquid Voice	Water 1 Field	80	74	74	126	116	60	530
	Silvally	RKS System	Undiscovered	95	95	95	95	95	95	570

28 Pokémon