Water · Physical move · Gen 9
Aqua Step
Aqua Step is a Water-type physical move introduced in Generation 9. It has 80 base power and 100% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 1 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Water
Category
Physical
Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
100% chance to raise the user's Speed by 1. Has a 100% chance to raise the user's Speed by 1 stage.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact · Dance move (Dancer)
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (1 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (1 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Water attack
2× vsFireGroundRock
½× vsWaterGrassDragon
Pokémon that learn Aqua Step
1 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quaquaval | Water/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
Aqua Step FAQ
What does Aqua Step do?
Aqua Step is a Water-type physical move with 80 power. Has a 100% chance to raise the user's Speed by 1 stage.
Which Pokémon can learn Aqua Step?
1 Pokémon and forms can learn Aqua Step in at least one game: 1 in Scarlet & Violet, 1 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Quaquaval.
Is Aqua Step in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 1 Pokémon can use Aqua Step in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Aqua Step super effective against?
As a Water-type attack, Aqua Step is super effective against Fire, Ground and Rock, not very effective against Water, Grass and Dragon (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.