Water · Physical move · Gen 3
Dive
Dive is a Water-type physical move introduced in Generation 3. It has 80 base power and 100% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 145 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Water
Category
Physical
Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
Dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2. This attack charges on the first turn and executes on the second. On the first turn, the user avoids all attacks other than Surf and Whirlpool but takes double damage from them, and is also unaffected by weather. If the user is holding a Power Herb, the move completes in one turn.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (12 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (32 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Water attack
2× vsFireGroundRock
½× vsWaterGrassDragon
Pokémon that learn Dive
145 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 3–6, 8 | |||
| Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Fighting | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Poison | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Poison | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | 3–6, 8 | |||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Ice | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Ice | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | 3–6, 8 | |||
| Water/Flying | ✓ | 3–6, 8 | |||
| Water/Ice | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 3–6, 8 | |||
| Rock/Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | 3–6, 8 | |||
| Psychic | 6, 8 | ||||
| Psychic | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water | 3–6 | ||||
| Water | 3–6 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 3–6 | |||
| Water/Electric | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Electric | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Fairy | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | 3–6, 8 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 3–6, 8 | |||
| Water/Ground | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | 3–6, 8 | |||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Water/Poison | ✓ | 3–6, 8 | |||
| Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Flying | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Dragon | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 3–6, 8 | |||
| Water/Grass | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Grass | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Dark | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | 3–6, 8 | |||
| Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Dark | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 3–6, 8 | |||
| Ice/Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Ice/Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Ice/Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water | 3–6 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 3–8 | ||||
| Water | 3–6 | ||||
| Dragon/Psychic | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Dragon/Psychic | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Dragon/Flying | 3–6, 8 | ||||
| Water | 4–6 | ||||
| Water | 4–6 | ||||
| Water/Steel | ✓ | 4–6 | |||
| Normal/Water | 4–6 | ||||
| Water | 4–6 | ||||
| Water | 4–6 | ||||
| Water | 4–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Ground | 4–6, 8 | ||||
| Water | 4–6 | ||||
| Water | 4–6 | ||||
| Water/Flying | 4–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Dragon | 4–6, 8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | 4, 6 | ||||
| Water | 5–6 | ||||
| Water | 5–6 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 5–6 | |||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | 5–6 | |||
| Water | 5–6 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 5–6 | |||
| Water/Ground | 8 | ||||
| Water | 5–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 5–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 5–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Flying | ✓ | 5–6, 9 | |||
| Water/Flying | ✓ | 5–6, 9 | |||
| Water/Ghost | 5–6, 8 | ||||
| Water/Ghost | 5–6, 8 | ||||
| Water | 5–6 | ||||
| Ice | ✓ | 5–6, 8 | |||
| Water | 6 | ||||
| Water | 6 | ||||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Rock/Water | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Poison/Water | 6, 8 | ||||
| Poison/Dragon | ✓ | 6, 8 | |||
| Water | 6, 8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 6, 8 | |||
| Water | 8 | ||||
| Water | 8 | ||||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Water | 7–8 | ||||
| Water/Bug | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Bug/Water | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Water/Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Water | 8 | ||||
| Water | 8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Water | 8 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 8 | ||||
| Flying/Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Ice | 8 | ||||
| Water/Dragon | 8 | ||||
| Water/Ice | 8 | ||||
| Dragon/Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Dragon/Ghost | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Fighting/Water | 8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 9 |
Dive FAQ
What does Dive do?
Dive is a Water-type physical move with 80 power. This attack charges on the first turn and executes on the second. On the first turn, the user avoids all attacks other than Surf and Whirlpool but takes double damage from them, and is also unaffected by weather. If the user is holding a Power Herb, the move completes in one turn.
Which Pokémon can learn Dive?
145 Pokémon and forms can learn Dive in at least one game: 12 in Scarlet & Violet, 32 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Psyduck, Golduck and Poliwag.
Is Dive in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 32 Pokémon can use Dive in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Dive super effective against?
As a Water-type attack, Dive 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.