Water · Status move · Gen 5
Soak
Soak is a Water-type status move introduced in Generation 5. It has 100% accuracy and has 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 46 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Water
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
Changes the target's type to Water. Causes the target to become a Water type. Fails if the target is an Arceus or a Silvally, if the target is already purely Water type, or if the target is Terastallized.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (35 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (9 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Soak
46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Psyduck | Water | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Golduck | Water | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Goldeen | Water | 5–8 | |||
 Seaking | Water | 5–8 | |||
 Chinchou | Water/Electric | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
 Lanturn | Water/Electric | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
 Marill | Water/Fairy | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Azumarill | Water/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Remoraid | Water | 5–8 | |||
 Octillery | Water | 5–8 | |||
 Wingull | Water/Flying | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
 Pelipper | Water/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Surskit | Bug/Water | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Masquerain | Bug/Flying | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Azurill | Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Wailmer | Water | 5–8 | |||
 Wailord | Water | 5–8 | |||
 Luvdisc | Water | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
 Buizel | Water | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
 Floatzel | Water | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
 Finneon | Water | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
 Lumineon | Water | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
 Oshawott | Water | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Dewott | Water | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Samurott | Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Hisuian Samurott | Water/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Basculin | Water | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Basculin-White-Striped | Water | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Alomomola | Water | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
 Wishiwashi | Water | 7–8 | |||
 Dewpider | Water/Bug | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Araquanid | Water/Bug | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
 Pyukumuku | Water | 7–8 | |||
 Tapu Fini | Water/Fairy | 7–8 | |||
 Sobble | Water | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Drizzile | Water | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Inteleon | Water | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Clobbopus | Fighting | 8 | |||
 Grapploct | Fighting | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Eiscue | Ice | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Basculegion | Water/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Tadbulb | Electric | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Bellibolt | Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Dondozo | Water | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Tatsugiri | Dragon/Water | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Tatsugiri-Stretchy | Dragon/Water | ✓ | 9 |
Soak FAQ
What does Soak do?
Soak is a Water-type status move. Causes the target to become a Water type. Fails if the target is an Arceus or a Silvally, if the target is already purely Water type, or if the target is Terastallized.
Which Pokémon can learn Soak?
46 Pokémon and forms can learn Soak in at least one game: 35 in Scarlet & Violet, 9 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Psyduck, Golduck, Goldeen, Seaking, Chinchou and Lanturn.
Is Soak in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 9 Pokémon can use Soak in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
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.