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Water · Special move · Gen 1

Water Gun

Water Gun is a Water-type special move introduced in Generation 1. It has 40 base power and 100% accuracy, with 25 PP (40 with PP Max). 189 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Water

Category

Special

Power

40

Accuracy

100%

PP

25 (max 40)

Priority

0

Effect

No additional effect.

Targets
One adjacent Pokémon
Scarlet & Violet
Usable (107 Pokémon)
Pokémon Champions
Not usable
Legends: Z-A
Usable (44 Pokémon)

Type matchups as a Water attack

2× vsFireGroundRock

½× vsWaterGrassDragon

Pokémon that learn Water Gun

189 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.

PokémonTypeChampionsS/VZ-AGens
SquirtleWater✓✓3–9
WartortleWater✓✓3–9
BlastoiseWater✓✓3–9
RattataNormal7
RaticateNormal7
NidorinaPoison7
NidoqueenPoison/Ground7
NidorinoPoison7
NidokingPoison/Ground7
ClefairyFairy7
ClefableFairy7
JigglypuffNormal/Fairy7
WigglytuffNormal/Fairy7
MeowthNormal7
PersianNormal7
PsyduckWater✓4–9
GolduckWater✓4–9
PoliwagWater✓3–9
PoliwhirlWater✓3–9
PoliwrathWater/Fighting✓3–9
TentacoolWater/Poison✓7–9
TentacruelWater/Poison✓7–9
SlowpokeWater/Psychic✓✓3–9
Galarian SlowpokePsychic✓
SlowbroWater/Psychic✓✓3–9
Galarian SlowbroPoison/Psychic✓8
SeelWater7
DewgongWater/Ice7
ShellderWater✓7–9
CloysterWater/Ice✓7–9
KrabbyWater7–8
KinglerWater7–8
CuboneGround7
MarowakGround7
Alolan MarowakFire/Ghost7
LickitungNormal7
RhydonGround/Rock7
ChanseyNormal7
KangaskhanNormal7
HorseaWater✓3–9
SeadraWater✓3–9
GoldeenWater7
SeakingWater7
StaryuWater✓3–8
StarmieWater/Psychic✓3–8
JynxIce/Psychic7
GyaradosWater/Flying✓7
LaprasWater/Ice✓3–9
VaporeonWater✓✓3–9
OmanyteRock/Water3–8
OmastarRock/Water3–8
KabutoRock/Water7
KabutopsRock/Water7
SnorlaxNormal7
ArticunoIce/Flying7
DratiniDragon7
DragonairDragon7
DragoniteDragon/Flying7
MewtwoPsychic7
MewPsychic7
TotodileWater✓✓3–7, 9
CroconawWater✓✓3–7, 9
FeraligatrWater✓✓3–7, 9
ChinchouWater/Electric✓3–9
LanturnWater/Electric✓3–9
MarillWater/Fairy✓3–9
AzumarillWater/Fairy✓3–9
PolitoedWater✓3–9
WooperWater/Ground✓3–9
QuagsireWater/Ground✓3–9
SlowkingWater/Psychic✓✓3–9
Galarian SlowkingPoison/Psychic✓
QwilfishWater/Poison✓✓3–9
Hisuian QwilfishDark/Poison✓
CorsolaWater/Rock8
RemoraidWater3–8
OctilleryWater3–8
MantineWater/Flying8
KingdraWater/Dragon✓3–9
PhanpyGround7
DonphanGround7
BlisseyNormal7
SuicuneWater✓7–9
MudkipWater✓✓3–9
MarshtompWater/Ground✓✓3–9
SwampertWater/Ground✓✓3–9
LotadWater/Grass✓3–9
LombreWater/Grass✓3–9
LudicoloWater/Grass✓3–9
WingullWater/Flying✓3–9
PelipperWater/Flying✓3–9
SurskitBug/Water✓9
MasquerainBug/Flying✓9
AzurillNormal/Fairy✓3–9
WailmerWater3–8
WailordWater3–8
BarboachWater/Ground✓3–9
WhiscashWater/Ground✓3–9
CorphishWater✓8–9
CrawdauntWater/Dark✓8–9
AnorithRock/Bug3–8
ArmaldoRock/Bug3–8
MiloticWater✓✓3–9
CastformNormal3–7
SphealIce/Water3–8
SealeoIce/Water3–8
WalreinIce/Water3–8
ClamperlWater3–7
HuntailWater3–7
GorebyssWater3–7
RelicanthWater/Rock3–8
LuvdiscWater✓3–7, 9
PiplupWater✓9
PrinplupWater✓9
EmpoleonWater/Steel✓9
BibarelNormal/Water4–7
BuizelWater✓4–7, 9
FloatzelWater✓4–7, 9
ShellosWater✓8–9
GastrodonWater/Ground✓8–9
FinneonWater✓4–7, 9
LumineonWater✓4–7, 9
MantykeWater/Flying8
LickilickyNormal7
RhyperiorGround/Rock7
PhioneWater✓9
ManaphyWater✓9
OshawottWater✓5–7, 9
DewottWater✓5–7, 9
SamurottWater✓5–7, 9
Hisuian SamurottWater/Dark✓5–7, 9
PanpourWater✓5–7
SimipourWater✓5–7
BasculinWater✓5–9
Basculin-White-StripedWater✓9
TirtougaWater/Rock5–8
CarracostaWater/Rock5–8
DucklettWater/Flying✓5–7, 9
SwannaWater/Flying✓5–7, 9
FrillishWater/Ghost8
JellicentWater/Ghost8
StunfiskGround/Electric✓6–8
Galarian StunfiskGround/Steel✓8
FroakieWater✓✓9
FrogadierWater✓✓9
GreninjaWater/Dark✓✓9
BinacleRock/Water✓6–8
BarbaracleRock/Water✓6–8
SkrelpPoison/Water✓✓6–9
DragalgePoison/Dragon✓✓6–9
ClauncherWater✓✓6–9
ClawitzerWater✓✓6–9
GoomyDragon✓✓8–9
SliggooDragon✓✓8–9
Hisuian SliggooSteel/Dragon✓✓8–9
GoodraDragon✓✓8–9
Hisuian GoodraSteel/Dragon✓✓8–9
VolcanionFire/Water✓✓8–9
PopplioWater✓7–9
BrionneWater✓7–9
PrimarinaWater/Fairy✓7–9
WishiwashiWater7–8
DewpiderWater/Bug✓8–9
AraquanidWater/Bug✓8–9
BruxishWater/Psychic✓7, 9
Tapu FiniWater/Fairy7–8
SobbleWater✓8–9
DrizzileWater✓8–9
InteleonWater✓8–9
ChewtleWater✓8–9
DrednawWater/Rock✓8–9
CramorantFlying/Water✓8–9
PincurchinElectric✓8–9
DracovishWater/Dragon8
ArctovishWater/Ice8
BasculegionWater/Ghost✓9
OverqwilDark/Poison✓
QuaxlyWater✓9
QuaxwellWater✓9
QuaquavalWater/Fighting✓9
TadbulbElectric✓9
BelliboltElectric✓9
WiglettWater✓9
WugtrioWater✓9
FinizenWater✓9
PalafinWater✓9
DondozoWater✓✓9
TatsugiriDragon/Water✓✓9
Tatsugiri-StretchyDragon/Water✓9

Water Gun FAQ

What does Water Gun do?

Water Gun is a Water-type special move with 40 power. No additional effect.

Which Pokémon can learn Water Gun?

189 Pokémon and forms can learn Water Gun in at least one game: 107 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 44 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Rattata, Raticate and Nidorina.

Is Water Gun in Pokémon Champions?

No, no Pokémon can use Water Gun in Pokémon Champions.

What is Water Gun super effective against?

As a Water-type attack, Water Gun 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.