Water Pulse

Effect

20% chance to confuse the target. Has a 20% chance to confuse the target.

Targets

Any one Pokémon (even non-adjacent)

Properties

Pulse move (Mega Launcher)

Scarlet & Violet

Usable (180 Pokémon)

Pokémon Champions

Usable (49 Pokémon)

Legends: Z-A

Usable (70 Pokémon)

Pokémon that learn Water Pulse

299 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.

All (299)Champions (49)S/V (180)Z-A (70)

Pokémon	Type	Champions	S/V	Z-A	Gens
Squirtle	Water		✓	✓	3–9
Wartortle	Water		✓	✓	3–9
Blastoise	Water	✓	✓	✓	3–9
Nidoran-F	Poison				3–4, 6–7
Nidorina	Poison				3–4, 6–7
Nidoqueen	Poison/Ground				3–4, 6–7
Nidoran-M	Poison				3–4, 6–7
Nidorino	Poison				3–4, 6–7
Nidoking	Poison/Ground				3–4, 6–7
Clefairy	Fairy		✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Clefable	Fairy	✓	✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Jigglypuff	Normal/Fairy		✓	✓	3–4, 6–7, 9
Wigglytuff	Normal/Fairy	✓	✓	✓	3–4, 6–7, 9
Meowth	Normal			✓	3–4, 6–7
Alolan Meowth	Dark			✓	7
Galarian Meowth	Steel			✓
Persian	Normal	✓		✓	3–4, 6–7
Alolan Persian	Dark	✓		✓	7
Psyduck	Water		✓		3–9
Golduck	Water		✓		3–9
Poliwag	Water		✓		3–9
Poliwhirl	Water		✓		3–9
Poliwrath	Water/Fighting		✓		3–9
Tentacool	Water/Poison		✓		3–9
Tentacruel	Water/Poison		✓		3–9
Slowpoke	Water/Psychic		✓	✓	3–9
Galarian Slowpoke	Psychic		✓	✓	8–9
Slowbro	Water/Psychic	✓	✓	✓	3–9
Galarian Slowbro	Poison/Psychic	✓	✓	✓	8–9
Seel	Water		✓		3–7, 9
Dewgong	Water/Ice		✓		3–7, 9
Shellder	Water		✓		3–9
Cloyster	Water/Ice		✓		3–9
Krabby	Water				3–4, 6–7
Kingler	Water				3–4, 6–7
Lickitung	Normal				3–4, 6–7
Chansey	Normal		✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Kangaskhan	Normal				3–4, 6–7
Horsea	Water		✓		3–9
Seadra	Water		✓		3–9
Goldeen	Water				3–8
Seaking	Water				3–8
Staryu	Water			✓	3–4, 6–7
Starmie	Water/Psychic	✓		✓	3–4, 6–7
Jynx	Ice/Psychic				3–4, 6–7
Tauros	Normal				3–4, 6–7
Paldean Tauros (Aqua Breed)	Fighting/Water	✓	✓		9
Gyarados	Water/Flying	✓	✓	✓	3–4, 6–7, 9
Lapras	Water/Ice		✓		3–9
Vaporeon	Water	✓	✓	✓	3–9
Omanyte	Rock/Water				3–8
Omastar	Rock/Water				3–8
Kabuto	Rock/Water				3–4, 6–7
Kabutops	Rock/Water				3–4, 6–7
Snorlax	Normal				3–4, 6–7
Articuno	Ice/Flying		✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Dratini	Dragon		✓	✓	3–9
Dragonair	Dragon		✓	✓	3–9
Dragonite	Dragon/Flying	✓	✓	✓	3–9
Mewtwo	Psychic				3–4, 6–7
Mew	Psychic		✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Totodile	Water		✓	✓	3–7, 9
Croconaw	Water		✓	✓	3–7, 9
Feraligatr	Water	✓	✓	✓	3–7, 9
Sentret	Normal		✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Furret	Normal		✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Chinchou	Water/Electric		✓		3–9
Lanturn	Water/Electric		✓		3–9
Cleffa	Fairy		✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Igglybuff	Normal/Fairy			✓	3–4, 6–7
Togepi	Fairy				3–4, 6–7
Togetic	Fairy/Flying				3–4, 6–7
Marill	Water/Fairy		✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Azumarill	Water/Fairy	✓	✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Politoed	Water	✓	✓		3–9
Aipom	Normal		✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Wooper	Water/Ground		✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Paldean Wooper	Poison/Ground		✓		9
Quagsire	Water/Ground		✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Slowking	Water/Psychic	✓	✓	✓	3–9
Galarian Slowking	Poison/Psychic	✓	✓	✓	8–9
Dunsparce	Normal				3–4, 6–7
Snubbull	Fairy		✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Granbull	Fairy		✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Qwilfish	Water/Poison	✓	✓	✓	3–9
Hisuian Qwilfish	Dark/Poison		✓	✓	9
Sneasel	Dark/Ice		✓		9
Corsola	Water/Rock				3–8
Galarian Corsola	Ghost				8
Remoraid	Water				3–8
Octillery	Water				3–8
Delibird	Ice/Flying		✓	✓	3–4, 6–7, 9
Mantine	Water/Flying				3–8
Kingdra	Water/Dragon		✓		3–9
Smoochum	Ice/Psychic				3–4, 6–7
Miltank	Normal				3–4, 6–7
Blissey	Normal		✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Suicune	Water		✓		3–4, 6–9
Tyranitar	Rock/Dark				3–4, 6–7
Lugia	Psychic/Flying		✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Celebi	Psychic/Grass				3–4, 6–7
Mudkip	Water		✓	✓	3–4, 6–9
Marshtomp	Water/Ground		✓	✓	3–4, 6–9
Swampert	Water/Ground	✓	✓	✓	3–4, 6–9
Zigzagoon	Normal				3–4, 6–7
Linoone	Normal				3–4, 6–7
Lotad	Water/Grass		✓		3–7, 9
Lombre	Water/Grass		✓		3–7, 9
Ludicolo	Water/Grass		✓		3–7, 9
Wingull	Water/Flying		✓		3–9
Pelipper	Water/Flying	✓	✓		3–9
Surskit	Bug/Water		✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Masquerain	Bug/Flying		✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Slakoth	Normal				3–4, 6–7
Vigoroth	Normal				3–4, 6–7
Slaking	Normal				3–4, 6–7
Whismur	Normal				3–4, 6–7
Loudred	Normal				3–4, 6–7
Exploud	Normal				3–4, 6–7
Azurill	Normal/Fairy				3–4, 6–7
Skitty	Normal				3–4, 6–7
Delcatty	Normal				3–4, 6–7
Sableye	Dark/Ghost				3–4, 6–7
Aron	Steel/Rock				3–4, 6–7
Lairon	Steel/Rock				3–4, 6–7
Aggron	Steel/Rock				3–4, 6–7
Volbeat	Bug		✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Illumise	Bug		✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Gulpin	Poison		✓	✓	3–4, 6–7, 9
Swalot	Poison	✓	✓	✓	3–4, 6–7, 9
Carvanha	Water/Dark				3–4, 6–8
Sharpedo	Water/Dark	✓			3–4, 6–8
Wailmer	Water				3–8
Wailord	Water				3–8
Spinda	Normal				3–7
Zangoose	Normal				3–4, 6–7
Barboach	Water/Ground		✓		3–9
Whiscash	Water/Ground		✓		3–9
Corphish	Water		✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Crawdaunt	Water/Dark		✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Anorith	Rock/Bug				3–8
Armaldo	Rock/Bug				3–8
Feebas	Water		✓	✓	3–4, 6–7, 9
Milotic	Water	✓	✓	✓	3–9
Castform	Normal				3–7
Kecleon	Normal				3–4, 6–7
Chimecho	Psychic			✓
Absol	Dark				3–4, 6–7
Snorunt	Ice		✓	✓	3–7, 9
Glalie	Ice	✓	✓	✓	3–7, 9
Spheal	Ice/Water				3–8
Sealeo	Ice/Water				3–8
Walrein	Ice/Water				3–8
Clamperl	Water				3–7
Huntail	Water				3–7
Gorebyss	Water				3–7
Relicanth	Water/Rock				3–4, 6–7
Luvdisc	Water		✓		3–7, 9
Latias	Dragon/Psychic		✓	✓	3–4, 6–7, 9
Latios	Dragon/Psychic		✓	✓	3–4, 6–7, 9
Kyogre	Water		✓	✓	3–9
Rayquaza	Dragon/Flying				3–4, 6–7
Jirachi	Steel/Psychic		✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Deoxys	Psychic		✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Piplup	Water		✓		4, 6–7, 9
Prinplup	Water		✓		4, 6–7, 9
Empoleon	Water/Steel	✓	✓		4, 6–7, 9
Bibarel	Normal/Water				4, 6–7
Buizel	Water		✓		4–7, 9
Floatzel	Water		✓		4–7, 9
Shellos	Water		✓		4–9
Gastrodon	Water/Ground		✓		4–9
Ambipom	Normal		✓		3–4, 6–7, 9
Buneary	Normal				4, 6–7
Lopunny	Normal				4, 6–7
Glameow	Normal				4, 6–7
Purugly	Normal				4, 6–7
Chingling	Psychic			✓
Happiny	Normal				4, 6–7
Spiritomb	Ghost/Dark				4, 6–7
Munchlax	Normal				4, 6–7
Lucario	Fighting/Steel	✓	✓	✓	4, 6–7, 9
Hippopotas	Ground				4, 6–7
Hippowdon	Ground				4, 6–7
Finneon	Water		✓		4–7, 9
Lumineon	Water		✓		4–7, 9
Mantyke	Water/Flying				4–8
Snover	Grass/Ice		✓	✓	4, 6–7, 9
Abomasnow	Grass/Ice	✓	✓	✓	4, 6–7, 9
Weavile	Dark/Ice	✓	✓		9
Lickilicky	Normal				3–4, 6–7
Togekiss	Fairy/Flying				3–4, 6–7
Glaceon	Ice	✓	✓		4, 6–7, 9
Froslass	Ice/Ghost	✓	✓	✓	3–7, 9
Uxie	Psychic		✓		4, 6–7, 9
Mesprit	Psychic		✓		4, 6–7, 9
Azelf	Psychic		✓		4, 6–7, 9
Palkia	Water/Dragon		✓		4–9
Phione	Water		✓		4–7, 9
Manaphy	Water		✓		4–7, 9
Arceus	Normal		✓		4, 6–7, 9
Oshawott	Water		✓		5–7, 9
Dewott	Water		✓		5–7, 9
Samurott	Water	✓	✓		5–7, 9
Hisuian Samurott	Water/Dark	✓	✓		5–7, 9
Panpour	Water				6–7
Simipour	Water				6–7
Tympole	Water				5–8
Palpitoad	Water/Ground				5–8
Seismitoad	Water/Ground				5–8
Basculin	Water		✓		9
Basculin-White-Striped	Water		✓		9
Tirtouga	Water/Rock				5–8
Carracosta	Water/Rock				5–8
Ducklett	Water/Flying		✓		5–7, 9
Swanna	Water/Flying		✓		5–7, 9
Vanillite	Ice				5–7
Vanillish	Ice				5–7
Vanilluxe	Ice				5–7
Frillish	Water/Ghost				5–8
Jellicent	Water/Ghost				5–8
Alomomola	Water		✓		5–7, 9
Cubchoo	Ice		✓		6–7, 9
Beartic	Ice	✓	✓		6–7, 9
Cryogonal	Ice		✓	✓	6–7, 9
Stunfisk	Ground/Electric				6–7
Keldeo	Water/Fighting		✓	✓	6–7, 9
Froakie	Water		✓	✓	6–7, 9
Frogadier	Water		✓	✓	6–7, 9
Greninja	Water/Dark	✓	✓	✓	6–7, 9
Meowstic-F	Psychic			✓
Binacle	Rock/Water				6–7
Barbaracle	Rock/Water				6–7
Skrelp	Poison/Water		✓	✓	6–9
Dragalge	Poison/Dragon	✓	✓	✓	6–9
Clauncher	Water		✓	✓	6–9
Clawitzer	Water	✓	✓	✓	6–9
Amaura	Rock/Ice				6–7
Aurorus	Rock/Ice				6–7
Goomy	Dragon		✓	✓	6–9
Sliggoo	Dragon		✓	✓	6–9
Hisuian Sliggoo	Steel/Dragon		✓	✓	6–9
Goodra	Dragon	✓	✓	✓	6–9
Hisuian Goodra	Steel/Dragon	✓	✓	✓	6–9
Bergmite	Ice				6–7
Avalugg	Ice				6–7
Hisuian Avalugg	Ice/Rock				6–7
Noibat	Flying/Dragon				6–7
Noivern	Flying/Dragon	✓	✓	✓	6–7, 9
Volcanion	Fire/Water		✓	✓	6–9
Popplio	Water		✓		7, 9
Brionne	Water		✓		7, 9
Primarina	Water/Fairy	✓	✓		7, 9
Wishiwashi	Water				7–8
Mareanie	Poison/Water		✓		7, 9
Toxapex	Poison/Water	✓	✓		7, 9
Dewpider	Water/Bug		✓		7, 9
Araquanid	Water/Bug	✓	✓		7, 9
Golisopod	Bug/Water				7
Bruxish	Water/Psychic		✓		7, 9
Drampa	Normal/Dragon				7
Kommo-o	Dragon/Fighting				7
Tapu Fini	Water/Fairy				7–8
Sobble	Water		✓		8–9
Drizzile	Water		✓		8–9
Inteleon	Water	✓	✓		8–9
Chewtle	Water		✓		9
Drednaw	Water/Rock		✓		9
Cramorant	Flying/Water		✓		9
Arrokuda	Water		✓		9
Barraskewda	Water		✓		9
Perrserker	Steel			✓
Cursola	Ghost				8
Eiscue	Ice		✓		9
Basculegion	Water/Ghost	✓	✓		9
Overqwil	Dark/Poison	✓	✓	✓	9
Quaxwell	Water		✓		9
Quaquaval	Water/Fighting	✓	✓		9
Tandemaus	Normal		✓		9
Maushold	Normal	✓	✓		9
Tadbulb	Electric		✓		9
Bellibolt	Electric	✓	✓		9
Wiglett	Water		✓		9
Wugtrio	Water		✓		9
Finizen	Water		✓		9
Palafin	Water	✓	✓		9
Flamigo	Flying/Fighting		✓	✓	9
Cetoddle	Ice		✓		9
Cetitan	Ice		✓		9
Veluza	Water/Psychic		✓		9
Dondozo	Water		✓	✓	9
Tatsugiri	Dragon/Water		✓	✓	9
Tatsugiri-Stretchy	Dragon/Water		✓		9
Clodsire	Poison/Ground		✓		9
Dudunsparce	Normal				3–4, 6–7
Scream Tail	Fairy/Psychic		✓		9
Iron Bundle	Ice/Water		✓		9
Walking Wake	Water/Dragon		✓		9
Terapagos	Normal		✓		9