Whirlpool

Effect

Traps and damages the target for 4-5 turns. Prevents the target from switching for four or five turns (seven turns if the user is holding Grip Claw). Causes damage to the target equal to 1/8 of its maximum HP (1/6 if the user is holding Binding Band), rounded down, at the end of each turn during effect. The target can still switch out if it is holding Shed Shell or uses Baton Pass, Flip Turn, Parting Shot, Shed Tail, Teleport, U-turn, or Volt Switch. The effect ends if either the user or the target leaves the field, or if the target uses Mortal Spin, Rapid Spin, or Substitute successfully. This effect is not stackable or reset by using this or another binding move.

Targets

One adjacent Pokémon

Scarlet & Violet

Usable (107 Pokémon)

Pokémon Champions

Usable (31 Pokémon)

Legends: Z-A

Usable (38 Pokémon)

Pokémon that learn Whirlpool

183 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 (183)Champions (31)S/V (107)Z-A (38)

Pokémon	Type	Champions	S/V	Z-A	Gens
Squirtle	Water		✓	✓	4, 7–9
Wartortle	Water		✓	✓	4, 7–9
Blastoise	Water	✓	✓	✓	4, 7–9
Nidoqueen	Poison/Ground				4, 8
Nidoking	Poison/Ground				4, 8
Psyduck	Water		✓		4, 7–9
Golduck	Water		✓		4, 7–9
Poliwag	Water		✓		4, 7–9
Poliwhirl	Water		✓		4, 7–9
Poliwrath	Water/Fighting		✓		4, 7–9
Tentacool	Water/Poison		✓		4, 7–9
Tentacruel	Water/Poison		✓		4, 7–9
Slowpoke	Water/Psychic		✓	✓	4, 8–9
Galarian Slowpoke	Psychic		✓	✓	8–9
Slowbro	Water/Psychic	✓	✓	✓	4, 8–9
Galarian Slowbro	Poison/Psychic	✓	✓	✓	8–9
Seel	Water		✓		4, 7, 9
Dewgong	Water/Ice		✓		4, 7, 9
Shellder	Water		✓		4–9
Cloyster	Water/Ice		✓		4–9
Krabby	Water				4, 7–8
Kingler	Water				4, 7–8
Lickitung	Normal				4, 8
Rhydon	Ground/Rock				4, 8
Kangaskhan	Normal	✓		✓	4, 8
Horsea	Water		✓		4, 7–9
Seadra	Water		✓		4, 7–9
Goldeen	Water				4, 8
Seaking	Water				4, 8
Staryu	Water			✓	4, 7–8
Starmie	Water/Psychic	✓		✓	4, 7–8
Tauros	Normal	✓			4, 8
Paldean Tauros (Aqua Breed)	Fighting/Water	✓	✓		9
Gyarados	Water/Flying	✓	✓	✓	4, 7–9
Lapras	Water/Ice		✓		4–9
Vaporeon	Water	✓	✓	✓	4, 7–9
Omanyte	Rock/Water				4–8
Omastar	Rock/Water				4–8
Kabuto	Rock/Water				4, 8
Kabutops	Rock/Water				4, 7–8
Snorlax	Normal				4, 8
Dratini	Dragon			✓	4, 8
Dragonair	Dragon			✓	4, 8
Dragonite	Dragon/Flying			✓	4, 7–8
Mew	Psychic		✓		4, 7–9
Totodile	Water		✓	✓	4, 7, 9
Croconaw	Water		✓	✓	4, 7, 9
Feraligatr	Water	✓	✓	✓	4, 7, 9
Sentret	Normal				4
Furret	Normal				4
Chinchou	Water/Electric		✓		4–9
Lanturn	Water/Electric		✓		4–9
Marill	Water/Fairy		✓		4, 7–9
Azumarill	Water/Fairy	✓	✓		4, 7–9
Politoed	Water	✓	✓		4, 7–9
Wooper	Water/Ground		✓		4, 7–9
Quagsire	Water/Ground		✓		4, 7–9
Slowking	Water/Psychic	✓	✓	✓	4, 7–9
Galarian Slowking	Poison/Psychic	✓	✓	✓	8–9
Qwilfish	Water/Poison	✓	✓	✓	4, 7–9
Sneasel	Dark/Ice				4, 8
Corsola	Water/Rock				4, 7–8
Galarian Corsola	Ghost				8
Remoraid	Water				4, 7–8
Octillery	Water				4, 7–8
Mantine	Water/Flying				4, 7–8
Kingdra	Water/Dragon		✓		4, 7–9
Miltank	Normal				4, 8
Suicune	Water		✓		4, 7–9
Tyranitar	Rock/Dark				4, 8
Lugia	Psychic/Flying		✓		4, 7–9
Mudkip	Water		✓	✓	3–9
Marshtomp	Water/Ground		✓	✓	3–9
Swampert	Water/Ground	✓	✓	✓	3–9
Zigzagoon	Normal				4, 8
Galarian Zigzagoon	Dark/Normal				8
Linoone	Normal				4, 8
Galarian Linoone	Dark/Normal				8
Lotad	Water/Grass		✓		4, 8–9
Lombre	Water/Grass		✓		4, 8–9
Ludicolo	Water/Grass		✓		4, 8–9
Wingull	Water/Flying		✓		9
Pelipper	Water/Flying	✓	✓		4, 8–9
Exploud	Normal				4, 8
Makuhita	Fighting				4
Hariyama	Fighting				4
Azurill	Normal/Fairy				4, 8
Aggron	Steel/Rock	✓		✓	4, 8
Carvanha	Water/Dark			✓	4, 8
Sharpedo	Water/Dark	✓		✓	4, 8
Wailmer	Water				3–8
Wailord	Water				3–8
Barboach	Water/Ground		✓		3–9
Whiscash	Water/Ground		✓		3–9
Corphish	Water		✓		4, 8–9
Crawdaunt	Water/Dark		✓		4, 8–9
Feebas	Water		✓	✓	4, 8–9
Milotic	Water	✓	✓	✓	4, 8–9
Spheal	Ice/Water				4, 8
Sealeo	Ice/Water				4, 8
Walrein	Ice/Water				4, 8
Clamperl	Water				3–7
Huntail	Water				3–7
Gorebyss	Water				3–7
Relicanth	Water/Rock				4, 8
Luvdisc	Water		✓		4, 9
Latias	Dragon/Psychic		✓	✓	4, 8–9
Latios	Dragon/Psychic			✓	4, 8
Kyogre	Water		✓	✓	4, 8–9
Rayquaza	Dragon/Flying		✓	✓	4, 8–9
Piplup	Water		✓		4–7, 9
Prinplup	Water		✓		4–7, 9
Empoleon	Water/Steel	✓	✓		4–7, 9
Bibarel	Normal/Water				4
Rampardos	Rock				4
Buizel	Water		✓		4–7, 9
Floatzel	Water		✓		4–7, 9
Shellos	Water		✓		4, 8–9
Gastrodon	Water/Ground		✓		4, 8–9
Garchomp	Dragon/Ground				4, 8
Munchlax	Normal				4, 8
Finneon	Water		✓		4–7, 9
Lumineon	Water		✓		4–7, 9
Mantyke	Water/Flying				4, 8
Weavile	Dark/Ice				4, 8
Lickilicky	Normal				4, 8
Rhyperior	Ground/Rock				4, 8
Palkia	Water/Dragon		✓		4, 8–9
Phione	Water		✓		4–7, 9
Manaphy	Water		✓		4–7, 9
Arceus	Normal				4
Oshawott	Water		✓		9
Dewott	Water		✓		9
Samurott	Water	✓	✓		9
Hisuian Samurott	Water/Dark	✓	✓		9
Basculin	Water		✓		5–9
Basculin-White-Striped	Water		✓		9
Tirtouga	Water/Rock				5–8
Carracosta	Water/Rock				5–8
Ducklett	Water/Flying		✓		9
Swanna	Water/Flying		✓		9
Frillish	Water/Ghost				8
Jellicent	Water/Ghost				8
Alomomola	Water		✓		7, 9
Keldeo	Water/Fighting			✓
Barbaracle	Rock/Water	✓			8
Skrelp	Poison/Water		✓		9
Dragalge	Poison/Dragon	✓	✓		9
Popplio	Water		✓		8–9
Brionne	Water		✓		8–9
Primarina	Water/Fairy	✓	✓		8–9
Wishiwashi	Water				7–8
Bruxish	Water/Psychic		✓		9
Dhelmise	Ghost/Grass				7–8
Tapu Fini	Water/Fairy				7–8
Sobble	Water		✓		8–9
Drizzile	Water		✓		8–9
Inteleon	Water	✓	✓		8–9
Chewtle	Water		✓		8–9
Drednaw	Water/Rock		✓		8–9
Cramorant	Flying/Water		✓		8–9
Arrokuda	Water		✓		8–9
Barraskewda	Water		✓		8–9
Clobbopus	Fighting			✓
Grapploct	Fighting	✓		✓	8
Obstagoon	Dark/Normal				8
Cursola	Ghost				8
Eiscue	Ice		✓		8–9
Dracovish	Water/Dragon				8
Arctovish	Water/Ice				8
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike	Fighting/Water		✓		8–9
Basculegion	Water/Ghost	✓	✓		9
Quaxly	Water		✓		9
Quaxwell	Water		✓		9
Quaquaval	Water/Fighting	✓	✓		9
Wiglett	Water		✓		9
Wugtrio	Water		✓		9
Palafin	Water	✓	✓		9
Dondozo	Water			✓
Tatsugiri	Dragon/Water		✓	✓	9
Tatsugiri-Stretchy	Dragon/Water		✓		9
Iron Bundle	Ice/Water		✓		9
Walking Wake	Water/Dragon		✓		9