Hydro Cannon

Hydro Cannon

ハイドロカノン' Hydro Cannon

Generation:	III

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	150
Accuracy:	90%
PP:	5, max: 8
Affects:	Selected target
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam:	4 ♥♥♥♥

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Hydro Cannon is the highest powered Water-type move in existence introduced in Generation III; it can only be learned by the final evolution of a Water-type Starter Pokémon.

Description

Games	Description
RSE	Powerful, but leaves the user immobile the next turn.
FRLG	The foe is hit with a watery cannon. The user can't move on the next turn.
DPPtHGSS	The foe is hit with a watery blast. The user must rest on the next turn, however.
BWB2W2	The target is hit with a watery blast. The user must rest on the next turn, however.
XYORAS	The target is hit by a watery blast. The user can't move on the next turn.
SMUSUM SwShBDSP SV	The target is hit with a watery blast. The user can't move on the next turn.

Effect

In Battle

The foe is hit with a watery blast. The user must rest on the next turn, however.

Contests

Jams the others, and misses one turn of appeals.

Super Contests

Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Learnset

By TM

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Blastoise	water	Monster/Water 1							TM154
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered							TM154
	Feraligatr	water	Monster/Water 1							TM154
	Swampert	water/ground	Monster/Water 1							TM154
	Empoleon	water/steel	Water 1/Field							TM154
	Samurott	water	Field							TM154
	Samurott	water/dark	Field							TM154
	Greninja	water/dark	Water 1							TM154
	Primarina	water/fairy	Water 1/Field							TM154
	Inteleon	water	Water 1/Field							TM154
	Quaquaval	water/fighting	Flying/Water 1							TM154
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By Move Tutor

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Games
	Blastoise	water	Monster/Water 1	FRLG DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM BDSP
	Feraligatr	water	Monster/Water 1	DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM BDSP
	Swampert	water/ground	Monster/Water 1	DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM BDSP
	Empoleon	water/steel	Water 1/Field	DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM BDSP
	Samurott	water	Field	BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM
	Greninja	water/dark	Water 1	XY ORAS SM USUM
	Primarina	water/fairy	Water 1/Field	SM USUM
	Inteleon	water	Water 1/Field
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime
• Manga

Main games

Hydro Cannon depicted in Generation III

Hydro Cannon depicted in Generation IV

Main series

Hydro Cannon being used by Gary's Blastoise.

Hydro Cannon being used by Kenny's Empoleon.

Hydro Cannon being used by Cameron's Samurott.

Hydro Cannon being used by Tierno's Blastoise.

Hydro Cannon being used by Harriet's Togepi via Metronome.

Pokémon Adventures

Hydro Cannon being used by Blasty.

Hydro Cannon being used by Ultima's Feraligatr.

Trivia

• This move was originally meant to be Blastoise's signature move, but it was given to the other Water-type first partners in Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version, and the trend has continued with each new first partner since. However, Blastoise is the most prominent user of the move.