Water Pledge

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Water Pledge

みずのちかい Water Oath

Generation:	V

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	50
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	10, max: 16
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

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	0

Water Pledge (みずのちかい Water Oath) is a Water-type move introduced in Generation V.

Description

Games	Description
BWB2W2 XYORAS	A column of water strikes the target. When combined with its fire equivalent, the damage increases and a rainbow appears.
SMUSUM	A column of water strikes the target. When combined with its fire equivalent, its power increases and a rainbow appears.
LA	A column of water hits the target. When used with its fire equivalent, its power increases and a rainbow appears.
BDSP	This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.
SV	A column of water hits the target. When used with its fire counterpart, this move's power is boosted, and a rainbow appears.

Effect

The user creates a pillar of water to attack.

When combined with Fire Pledge, it will create a rainbow which doubles the changes of moves having Seconday Effects for four turns.

When combined with Grass Pledge, it will create a marsh which reduces the speed of all opponents by 50% for four turns.

Learnset

By TM

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered					TM145
	Oshawott	water	Field					TM145
	Dewott	water	Field					TM145
	Samurott	water	Field					TM145
	Samurott	water/dark	Field					TM145
	Froakie	water	Water 1					TM145
	Frogadier	water	Water 1					TM145
	Greninja	water/dark	Water 1					TM145
	Sobble	water	Water 1/Field					TM145
	Drizzile	water	Water 1/Field					TM145
	Inteleon	water	Water 1/Field					TM145
	Quaxly	water	Flying/Water 1					TM145
	Quaxwell	water	Flying/Water 1					TM145
	Quaquaval	water/fighting	Flying/Water 1					TM145
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

In Pokémon Black and White

In Pokémon Black and White, a man in Driftveil City will teach Water Pledge to any Water-type First partner Pokémon and Water type Elemental Monkey.

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Games
	Squirtle	water	Monster/Water 1	BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM
	Wartortle	water	Monster/Water 1	BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM
	Blastoise	water	Monster/Water 1	BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM
	Totodile	water	Monster/Water 1	BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM
	Croconaw	water	Monster/Water 1	BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM
	Feraligatr	water	Monster/Water 1	BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM
	Mudkip	water	Monster/Water 1	BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM
	Marshtomp	water/ground	Monster/Water 1	BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM
	Swampert	water/ground	Monster/Water 1	BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM
	Piplup	water	Water 1/Field	BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM
	Prinplup	water	Water 1/Field	BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM
	Empoleon	water/steel	Water 1/Field	BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM
	Oshawott	water	Field	BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM
	Dewott	water	Field	BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM
	Samurott	water	Field	BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM
	Panpour	water	Field	SM USUM
	Simipour	water	Field	SM USUM
	Froakie	water	Water 1	XY ORAS SM USUM
	Frogadier	water	Water 1	XY ORAS SM USUM
	Greninja	water/dark	Water 1	XY ORAS SM USUM
	Popplio	water	Water 1/Field	SM USUM
	Brionne	water	Water 1/Field	SM USUM
	Primarina	water/fairy	Water 1/Field	SM USUM
	Silvally	normal	Undiscovered	USUM
	Sobble	water	Water 1/Field
	Drizzile	water	Water 1/Field
	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.

Trivia

Only respective type Elemental Monkey in addition to Water-type Starters can learn it.