Water Shuriken

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Water Shuriken

みずしゅりけん Water Shuriken

Introduced:	Generation VI

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	15
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	20, max: 32
Priority:	+1
Contact:	No

Affected by

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

Contest Data

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Cool
Appeal:	3 ♥♥♥
Jam:	0
Causes the user to move earlier on the next turn.

Water Shuriken (Japanese: みずしゅりけん, Hepburn: Water Shuriken) is a Water-type move introduced in Generation VI. It was the signature move of Greninja in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y.

Effect

In battle

Due to having a positive priority, Water Shuriken will always go before moves that are not of this priority type. Water Shuriken does damage, hitting the target two to five times in a turn, with each hit having an equal chance to be a critical hit.

In a Double Battle, Water Shuriken can target any Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Water Shuriken can only target a Pokémon that's adjacent to the user.

Description

Games	Description
XYORAS SMUSUM SwShLA SV	The user hits the target with throwing stars two to five times in a row. This move always goes first.
BDSP	This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

In Super Smash Bros.

Water Shuriken is Greninja's Neutral Special in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U and Ultimate. It charges up a shuriken made of water and throws it forwards. It can be charged, but covers a lot less area the bigger it is. Though for whatever reason during the Charizard/Greninja Reveal Trailer, almost everyone that saw the trailer thought Water Shuriken was Shadow Ball. This led to them believing that Mewtwo was returning.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Accelgor	Bug	Bug	1ORAS	1	1
	Greninja	Water/Dark	Water 1	36, 75	1, Evo.		Evo.
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Trivia

• In Generation VI, Water Shuriken was a Physical move.
• In Generation VIII, Water Shuriken is, by pure technicality, Accelgor's signature move, because Greninja wasn't included in Sword and Shield.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime

Main games

Water Shuriken depicted in Generation VII

Side games

Water Shuriken depicted in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Main series

Water Shuriken being used by Ash's Ash-Greninja.