Water Pledge (move)

Water Pledge inflicts damage. It has a regular power of 50.

When two allies attempt to use Water Pledge and either Fire Pledge or Grass Pledge on the same turn, the ally moving first will not itself use a move, but instead the ally moving second will use a combined attack with a power of 150 and an additional effect immediately after it:

• If Water Pledge and Fire Pledge are used in the same turn, the ally moving second will use Water Pledge with a power of 150, and create a rainbow on the user's side of the field for four turns. The rainbow doubles the probability of secondary effects taking place for moves used by that side of the field (not including Secret Power); this effect is cumulative with Serene Grace for chances to cause a stat change or inflict a status, but not for chances to cause flinching. Due to the way certain secondary effects are handled, this can lead to an overflow glitch.
• If Water Pledge and Grass Pledge are used in the same turn, the ally moving second will use Grass Pledge with a power of 150, and create a swamp on the target's side of the field for four turns. This swamp quarters the Speed of all Pokémon on that side of the field.

If a Pokémon uses one Pledge move and a partner has selected another Pledge move, but none of its partners are able to use their selected Pledge move that turn (e.g. paralysis, Sky Drop, etc.), no move will be executed.

Water Pledge is unaffected by a held Water Gem (and will not consume it). If a combined move is used, it will always receive the same-type attack bonus no matter which Pokémon is the one executing it, or what type the combined move is.

Water Pledge's regular power changed from 50 to 80. In addition, Water Pledge does not work in Sky Battles.

Various Move Tutors can teach Water Pledge to any Water-type starter Pokémon of any evolutionary stage. From Generation VII onward, Move Tutors will also teach Water Pledge to the Water-type elemental monkeys. From Generation V to VII, Move Tutors will only teach this move to Pokémon with maximized friendship.

The Move Tutors who teach this move are:

• BW: a man in the house to the right of the market in Driftveil City.
• B2W2: a man outside of the Pokémon World Tournament building.
• XY: a man in Laverre City.
• ORAS: a man in a shop in Mauville City.
• SMUSUM: a man on the second level of Hau'oli City's mall.
• SwSh: a man in Hammerlocke.

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS	SM	USUM	PE	SwSh	SwSh EP	BDSP	LA
007		Squirtle		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
008		Wartortle		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
009		Blastoise		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
159		Croconaw		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
160		Feraligatr		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
258		Mudkip		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
259		Marshtomp		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
260		Swampert		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
393		Piplup		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
394		Prinplup		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
395		Empoleon		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
501		Oshawott		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
502		Dewott		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
503		Samurott		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
515		Panpour		Field		Field					✔	✔
516		Simipour		Field		Field					✔	✔
656		Froakie		Water 1		Water 1			✔	✔	✔	✔
657		Frogadier		Water 1		Water 1			✔	✔	✔	✔
658		Greninja		Water 1		Water 1			✔	✔	✔	✔
728		Popplio		Water 1	Field					✔	✔	✔
729		Brionne		Water 1	Field					✔	✔	✔
730		Primarina		Water 1	Field					✔	✔	✔
816		Sobble		Water 1	Field							✔
817		Drizzile		Water 1	Field							✔
818		Inteleon		Water 1	Field							✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.