Wave Crash (move)

Wave Crash (Japanese: ウェーブタックル Wave Tackle) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation VIII.

Wave Crash
ウェーブタックル Wave Tackle
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Type  Water
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  75
Accuracy  100%
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Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VIII
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Effect

Wave Crash inflicts damage and the user receives recoil damage equal to 1/3 of the damage done to the target and raises the user's action speed.

Description
Games Description
LA The user shrouds itself in water and slams into the target with its whole body to inflict damage. This also damages the user and raises the user’s action speed.


Learnset

By leveling up
# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII
395 Empoleon
Water 1 Field 57LA
550 Basculin
White-Striped Form		 Water 2 Water 2 34LA
902 Basculegion
Water 2 Water 2 34LA
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Trivia
  • Wave Crash has the lowest base power of all recoil moves (besides Struggle).
    • It is also the only Water-type move that causes recoil damage.

In other languages
Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 波動衝 Bōduhng Chūng
Mandarin 波動衝 / 波动冲 Bōdòng Chōng
French Aquatacle
German Wellentackle
Italian Ondaschianto
Korean 웨이브태클 Wave Tackle
Spanish Envite Acuático



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