Wave Crash (move)

Wave Crash ウェーブタックル Wave Tackle

Battles Type  Water Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  120 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

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

Effect

Generation VIII

Wave Crash inflicts damage and the user receives recoil damage equal to 33% of the damage done to the target and raises the user's action speed.

Generation IX

Wave Crash's power was increased to 120.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						VIII	IX
						LA	SV
0007		Squirtle		Monster	Water 1		36
0008		Wartortle		Monster	Water 1		50
0009		Blastoise		Monster	Water 1		56
0128		Tauros Paldean Form (Aqua Breed)		Field		Field		55
0230		Kingdra		Water 1	Dragon		72
0395		Empoleon		Water 1	Field	57	66
0418		Buizel		Water 1	Field	−	49
0419		Floatzel		Water 1	Field	−	62
0550		Basculin Red- and Blue-Striped Forms		Water 2		Water 2		44
0550		Basculin White-Striped Form		Water 2		Water 2	34	44
0779		Bruxish		Water 2		Water 2		44
0902		Basculegion All forms		Water 2		Water 2	34	44
0914		Quaquaval		Flying	Water 1		64
0964		Palafin		Field	Water 2		61
0977		Dondozo		Water 2		Water 2		65
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Wave Crash is the only Water-type move that causes recoil damage.
• In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Wave Crash has the lowest base power of all recoil moves (besides Struggle).

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 Weibeutaekeul Spanish Envite Acuático

Variations of the move Double-Edge
Double-Edge • Volt Tackle • Flare Blitz • Brave Bird • Wood Hammer • Wave Crash

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.