Water
Charged move
Hydro Pump
Raid and GO Battle League stats for Hydro Pump, plus every Pokemon that can learn it.
Power
135
PvE base damage
Energy
−100
Cost per use
Duration
3.5s
Animation time
DPS
38.6
Damage per second
Raid & Gym stats (PvE)
- Power
- 135
- Energy
- −100
- Duration
- 3.5s
- DPS
- 38.6 dmg/s
- DPE
- 1.35 dmg/energy
- Damage window start
- 1.10s
- Damage window end
- 3.20s
GO Battle League stats (PvP)
- Power
- 130
- Energy
- −75
- Turns
- 1 (instant)
- DPE
- 1.73 dmg/energy
Top Pokemon with Hydro Pump
Released Pokemon that learn this move, ranked by base attack. Max CP is at level 50 with 15/15/15 IVs.
| # | Pokemon | Max CP | ATK | DEF | STA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
4,512 | 280 | 215 | 189 |
| 2 |
|
4,239 | 277 | 168 | 216 |
| 3 |
|
4,653 | 270 | 228 | 205 |
| 4 |
|
4,103 | 252 | 216 | 190 |
| 5 |
|
2,466 | 243 | 83 | 172 |
| 6 |
|
3,834 | 237 | 186 | 216 |
| 7 |
|
3,619 | 232 | 195 | 190 |
| 8 |
|
3,001 | 223 | 152 | 176 |
| 9 |
|
2,762 | 221 | 114 | 198 |
| 10 |
|
3,195 | 212 | 157 | 216 |
| 11 |
|
2,922 | 210 | 184 | 155 |
| 12 |
|
3,280 | 210 | 186 | 197 |
| 13 |
|
3,150 | 207 | 201 | 172 |
| 14 |
|
2,658 | 206 | 133 | 181 |
| 15 |
|
3,230 | 205 | 188 | 198 |
| 16 |
|
3,522 | 205 | 161 | 277 |
| 17 |
|
2,987 | 194 | 194 | 181 |
| 18 |
|
4,186 | 193 | 310 | 235 |
| 19 |
|
2,771 | 191 | 162 | 190 |
| 20 |
|
2,367 | 187 | 156 | 146 |
| 21 |
|
2,881 | 186 | 256 | 137 |
| 22 |
|
2,924 | 182 | 184 | 207 |
| 23 |
|
3,373 | 180 | 235 | 225 |
| 24 |
|
2,695 | 177 | 207 | 163 |
| 25 |
|
3,388 | 176 | 178 | 312 |
| 26 |
|
2,405 | 175 | 174 | 155 |
| 27 |
|
2,770 | 174 | 179 | 207 |
| 28 |
|
2,422 | 173 | 163 | 172 |
| 29 |
|
2,627 | 173 | 176 | 190 |
| 30 |
|
2,788 | 171 | 207 | 188 |
FAQ
Is Hydro Pump a good move?
Hydro Pump deals 135 base damage over 3.5 seconds, which works out at 38.6 DPS and 1.35 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Water moves to see where it ranks.
Which Pokemon learn Hydro Pump?
The table above lists the 30 strongest by base attack, led by Palkia, Salamence, Kyogre.
Is Hydro Pump better in PvE or PvP?
In raids and gyms the move has 135 power for 100 energy over 3.5s. In GO Battle League it uses 130 power for 75 energy. The two sets of numbers are independent, so read the PvE block for raids and the PvP block for GO Battle League.