Water Charged move

Water Pulse

Raid and GO Battle League stats for Water Pulse, plus every Pokemon that can learn it.

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

−50

Cost per use

Duration

3.0s

Animation time

DPS

21.7

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 65
Energy: −50
Duration: 3.0s
DPS: 21.7 dmg/s
DPE: 1.3 dmg/energy
Damage window start: 2.00s
Damage window end: 2.70s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 80
Energy: −50
Turns: 1 (instant)
DPE: 1.6 dmg/energy

Editor's notes

For raids and gym battles, Water Pulse hits for 65 base power and costs 50 energy.

Notable Pokémon that can learn it include Inteleon, Kingler, Glaceon and Armaldo — that is where this move earns its place.

Toni Ramón

Founder & lead editor

What these stats mean

Power, energy, duration, DPS and the PvP numbers

Power: Base damage each use deals before type and stat multipliers.
Energy: Energy the move costs to fire.
Duration: Animation time. You cannot dodge or attack during it.
DPS: Damage per second — power × 1000 / duration.
PvP stats: GO Battle League runs on 0.5s turns with its own power and energy values, so they differ from the raid numbers.

Top Pokemon with Water Pulse

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	Inteleon Water	3,351	262	142	172
2	Kingler Water	3,199	240	181	146
3	GlaceonElite TM Ice	3,535	238	205	163
4	Armaldo RockBug	3,221	222	174	181
5	Clawitzer Water	3,124	221	171	174
6	Kabutops RockWater	3,067	220	186	155
7	Gorebyss Water	2,820	211	179	146
8	Vaporeon Water	3,522	205	161	277
9	Octillery Water	2,618	197	141	181
10	Cryogonal Ice	3,164	190	218	190
11	Drizzile Water	2,142	186	113	163
12	Walrein IceWater	3,082	182	176	242
13	Krabby Water	1,765	181	124	102
14	Suicune Water	3,373	180	235	225
15	Slowbro WaterPsychic	2,877	177	180	216
16	Seaking Water	2,445	175	147	190
17	Gastrodon WaterGround	2,628	169	143	244
18	Frogadier Water	1,851	168	114	144
19	Brionne Water	2,131	168	145	155
20	Sliggoo Dragon	2,303	159	176	169
21	Dewott Water	1,969	159	116	181
22	Whiscash WaterGround	2,347	151	141	242
23	Croconaw Water	1,948	150	142	163
24	Mantine WaterFlying	2,384	148	226	163
25	Lumineon Water	2,051	142	170	170
26	Dewgong WaterIce	2,245	139	177	207
27	Sealeo IceWater	1,939	137	132	207
28	Wailmer Water	1,660	136	68	277
29	Clamperl Water	1,437	133	135	111
30	Buizel Water	1,193	132	67	146

FAQ

Is Water Pulse a good move?

Water Pulse deals 65 base damage over 3.0 seconds, which works out at 21.7 DPS and 1.3 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Water moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Water Pulse?

The table above lists the 30 strongest by base attack, led by Inteleon, Kingler, Glaceon.

Is Water Pulse better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 65 power for 50 energy over 3.0s. In GO Battle League it uses 80 power for 50 energy. The two sets of numbers are independent, so read the PvE block for raids and the PvP block for GO Battle League.

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