#419 Floatzel

water

Height1.1 m(3'07")

Weight33.5 kg(73.9 lbs)

Gender♂ 50%♀ 50%

Gen 4

Floatzel Evolution

BuizelLevel 1

FloatzelLevel 26

Floatzel's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	85		311
Attack	105		246
Defense	55		146
Sp. Atk	85		206
Sp. Def	50		136
Speed	115		266
		0/508	1311

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

electric grass

1xdamage

normal fighting poison ground flying psychic bug rock ghost dragon dark fairy

0.5xdamage

fire water ice steel

Floatzel Abilities

Swift Swim

Doubles Speed during rain.

Water VeilHidden

Prevents burns.

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Floatzel Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Growl	normal	status	–	100	Level 1	The user growls in an endearing way, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Attack stats.
Quick Attack	normal	physical	40	100	Level 1	The user lunges at the target to inflict damage, moving at blinding speed. This move always goes first.
Crunch	dark	physical	80	100	Level 1	The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Ice Fang	ice	physical	65	95	Level 1	The user bites with cold-infused fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it frozen.
Soak	water	status	–	100	Level 1	The user shoots a torrent of water that changes the target's type to Water.
Water Gun	water	special	40	100	Level 15	The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water.
Bite	dark	physical	60	100	Level 18	The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. This may also make the target flinch.
Swift	normal	special	60	–	Level 21	Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Aqua Jet	water	physical	40	100	Level 24	The user lunges at the target to inflict damage, moving at blinding speed. This move always goes first.
Double Hit	normal	physical	35	90	Level 29	The user slams the target with a tail or the like. The target is hit twice in a row.
Whirlpool	water	special	35	85	Level 35	The user traps the target inside a violent, swirling whirlpool that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
Liquidation	water	physical	85	100	Level 41	The user slams into the target using a full-force blast of water. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Aqua Tail	water	physical	90	90	Level 46	The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm.
Agility	psychic	status	–	–	Level 51	The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply boosts its Speed stat.
Hydro Pump	water	special	110	80	Level 57	The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
Wave Crash	water	physical	120	100	Level 62	The user shrouds itself in water and slams into the target with its whole body to inflict damage. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Baton Pass	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user switches places with a party Pokémon in waiting and passes along any stat changes.
Blizzard	ice	special	110	70	TM	A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen.
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100	TM	The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Brick Break	fighting	physical	75	100	TM	The user attacks with a swift chop. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Bulk Up	fighting	status	–	–	TM	The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting its Attack and Defense stats.
Chilling Water	water	special	50	100	TM	The user attacks the target by showering it with water that's so cold it saps the target's power. This also lowers the target's Attack stat.
Dig	ground	physical	80	100	TM	The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	TM	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fling	dark	physical	–	100	TM	The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item.
Flip Turn	water	physical	60	100	TM	After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting.
Focus Blast	fighting	special	120	70	TM	The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Focus Punch	fighting	physical	150	100	TM	The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. This move fails if the user is hit before using the move.
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90	TM	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Helping Hand	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Hyper Beam	normal	special	150	90	TM	The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Ice Beam	ice	special	90	100	TM	The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen.
Ice Punch	ice	physical	75	100	TM	The target is attacked with an icy punch. This may also leave the target frozen.
Ice Spinner	ice	physical	80	100	TM	The user covers its feet in thin ice and twirls around, slamming into the target. This move's spinning motion also destroys the terrain.
Icy Wind	ice	special	55	95	TM	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats.
Low Kick	fighting	physical	–	100	TM	A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
Low Sweep	fighting	physical	65	100	TM	The user makes a swift attack on the target's legs, which lowers the target's Speed stat.
Metronome	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user waggles a finger and stimulates its brain into randomly using nearly any move.
Mud Slap	ground	special	20	100	TM	The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
Muddy Water	water	special	90	85	TM	The user attacks by shooting muddy water at opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their accuracy.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Rain Dance	water	status	–	–	TM	The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Roar	normal	status	–	–	TM	The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
Rock Tomb	rock	physical	60	95	TM	The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement.
Scary Face	normal	status	–	100	TM	The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Snarl	dark	special	55	95	TM	The user yells as if it's ranting about something, which lowers the Sp. Atk stats of opposing Pokémon.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Surf	water	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks everything around it by swamping its surroundings with a giant wave.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Taunt	dark	status	–	100	TM	The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Thief	dark	physical	60	100	TM	The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item.
Water Pulse	water	special	60	100	TM	The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.
Waterfall	water	physical	80	100	TM	The user charges at the target and may make it flinch.

Floatzel Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Back

Back Shiny

Pokedex Entries

Diamond

It floats using its well-developed flotation sac. It assists in the rescues of drowning people.

Pearl

Its flotation sac developed as a result of pursuing aquatic prey. It can double as a rubber raft.

Platinum

It is a common sight around fishing ports. It is known to rescue people and carry off prey.

HeartGold

With its flotation sac inflated, it can carry people on its back. It deflates the sac before it dives.

Legends: Arceus

Has a long, rather splendid flotation sac, which prevents Floatzel from drowning even in stormy seas. One might glimpse this species around fishing hamlets from time to time.

In Other Languages

Floatzel's Japanese name is Flowsel (フローゼル). Here are all the official names for Floatzel across different languages:

JapaneseフローゼルFlowsel

Korean플로젤

Chinese (Traditional)浮潛鼬

FrenchMustéflott

GermanBojelin

SpanishFloatzel

ItalianFloatzel

Chinese (Simplified)浮潜鼬