What is Water type strong against?

Water-type moves are super effective (2x damage) against Fire, Ground, Rock-type Pokemon.

What is Water type weak to?

Water-type Pokemon take super-effective damage from Electric, Grass-type moves.

What resists Water type?

Water-type Pokemon resist damage from Fire, Water, Ice, Steel-type moves.

Is Water type immune to anything?

No, Water-type Pokemon have no immunities.

How many Water-type Pokemon are there?

There are 154 Water-type Pokemon across all generations.

Water Type

Generation 1 · 154 Pokemon

Water is the most common Pokemon type. Water-type moves are super effective against Fire, Ground, and Rock, making them excellent coverage moves. Only weak to Grass and Electric.

AtkDef	Normal	Fire	Water	Electric	Grass	Ice	Fighting	Poison	Ground	Flying	Psychic	Bug	Rock	Ghost	Dragon	Dark	Steel	Fairy
Normal	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	0	x1	x1	½	x1
Fire	x1	½	½	x1	x2	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	½	x1	x2	x1
Water	x1	x2	½	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	x1	x1
Electric	x1	x1	x2	½	½	x1	x1	x1	0	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	x1	x1	x1
Grass	x1	½	x2	x1	½	x1	x1	½	x2	½	x1	½	x2	x1	½	x1	½	x1
Ice	x1	½	½	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x2	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1
Fighting	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	½	½	½	x2	0	x1	x2	x2	½
Poison	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	½	½	x1	x1	x1	½	½	x1	x1	0	x2
Ground	x1	x2	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x2	x1	0	x1	½	x2	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1
Flying	x1	x1	x1	½	x2	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x1	½	x1
Psychic	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x2	x1	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x1	0	½	x1
Bug	x1	½	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	½	x1	½	x2	x1	x1	½	x1	x2	½	½
Rock	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	½	x2	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	x1
Ghost	0	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	x1
Dragon	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	0
Dark	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	½
Steel	x1	½	½	½	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	½	x2
Fairy	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x2	½	x1

Water + ... ↑	Weak	Resist/Immune	Weaknesses	Immunities
normal	3	5	electricgrassfighting	ghost
fire	3	5	electricgroundrock	–
electric	2	5	grassground	–
grass	3	3	poisonflyingbug	–
ice	4	2	electricgrassfightingrock	–
fighting	5	7	electricgrassflyingpsychicfairy	–
poison	3	8	electricgroundpsychic	–
ground	1	5	grass4x	electric
flying	2	6	electric4xrock	ground
psychic	5	6	electricgrassbugghostdark	–
bug	3	5	electricflyingrock	–
rock	4	5	grass4xelectricfightingground	–
ghost	4	8	electricgrassghostdark	normal fighting
dragon	2	3	dragonfairy	–
dark	5	7	electricgrassfightingbugfairy	psychic
steel	3	11	electricfightingground	poison
fairy	3	7	electricgrasspoison	dragon

Move	Category	Power	Acc.	PP	Description
Hydro Cannon	Special	150	90%	5	User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Water Spout	Special	150	100%	5	Inflicts more damage when the user has more HP remaining, with a maximum of 150 power.
Wave Crash	Physical	120	100%	10
Hydro Pump	Special	110	80%	5	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Steam Eruption	Special	110	95%	5	Has a chance to burn the target.
Origin Pulse	Special	110	85%	10	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Crabhammer	Physical	100	90%	10	Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Muddy Water	Special	90	85%	10	Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.
Aqua Tail	Physical	90	90%	10	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Surf	Special	90	100%	15	Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dive users.
Sparkling Aria	Special	90	100%	10	Cures the target of burns.
Liquidation	Physical	85	100%	10	Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
Fishious Rend	Physical	85	100%	10
Waterfall	Physical	80	100%	15	Has a chance to make the target flinch.
Dive	Physical	80	100%	10	User dives underwater, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
Scald	Special	80	100%	15	Has a chance to burn the target.
Water Pledge	Special	80	100%	10	With Grass Pledge, halves opposing Pokémon’s Speed for four turns.
Snipe Shot	Special	80	100%	15	Sets Reflect on the user’s side of the field after inflicting damage.
Aqua Step	Physical	80	100%	10
Hydro Steam	Special	80	100%	15
Razor Shell	Physical	75	95%	10	Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
Aqua Cutter	Physical	70	100%	20
Octazooka	Special	65	85%	10	Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.
Brine	Special	65	100%	10	Has double power against Pokémon that have less than half their max HP remaining.
Bubble Beam	Special	65	100%	20	Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.

Stat	Average	Rank
HP	71	#10/18
Attack	77	#11/18
Defense	75	#9/18
Sp. Atk	75	#8/18
Sp. Def	71	#12/18
Speed	68	#10/18
BST	437	#14/18

Water Type

Offensive Matchups – Water Attacking

Defensive Matchups – Water Defending

Dual-Type Combinations with Water

Water-Type Moves (43)

Water-Type Related Abilities

Water-Type Boosting Items

Water-Type Average Stats

Type Changes Involving Water

Water-Type Special Mechanics

Water-Type Pokemon (154)

FAQ – Water Type