Soak (move)

Soak (Japanese: みずびたし Waterlog) is a non-damaging move introduced in Generation V.

Generation V
Soak changes the target's type to pure Water. The effect lasts as long as the target remains in battle; however, changing form or ing overrides the effect. Soak succeeds even if the target is already a pure Water-type Pokémon.

Soak fails if used on a or a Pokémon with.

The effect is not ed.

Generation VI onward
If used on a pure Water-type Pokémon, Soak's animation will still play, but the game will now state that the move has failed. Soak fails if used on a Pokémon with.

Soak can be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if the move was used in the prior turn.

If powered up by a Waterium Z into Z-Soak, the user's stat rises by one stage.

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Trivia

 * This move originated as a TCG TCG Poké-POWER.
 * Although the move itself hasn't been used in the, getting wet has been shown to neutralize the Ground type's immunity to Electric in a couple of occasions, first with Brock's Onix in Showdown in Pewter City and later with Pryce's Piloswine in Nice Pryce, Baby! and Hapu's Mudsdale in SM109.

In other languages
Überflutung Anegar Détrempage Inondazione みずびたし 浸水（招式）