Surf (move)

Surf (Japanese: なみのり Surfing) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation I. It is HM03 in Generations through  and TM94 in Generation VII.

Generations I and II
Surf inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Generation III
Surf can hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of, and if it does, it will have its power doubled for that Pokémon.

In a Double Battle, Surf will hit both opposing Pokémon.

Surf can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if was used in the prior turn. It can also be used to start a combination, causing to give extra two appeal points if used in the next turn.

Generation IV
Surf will now hit all adjacent Pokémon, including allies.

Generation V
If Surf hits a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of, its damage dealt to that Pokémon will be doubled instead of its power (resulting in virtually the same effect).

In Triple Battles, Surf will hit all other adjacent Pokémon, including allies.

Generation VI
Surf's power has been reduced from 95 to 90. Surf will also destroy stalagmites found in the background of s.

Outside of battle
Surf can be used outside of battle to travel over bodies of water. When doing so, wild Pokémon may be encountered. Surfing is a very important mechanic of the games and usually must be used to complete the game, as all main series games to date except have required Surf in order to reach the Pokémon League where the Elite Four reside.

The speed of Surfing has varied back and forth through games. In Generations I and II, the speed was at the same speed as walking. In Generation III, the speed was increased to running speed. In, the Surfing speed was reduced to walking speed again. The speed was returned to running speed in.

When Surf is used outside of battle, the sprite of an aquatic Pokémon carrying the player on the water is shown. This sprite is generic, so the same sprite is used for every surfing Pokémon, regardless of the Pokémon's own menu sprite. These sprites change between generations. In Generation I, the sprite used is the one used to display all aquatic Pokémon, and resembles and. In Generation II, the sprite resembles a red (blue in Crystal if the player is ). In both Generations I and II, a using Surf will display a  sprite instead of the normal one. From Generation III onwards, the sprite is indistinguishable as a specific Pokémon, although some Pokémon have special overworld sprites in the Generation VI games. In the Generation VI games, surfing on Lapras specifically will show the player riding on Lapras instead of the usual generic shape. In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire,, and  all have their own surfing model; additionally, Kyogre moves faster and has a larger hitbox, while Sharpedo moves twice as fast as normal but prevents fishing.

In Generation VII, Surf is no longer a field move. In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, its functions are given to the Ride Pokémon and. In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the player can use Secret Technique Sea Skim instead.

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Super Smash Bros. series
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, creates a wave and then surfs on it, pushing any players it hits. Anyone caught in it will be pushed until Piplup disappears, or pushes the character off the stage. Piplup will keep using Surf even when off the stage.

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, uses the move with a similar effect.

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In the Pokémon Adventures manga

 * In Just My Luck...Shuckle, 's was revealed to know Surf by 's Pokédex.

Trivia

 * Some of the Pokémon that can learn Surf, like, appear to lack the physique required to transport a human being at sea.
 * Junichi Masuda revealed in an interview that Surf is his favorite move.
 * Surf and are the only HM moves that become event-exclusive moves on certain Pokémon, both on.
 * In Generation VI, Surf and Fly are tied for having the highest base power of all HM moves. Prior to Generation VI, Surf had the highest base power.
 * If is used in the ocean in Generation III, it will have the animation of Surf.
 * There is allowing players to cross water, identical to Surf in  . It has been fan-named as "surfboard".
 * has the same animation as Surf, except it uses a brown coloring instead.
 * In console 3D games, when uses this move, a surfboard appears underneath it; and when  uses this move in these games, it surfs on its tail. This does not occur in any handheld games.
 * In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, a glitch causes the game to freeze if the player is surfing on a and it evolves while the player is fishing.
 * When using this move outside of battle, the text will always say "The water is a deep blue", even in cases where the water is clearly not blue, such as the green water at Unova's Village Bridge.

In other languages
Surfer Surf Surf Surf なみのり 冲浪（招式）