Splash (move)

Splash (Japanese: はねる Hop) is a non-damaging move introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation II, it was the signature move of.

Generation I
Splash has no effect whatsoever. After the player selects the move, the game will simply show a dipping animation and then the message, "No effect!"

Generation II
Splash's message was changed to "But nothing happened."

Generation III onward
Splash's message was changed to "But nothing happened!"

Splash cannot be used while is in effect.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Splash, the user's stat rises by three stages.

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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
In Red and Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, and the Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare) games, the user will move to a random adjacent tile. If the user comes into contact with another Pokémon, both Pokémon receive 5 HP damage and the user returns to the tile it used the move from.

In Gates to Infinity, the move has no effect whatsoever.

In, the users jumps over Pokémon or group of Pokémon directly in front of it, moving to the tile on the other side of the Pokémon. When used by a Gigantic Pokémon, the move has no effect whatsoever.

Pokémon Conquest
Splash does nothing but show an animation. The user can choose which direction to perform it in, which will leave the user facing that direction after Splash is performed.

Pokémon GO

 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Splash had an energy gain of 7%.
 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Splash had an energy gain of 10% and a duration of 1.23 seconds.

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Trivia

 * While its English name suggests an association with water, its Japanese name, はねる haneru, can mean both splash and hop, but usually the latter. This explains why the move can be learned by Pokémon such as and —species who have no association with water but are known for hopping or jumping—and why it is disabled by . Its somewhat misleading English name is likely due to its initial exclusivity to.
 * In the anime, Splash is the most common result of.
 * Splash and the event-exclusive moves and  are the only moves in the core series Pokémon games that have no effect whatsoever.
 * Splash is the only obtainable move in Pokémon GO to have a different type than in the core series games.

In other languages
Platscher Salpicadura Trempette Splash はねる 跃起（招式）