Hydro Cannon (move)

Hydro Cannon (Japanese: ハイドロカノン Hydro Cannon) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation III. Only Water-type fully evolved starter Pokémon can learn this move.

Effect
Hydro Cannon inflicts damage and then forces the user to recharge during the next turn. Unless this attack misses, the user will always have to recharge.

Hydro Cannon can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra four appeal points if the move was used in the prior turn.

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By Move Tutor
Various Move Tutors will teach Hydro Cannon to a fully evolved starter Pokémon if its friendship rating is maximized. The Move Tutors are:
 * : an elderly woman on Cape Brink.
 * : an elderly man on.
 * : an elderly man in the Move Deleter/Move Reminder's house in Blackthorn City.
 * : a in a house on.
 * : a man outside the Pokémon World Tournament building.
 * : a man in the southwestern house in Snowbelle City.
 * : a man in the southeast of Mauville City's first floor.
 * : a man on the second level of Hau'oli City's mall.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, can learn Hydro Cannon at level 99 if it has at least 333 IQ points. If this requirement is not met until after reaching level 99, Hydro Cannon can be relearned at the.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, Blastoise,, , and can learn Hydro Cannon at level 72 if it has at least 300 IQ points. If this requirement is not met until after level 72, Hydro Cannon can be relearned at.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, can learn Hydro Cannon once Paradise reaches Perfect Rank.

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Trivia

 * This move has so far only been used in the anime by Pokémon belonging to rivals: Gary's and Tierno's, and Kenny's Empoleon, and 🇺🇳's.
 * Hydro Cannon is tied with Water Spout for having the highest base power of all attacks.

In other languages
Aquahaubitze Hidrocañón Hydroblast Idrocannone ハイドロカノン 加农水炮（招式）