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Power

Whirlpool

Waterspecial

Prevents the target from leaving battle and inflicts 1/16 its max HP in damage for 2-5 turns.

Pokémon that learn it
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Power35
Accuracy85%
PP15
Priority0
Effect chance100%

In-battle effect

Inflicts regular damage. For the next 2–5 turns, the target cannot leave the field and is damaged for 1/16 its max HP at the end of each turn. The user continues to use other moves during this time. If the user leaves the field, this effect ends. Has a 3/8 chance each to hit 2 or 3 times, and a 1/8 chance each to hit 4 or 5 times. Averages to 3 hits per use. If the target is in the first turn of Dive, this move will hit with double power.

Whirlpool is taught by HM05, HM06, TM36, TM70, TM208 — the number varies by game.

Changes across generations

Whirlpool had different stats in earlier games. A dash means that value was unchanged from what it is today, and an arrow marks what happened when that era ended — ▲ raised or ▼ lowered.

GamesTypePowerAccuracyPP
Before Gen 5 (B/W)—15 Power increased after this70% Accuracy increased after this15
CurrentWater3585%15

Pokémon that learn Whirlpool

169

Grouped by National Pokédex number. Learn methods and availability vary by game; open a Pokémon to check its game-specific learnset.

No. 001–151 (42)
No. 152–251 (24)
No. 252–386 (37)
No. 387–493 (21)
No. 494–649 (11)
No. 650–721 (3)
No. 722–809 (7)
No. 810–905 (15)
No. 906 onward (9)

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Cite this page

“Whirlpool”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/moves/whirlpool.

Move data from PokéAPI.