Quaquaval
Dancer Pokémon
Dancing in ways that evoke far-away places, this Pokémon mesmerizes all that see it. Flourishes of its decorative water feathers slice into its foes.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Swords Dance
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Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Quaquaval can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Aqua Step | Water | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Double Hit Hits twice in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 35 | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Pound Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 7 | Work Up Raises the user’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage each. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 10 | Wing Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 |
| 13 | Aqua Jet Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 17 | Low Sweep Lowers the target’s Speed by one stage. | Fighting | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 17 | Water Pulse Has a chance to confuse the target. | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 21 | Aqua Cutter | Water | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 27 | Air Slash Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Flying | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 |
| 32 | Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 38 | Mega Kick Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 75 | 5 |
| 43 | Acrobatics Has double power if the user has no held item. | Flying | Physical | 55 | 100 | 15 |
| 47 | Liquidation Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Water | Physical | 85 | 100 | 10 |
| 52 | Feather Dance Lowers the target’s Attack by two stages. | Flying | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 58 | Close Combat Lowers the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage after inflicting damage. | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 |
| 64 | Wave Crash | Water | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Quaquaval can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
8 sprites & renders for Quaquaval.






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Cite this page
“Quaquaval”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/quaquaval.
Species data from PokéAPI.