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Whirlpool
Prevents the target from leaving battle and inflicts 1/16 its max HP in damage for 2-5 turns.
Power
35
Accuracy
85%
PP
15
Target
Selected Pokemon
100% effect chance
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.
"The user traps the target inside a violent, swirling whirlpool that inflicts damage for four to five turns."
Introduced in Generation II· Learned by 199 Pokémon
Move taught
Per game version, this machine teaches:
- Scarlet VioletWhirlpool
- The Indigo DiskWhirlpool
Where to find it
Game abbreviations follow the standard Pokémon series conventions.
Generation IX
- S V
- • TM Machine Only in The Indigo Disk : Polar Biome
Notes: 800 LP Horsea Ink ×2 Seel Fur ×2 Lapras Teardrop ×1Also: $ 800
- In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet , TMs can only be used once.
Generations
Generation IX