Water Shuriken (move)

Move data

Type	Water
Category	Special
Power	15
Accuracy	100
PP	20  (max. 32)
Priority	+1
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 6

Effects

Water Shuriken attacks with increased priority.

Water Shuriken hits 2-5 times per turn used. The probability of each interval is shown in the table, with the total power after each hit.

Each strike of Water Shuriken is treated like a separate attack:

• Each strike can get a critical hit independently.
• If the Sturdy ability, Focus Sash, or Focus Band activates before the final hit, the subsequent hit will still deal damage and therefore cause the opponent to faint.
• If the first hit breaks a Substitute, the second hit will deal damage to the target Pokémon.

The move Counter only counters the final hit, but Bide counters the complete damage.

The Skill Link ability will cause Water Shuriken to always hit the maximum number of times.

If Battle Bond is active, Water Shuriken always hits 3 times, each with 20 base power.

Changes

• In Generation 6, Water Shuriken is categorized as Physical.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Waterium Z and uses its Z-Power, Water Shuriken turns into Hydro Vortex and has base power 100.

Move target

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

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