Surging Strikes

Type
type icon WaterWater
Gen.
8
Power
25
Accuracy
100%
PP
5
Priority
0
Category
PhysicalDamage Category Icon for Physical

Effect Summary

Hits 3 times per use.

Detailed Effect

Surging Strikes deals damage, hits 3 times per turn used and each strike will always land a critical strikestat img if it hits.
Pokémon with the abilities Battle Armor or Shell Armor, or while under the effect of Lucky Chant, are protected against critical hitsstat img.
Each strike of Surging Strikes is treated like a separate attack:
  • Abilities that activate on contact (Static, Weak Armor, Iron Barbs etc.) activate for each strike.
  • If the Sturdy ability, Focus SashItem Icon for Focus Sash, or Focus BandItem Icon for Focus Band activates before the final hit, the subsequent hit will still deal damage and therefore cause the target 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.
  • If the user is holding a King's RockItem Icon for King’s Rock each individual hit has an equal chance to make the target flinchStatus Condition Icon for Flinch
The ability Skill Link and the item Loaded DiceItem Icon for Loaded Dice cause Triple Axel to only check accuracystat img and evasionstat img checks once.
  • In
    BDSP
    this move can not be selected in battle.

Description

SWSH
The user, having mastered the Water style, strikes the target with a flowing motion three times in a row. This attack always results in a critical hit.

Additional Information

Move Target
Move Target Image for NormalNormal
Affects a selected adjacent target.
means that the Pokémon can not be selected.
means that the Pokémon can be selected.
means that the Pokémon will be selected.
Effect Type
Damage
Deals damage.
Interactions
Makes contact
User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky BarbItem Icon for Sticky Barb).
Blocked by Detect and Protect
This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Copied by Mirror Move
A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
This move has 1.2x its usual power when used by a Pokémon with Iron Fist.
Other Languages
United States of America flag
Surging Strikes
Japan flag
すいりゅうれんだ (Suiryū Renda)
Germany flag
Trefferschwall
France flag
Torrent de Coups
Italy flag
Idroraffica
Spain flag
Azote Torrencial
South Korea flag
수류연타 (Suryu Yeonta)
Mainland China flag
水流連打 / 水流连打 (Shuǐliú Liándǎ / Séuilàuh Lìhndá)

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