Water Pledge
Effect Summary
Deals damage and combines with other Pledge moves for a new effect.
Detailed Effect
Water Pledge deals damage.
Water Pledge has a special interaction with both Fire Pledge and Grass Pledge.
If another ally Pokémon uses either of those moves and the user moves before them, the user will not perform any action and instead, the ally's move will have a combined 150 power.
etc. nothing happens.
Water Pledge does not consume or benefit from Water Gem
.
If Water Pledge combines with another Pledge move and one of the Pokémon would usually receive a same-type attack bonus
, the combined attack will receive it no matter who contributed the bonus.
Water Pledge can not be used in Sky Battles.
Water Pledge has a special interaction with both Fire Pledge and Grass Pledge.
If another ally Pokémon uses either of those moves and the user moves before them, the user will not perform any action and instead, the ally's move will have a combined 150 power.
- If Water Pledge and Fire Pledge are used on the same turn, the second move will also create a rainbow on the user's side of the field.
The rainbow doubles the chance for a move's additional effects to take place.
This includes the chance to cause the target to flinch through King's Rockor Razor Fang
.
Secret Power is not affected.
This effect can stack with Serence Grace for any effect that causes a stat stagechange or inflict a major status condition except flinching
.
Due a a bug, this might cause an overflow if the combined effect reaches over 255%, and have massively reduced chances. For example Charge Beam is affected. - If Water Pledge and Grass Pledge are used on the same turn, the second move will create a swamp on the target's side of the field, reducing the
Speed
of all Pokémon on that side by 75%.
Water Pledge does not consume or benefit from Water Gem
If Water Pledge combines with another Pledge move and one of the Pokémon would usually receive a same-type attack bonus

Water Pledge can not be used in Sky Battles.
- In Gen 5 Water Pledge has 50 power.
- In this move can not be selected in battle.
Description
B2W2
BW
ORAS
XY
A column of water strikes the target. When combined with its fire equivalent, the damage increases and a rainbow appears.
LGPLGE
SM
USUM
A column of water strikes the target. When combined with its fire equivalent, its power increases and a rainbow appears.
SWSH
A column of water hits the target. When used with its fire equivalent, its power increases and a rainbow appears.
Additional Information
Move 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.
Unique Effect
Unique effect, shared by very few or no other moves.
Interactions
Blocked by Detect and Protect
Copied by Mirror Move
A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Unusable during Sky Battles
This move is unusable during Sky Battles.
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