| Type | water |
| Category | Physical |
| Power | 80 |
| Accuracy | 100 |
| PP | 15 |
| Introduced | Generation 1 |
Waterfall deals damage and has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch (if the target has not yet moved).
Pokémon with the ability Inner Focus or those behind a Substitute cannot be made to flinch.
When a Pokémon is holding Waterium Z and uses its Z-Power, Waterfall turns into Hydro Vortex and has base power 160.
Allows a surfing Pokémon to ascend a waterfall. In Diamond, Pearl & Platinum, Waterfall is required to descend waterfalls, but in other games it is not.
| Gold Silver Crystal | An aquatic charge attack. |
| Ruby Sapphire Emerald | Charges the foe with speed to climb waterfalls. |
| FireRed LeafGreen | A powerful charge attack. It can also be used to climb a waterfall. |
| Diamond Pearl Platinum | The user charges the foe at an awesome speed. It can also be used to climb a waterfall. |
| HeartGold SoulSilver | The user charges at the foe rapidly, and may make it flinch. It can also be used to climb a waterfall. |
| Black White Black 2 White 2 | The user charges at the target and may make it flinch. It can also be used to climb a waterfall. |
| X Y O.Ruby A.Sapphire | The user charges at the target and may make it flinch. This can also be used to climb a waterfall. |
| Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu L.G. Eevee | The user charges at the target and may make it flinch. |
| Sword Shield | The user charges at the target and may make it flinch. |
| B.Diamond S.Pearl | The user charges at the target and may make it flinch. It’s also one of the Pokétch’s hidden moves. |
| English | Waterfall |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Cascada |
| Italian | Cascata |
| Japanese | たきのぼり (Taki Nobori) |
| German | Kaskade |
| French | Cascade |