Splash (move)

Splash (Japanese: はねる Hop) is a non-damaging move introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation II, it was the signature move of .
==Effect==
Splash has no effect whatsoever. It simply displays a dipping animation and a text message informing the player that nothing happened.
Splash cannot be used when is in effect. If the user has no other usable moves besides Splash when Gravity is in effect, it will use .
If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Splash, the user's stat rises by three stages.
===Generation I===
Splash's message is "No effect!".
===Generation II===
Splash's message was changed to "But nothing happened."
===Generation III onwards===
Splash's message was changed to "But nothing happened!"
===Generation VIII===
====Pokémon Legends: Arceus====
Splash cannot be mastered.
==Description==
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==Learnset==
===By leveling up===
===By ===
===By ===
====Generation II====
==In other games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
In the Rescue Team, Explorers, and Adventure Squad series, Splash causes the user move to a random adjacent tile, possibly cutting a corner. If the user comes into contact with another Pokémon, both Pokémon receive 5 HP damage and the user returns to the tile it used the move from.
In Gates to Infinity, the move has no effect whatsoever.
In , the users jumps over Pokémon or group of Pokémon directly in front of it (jumping over three tiles at maximum), moving to the tile on the other side of the Pokémon. When used by a Gigantic Pokémon, the move has no effect whatsoever.
===Pokémon Conquest===
Splash does nothing but show an animation. The user can choose which direction to perform it in, which will leave the user facing that direction after Splash is performed.
===Pokémon GO===
====Updates====
;Gyms & Raids
* July 30, 2016
** Energy boost: 7 → 10
* February 16, 2017
** Energy boost: 10 → 20
** Duration: 1.23 → 1.73 seconds
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In , all status moves including Splash could only be used by opposing Pokémon and could not be obtained on any caught Pokémon. Splash could be seen as a move used by opposing , , , and .
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Name 	 	Move gauge cost	MP(uses)	Base	Max	 	Target	Effect tag 	Description	Playable
Splash	1	— 	— 	— 	—% 	Self	— 	No additional effect. It's just a splash... Has no effect whatsoever.	 	
===Description===
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
===Pokémon Adventures===
==In other generations==
===Core series games===
===Side series games===
===Spin-off series games===
==Trivia==
* While its English name (coupled with its Generation IV and Generation V animation) suggests an association with water, its Japanese name, はねる haneru, can mean both splash and hop, but usually the latter. This explains why the move can be learned by Pokémon such as and —species who have no association with water but are known for hopping or jumping—and why it is disabled by . Nob Ogasawara, the translator for , was aware of the mistranslation and suggested the name "Flop" instead, but was overruled by higher-ups.VGFacts: Pokemon - SPLASH mistranslation (archive)
* In the animated series, Splash is the most common result of .
* Splash and the event-exclusive moves and are the only moves in the core series Pokémon games that have no effect whatsoever.
* Splash is the only obtainable move in Pokémon GO to have a different type than in the core series games.
==In other languages==
==References==
Category:Moves with no effect
Category:Water-type moves
Category:Moves in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Category:Moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
de:Platscher
es:Salpicadura
fr:Trempette
it:Splash
ja:はねる
zh:跃起（招式）