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Surf
なみのり Surfing

Target

Foe

Foe

Foe

Self

Ally

Ally

Affects all Pokémon adjacent to the user

Availability

Surf (Japanese: なみのり Surfing) is a damage-dealing Water-type move introduced in Generation I. It is HM03 in Generations I through VI and TM94 in Generation VII.

In the core series games

In-battle effect

Generations I and II

Surf inflicts damage and has no secondary effect.

Generation III

Surf can hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of Dive, and if it does, it will have its power doubled for that Pokémon.

In a Double Battle, Surf will hit both opposing Pokémon.

Generation IV

Surf will now hit all adjacent Pokémon, including allies.

Generation V

If Surf hits a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of Dive, its damage dealt to that Pokémon will be doubled instead of its power (resulting in virtually the same effect).

In Triple Battles, Surf will hit all other adjacent Pokémon, including allies.

Generation VI

Surf's power has been reduced from 95 to 90. Surf will also destroy stalagmites found in the background of battles.

Out-of-battle effect

Surf can be used outside of battle to travel over bodies of water. When doing so, wild Pokémon may be encountered. Surfing is a very important mechanic of the games and usually must be used to complete the game, as all main series games to date except Pokémon Black and White have required Surf in order to reach the Pokémon League where the Elite Four reside.

The speed of Surfing has varied back and forth through games. In Generations I and II, the speed was at the same speed as walking. In Generation III, the speed was increased to running speed. In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, the Surfing speed was reduced to walking speed again. The speed was returned to running speed in Pokémon Platinum.

When Surf is used outside of battle, the sprite of an aquatic Pokémon carrying the player on the water is shown. This sprite is generic, so the same sprite is used for every surfing Pokémon, regardless of the Pokémon's own menu sprite. These sprites change between generations. In Generation I, the sprite used is the one used to display all aquatic Pokémon, and resembles Seel and Dewgong. In Generation II, the sprite resembles a red Lapras (blue in Crystal if the player is a girl). In both Generations I and II, a Pikachu using Surf will display a surfing Pikachu sprite instead of the normal one. From Generation III onwards, the sprite is indistinguishable as a specific Pokémon, although some Pokémon have special overworld sprites in the Generation VI games. In the Generation VI games, surfing on Lapras specifically will show the player riding on Lapras instead of the usual generic shape. In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Kyogre, Wailmer, and Sharpedo all have their own surfing model; additionally, Kyogre moves faster and has a larger hitbox, while Sharpedo moves twice as fast as normal but prevents fishing.

In Generation VII, Surf is no longer a field move. In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, its functions are given to the Ride Pokémon Lapras and Sharpedo. In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the player can use Secret Technique Sea Skim instead.

Pokémon Contests

Surf can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if Dive was used in the prior turn. It can also be used to start a combination, causing Dive to give extra two appeal points if used in the next turn.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						Stad0	Stad
0025				Field	Fairy	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0172				No Eggs Discovered		Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire - Pichu Egg
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Generation IV

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0025				Field	Fairy	Surf Association Pikachu (Mantine Surf)USUM
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

Generation I

Generation III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0025				Field	Fairy	Yokohama Pikachu
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Generation IV

Generation VI

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0025				Field	Fairy	Pokémon World Festival PikachuSM
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Gallery

In battle

Core series games

Side series games

Outside of battle

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Images of Serena (default) surfing; other special surfing Pokémon

Used by Lapras

In spin-off games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, Surf is a move with a range of X.

Description

Gallery

Super Smash Bros. series

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Piplup creates a wave and then surfs on it, pushing any players it hits. Anyone caught in it will be pushed until Piplup disappears, or pushes the character off the stage. Piplup will keep using Surf even when off the stage.

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, Oshawott uses the move with a similar effect.

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Surf is Charged Attack. It has been available since the game's launch.

Learnset

Special moves

In the anime

In the main series

In Pokémon Origins

Nidoqueen Lapras
The user attacks the foe with a powerful burst of water. It can also be used to surf across waters.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Nidoqueen pulls back her hand, forming an orb of water in front of her. She then thrusts her hand forward, slamming the orb into the opponent.
Giovanni's Nidoqueen	File 3: Giovanni		Debut
	Lapras carries its Trainer across waters on its back.
Red's Lapras	File 3: Giovanni		None

In the manga

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure manga

Trivia

• Some of the Pokémon that can learn Surf, like Barboach, appear to lack the physique required to transport a human being at sea.
• Junichi Masuda revealed in an interview that Surf is his favorite move.[1]
• Surf and Fly are the only HM moves that become event-exclusive moves on certain Pokémon, both on Pikachu.
• In Generation VI, Surf and Fly are tied for having the highest base power of all HM moves. Prior to Generation VI, Surf had the highest base power.
• If Secret Power is used in the ocean in Generation III, it will have the animation of Surf.
• There is an unused item allowing players to cross water, identical to Surf in Red, Blue, and Yellow. It has been fan-named as "surfboard".
• Muddy Water has the same animation as Surf, except it uses a brown coloring instead.
• In console 3D games, when Pikachu uses this move, a surfboard appears underneath it; and when Raichu uses this move in these games, it surfs on its tail. This does not occur in any handheld games.
• In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, a glitch causes the game to freeze if the player is surfing on a Wailmer and it evolves while the player is fishing.
• When using this move outside of battle, the text will always say "The water is a deep blue", even in cases where the water is clearly not blue, such as the green water at Unova's Village Bridge.

References

In other languages

External links

• On Smogon's Movedex:

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