Water type in PokéSurvivor
Everything the Water type does in PokéSurvivor: which of the 18 types its moves punish, what shrugs them off, every Water move you can build around, and the legendary arena that tests it.
- 5
- moves
- 4
- evolvable
- 149
- Pokémon
- 8
- legendaries
Attacking
Playing Water on offence
Water moves deal ×1.6 damage to these types.
dual types cap at ×2.4
Water moves and their evolutions
5 of the game's 64 moves are {type} moves, and 4 of them can evolve.
Water Gun
ProjectileA piercing jet. Reliable at any range.
Evolves intoScaldPower
Bubble
BurstA fan of bubbles that slows whatever they touch.
Evolves intoSurfSprint
Hydro Pump
BeamA slow but devastating water blast.
Evolves intoHydro CannonPower
Aqua Ring
BuffDeals no damage: builds health REGENERATION.
Bubble Beam
SprayA short fan of bubbles that slows.
Evolves intoAqua TailPower
The kind tells you how the move is delivered, which matters as much as the type: an orbit defends your body, a beam kills one large target, a burst clears a crowd.
The Water rift arena
Dual-type legendaries pick one of their types at random for the arena, so Sea Grotto is the home you will see roughly half the time when a Water legendary opens a rift.
- Water8 legendaries
Sea Grotto
Flooded grotto where the water slows your movement, so keep a short orbit.
Open the type chart →
Water legendaries
8 legendaries can open a Water rift, including the ones that only pass through this type on one half of a dual typing.
Water partners
141 of the 966 partners are Water in at least one of their types, not counting the legendaries listed above. Starters are marked, and every entry links back to the region it comes from.
#007SquirtleWaterStarter
#008WartortleWater
#009BlastoiseWater
#054PsyduckWaterStarter
#055GolduckWater
#060PoliwagWater
#061PoliwhirlWater
#062PoliwrathWaterFighting
#072TentacoolWaterPoison
#073TentacruelWaterPoison
#079SlowpokeWaterPsychicStarter
#080SlowbroWaterPsychic
#086SeelWater
#087DewgongWaterIce
#090ShellderWater
#091CloysterWaterIce
#098KrabbyWater
#099KinglerWater
#116HorseaWater
#117SeadraWater
#118GoldeenWater
#119SeakingWater
#120StaryuWater
#121StarmieWaterPsychic
#129MagikarpWater
#130GyaradosWaterFlying
#131LaprasWaterIce
#134VaporeonWater
#138OmanyteRockWater
#139OmastarRockWater
#140KabutoRockWater
#141KabutopsRockWater
#158TotodileWaterStarter
#159CroconawWater
#160FeraligatrWater
#170ChinchouWaterElectric
#171LanturnWaterElectric
#183MarillWaterFairy
#184AzumarillWaterFairy
#186PolitoedWater
#194WooperWaterGround
#195QuagsireWaterGround
#199SlowkingWaterPsychic
#211QwilfishWaterPoison
#222CorsolaWaterRock
#223RemoraidWater
#224OctilleryWater
#226MantineWaterFlying
#230KingdraWaterDragon
#258MudkipWaterStarter
#259MarshtompWaterGround
#260SwampertWaterGround
#270LotadWaterGrass
#271LombreWaterGrass
#272LudicoloWaterGrass
#278WingullWaterFlying
#279PelipperWaterFlying
#283SurskitBugWater
#318CarvanhaWaterDark
#319SharpedoWaterDark
#320WailmerWater
#321WailordWater
#339BarboachWaterGround
#340WhiscashWaterGround
#341CorphishWater
#342CrawdauntWaterDark
#349FeebasWater
#350MiloticWater
#363SphealIceWater
#364SealeoIceWater
#365WalreinIceWater
#366ClamperlWater
#367HuntailWater
#368GorebyssWater
#369RelicanthWaterRock
#370LuvdiscWater
#393PiplupWaterStarter
#394PrinplupWater
#395EmpoleonWaterSteel
#400BibarelNormalWater
#418BuizelWater
#419FloatzelWater
#422ShellosWater
#423GastrodonWaterGround
#456FinneonWater
#457LumineonWater
#458MantykeWaterFlying
#501OshawottWaterStarter
#502DewottWater
#503SamurottWater
#515PanpourWater
#535TympoleWater
#536PalpitoadWaterGround
#537SeismitoadWaterGround
#550BasculinWater
#580DucklettWaterFlying
#581SwannaWaterFlying
#594AlomomolaWater
#656FroakieWaterStarter
#657FrogadierWater
#658GreninjaWaterDark
#688BinacleRockWater
#689BarbaracleRockWater
#690SkrelpPoisonWater
#692ClauncherWater
#693ClawitzerWater
#728PopplioWaterStarter
#729BrionneWater
#730PrimarinaWaterFairy
#746WishiwashiWater
#747MareaniePoisonWater
#748ToxapexPoisonWater
#751DewpiderWaterBug
#752AraquanidWaterBug
#767WimpodBugWater
#768GolisopodBugWater
#771PyukumukuWater
#779BruxishWaterPsychic
#816SobbleWaterStarter
#817DrizzileWater
#818InteleonWater
#833ChewtleWater
#834DrednawWaterRock
#845CramorantFlyingWater
#846ArrokudaWater
#847BarraskewdaWater
#882DracovishWaterDragon
#883ArctovishWaterIce
#902BasculegionWaterGhost
#912QuaxlyWaterStarter
#913QuaxwellWater
#914QuaquavalWaterFighting
#960WiglettWater
#961WugtrioWater
#963FinizenWater
#964PalafinWater
#976VeluzaWaterPsychic
#977DondozoWater
#978TatsugiriDragonWater
#991FerrosacoIceWater
#1009OndulaguaWaterDragon
966 Pokémon · Pokédex →
Related types
Types that interact with Water on the chart, on offence or defence, for whatever you build next.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Water type good in PokéSurvivor?
It has 5 moves to build around, 4 of which evolve, and it hits 3 of the 18 types for ×1.6. That is enough range to carry a run, provided you keep a second answer for anything that resists it.
What are Water moves super effective against?
Fire, Ground, Rock. Against a dual-type target those multipliers multiply up to the ×2.4 cap, which is the largest damage bonus the game allows.
What is Water weak against?
Moves of these types deal ×1.6 to Water Pokémon: Grass, Electric. At the other end, Water takes only ×0.6 from Fire, Water, Ice, Steel, so those are the matchups you can ignore.
Which Water moves should I choose?
Water Gun, Bubble, Hydro Pump, Aqua Ring, Bubble Beam. As a rule, take one crowd-clearing move and one single-target move, then add a stat or utility slot once your damage is stable.
Which legendary guards the Water arena?
Sea Grotto is the {type} rift arena, and the legendaries that can open it are Suicune, Kyogre, Palkia, Phione, Manaphy, Keldeo, Volcanion, Tapu Fini. A win is always worth ×10 gacha tickets.
- GuideControls on PC and phone, levelling, evolutions, builds, enemy behaviour, rifts, economy and co-op — plus the habits that extend a run.Read the guide →
- PokédexAll 966 partners with types, region, starter and legendary flags, searchable and filterable, each one linked to its type pages.Open the Pokédex →
- Legendaries & arenasThe 18 rift arenas with their terrain, and all 87 legendaries that can open them — plus a checklist to run before you step through.See the arenas →
- Moves64 moves and 59 evolutions, with the delivery kind, the effect, the card each evolution needs and what the evolved form gains.Browse moves →
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