Surf

Type

Water

Category

special

Power

90

Accuracy

100

PP

15

Priority

0

Target

all-adjacent

Contact

No

Spread

Yes

Protect blocks

Yes

Wide Guard blocks

Yes

Useful as a spread option in doubles, pressuring both opponents at once; watch for Wide Guard.

• Tyranitar Mega
• Greninja Ash
• Greninja Mega
• Drampa Mega
• Gyarados Mega
• Barbaracle Mega
• Dragalge Mega
• Garchomp Mega Z
• Garchomp Mega
• Swampert Mega
• Slowbro Mega
• Dragapult
• Goodra Hisui
• Dragonite Mega
• Hydreigon
• Blastoise Mega
• Kangaskhan Mega
• Sharpedo Mega
• Snorlax
• Empoleon
• Goodra
• Feraligatr Mega
• Palafin Hero
• Audino Mega
• Basculegion Female
• Dragonite
• Blastoise Gmax
• Rhyperior
• Garchomp
• Quaquaval
• Starmie Mega
• Aggron Mega
• Pelipper
• Swampert
• Feraligatr
• Blastoise
• Tyranitar
• Greninja Battle Bond
• Vaporeon
• Gyarados
• Avalugg
• Clawitzer
• Greninja
• Avalugg Hisui
• Tauros Paldea Aqua Breed
• Raichu Mega Y
• Aggron
• Beartic
• Simipour
• Tauros Paldea Blaze Breed
• Tauros Paldea Combat Breed
• Weavile
• Raichu Mega X
• Barbaracle
• Dragalge
• Raichu Alola
• Kangaskhan
• Politoed
• Primarina
• Samurott Hisui
• Slowking Galar
• Heliolisk
• Samurott
• Milotic
• Snorlax Gmax
• Basculegion Male
• Rampardos
• Stunfisk
• Slowbro Galar
• Overqwil
• Mimikyu Totem Busted
• Mimikyu Busted
• Slowbro
• Slurpuff
• Sharpedo
• Tauros
• Starmie
• Drampa
• Raichu
• Pangoro
• Slowking
• Palafin Zero
• Toxapex
• Furfrou
• Stunfisk Galar
• Qwilfish
• Araquanid
• Audino
• Araquanid Totem
• Qwilfish Hisui
• Diggersby
• Pikachu Starter
• Azumarill
• Pikachu
• Pikachu Alola Cap
• Pikachu Belle
• Pikachu Cosplay
• Pikachu Gmax
• Pikachu Hoenn Cap
• Pikachu Kalos Cap
• Pikachu Libre
• Pikachu Original Cap
• Pikachu Partner Cap
• Pikachu Phd
• Pikachu Pop Star
• Pikachu Rock Star
• Pikachu Sinnoh Cap
• Pikachu Unova Cap
• Pikachu World Cap

Surf is a Water-type special attack. It has 90 base power, 100% accuracy, 15 PP and targets all adjacent Pokémon, including allies. As a spread move it can affect multiple Pokémon at once. Surf is a Water-type special attack. It has 90 base power, 100% accuracy, 15 PP and targets all adjacent Pokémon, including allies. As a spread move it can hit multiple Pokémon at once.

Useful as a spread option in doubles, pressuring both opponents at once; watch for Wide Guard.

Consider Surf when you want to pressure both opponents simultaneously. Spread attacks are powerful in doubles, but remember that they can be blocked by Wide Guard and may hit your own partner if they target all adjacent Pokémon. Pair it with Pokémon that are immune or resistant to its type, or protect your partner with Follow Me, Rage Powder or a well-timed Protect.

In team building, Surf helps compress coverage into a single moveslot because it threatens two foes at once. It works best on teams that can control the board with speed, redirection or Protect. Make sure your team does not rely too heavily on the same defensive typing, because a spread weakness can be punished by Wide Guard or an immune switch-in.

Common mistakes with Surf include: Using it without a clear plan for the turns it creates. Forgetting that Protect and Detect can block it, wasting a key turn. Hitting your own partner with friendly fire in spread matchups. Spamming it predictably and letting the opponent switch into a resist. Not considering how redirectors like Follow Me and Rage Powder change targeting.

Protect and Detect block this move. Wide Guard blocks the spread effect. Spread moves hit both foes but may also damage your ally. These interactions are situational, so test them in the team builder and matchup analyzer before committing to the moveslot.

Use the tools below to test Surf in a full team context and compare it with alternative options.

• Protect / Detect: blocks this move.
• Wide Guard: blocks this spread move.
• Follow Me / Rage Powder: spread moves are not redirected.
• Quick Guard: no effect (non-priority).