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Water Shuriken
みずしゅりけん Water Shuriken
Water Shuriken VIII.png
Type  Water
Category  Special
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  15
Accuracy  100%
Priority  +1
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Introduced  Generation VI
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Appeal  0  
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Causes the user to move earlier on the next turn.

Water Shuriken (Japanese: みずしゅりけん Water Shuriken) is a damage-dealing Water-type multi-strike move introduced in Generation VI. In Generation VIII, it is the signature move of Accelgor.



Generation VI

Water Shuriken is a physical move in this generation.

Water Shuriken deals damage and is an increased priority move, hitting the target 2-5 times per use. There is a ~33.3% chance that it will hit only 2 times, a ~33.3% chance it will hit 3 times, a ~16.7% chance it will hit 4 times, and a ~16.7% chance it will hit 5 times. Provided that the move does not miss, it will hit ~3.167 times on average, giving it an average power of 47.5. Each strike made has an equal chance to be a critical hit.

Water Shuriken may continue attacking after breaking a substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last strike of this move.



If the user is holding a King's Rock or Razor Fang, each consecutive hit has an equal chance to cause the opponent to flinch.

Generation VII

Water Shuriken's category was changed from physical to special.

If Battle Bond is activated, Water Shuriken's power rises from 15 to 20, and it always hits three times, giving it an average power of 60.


Games Description
The user hits the target with throwing stars two to five times in a row. This move always goes first.


By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
617 Accelgor Accelgor
BugIC Big.png Bug Bug 1ORAS 1 1
658 Greninja Greninja
WaterIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
Water 1 Water 1 36, 75 1, Evo.
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.

In other games


Games Description
SMD It damages an enemy 2 to 5 times in a row. It reaches up to 2 tiles away.

In the anime

Ash Greninja Water Shuriken.png Riot Greninja Water Shuriken.png Sanpei Greninja Water Shuriken.png Ash Ash-Greninja Water Shuriken.png
Ash's Greninja Riot's Greninja Sanpei's Greninja Ash-Greninja
The user forms a shuriken of water from its hand, then tosses it at the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
658 Greninja Greninja forms a shuriken of water in its hand. It then tosses the shuriken at the opponent.
Riot's Greninja Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction Debut
Sanpei's Greninja A Stealthy Challenge! None
Ippei's Greninja The Legend of the Ninja Hero! None
Ash's Greninja A Festival of Decisions! None
658A Greninja When covered in a veil of water, Ash-Greninja forms a shuriken of water in one or both its hands. It then tosses the shuriken or shurikens at the opponent. When it's in its final form, it instead grabs the shuriken on its back and throws it at the opponent. After it does so, another shuriken pops up on Ash-Greninja's back. At times, this shuriken can grow to a larger size to deal more damage to the opponent.
Ash's Greninja Meeting at Terminus Cave! None

In the manga

In the movie adaptations

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In other games

Greninja using Water Shuriken

Super Smash Bros. Series

Water Shuriken is Greninja's neutral special. It is a chargeable projectile. It slowly travels forward and hits multiple times if fully charged, and functions as a small fast projectile if not charged at all. Unlike other chargeable projectiles, it cannot be stored.


Games Description
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U Unleash a water shuriken. Charge it with B.*

In other generations


  • Water Shuriken is the only move to have its category changed since Generation IV (prior to which categories were not assigned to moves individually, but to their types).
  • As of Generation VII, Water Shuriken is the only special multi-strike move.
    • It's also the only multi-strike move at an increased priority.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 飛水手裡劍 Fēi Séui Sáuléuihgim *
水手裏劍 Séui Sáuléuihgim *
水手裡劍 Séui Sáuléuihgim *
Mandarin 飛水手裡劍 / 飞水手里剑 Fēi Shuǐ Shǒulǐjiàn *
水手裏劍 Shuǐ Shǒulǐjiàn *
水手裡劍 Shuǐ Shǒulǐjiàn *
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Waterwerpster
France Flag.png French Sheauriken
Germany Flag.png German Wasser-Shuriken
Italy Flag.png Italian Acqualame
South Korea Flag.png Korean 물수리검 Mul Surigeom
Poland Flag.png Polish Wodny Shuriken
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Estrela Ninja de Água
Estrela de Água (XY108*)
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Shuriken de Água
Russia Flag.png Russian Водяной Сюрикен Vodyanoy Syuriken
Spain Flag.png Spanish Shuriken de Agua
Turkey Flag.png Turkish Yağmur Hançeri
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Phi Tiêu Nước
