Best Water Attackers
Ranked by estimated cycle damage per second using Water-type fast and charged moves only. Released Pokémon only. Not a full battle simulation.
| Pokémon | Type | Best moveset | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kyogre (Primal) | water | Waterfall · Origin Pulse | 8.1 | |
| 2 |  Swampert (Mega) | waterground | Water Gun · Hydro Cannon | 6.8 | |
| 3 |  Blastoise (Mega) | water | Water Gun · Hydro Cannon | 6.3 | |
| 4 |  Gyarados (Mega) | waterdark | Waterfall · Hydro Pump | 6.3 | |
| 5 |  Sharpedo (Mega) | waterdark | Waterfall · Hydro Pump | 6.2 | |
| 6 |  Quaquaval | waterfighting | Water Gun · Hydro Cannon | 5.7 | |
| 7 |  Greninja | waterdark | Water Shuriken · Hydro Cannon | 5.6 | |
| 8 |  Kingler | water | Bubble · Crabhammer | 5.6 | |
| 9 |  Primarina | waterfairy | Waterfall · Hydro Cannon | 5.4 | |
| 10 |  Inteleon | water | Water Gun · Surf | 5.3 | |
| 11 |  Volcanion | firewater | Water Gun · Hydro Pump | 5.3 | |
| 12 |  Clawitzer | water | Water Gun · Crabhammer | 5.1 | |
| 13 |  Crawdaunt | waterdark | Waterfall · Crabhammer | 5.1 | |
| 14 |  Samurott | water | Waterfall · Hydro Cannon | 4.9 | |
| 15 |  Feraligatr | water | Water Gun · Hydro Cannon | 4.9 | |
| 16 |  Empoleon | watersteel | Waterfall · Hydro Cannon | 4.9 | |
| 17 |  Golisopod | bugwater | Waterfall · Razor Shell | 4.8 | |
| 18 |  Floatzel | water | Waterfall · Hydro Pump | 4.7 | |
| 19 |  Tatsugiri (Droopy) | dragonwater | Water Gun · Hydro Pump | 4.7 | |
| 20 |  Slowbro (Mega) | waterpsychic | Water Gun · Surf | 4.5 | |
| 21 |  Urshifu (Rapid Strike) | fightingwater | Waterfall · Aqua Jet | 4.5 | |
| 22 |  Crabominable | fightingice | Bubble · Crabhammer | 4.5 | |
| 23 |  Starmie | waterpsychic | Water Gun · Hydro Pump | 4.4 | |
| 24 |  Omastar | rockwater | Water Gun · Hydro Pump | 4.3 | |
| 25 |  Simipour | water | Water Gun · Hydro Pump | 4.3 | |
| 26 |  Vaporeon | water | Water Gun · Hydro Pump | 4.3 | |
| 27 |  Barbaracle | rockwater | Water Gun · Razor Shell | 4.2 | |
| 28 |  Wugtrio | water | Water Gun · Surf | 4.2 | |
| 29 |  Kingdra | waterdragon | Waterfall · Hydro Pump | 4.2 | |
| 30 |  Krabby | water | Bubble · Razor Shell | 4.1 | |
| 31 |  Kabutops | rockwater | Waterfall · Water Pulse | 4.1 | |
| 32 |  Golduck | water | Water Gun · Hydro Pump | 4.0 | |
| 33 |  Milotic | water | Waterfall · Surf | 4.0 | |
| 34 |  Tapu Fini | waterfairy | Water Gun · Hydro Pump | 3.9 | |
| 35 |  Politoed | water | Bubble · Weather Ball Water | 3.9 | |
| 36 |  Poliwrath | waterfighting | Bubble · Hydro Pump | 3.9 | |
| 37 |  Seadra | water | Water Gun · Hydro Pump | 3.9 | |
| 38 |  Carracosta | waterrock | Water Gun · Surf | 3.9 | |
| 39 |  Bruxish | waterpsychic | Water Gun · Aqua Tail | 3.9 | |
| 40 |  Pelipper | waterflying | Water Gun · Weather Ball Water | 3.8 | |
| 41 |  Drizzile | water | Water Gun · Surf | 3.8 | |
| 42 |  Dondozo | water | Waterfall · Hydro Pump | 3.8 | |
| 43 |  Ludicolo | watergrass | Bubble · Hydro Pump | 3.7 | |
| 44 |  Lapras | waterice | Water Gun · Sparkling Aria | 3.7 | |
| 45 |  Huntail | water | Water Gun · Aqua Tail | 3.7 | |
| 46 |  Gorebyss | water | Water Gun · Water Pulse | 3.6 | |
| 47 |  Mew | psychic | Waterfall · Surf | 3.6 | |
| 48 |  Cramorant | flyingwater | Water Gun · Hydro Pump | 3.6 | |
| 49 |  Grapploct | fighting | Waterfall · Surf | 3.6 | |
| 50 |  Slowking | waterpsychic | Water Gun · Surf | 3.6 |