The Nerf Super Soaker Power Drench XL is a hose-charged water blaster released in 2025. It is one-of-two CPS-based water blaster released under the Nerf Super Soaker brand since 2011! Like its smaller brother, the Nerf Super Soaker Power Drench, it requires a hose and charging station to fill. While notably shorter and thinner than the Super Soaker Splashzooka 65oz. (2001), the general functional design of Nerf Super Soaker Power Drench XL brought back immediate memories of the older model. While the Nerf Super Soaker Power Drench XL lacks the bladder capacity of the Super Soaker Splashzooka 65oz. (2001), there are some intriguing differences as well.

The Packaging .:

The Nerf Super Soaker Power Drench XL comes in open-faced packaging that shows most of the water blaster as well as the hose-mounted Refill Station. The only part included that is not immediately obvious from the packaging is a small additional adapter for the filling station that is compatible with some types of quick-release hose adapters (not tested). On the lower panel on the front, it also notes that this water blaster offers "2 Ways to Soak": "Full Flood" and "Pulse Bursts". Unlike its smaller brother, the Nerf Super Soaker Power Drench which can only shoot in "Pulse Bursts", the Nerf Super Soaker Power Drench XL offers options.

On the back panel, it is made clearer that the Nerf Super Soaker Power Drench XL requires a hose for filling. What was lacking from the box was any note of this water blaster's capacity. The reason for this lack of information became more apparent upon testing...

Design .:
The Nerf Super Soaker Power Drench XL has a clean, functional design with a nice use of dark and light blues for the body, clear, yellw-tinted window showcasing the internal CPS-type bladder, and blaze orange for the nozzle, trigger, and light green accents. The top of the water blaster appears to have a tactical rail, but we have not confirmed whether other Nerf guns attachment will actually fit. The Refill Station is similar to the original Fast-Fill/Quick-Fill devices first released for the Super Soaker Super Charger series back in 1999.

Build and Ergonomics .:
Like most Nerf blasters, the general build quality of the Nerf Super Soaker Power Drench XL is good. The plastic seems to be of decent quality. Texturing on the grip and around the trigger area allow the blaster to be held securely, even when one's hands are wet. The grip is a decent size and, given that it is fully open, can accomodate even larger hands. With the bladder positioned above the trigger-grip region, the Nerf Super Soaker Power Drench XL feel nicely balanced when filled and as it is being emptied.

The nozzle selector is functional, but seems to stick at times and is not immediately obvious which way it should be twisted to toggle between settlings. There are some molded triangles on the front of the nozzle, that point counter-clockwise, but this is misleading since the selector, itself, cannot be continuously turned in one direction; instead, depending on current setting, one must turn clockwise (Flood-to-Burst) or counter-clockwise (Burst-to-Flood) to toggle to the other. There are also a series of blue dots that increase in size when toggling settings, but these dots are not visible unless you are looking at the blaster from the front. It would have been nice if there were more obvious markings indicating which setting the nozzle selector was on when holding the Nerf Super Soaker Power Drench XL while in use as opposed to either needing to guess or turning the blaster towards oneself to confirm the "dot scale".

Overall Performance .:

Surprising!

It has been many years since I recall feeling a water blaster produce a noticeable kickback upon pulling the trigger. It also made a mess of the area I was in since I did not expect that amount of force and back-splash. On "Full Flood", the Nerf Super Soaker Power Drench XL truly harnesses its CPS-type bladder and unleashes a solid torrent of water - for once, this is NOT a "Nerfed" Super Soaker. Moreover, unlike the Super Soaker Splashzooka 65oz. (2001) whose nozzle seemed to limit its performance to a 2x-like stream, the Nerf Super Soaker Power Drench XL feels like it is pushing out something closer to 5x+ (admittedly, measuring output has proven challenging due to splashback; I have thoughts on how to complete the desired measurements, but now need to find the time).

Toggling the selector, like the Nerf Super Soaker Power Drench, the Nerf Super Soaker Power Drench XL can also shoot out "Pulse Bursts". Each burst is very short in duration (estimated less than 1/10th of a second based on analysis of multiple bursts recorded on video). Given the standard-sized nozzle and short burst duration, the amount of water blasted forward per shot is approximately 7mL (~0.23 oz.). The output is rated at over 3x. Also like the Nerf Super Soaker Power Drench, each burst actually uses (wastes) more water from the bladder since a significant amount of water ends up ejected to the right from some holes positioned on the Nerf Super Soaker Power Drench XL's side (see pictures above). Approx. 2-3mL (~0.1oz) of water is lost out the side. Personally, I would have preferred to have seen a smaller stream (1x-2x) setting as opposed to this "power burst" functionality.

Overall .:

In the end, the Nerf Super Soaker Power Drench XL is a well-built water blaster with solid performance, able to make use of the power available from its CPS-type firing chamber. Its nozzle selector also allows one to "conserve" water by limiting each trigger pull to short bursts, though some water is "wasted' in this mode, being ejected out from the side of the blaster as opposed to through its nozzle. While easy to fill and use (assuming one has an active hose available), additional filling and charging options would be preferred. That said, the Nerf Super Soaker Power Drench XL is a welcome addition to the market and easily outperforms most other water blasters currently available. Outclassing most air pressure and piston-pressure water blasters, its limited capacity together with its reliance on the hose-based Refill Station means one should not wander too far from an active Refill Station, otherwise one may find oneself out-of-pressure and on the run!

Pros

Solid performance on "Full Flood" setting; sturdy build; good ergonomics; easy to fill and use presuming one has an active hose available

Cons

Requires an active hose to fill; no way to fill without the hose adapter; limited shot time due to size of bladder; slight kickback on "Full Flood" setting may affect aim; significant amount of water wasted on "Pulse Burst" setting (lost after each shot, splatting out from the right side of the blaster)

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