Blizzard does damage and has a 10% chance of freezing the target. It has an accuracy of 90% in Generation I.
In the Japanese versions of the Generation Imain series games, Blizzard had a 30% chance of freezing. The chance was lowered to 10% for Pokémon Yellow's Colosseum 2, the Pokémon Stadium games, and all international Generation I games.
Generation II
Blizzard has an accuracy of 70% and has a 10% chance of freezing the target.
Generation III
Blizzard will hit both opponents in a Double Battle.
Generation IV
Blizzard has 100% accuracy if used while it is hailing. In Diamond and Pearl, it also has a 30% chance of bypassing Protect and Detect, but not in Platinum onward.
Generation V
Blizzard will ignore accuracy and evasion checks under Hail. In Triple Battles, Blizzard will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.
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Description
The strongest Ice-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of freezing the target solid.
The strongest Ice-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of freezing the target.
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.
Weavile fires a blizzard from its mouth at the opponent. The move freezes the opponent. Sometimes, the gem on its head glows orange, or Weavile waves its arms and releases a blizzard from its body at the opponent.
Froslass opens its mouth and releases a powerful blizzard from its mouth at the opponent, or Froslass raises its arms into the air and releases a blizzard from its hands into the air. The blizzard shoots up, then curls around and circles around the opponent.
Arceus's body becomes surrounded by multiple white rings and white circles. It then brings its head forward and the rings turn into small snowballs, and it fires a blizzard from its body at the opponent.
Beartic opens its mouth and a light blue orb of energy forms in front of it. It then fires a powerful wind with snow inside it from the orb at the opponent.
Quagsire opens its mouth and fires a powerful beam of snow from its mouth at the opponent. As it fires the beam, cold air rises from the sides of its mouth.
Suicune is the only non-Ice type to learn Blizzard through level-up. Prior to Pokémon Platinum's release, all Pokémon that could learn Blizzard by leveling up were at least partially Ice-type in one form.
As of Generation V Blizzard remains the only move whose accuracy has decreased between generations.
Tempestade (until Master Quest) Tempestade de Neve (Master Quest and Advanced) Tempestade (until final Advanced Series) Geada (Diamond and Pearl Series)