Blizzard (move)

Blizzard
ふぶき Blizzard
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Type  Ice
Category  Special
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  110
Accuracy  70%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects all adjacent foes, but not allies
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
A highly appealing move.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  1
Jamming  3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles all of the Pokémon to act before the user.

Blizzard (Japanese: ふぶき Blizzard) is a damage-dealing Ice-type move introduced in Generation I. It has been TM14 in every generation so far.

Effect

Generation I

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 I core series games, Blizzard had a 30% chance of freezing. The chance was lowered to 10% for Pokémon Yellow's Colosseum 2, the 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

When used during hail, Blizzard bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the opponent is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly. In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, due to a glitch, when used in hail it has a 30% chance to hit a target that has used Protect or Detect; this was fixed in Pokémon Platinum onward.

Generation V

In Triple Battles, Blizzard will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.

Generation VI

Blizzard's power was lowered from 120 to 110. In Horde Encounters, it will target all opponents. Blizzard will also destroy Berry trees found in the background of battles.

Description

Games Description
Stad The strongest Ice-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of freezing the target solid.
Stad2 The strongest Ice-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of freezing the target.
GSC An attack that may freeze the foe.
RSEColoXD Hits the foe with an icy storm that may freeze it.*
A vicious snow-and-wind attack that may freeze the foe.RSColoXD*
A brutal snow-and-wind attack that may freeze the foe.E*
FRLG The foe is blasted with a blizzard. It may freeze the foe solid.
DPPtHGSS A howling blizzard is summoned to strike the foe. It may also freeze the target solid.
BWB2W2 A howling blizzard is summoned to strike the opposing team. It may also freeze them solid.
XYORAS A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
124   Jynx Ice Psychic 58 57 67 55 60 60
144   Articuno Ice Flying 51 73 73 71 71 71
220   Swinub Ice Ground   46 46 44 44 44
221   Piloswine Ice Ground   56 56 56 56 52 52
238   Smoochum Ice Psychic   49 57 45 48 48
245   Suicune Water Water         85 85 85
351   Castform Normal Normal         50 40 40
35
361   Snorunt Ice Ice     43 46 46 46
362   Glalie Ice Ice     53 51 51 51
48
363   Spheal Ice Water     43 43 43 43
41
364   Sealeo Ice Water     47 47 47 47
45
365   Walrein Ice Water     50 52 52 52
49
459   Snover Grass Ice       41 41 41
460   Abomasnow Grass Ice       47 47 47
471   Glaceon Ice Ice       71 71 45 45
473   Mamoswine Ice Ground       56 56 52 52
478   Froslass Ice Ghost       51 51 51
48
582   Vanillite Ice Ice         49 49
583   Vanillish Ice Ice         53 53
584   Vanilluxe Ice Ice         59 59
613   Cubchoo Ice Ice         45 45
614   Beartic Ice Ice         45 45
646   Kyurem Dragon Ice         78 78
698   Amaura Rock Ice           65
699   Aurorus Rock Ice           74
712   Bergmite Ice Ice           43
713   Avalugg Ice Ice           46
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.


By TM

# Pokémon Type Machine
I
TM14
II
TM14
III
TM14
IV
TM14
V
TM14
VI
TM14
007   Squirtle Water Water
008   Wartortle Water Water
009   Blastoise Water Water
019   Rattata Normal Normal
020   Raticate Normal Normal
029   Nidoran♀ Poison Poison
030   Nidorina Poison Poison
031   Nidoqueen Poison Ground
032   Nidoran♂ Poison Poison
033   Nidorino Poison Poison
034   Nidoking Poison Ground
035   Clefairy Fairy Fairy
036   Clefable Fairy Fairy
039   Jigglypuff Normal Fairy
040   Wigglytuff Normal Fairy
054   Psyduck Water Water
055   Golduck Water Water
060   Poliwag Water Water
061   Poliwhirl Water Water
062   Poliwrath Water Fighting
072   Tentacool Water Poison
073   Tentacruel Water Poison
079   Slowpoke Water Psychic
080   Slowbro Water Psychic
086   Seel Water Water
087   Dewgong Water Ice
090   Shellder Water Water
091   Cloyster Water Ice
098   Krabby Water Water
099   Kingler Water Water
104   Cubone Ground Ground
105   Marowak Ground Ground
108   Lickitung Normal Normal
111   Rhyhorn Ground Rock
112   Rhydon Ground Rock
113   Chansey Normal Normal
115   Kangaskhan Normal Normal
116   Horsea Water Water
117   Seadra Water Water
118   Goldeen Water Water
119   Seaking Water Water
120   Staryu Water Water
121   Starmie Water Psychic
124   Jynx Ice Psychic
128   Tauros Normal Normal
130   Gyarados Water Flying
131   Lapras Water Ice
134   Vaporeon Water Water
137   Porygon Normal Normal
138   Omanyte Rock Water
139   Omastar Rock Water
140   Kabuto Rock Water
141   Kabutops Rock Water
143   Snorlax Normal Normal
144   Articuno Ice Flying
147   Dratini Dragon Dragon
148   Dragonair Dragon Dragon
149   Dragonite Dragon Flying
150   Mewtwo Psychic Psychic
151   Mew Psychic Psychic
158   Totodile Water Water
159   Croconaw Water Water
160   Feraligatr Water Water
162   Furret Normal Normal
170   Chinchou Water Electric
171   Lanturn Water Electric
183   Marill Water Fairy
184   Azumarill Water Fairy
186   Politoed Water Water
194   Wooper Water Ground
195   Quagsire Water Ground
199   Slowking Water Psychic
206   Dunsparce Normal Normal
211   Qwilfish Water Poison
215   Sneasel Dark Ice
220   Swinub Ice Ground
221   Piloswine Ice Ground
222   Corsola Water Rock
223   Remoraid Water Water
224   Octillery Water Water
225   Delibird Ice Flying
226   Mantine Water Flying
230   Kingdra Water Dragon
233   Porygon2 Normal Normal
238   Smoochum Ice Psychic
241   Miltank Normal Normal
242   Blissey Normal Normal
245   Suicune Water Water
248   Tyranitar Rock Dark
249   Lugia Psychic Flying
258   Mudkip Water Water
259   Marshtomp Water Ground
260   Swampert Water Ground
263   Zigzagoon Normal Normal
264   Linoone Normal Normal
270   Lotad Water Grass
271   Lombre Water Grass
272   Ludicolo Water Grass
278   Wingull Water Flying
279   Pelipper Water Flying
283   Surskit Bug Water
284   Masquerain Bug Flying
287   Slakoth Normal Normal
288   Vigoroth Normal Normal
289   Slaking Normal Normal
293   Whismur Normal Normal
294   Loudred Normal Normal
295   Exploud Normal Normal
298   Azurill Normal Fairy
300   Skitty Normal Normal
301   Delcatty Normal Normal
306   Aggron Steel Rock
318   Carvanha Water Dark
319   Sharpedo Water Dark
320   Wailmer Water Water
321   Wailord Water Water
335   Zangoose Normal Normal
337   Lunatone Rock Psychic
339   Barboach Water Ground
340   Whiscash Water Ground
341   Corphish Water Water
342   Crawdaunt Water Dark
349   Feebas Water Water
350   Milotic Water Water
351   Castform Normal Normal
352   Kecleon Normal Normal
355   Duskull Ghost Ghost
356   Dusclops Ghost Ghost
359   Absol Dark Dark
361   Snorunt Ice Ice
362   Glalie Ice Ice
363   Spheal Ice Water
364   Sealeo Ice Water
365   Walrein Ice Water
366   Clamperl Water Water
367   Huntail Water Water
368   Gorebyss Water Water
369   Relicanth Water Rock
370   Luvdisc Water Water
378   Regice Ice Ice
382   Kyogre Water Water
384   Rayquaza Dragon Flying
393   Piplup Water Water
394   Prinplup Water Water
395   Empoleon Water Steel
399   Bidoof Normal Normal
400   Bibarel Normal Water
408   Cranidos Rock Rock
409   Rampardos Rock Rock
410   Shieldon Rock Steel
411   Bastiodon Rock Steel
418   Buizel Water Water
419   Floatzel Water Water
422   Shellos Water Water
423   Gastrodon Water Ground
428   Lopunny Normal Normal
446   Munchlax Normal Normal
456   Finneon Water Water
457   Lumineon Water Water
458   Mantyke Water Flying
459   Snover Grass Ice
460   Abomasnow Grass Ice
461   Weavile Dark Ice
463   Lickilicky Normal Normal
464   Rhyperior Ground Rock
471   Glaceon Ice Ice
473   Mamoswine Ice Ground
474   Porygon-Z Normal Normal
477   Dusknoir Ghost Ghost
478   Froslass Ice Ghost
481   Mesprit Psychic Psychic
483   Dialga Steel Dragon
484   Palkia Water Dragon
489   Phione Water Water
490   Manaphy Water Water
491   Darkrai Dark Dark
493   Arceus Normal Normal
501   Oshawott Water Water
502   Dewott Water Water
503   Samurott Water Water
515   Panpour Water Water
516   Simipour Water Water
531   Audino Normal Normal
564   Tirtouga Water Rock
565   Carracosta Water Rock
582   Vanillite Ice Ice
583   Vanillish Ice Ice
584   Vanilluxe Ice Ice
592   Frillish Water Ghost
593   Jellicent Water Ghost
594   Alomomola Water Water
613   Cubchoo Ice Ice
614   Beartic Ice Ice
615   Cryogonal Ice Ice
646   Kyurem Dragon Ice
649   Genesect Bug Steel
656   Froakie Water Water
657   Frogadier Water Water
658   Greninja Water Dark
688   Binacle Rock Water
689   Barbaracle Rock Water
698   Amaura Rock Ice
699   Aurorus Rock Ice
705   Sliggoo Dragon Dragon
706   Goodra Dragon Dragon
712   Bergmite Ice Ice
713   Avalugg Ice Ice
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.


Form change

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0479   Rotom
Electric Ghost Upon changing into this form
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0479   Rotom
Electric Ice Upon changing into this form
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation VI

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0479   Rotom
Electric Ice Upon changing into this form
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In other games

Pokémon Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★★★★
Power: 51
Accuracy: 70%
Effect: Has a 10% chance to freeze each target.
Users:     
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

Template:GoSpecialAttack Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, Blizzard had a power of 60.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also leave the target frozen and incapable of action.
Conq. A howling blizzard is summoned to strike the opposing team. It may also freeze them solid.


In the anime

In the main series


In Pokémon Origins


In the manga

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga


In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga


In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga


In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team manga


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In the Pokémon Try Adventure manga


In the Pokémon Zensho manga


In other generations

Main series games

Side series games

Trivia

  • The English manual for Pokémon Yellow mentions that "Blizzard's probability of freezing changes by 10%" when used in Colosseum 2. This is actually a mistranslation of something that only occurs in the Japanese version. In the Japanese Generation I handheld games, Blizzard has a 30% chance of freezing its target, but in Pokémon Yellow's Colosseum 2 this is reduced to 10%; in international releases, Blizzard always has a 10% chance of freezing its target.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 暴風雪 Bàofēngxuě
  Danish Snestorm
  Dutch Sneeuwstorm
  Finnish Lumimyrsky
  European French Blizzard
  German Blizzard
  Greek Χιονοθύελλα
  Hindi बर्फीला तूफ़ान Barfeela Toofaan
  Indonesian Badai Es
  Italian Bora
  Korean 눈보라 Nunbora
  Norwegian Snøstorm
  Polish Zamieć
Portuguese   Brazil Nevasca
  Portugal Tempestade (until Master Quest)
Tempestade de Neve (Master Quest and Advanced)
Tempestade (until final Advanced Series)
Geada (Diamond and Pearl Series)
  Romanian Vijelia
  Russian Метель Metel'
  Serbian Mećava
Spanish   Latin America Ventisca (EP099-AG062, DP040-DP041, DP063-present)
Tormenta (AG070-AG190)
Nevada (DP050)
  Spain Ventisca
  Turkish Kar Fırtınası
  Vietnamese Bão Tuyết


Variations of the move Blizzard
  BlizzardThunderHurricane
Formerly a variation
  Gunk Shot
  Focus Blast


Generation I TMs
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Generation I HMs
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Generation II TMs
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Generation II HMs
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Generation III TMs
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Generation III HMs
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Generation IV TMs
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Generation IV HMs
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Generation V TMs
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Generation V HMs
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Generation VI TMs
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798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
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