Blizzard (move)

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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

The accuracy of Blizzard was significantly reduced to 70%. Blizzard 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
SM
A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
027A  
Sandshrew
Alola Form
  Field Field 46
037A  
Vulpix
Alola Form
  Field Field 42
0124     Human-Like Human-Like 58 57 67 55 60 60 60
0144     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 51 73 73 71 71 71 78
0220     Field Field 46 46 44 44 44 44
0221     Field Field 56 56 56 56BW
52B2W2
52 52
0238     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 49 57 45 48 48 48
0245     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 85PtHGSS 85 85 85
0351     Fairy Amorphous 50BW
40B2W2
40XY
35ORAS
35
0361     Fairy Mineral 43 46 46 46 46
0362     Fairy Mineral 53 51 51 51XY
48ORAS
48
0363     Water 1 Field 43 43 43 43XY
41ORAS
41
0364     Water 1 Field 47 47 47 47XY
45ORAS
45
0365     Water 1 Field 50 52 52 52XY
49ORAS
49
0459     Monster Grass 41 41 41 41
0460     Monster Grass 47 47 47 47
0471     Field Field 71 71BW
45B2W2
45 45
0473     Field Field 56 56BW
52B2W2
52 52
0478     Fairy Mineral 51 51 51XY
48ORAS
48
0582     Mineral Mineral 49 49 49
0583     Mineral Mineral 53 53 53
0584     Mineral Mineral 59 59 59
0613     Field Field 45 45 45
0614     Field Field 45 45 45
0646  
Kyurem
Normal Kyurem
  style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 78 78 78
646B  
Kyurem
Black Kyurem
  style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 78B2W2 78 78
646W  
Kyurem
White Kyurem
  style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 78B2W2 78 78
0698     Monster Monster 65 65
0699     Monster Monster 74 74
0712     Monster Monster 43 43
0713     Monster Monster 46 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 Types Egg Groups Machine
I
TM14
II
TM14
III
TM14
IV
TM14
V
TM14
VI
TM14
VII
TM14
VIII
--
IX
--
0007     Monster Water 1
0008     Monster Water 1
0009     Monster Water 1
0019     Field Field
019A  
Rattata
Alola Form
  Field Field
0020     Field Field
020A  
Raticate
Alola Form
  Field Field
027A  
Sandshrew
Alola Form
  Field Field
028A  
Sandslash
Alola Form
  Field Field
0029     Monster Field
0030     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0031     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0032     Monster Field
0033     Monster Field
0034     Monster Field
0035     Fairy Fairy
0036     Fairy Fairy
037A  
Vulpix
Alola Form
  Field Field
038A  
Ninetales
Alola Form
  Field Field
0039     Fairy Fairy
0040     Fairy Fairy
0054     Water 1 Field
0055     Water 1 Field
0060     Water 1 Water 1
0061     Water 1 Water 1
0062     Water 1 Water 1
0072     Water 3 Water 3
0073     Water 3 Water 3
0079     Monster Water 1
0080     Monster Water 1
0086     Water 1 Field
0087     Water 1 Field
0090     Water 3 Water 3
0091     Water 3 Water 3
0098     Water 3 Water 3
0099     Water 3 Water 3
0104     Monster Monster
0105     Monster Monster
0108     Monster Monster
0111     Monster Field
0112     Monster Field
0113     Fairy Fairy
0115     Monster Monster
0116     Water 1 Dragon
0117     Water 1 Dragon
0118     Water 2 Water 2
0119     Water 2 Water 2
0120     Water 3 Water 3
0121     Water 3 Water 3
0124     Human-Like Human-Like
0128     Field Field
0130     Water 2 Dragon
0131     Monster Water 1
0134     Field Field
0137     Mineral Mineral
0138     Water 1 Water 3
0139     Water 1 Water 3
0140     Water 1 Water 3
0141     Water 1 Water 3
0143     Monster Monster
0144     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0147     Water 1 Dragon
0148     Water 1 Dragon
0149     Water 1 Dragon
0150     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0151     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0158     Monster Water 1
0159     Monster Water 1
0160     Monster Water 1
0162     Field Field
0170     Water 2 Water 2
0171     Water 2 Water 2
0183     Water 1 Fairy
0184     Water 1 Fairy
0186     Water 1 Water 1
0194     Water 1 Field
0195     Water 1 Field
0199     Monster Water 1
0206     Field Field
0211     Water 2 Water 2
0215     Field Field
0220     Field Field
0221     Field Field
0222     Water 1 Water 3
0223     Water 1 Water 2
0224     Water 1 Water 2
0225     Water 1 Field
0226     Water 1 Water 1
0230     Water 1 Dragon
0233     Mineral Mineral
0238     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0241     Field Field
0242     Fairy Fairy
0245     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0248     Monster Monster
0249     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0258     Monster Water 1
0259     Monster Water 1
0260     Monster Water 1
0263     Field Field
0264     Field Field
0270     Water 1 Grass
0271     Water 1 Grass
0272     Water 1 Grass
0278     Water 1 Flying
0279     Water 1 Flying
0283     Water 1 Bug
0284     Water 1 Bug
0287     Field Field
0288     Field Field
0289     Field Field
0293     Monster Field
0294     Monster Field
0295     Monster Field
0298     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0300     Field Fairy
0301     Field Fairy
0306     Monster Monster
0318     Water 2 Water 2
0319     Water 2 Water 2
0320     Field Water 2
0321     Field Water 2
0335     Field Field
0337     Mineral Mineral
0339     Water 2 Water 2
0340     Water 2 Water 2
0341     Water 1 Water 3
0342     Water 1 Water 3
0349     Water 1 Dragon
0350     Water 1 Dragon
0351     Fairy Amorphous
0352     Field Field
0355     Amorphous Amorphous
0356     Amorphous Amorphous
0359     Field Field
0361     Fairy Mineral
0362     Fairy Mineral
0363     Water 1 Field
0364     Water 1 Field
0365     Water 1 Field
0366     Water 1 Water 1
0367     Water 1 Water 1
0368     Water 1 Water 1
0369     Water 1 Water 2
0370     Water 2 Water 2
0378     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0382     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0384     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0393     Water 1 Field
0394     Water 1 Field
0395     Water 1 Field
0399     Water 1 Field
0400     Water 1 Field
0408     Monster Monster
0409     Monster Monster
0410     Monster Monster
0411     Monster Monster
0418     Water 1 Field
0419     Water 1 Field
0422     Water 1 Amorphous
0423     Water 1 Amorphous
0428     Field Human-Like
0446     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0456     Water 2 Water 2
0457     Water 2 Water 2
0458     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0459     Monster Grass
0460     Monster Grass
0461     Field Field
0463     Monster Monster
0464     Monster Field
0471     Field Field
0473     Field Field
0474     Mineral Mineral
0477     Amorphous Amorphous
0478     Fairy Mineral
0481     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0483     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0484     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0489     Water 1 Fairy
0490     Water 1 Fairy
0491     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0493     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0501     Field Field
0502     Field Field
0503     Field Field
0515     Field Field
0516     Field Field
0531     Fairy Fairy
0564     Water 1 Water 3
0565     Water 1 Water 3
0582     Mineral Mineral
0583     Mineral Mineral
0584     Mineral Mineral
0592     Amorphous Amorphous
0593     Amorphous Amorphous
0594     Water 1 Water 2
0613     Field Field
0614     Field Field
0615     Mineral Mineral
0646  
Kyurem
Normal Kyurem
  style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
646B  
Kyurem
Black Kyurem
  style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered B2W2
646W  
Kyurem
White Kyurem
  style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered B2W2
0649     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0656     Water 1 Water 1
0657     Water 1 Water 1
0658     Water 1 Water 1
0688     Water 3 Water 3
0689     Water 3 Water 3
0698     Monster Monster
0699     Monster Monster
0705     Dragon Dragon
0706     Dragon Dragon
0712     Monster Monster
0713     Monster Monster
0728     Water 1 Field
0729     Water 1 Field
0730     Water 1 Field
0740     Water 3 Water 3
0747     Water 1 Water 1
0748     Water 1 Water 1
0751     Water 1 Bug
0752     Water 1 Bug
0768     Bug Water 3
0779     Water 2 Water 2
0780     Monster Dragon
0788     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0792     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0795     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
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 Types Egg Groups Obtained with
479R  
Rotom
Frost
  Amorphous Amorphous Upon changing into this form
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.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
479R  
Rotom
Frost
  Amorphous Amorphous Upon changing into this form
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.


Generation VI

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
479R  
Rotom
Frost
  Amorphous Amorphous Upon changing into this form
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.


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 Pokémon Generations


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
  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
01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425
26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation I HMs
0102030405
Generation II TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425
26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation II HMs
01020304050607
Generation III TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425
26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation III HMs
0102030405060708RSE
Generation IV TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
01020304050607080910111213141516171819
20212223242526272829303132333435363738
39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506
Generation VI TMs
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223242526
2728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152
5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
010203040506ORAS07ORAS
Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
PE
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960


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