Ice Burn (move)

Ice Burn コールドフレア Cold Flare

Battles Type  Ice Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  140 Accuracy  90% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation V Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beautiful Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Beautiful Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Affected by how well the previous Pokémon's move went.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Ice Burn (Japanese: コールドフレア Cold Flare) is a damage-dealing Ice-type move introduced in Generation V. It is one of the signature moves of White Kyurem.

Effect

Ice Burn deals damage and has a 30% chance of burning the target.

Ice Burn does nothing on the turn it is selected, other than state that the user is charging. This charge turn can be skipped using a Power Herb. On the following turn, Ice Burn will deal damage, PP will be deducted from it, and it will count as the last move used. Once Ice Burn is selected, the user won't be able to switch out until it is disrupted or fully executed.

If Ice Burn is not fully executed, PP will not be deducted from it, and it will not count as the last move used. If the target uses Mirror Move during the turn that the user is charging, Mirror Move will copy the move that the user executed immediately before using Ice Burn (or fail if it can't).

Sleep, freeze, partial trapping, and flinching will pause but not disrupt the duration of Ice Burn.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 XYORAS SM On the second turn, an ultracold, freezing wind surrounds the target. This may leave the target with a burn.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
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	50B2W2	50	50
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 the anime

In the main series

Kyurem Kyurem
The user creates multiple beams of reddish-purple energy and fires it at opponents
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Kyurem's body glows orange and creates a circular reddish-purple aura around itself. It then releases multiple reddish-purple beams of energy at the opponent. When it hits the opponent, it freezes it.
Kyurem (M15)	Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice		Debut
A Kyurem summoned by Hoopa	Hoopa and the Clash of Ages		None

In Pokémon Generations

Kyurem
The user creates a sphere of freezing energy and fires it at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Kyurem creates a purple-blue sphere of energy in front of its body. It then fires the sphere at the opponent.
A wild Kyurem controlled by Ghetsis	The King Returns		Debut

In the manga

In the movie adaptations

White Kyurem
The user releases a glowing ball.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Kyurem forms energy in the form of a ball from its mouth and fires the energy.
A wild Kyurem	Hoopa and the Clash of Ages		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	BW	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• This move seems to draw reference to both Reshiram and Kyurem, as it is an Ice-type move and its side-effect is related to the Fire type. Furthermore, in Pokémon Black and White, the animation for the actual attacking part is resembles that of Blue Flare, one of Reshiram's signature moves.
  • Freeze Shock, a move variation of Ice Burn, likewise references Kyurem and Zekrom.
• Along with Freeze Shock, Ice Burn has the highest base power of all Ice-type moves.
• Ice Burn is the only Ice-type move that is able to cause burn, excluding moves that have been changed to Ice-type by Refrigerate.
  • The burn side-effect may be a reference to frostbite, which is similar to a burn.

In other languages

Language Title French Feu Glacé German Frosthauch Italian Vampagelida Korean 콜드플레어 Cold Flare Portuguese Brazil Gelochama Queimadura de Gelo (TCG) Portugal Gelochama Spanish Llama Gélida

Variations of the move Sky Attack
Sky Attack • Freeze Shock Ice Burn

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