Icy Wind
こごえるかぜ Chilling Wind
Type  Ice
Category  Special
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  55
Accuracy  95%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects all adjacent foes, but not allies
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  1
Jam  3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles those that have made appeals.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Enables the user to perform last in the next turn.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Makes the audience quickly grow bored when an appeal move has little effect.

Icy Wind (Japanese: こごえるかぜ Chilling Wind) is a damage-dealing Ice-type move introduced in Generation II. It was TM16 in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II

Icy Wind inflicts damage and lowers the target's Speed stat by one stage.

Generations III and IV

Icy Wind will hit both opposing Pokémon in a Double Battle.

Generation V

In a Triple Battle, Icy Wind will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.

Description

Games Description
Stad2 An Ice-type attack. It is guaranteed to reduce the target's Speed if it hits.
GSC An icy attack that lowers Speed.
RSEColoXD A chilling attack that lowers the foe's Speed.
FRLG A chilling wind is used to attack. It also lowers the Speed stat.
DPPtHGSS The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. It also lowers the target's Speed stat.
BWB2W2 The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. It also reduces the targets' Speed stat.
XYORAS The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers the opposing Pokémon's Speed stats.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
086   Seel Water Water   17 11 11 11
087   Dewgong Water Ice   1, 17 1, 11 11 1, 11
215   Sneasel Dark Ice   43 28 28 14 14
220   Swinub Ice Ground     25 25 21 21
221   Piloswine Ice Ground     25 25 21 21
361   Snorunt Ice Ice   16 13 13 13
14
362   Glalie Ice Ice   16 13 13 13
14
378   Regice Ice Ice   9 9 9 9
1, 7
459   Snover Grass Ice     9 9 9
460   Abomasnow Grass Ice     1, 9 1, 9 1, 9
461   Weavile Dark Ice     28 28 14 14
471   Glaceon Ice Ice     15 15 9 9
478   Froslass Ice Ghost     13 13 13
14
582   Vanillite Ice Ice       13 13
583   Vanillish Ice Ice       13 13
584   Vanilluxe Ice Ice       13 13
613   Cubchoo Ice Ice       13 13
614   Beartic Ice Ice       1, 13 1, 13
615   Cryogonal Ice Ice       17 17
646   Kyurem Dragon Ice       1 1
698   Amaura Rock Ice         13
699   Aurorus Rock Ice         13
712   Bergmite Ice Ice         10
713   Avalugg Ice Ice         10
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 breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
122   Mr. Mime* Psychic Fairy no    
140   Kabuto Rock Water         
225   Delibird Ice Flying no                    
327   Spinda Normal Normal no                    
393   Piplup Water Water no                    
439   Mime Jr.* Psychic Fairy no    
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
--
II
TM16
III
--
IV
--
V
--
VI
--
007   Squirtle Water Water
008   Wartortle Water Water
009   Blastoise Water Water
019   Rattata Normal Normal
020   Raticate Normal Normal
031   Nidoqueen Poison Ground
034   Nidoking Poison Ground
052   Meowth Normal Normal
053   Persian Normal Normal
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
173   Cleffa Normal Normal
174   Igglybuff Normal Normal
183   Marill Water Water
184   Azumarill Water Water
186   Politoed Water Water
198   Murkrow Dark Flying
199   Slowking Water Psychic
211   Qwilfish Water Poison
215   Sneasel Dark Ice
220   Swinub Ice Ground
221   Piloswine Ice Ground
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
249   Lugia Psychic Flying
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 Move Tutor

# Pokémon Type Game
FRLG E XD DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2 XY ORAS
007   Squirtle Water Water
008   Wartortle Water Water
009   Blastoise Water Water
019   Rattata Normal Normal
020   Raticate Normal Normal
031   Nidoqueen Poison Ground
034   Nidoking Poison Ground
035   Clefairy Fairy Fairy
036   Clefable Fairy Fairy
039   Jigglypuff Normal Fairy
040   Wigglytuff Normal Fairy
052   Meowth Normal Normal
053   Persian Normal Normal
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
092   Gastly Ghost Poison
093   Haunter Ghost Poison
094   Gengar Ghost Poison
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
122   Mr. Mime Psychic Fairy
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
170   Chinchou Water Electric
171   Lanturn Water Electric
173   Cleffa Fairy Fairy
174   Igglybuff Normal Fairy
183   Marill Water Fairy
184   Azumarill Water Fairy
186   Politoed Water Water
194   Wooper Water Ground
195   Quagsire Water Ground
198   Murkrow Dark Flying
199   Slowking Water Psychic
200   Misdreavus Ghost Ghost
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
227   Skarmory Steel 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
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
275   Shiftry Grass Dark
278   Wingull Water Flying
279   Pelipper Water Flying
280   Ralts Psychic Fairy
281   Kirlia Psychic Fairy
282   Gardevoir Psychic Fairy
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
302   Sableye Dark Ghost
303   Mawile Steel Fairy
306   Aggron Steel Rock
318   Carvanha Water Dark
319   Sharpedo Water Dark
320   Wailmer Water Water
321   Wailord Water Water
325   Spoink Psychic Psychic
326   Grumpig Psychic Psychic
327   Spinda Normal Normal
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
353   Shuppet Ghost Ghost
354   Banette Ghost Ghost
355   Duskull Ghost Ghost
356   Dusclops Ghost Ghost
358   Chimecho Psychic Psychic
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
375   Metang Steel Psychic
376   Metagross Steel Psychic
378   Regice Ice Ice
380   Latias Dragon Psychic
381   Latios Dragon Psychic
382   Kyogre Water Water
384   Rayquaza Dragon Flying
385   Jirachi Steel Psychic
386   Deoxys
Normal Forme
Psychic Psychic
386   Deoxys
Speed Forme
Psychic Psychic
393   Piplup Water Water
394   Prinplup Water Water
395   Empoleon Water Steel
399   Bidoof Normal Normal
400   Bibarel Normal Water
418   Buizel Water Water
419   Floatzel Water Water
422   Shellos Water Water
423   Gastrodon Water Ground
425   Drifloon Ghost Flying
426   Drifblim Ghost Flying
429   Mismagius Ghost Ghost
430   Honchkrow Dark Flying
433   Chingling Psychic Psychic
439   Mime Jr. Psychic Fairy
440   Happiny Normal Normal
442   Spiritomb Ghost Dark
446   Munchlax Normal Normal
453   Croagunk Poison Fighting
454   Toxicroak Poison Fighting
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
486   Regigigas Normal Normal
487   Giratina
Altered Forme
Ghost Dragon
487   Giratina
Origin Forme
Ghost Dragon
488   Cresselia Psychic Psychic
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
535   Tympole Water Water
536   Palpitoad Water Ground
537   Seismitoad Water Ground
550   Basculin Water Water
561   Sigilyph Psychic Flying
564   Tirtouga Water Rock
565   Carracosta Water Rock
580   Ducklett Water Flying
581   Swanna Water Flying
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
622   Golett Ground Ghost
623   Golurk Ground Ghost
641   Tornadus Flying Flying
646   Kyurem Dragon Ice
647   Keldeo Water Fighting
656   Froakie Water Water
657   Frogadier Water Water
658   Greninja Water Dark
688   Binacle Rock Water
689   Barbaracle Rock Water
690   Skrelp Poison Water
691   Dragalge Poison Dragon
692   Clauncher Water Water
693   Clawitzer Water Water
698   Amaura Rock Ice
699   Aurorus Rock Ice
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.

Special move

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0090   Shellder Water Dream World - Sparkling Sea
0120   Staryu Water Dream World - Sparkling Sea
0131   Lapras Water Ice Dream World - Sparkling Sea
0138   Omanyte Rock Water Dream World - Sparkling Sea
0370   Luvdisc Water Dream World - Sparkling Sea
0442   Spiritomb Ghost Dark Dream World - Spooky Manor
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By event

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0486   Regigigas Normal Movie RegigigasDP
Toys "R" Us RegigigasDP
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: 34
Accuracy: 95%
Effect: Lowers targets' range by one tile.
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, Icy Wind had a power of 15.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It also lowers the target's Movement Speed by one level.
Conq. Blow an icy gale toward the target. May also reduce the target's Range.


In the anime

 
Masquerain
 
Glalie
 
Sneasel
 
Vanilluxe
The user attacks with a gust of chilled air.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Murkrow flaps its wings and a cold winds blows out from them at the opponent.
Lily's Murkrow Hocus Pokémon Debut
  Azumarill blows a beam of icy wind at the opponent from its mouth.
Jackson's Azumarill Tie One On! None
  Snorunt blows sparkling blue snow out of its mouth, freezing anything the snow touches.
Ash's Snorunt Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snorunt None
  Glalie blows sparkling blue snow out of its mouth, freezing anything it touches.
Ash's Glalie Island Time None
  Masquerain flaps its wings and waves of sparkling blue snow comes out of its body and at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Masquerain Old Rivals, New Tricks! None
  Sneasel blows a beam of wind with sparkling blue snow in it at the opponent from its mouth.
Candice's Sneasel Sliding Into Seventh! None
  Snover releases a strong wind with sparkling blue snow in it at the opponent from its body.
Candice's Snover Sliding Into Seventh! None
  Beartic opens its mouth and the inside of it starts to glow light blue and light blue sparkles gather inside its mouth. Beartic then releases a wind with snow inside of it from its mouth at the opponent. When the wind hits the opponent, it freezes it.
Multiple wild Beartic The Beartic Mountain Feud! None
  The inside of Vanillish's mouth starts to glow light blue and it releases a wind with light blue sparkles in it from its mouth at the opponent.
Cryogonal Man's Vanillish The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue! None
  Vanilluxe's mouths glow light blue and releases a wind with light blue sparkles inside from its mouths at the opponent.
Georgia's Vanilluxe Crisis at Ferroseed Research! None
  Glaceon opens its mouth and the inside of it starts to glow light blue. It then releases a powerful blizzard from its mouth at the opponent.
Virgil's Glaceon Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad! None
  Abomasnow opens its mouth and the inside of it starts to glow light blue. It then releases a wind with light blue sparkles inside from its mouths at the opponent.
A wild Abomasnow Over the Mountain of Snow! None
  Weavile blows a beam of wind with sparkling blue snow in it at the opponent from its mouth or the claws on one its hands turn light blue and then it slashes its claw, creating an icy gust of wind which is sent towards the opponent.
Kagetomo's Weavile The Legend of the Ninja Hero! None
Mable's Weavile An Explosive Operation! None
  The horn on the front of Bergmite's head glows white and then an icy burst of wind shoots out from the horn towards the opponent. The cold air numbs the opponent's limbs, slowing it down.
Wulfric's Bergmite A Real Icebreaker! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga


In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

  This section is incomplete.
Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.
Reason: Sneasel's description


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 冰凍之風 Bīngdung-jī Fūng *
凍風 Dung Fūng
Mandarin 冰凍之風 / 冰冻之风 Bīngdòng-zhī Fēng *
凍風 Dòng Fēng *
冷冻风 Lěngdòng Fēng *
  Dutch IJzige wind
  Finnish Jäätuuli
  French Vent Glace
  German Eissturm
  Greek Παγερός Άνεμος
  Indonesian Angin Es
  Italian Ventogelato
  Korean 얼다바람 Eolda Baram
  Polish Lodowy Wiatr
  Brazilian Portuguese Vento Gelado
Vento Congelante (XY series and TCG)
  Romanian Vântul Înghețat
  Serbian Ledeni Vetar
  Spanish Viento Hielo


Variations of the move Icy Wind
  Icy WindMud ShotElectrowebSnarl


Generation II TMs
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Generation II HMs
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