Powder Snow (move)

Powder Snow
こなゆき Powder Snow
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Type  Ice
Category  Special
PP  25 (max. 40)
Power  40
Accuracy  100%
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 foes
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
A highly appealing move.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Powder Snow (Japanese: こなゆき Powder Snow) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II

Powder Snow inflicts damage and has a 9.8% chance of freezing the target. Powder Snow cannot freeze the target if it has a Substitute or already has a major status ailment.

Generation III onward

The effects are the same as the previous generation; however, it has a 10% chance of freezing the target instead.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0124   Jynx
Ice Psychic --
13
0144   Articuno
Ice Flying --
0220   Swinub
Ice Ground 10
0221   Piloswine
Ice Ground --
10
0238   Smoochum
Ice Psychic 13
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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0124   Jynx
Ice Psychic --
13
0144   Articuno
Ice Flying --
0220   Swinub
Ice Ground 10
0221   Piloswine
Ice Ground --
10
0238   Smoochum
Ice Psychic 13
0351   Castform
Normal 10
0351   Castform
Fire 10
0351   Castform
Water 10
0351   Castform
Ice 10
0361   Snorunt
Ice --
0362   Glalie
Ice --
0363   Spheal
Ice Water --
0364   Sealeo
Ice Water --
0365   Walrein
Ice Water --
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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0124   Jynx
Ice Psychic --
11
0144   Articuno
Ice Flying --
0220   Swinub
Ice Ground 8
0221   Piloswine
Ice Ground --
8
0238   Smoochum
Ice Psychic 11
0351   Castform
Normal 10
0351   Castform
Fire 10
0351   Castform
Water 10
0351   Castform
Ice 10
0361   Snorunt
Ice --
0362   Glalie
Ice --
0363   Spheal
Ice Water --
0364   Sealeo
Ice Water --
0365   Walrein
Ice Water --
0459   Snover
Grass Ice --
0460   Abomasnow
Grass Ice --
0473   Mamoswine
Ice Ground --
8
0478   Froslass
Ice Ghost --
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 languages

  • French: Poudreuse
  • German: Pulverschnee
  • Italian: Polneve
  • Spanish: Nieve polvo
  • Hindi: Barfeela Powder

Trivia

  • Castform is the only non-Ice type Pokémon to learn this move (though it can BECOME Ice-type).

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