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{{WeatherInfobox
|name=Hail
|jname=あられ
|jtrans=Hail
|move=Hail
|move2=Max Hailstorm
|ability=Snow Warning
|owimage=Hail Sun Moon
|baimage=Hail VII 2
|color=Ice
}}

'''Hail''' (Japanese: '''あられ''' ''Hail'') is a type of [[weather]] introduced in battle in [[Generation III]]. It was introduced in the overworld in [[Generation IV]].

It will last for five turns if created using {{a|Snow Warning}} ([[Generation VI]] onward) or {{m|Hail}}, or eight, if created by a Pokémon holding an [[Icy Rock]]. If created using Snow Warning (prior to Generation VI) or encountered in the overworld, it will last until replaced.

In {{g|Sword and Shield}}, {{m|Max Hailstorm}} causes a hailstorm after dealing damage.

==Description==
[[File:Hail battle interface USUM.png|thumb|250px|The battle interface during hail in {{pkmn|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}]]
{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{Ice color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 3px solid #{{Ice color}}" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! style="background:#{{Ice color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Event
! style="background:#{{Ice color light}}" | Gen III
! style="background:#{{Ice color light}}" | Gen IV
! style="background:#{{Ice color light}}" | Gen V
! style="background:#{{Ice color light}}" | Gen VI
! style="background:#{{Ice color light}}" | Gen VII
! style="background:#{{Ice color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Gen VIII
|- style="background:#FFF"
| If naturally occurring
| N/A
| rowspan=2 | ''"It started to hail!"''
| rowspan=3 colspan=3 | ''"It started to hail!"''
| ''"It's hailing!"''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{m|Hail}} used
| ''"It started to hail!"''
| rowspan=2 | ''"It started to hail!"''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{a|Snow Warning}} activated
| N/A
| ''"{{tt|(The wild/foe's)|No prefix when referring to player's Pokémon}} <Pokémon>'s Snow Warning whipped up a hailstorm!"''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| After turn is complete
| colspan=2 | ''"Hail continues to fall."''
| colspan=4 | (no text)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| When damaging Pokémon
| ''"{{tt|(Wild/Foe)|No prefix when referring to player's Pokémon}} <Pokémon> is {{tt|stricken|&quot;pelted&quot; in Pokémon Emerald Version }} by <sc>Hail</sc>!"''
| ''"{{tt|(The wild/foe's)|No prefix when referring to player's Pokémon}} <Pokémon> is buffeted by the Hail!"''
| ''"{{tt|(The wild/foe's)|No prefix when referring to player's Pokémon and certain wild Pokémon}} <Pokémon> is buffeted by the hail!"''
| ''"{{tt|(The wild/opposing)|No prefix when referring to player's Pokémon and certain wild Pokémon}} <Pokémon> is buffeted by the hail!"''
| ''"{{tt|(The wild/The opposing/Totem)|No prefix when referring to player's Pokémon and certain wild Pokémon}} <Pokémon> is buffeted by the hail!"''
| ''"{{tt|(The wild/opposing)|No prefix when referring to player's Pokémon and certain wild Pokémon}} <Pokémon> is buffeted by the hail!"''
|-
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | When hail ends
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" colspan=6 | ''"The hail stopped."''
|}
{{-}}

==On the field==
===Main series===
{{weatherloch|ice}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrev4|DPPt}}
| [[Sinnoh]]
| {{rt|216|Sinnoh}}
| Always; mostly hailstorm, with the occasional blizzard
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrev4|DPPt}}
| [[Sinnoh]]
| {{rt|217|Sinnoh}}
| Always a blizzard
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrev4|DPPt}}
| [[Sinnoh]]
| [[Acuity Lakefront]]
| Always hailstorm
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrev4|DPPt}}
| [[Sinnoh]]
| [[Snowpoint City]]
| Always light snow
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrev4|DPPt}}
| [[Sinnoh]]
| [[Mt. Coronet]] peak
| Always hailstorm
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrev4|HGSS}}
| [[Johto]]
| [[Mt. Silver]] peak
| Always hailstorm
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}
| [[Unova]]
| [[Driftveil City]], [[Cold Storage]]{{sup/5|BW}}, {{rt|6|Unova}}
| Most days during winter; light snow and hailstorm
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}
| [[Unova]]
| [[Mistralton City]], {{rt|7|Unova}}, [[Twist Mountain]]
| Most days during winter; light snow and hailstorm
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}
| [[Unova]]
| [[Icirrus City]], [[Dragonspiral Tower]], {{rt|8|Unova}}
| Most days during winter; light snow and blizzard
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrev5|B2W2}}
| [[Unova]]
| [[Floccesy Town]], {{rt|20|Unova}}, [[Floccesy Ranch]]
| Most days during winter; light snow only
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrev5|B2W2}}
| [[Unova]]
| [[Virbank City]], [[Virbank Complex]]
| Most days during winter; light snow only
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrev6|XY}}
| [[Kalos]]
| [[Dendemille Town]]
| Occasionally; light snow only
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrev6|XY}}
| [[Kalos]]
| [[Frost Cavern]]
| Occasionally, outside only;<br>hailstorm, day and night{{tt|*|before rescuing Abomasnow}}, or light snow only, only during the day{{tt|*|after rescuing Abomasnow}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrev6|XY}}
| [[Kalos]]
| {{rt|17|Kalos}}
| Always
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrev6|XY}}
| [[Kalos]]
| [[Anistar City]]
| Occasionally; light snow only
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrev7|SMUSUM}}
| [[Alola]]
| [[Tapu Village]]
| Some days
|-
| style="background:#FFF" | {{gameabbrev7|SMUSUM}}
| style="background:#FFF" | [[Alola]]
| style="background:#FFF" | [[Mount Lanakila]]
| style="background:#FFF" | 6 PM - 11:59 PM
|- style="background:#FFF"
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{gameabbrev8|SwSh}}
| [[Galar]]
| {{rt|8|Galar}}: at Steamdrift Way
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | Always
|}

In [[Galar]], there are different types of weather occurring in the [[Wild Area]] and the [[Isle of Armor]]. The type of weather will affect which wild Pokemon appear in the area. During Snow and Blizzard overworld weather, the in-battle weather condition will be Hail. There are nine types of weather in the Wild Area. It does not snow in the Isle of Armor.
For the Blizzard overworld weather to occur in the Wild Area, there is a prerequisite to have first visited Hammerlocke.

===Mystery Dungeon series===
{| style="background: #{{Ice color dark}}; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 3px solid #{{Ice color}}" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
! style="background:#{{Ice color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | <span style="color:#000">Game</span>
! style="background:#{{Ice color light}}" | <span style="color:#000">Dungeon</span>
! style="background:#{{Ice color light}}" | <span style="color:#000">Floors</span>
! style="background:#{{Ice color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | <span style="color:#000">Notes</span><noinclude>
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|RB}}
| [[Uproar Forest]]
| 3 and 6
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|RB}}
| [[Sky Tower]]
| 11, 15 and 18
| 
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|RB}}
| [[Howling Forest]]
| 3, 6, 9 and 13
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|RB}}
| [[Lightning Field]]
| 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|RB}}
| [[Mt. Faraway]]
| 4, 8, 10, 14, 17, 22,<br/>24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34<br/>and 36
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|RB}}
| [[Northern Range]]
| 4, 8, 11 and 15
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|RB}}
| [[Pitfall Valley]]
| 3, 6, 10 and 15
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|RB}}
| [[Wyvern Hill]]
| 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24<br/>and 28
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{gameabbrevmd|RB}}
| [[Purity Forest]]
| 15, 21, 24, 28, 32, 38,<br/>43, 48, 52, 57, 61, 67,<br/>81 and 89
| Might be any of the other six weather conditions instead
|}

==Effects==
[[File:Wulfric Abomasnow Snow Warning effect.png|thumb|250px||Hail in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
===In battle===
* At the end of each turn, damages each Pokémon for <sup>1</sup>/<sub>16</sub> of its maximum HP, unless it is {{type|Ice}}; has one of the Abilities {{a|Ice Body}}, {{a|Snow Cloak}}, {{a|Magic Guard}}, or {{a|Overcoat}}; or is holding [[Safety Goggles]].
* Activates the following {{Abilities}}: {{a|Forecast}}, {{a|Ice Body}}, {{a|Snow Cloak}}, and {{a|Slush Rush}}.
** Causes Forecast to change {{p|Castform}} to its [[List of Pokémon with form differences#Castform|Snowy Form]].
* Changes {{m|Weather Ball}} to an {{type|Ice}} move and doubles its power.
* From [[Generation IV]] onward, allows {{m|Blizzard}} to bypass accuracy check.
** In {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, allows {{m|Blizzard}} to hit through {{m|Protect}} and {{m|Detect}} 30% of the time.
* Halves the power of {{m|Solar Beam}} and {{m|Solar Blade}}.
* Causes {{m|Moonlight}}, {{m|Synthesis}}, and {{m|Morning Sun}} to recover ¼ of the user's maximum {{stat|HP}}.
* Allows {{m|Aurora Veil}} to be used, though the effect lingers even after Hail ends.

===Outside of battle===
{{m|Sweet Scent}} and [[Honey]] will fail if it is hailing in the area.

==Variations==
===Light snow===
Snow falls slowly to the ground. Only found in [[Snowpoint City]] in Generation IV. In [[Generation V]], it is referred to as "'''Snowy'''" by the gate's bulletin and is found on many days during [[Season (mechanic)|winter]] in all places snow falls. In [[Generation VI]], it is occasionally found in [[Dendemille Town]] and Anistar City, and sometimes falls outside [[Frost Cavern]] in the day after rescuing {{p|Abomasnow}}. No battles take place outside any buildings in Snowpoint City, so it is unclear if any weather is assumed in battle in Generation IV. In Generation V, however, light snow does not cause hail in battle, while in Generation VI, it does.

===Hailstorm===
Precipitate falls more quickly and heavily, falling diagonally from one of the top corners of the screen, leaving the impression that it is being carried by strong winds, and sometimes appears to be mixed with hail. In Generation IV, it is found on {{rt|216|Sinnoh}}, [[Acuity Lakefront]], and at the summit of [[Mt. Silver]]. In Generation V, it is referred to as "'''Hail'''" by the gate's bulletin and is found on some days during the winter in [[Driftveil City]], [[Cold Storage]]{{sup/5|BW}}, {{rt|6|Unova}}, [[Mistralton City]], {{rt|7|Unova}}, and [[Twist Mountain]]. In Generation VI, there is always a hailstorm on {{rt|17|Kalos}}, as well as sometimes outside [[Frost Cavern]], although only before rescuing {{p|Abomasnow}}.

===Blizzard===
Snow whips around, making it difficult to see. In Generation IV, it is found on {{rt|217|Sinnoh}}, and less often on {{rt|216|Sinnoh}}. In Generation V, it is only found occasionally in [[Icirrus City]], [[Dragonspiral Tower]], and {{rt|8|Unova}} in the winter.

==In the anime==
{{main|Hail (move)#In the anime|Hail (move) → In the anime}}
{{main|Snow Warning (Ability)#In the anime|Snow Warning (Ability) → In the anime}}

==In the manga==
[[File:Hail Adventures.png|thumb|150px|Hail in Pokémon Adventures]]
{{main|Hail (move)#In the manga|Hail (move) → In the manga}}
{{main|Snow Warning (Ability)#In the manga|Snow Warning (Ability) → In the manga}}
In the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga, in addition to the aforementioned move and Ability, hail also appeared at the [[Battle Arcade]] as a result of the game board in ''[[PS422|Interrupting Ivysaur]]''.

==In other generations==
===In battle===
====Core series games====
{{Movegen|
type=Ice|
genIII=Hail III|
genIV=Hail DP|
PtHGSS=Hail PtHGSS|
}}
{{Movegen|
type=Ice|
genV=Hail V|
genVI=Hail VI|
genVII=Hail VII 2|
}}

====Side series games====
{{Movegen|
type=Ice|
Colo=Hail Colo|
XD=Hail XD|
PBR=Hail PBR|
}}

====Spin-off series games====
{{Movegen|
type=Ice|
PMDRB=Hail PMD RB|
}}

===Interface elements===
{{Movegen
|type=Ice
|BW=Hail icon BW
|B2W2=Hail icon B2W2
|genVII=Hail battle interface SM
|genVII2=Hail battle interface USUM
}}

===In the overworld===
====Light snow====
{{Movegen|
type=Ice|
genIV=Hail IV Field Light|
genV=Hail V Field Light|
genVI=Hail VI Field Light|
}}
[[File:Three Snowflakes unused FRLG.png|frame|center|Unused snow weather in Generation III]]

====Hailstorm====
{{Movegen|
type=Ice|
genIV=Hail IV Field Heavy|
genV=Hail V Field Heavy|
}}

====Blizzard====
{{Movegen|
type=Ice|
genIV=Hail IV Field Blizzard|
genV=Hail V Field Blizzard|
}}

==Trivia==
* Despite being referred to as "{{wp|hail}}" in the games, the way it is depicted is more similar to {{wp|ice pellets}}. While hail cannot occur during a snowstorm or in snowy areas in the real world, ice pellets can.
** In real life, hail most commonly occurs in mild climates in winter. In [[Pokémon Black and White Versions|Pokémon Black, White]], [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2, and White 2]], just like in real life, hail only occurs in winter and only in areas with a warmer climate (e.g. [[Driftveil City]]); colder climates (e.g. [[Icirrus City]], [[Dragonspiral Tower]] and {{rt|8|Unova}}) instead have light snow or blizzards.
* An unused hail quote appears within the code of the games.
:{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{ice color dark}}; border: 3px solid #{{ice color}};"
| style="background:#fff; {{roundytop|5px}}" | The hail crashes down.{{sup/5|BWB2W2}}
|-
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | The hail is crashing down.{{sup/6|XYORAS}}{{sup/7|SM}}
|}

==In other languages==
{{Langtable|color={{ice color light}}|bordercolor={{ice color dark}}
|zh_yue=冰雹 ''{{tt|Bīngbohk|Hail}}''
|zh_cmn=冰雹 ''{{tt|Bīngbáo|Hail}}''
|da=Hagl
|fi=Lumimyrsky
|fr=Grêle
|de=Hagelsturm
|pl=Grad
|id=Hujan es<br>Badai es<br>Salju basah
|it=Grandine
|ko=싸라기눈 ''Ssalaginun''
|ms=Hujan ais<br>Hujan batu
|no=Hagl
|es=Granizo
|sv=Hagel
|th=ลูกเห็บ ''Lukhep''
|vi=Mưa đá
|pt=Granizo
}}
{{-}}
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[[Category:Weather conditions]]

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[[es:Clima#Granizo]]
[[fr:Climat#Grêle]]
[[it:Condizione atmosferica#Grandine]]
[[ja:あられ (天気)]]
[[zh:冰雹（天气）]]