Icy Wind (move)

Icy Wind こごえるかぜ Chilling Wind

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Battles Type  Ice Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  55 Accuracy  95% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Many Others: Affects all adjacent opponents, but not allies

Availability Introduced  Generation II TM16 in Generation II Move Tutor in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Move Tutor in Pokémon Emerald Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles those that have made appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Enables the user to perform last in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Icy Wind (Japanese: こごえるかぜ Chilling Wind) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II to IV

Icy Wind inflicts damage and then lowers the target's Speed stat by one stage. It will hit both opposing Pokémon in a double battle.

Generation V

In a triple battle, Icy Wind will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
086		Seel	Water		Water				17			11				11			'''
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice				--, 17			--, 11				11			''''
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice				43			28				28			''''
220		Swinub	Ice	Ground							25				25			''''
221		Piloswine	Ice	Ground							25				25			''''
361		Snorunt	Ice		Ice				16			13				13			''''
362		Glalie	Ice		Ice				16			13				13			''''
378		Regice	Ice		Ice				9			9				9			''''
459		Snover	Grass	Ice							9				9			''''
460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice							--, 9				--, 9			''''
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice							28				28			''''
471		Glaceon	Ice		Ice							15				15			''''
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost							13				13			''''
582		Vanillite	Ice		Ice											13			''''
583		Vanillish	Ice		Ice											13			''''
584		Vanilluxe	Ice		Ice											13			''''
613		Cubchoo	Ice		Ice											13			''''
614		Beartic	Ice		Ice											--, 13			''''
615		Cryogonal	Ice		Ice											17			''''
646		Kyurem	Dragon	Ice											--			''''
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 TM08
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 breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water
225		Delibird	Ice	Flying
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal
393		Piplup	Water		Water
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic
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
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	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
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					✔	✔		✔	✔
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	Normal		Normal					✔	✔		✔	✔
174		Igglybuff	Normal		Normal					✔	✔		✔	✔
183		Marill	Water		Water					✔	✔		✔	✔
184		Azumarill	Water		Water					✔	✔		✔	✔
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					✔	✔		✔	✔
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		Psychic					✔	✔		✔	✔
281		Kirlia	Psychic		Psychic					✔	✔		✔	✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic					✔	✔		✔	✔
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		Normal					✔	✔		✔	✔
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal					✔	✔		✔	✔
301		Delcatty	Normal		Normal					✔	✔		✔	✔
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost								✔	✔
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel					✔	✔		✔	✔
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					✔	✔		✔	✔
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	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								✔	✔
433		Chingling	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔
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	Ghost	Dragon								✔	✔
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔
489		Phione	Water		Water								✔	✔
490		Manaphy	Water		Water								✔	✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark								✔	✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0486 Regigigas Normal 11th Movie Events 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 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.

In the anime

Masquerain Glalie Sneasel Snover
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's mouth glows light blue and it releases a strong wind with white snow in it at the opponent from its mouth.
Multiple wild Beartic	Beartic Mountain Feud!		None
	Vanillish's mouth glows light blue and it releases a strong wind with white snow in it at the opponent from its mouth.
Freege Man's Vanillish	BW057		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Sneasel
The user swipes the air and a freezing wind comes out.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Sneasel slashes the air in front of it and a freezing wind with sparkles in it comes out and freezes the opponent.
Silver's Sneasel	Sneasel Sneak Attack		Debut
	Delibird waves one of its wings and a cold wind with sparkles in it comes out and circles around the opponent.
The Masked Man's Delibird	You Ain't Nothin' But a Houndour		None
	Walrein opens its mouth and releases a cold and powerful wind from its mouth at the opponent.
Archie's Walrein	VS. Kyogre & Groudon X		None

In other generations

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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	Generation V	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

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 凍風 Dòngfēng Dutch Ijzige Wind Finnish Jäätuuli French Vent Glace German Eissturm Greek Παγερός Άνεμος Indonesian Angin Es Italian Ventogelato Korean 얼다바람 Eolda Baram Portuguese Vento Gelado Serbian Ledeni Vetar Spanish Viento Hielo

Variations of the move Icy Wind
Icy Wind • Mud Shot • Electroweb • Snarl

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