Blizzard (move)

Blizzard ふぶき Snowstorm

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Battles Type  Ice Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  120 Accuracy  70% 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 Does not affect any Pokémon*

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM14 in Generation I TM14 in Generation II TM14 in Generation III TM14 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Blizzard (Japanese: ふぶき Snowstorm) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I. It is TM14 in every generation so far.

Effect

Generation I

Blizzard does damage and has a 9.8% chance of freezing the target. It can't freeze a target that has a Substitute or already has a major status ailment. It has an accuracy of 89.5% in Generation I.

Generation II

Same as before, but 10% chance of freezing and 70% accuracy instead.

Generation IV

Blizzard has an accuracy of 100% if used while it is hailing.

In the anime

• Blizzard Anime.jpg

  Dr. Abby's Delcatty using Blizzard

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  May's Skitty using Blizzard

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  Rotom using Blizzard

Pokémon

Delcatty: It releases from its mouth an icy wind with small snowballs.

• Used by Dr. Abby's Delcatty in Delcatty Got Your Tongue.

Skitty: It takes a breath of air and releases a sparkly icy wind.

• First used by May's Skitty from Delcatty Got Your Tongue to present.

Weavile: The crystal on Weavile's forehead glows. Weavile then fires snowballs from its mouth.

• Used by Paul's Weavile in Top-Down Training.

Rotom: Rotom opens itself and then snowballs are launched.

• Used by a wild Rotom in DP105.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 58 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 51 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 TM14

#   Pokémon Type 0007 Squirtle Water 0008 Wartortle Water 0009 Blastoise Water 0019 Rattata Normal 0020 Raticate Normal 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 0030 Nidorina Poison 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 0033 Nidorino Poison 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0054 Psyduck Water 0055 Golduck Water 0060 Poliwag Water 0061 Poliwhirl Water 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0086 Seel Water 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 0090 Shellder Water 0091 Cloyster Water Ice 0098 Krabby Water 0099 Kingler Water 0104 Cubone Ground 0105 Marowak Ground 0108 Lickitung Normal 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0113 Chansey Normal 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0116 Horsea Water 0117 Seadra Water 0118 Goldeen Water 0119 Seaking Water 0120 Staryu Water 0121 Starmie Water Psychic 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0128 Tauros Normal 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0131 Lapras Water 0134 Vaporeon Water 0137 Porygon Normal 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 0139 Omastar Rock Water 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 0143 Snorlax Normal 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0147 Dratini Dragon 0148 Dragonair Dragon 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 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 II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 57 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 73 0220 Swinub Ice Ground 46 0221 Piloswine Ice Ground 56 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 49 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 TM14

#   Pokémon Type 0007 Squirtle Water 0008 Wartortle Water 0009 Blastoise Water 0019 Rattata Normal 0020 Raticate Normal 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 0030 Nidorina Poison 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 0033 Nidorino Poison 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0054 Psyduck Water 0055 Golduck Water 0060 Poliwag Water 0061 Poliwhirl Water 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0086 Seel Water 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 0090 Shellder Water 0091 Cloyster Water Ice 0098 Krabby Water 0099 Kingler Water 0104 Cubone Ground 0105 Marowak Ground 0108 Lickitung Normal 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0113 Chansey Normal 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0116 Horsea Water 0117 Seadra Water 0118 Goldeen Water 0119 Seaking Water 0120 Staryu Water 0121 Starmie Water Psychic 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0128 Tauros Normal 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0131 Lapras Water 0134 Vaporeon Water 0137 Porygon Normal 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 0139 Omastar Rock Water 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 0143 Snorlax Normal 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0147 Dratini Dragon 0148 Dragonair Dragon 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0158 Totodile Water 0159 Croconaw Water 0160 Feraligatr Water 0162 Furret Normal 0183 Marill Water 0184 Azumarill Water 0186 Politoed Water 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0220 Swinub Ice Ground 0221 Piloswine Ice Ground 0225 Delibird Ice Flying 0226 Mantine Water Flying 0233 Porygon2 Normal 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 0241 Miltank Normal 0242 Blissey Normal 0245 Suicune Water 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 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 67 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 73 0220 Swinub Ice Ground 46 0221 Piloswine Ice Ground 56 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 57 0361 Snorunt Ice 43 0362 Glalie Ice 53 0363 Spheal Ice Water 43 0364 Sealeo Ice Water 47 0365 Walrein Ice Water 50 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 TM14

#   Pokémon Type 0007 Squirtle Water 0008 Wartortle Water 0009 Blastoise Water 0019 Rattata Normal 0020 Raticate Normal 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 0030 Nidorina Poison 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 0033 Nidorino Poison 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0054 Psyduck Water 0055 Golduck Water 0060 Poliwag Water 0061 Poliwhirl Water 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0086 Seel Water 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 0090 Shellder Water 0091 Cloyster Water Ice 0098 Krabby Water 0099 Kingler Water 0104 Cubone Ground 0105 Marowak Ground 0108 Lickitung Normal 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0113 Chansey Normal 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0116 Horsea Water 0117 Seadra Water 0118 Goldeen Water 0119 Seaking Water 0120 Staryu Water 0121 Starmie Water Ice 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0128 Tauros Normal 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0131 Lapras Water 0134 Vaporeon Water 0137 Porygon Normal 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 0139 Omastar Rock Water 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 0143 Snorlax Normal 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0147 Dratini Dragon 0148 Dragonair Dragon 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0158 Totodile Water 0159 Croconaw Water 0160 Feraligatr Water 0162 Furret Normal 0170 Chinchou Water Electric 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 0183 Marill Water 0184 Azumarill Water 0186 Politoed Water 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0220 Swinub Ice Ground 0221 Piloswine Ice Ground 0225 Delibird Ice Flying 0226 Mantine Water Flying 0233 Porygon2 Normal 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 0241 Miltank Normal 0242 Blissey Normal 0245 Suicune Water 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0258 Mudkip Water 0259 Marshtomp Water Ground 0260 Swampert Water Ground 0270 Lotad Water Grass 0271 Lombre Water Grass 0272 Ludicolo Water Grass 0278 Wingull Water Flying 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 0283 Surskit Bug Water 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 0287 Slakoth Normal 0288 Vigoroth Normal 0289 Slaking Normal 0293 Whismur Normal 0294 Loudred Normal 0295 Exploud Normal 0298 Azurill Normal 0300 Skitty Normal 0301 Delcatty Normal 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0318 Carvanha Water Dark 0319 Sharpedo Water Dark 0320 Wailmer Water 0321 Wailord Water 0335 Zangoose Normal 0339 Barboach Water Ground 0340 Whiscash Water Ground 0341 Corphish Water 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 0349 Feebas Water 0350 Milotic Water 0351 Castform Normal 0355 Duskull Ghost 0356 Dusclops Ghost 0359 Absol Dark 0361 Snorunt Ice 0362 Glalie Ice 0363 Spheal Ice Water 0364 Sealeo Ice Water 0365 Walrein Ice Water 0366 Clamperl Water 0367 Huntail Water 0368 Gorebyss Water 0369 Relicanth Water 0370 Luvdisc Water 0378 Regice Ice 0382 Kyogre Water 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 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 55 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 71 0220 Swinub Ice Ground 44 0221 Piloswine Ice Ground 56 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 45 0245 Suicune Water 85 0361 Snorunt Ice 46 0362 Glalie Ice 51 0363 Spheal Ice Water 43 0364 Sealeo Ice Water 47 0365 Walrein Ice Ground 52 0459 Snover Grass Ice 41 0460 Abomasnow Grass Ice 47 0471 Glaceon Ice 71 0473 Mamoswine Ice Ground 56 0478 Froslass Ice Ghost 51 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 TM14

#   Pokémon Type 0007 Squirtle Water 0008 Wartortle Water 0009 Blastoise Water 0019 Rattata Normal 0020 Raticate Normal 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 0030 Nidorina Poison 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 0033 Nidorino Poison 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0054 Psyduck Water 0055 Golduck Water 0060 Poliwag Water 0061 Poliwhirl Water 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0086 Seel Water 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 0090 Shellder Water 0091 Cloyster Water Ice 0098 Krabby Water 0099 Kingler Water 0104 Cubone Ground 0105 Marowak Ground 0108 Lickitung Normal 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0113 Chansey Normal 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0116 Horsea Water 0117 Seadra Water 0118 Goldeen Water 0119 Seaking Water 0120 Staryu Water 0121 Starmie Water Psychic 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0128 Tauros Normal 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0131 Lapras Water 0134 Vaporeon Water 0137 Porygon Normal 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 0139 Omastar Rock Water 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 0143 Snorlax Normal 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0147 Dratini Dragon 0148 Dragonair Dragon 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0158 Totodile Water 0159 Croconaw Water 0160 Feraligatr Water 0162 Furret Normal 0170 Chinchou Water Electric 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 0183 Marill Water 0184 Azumarill Water 0186 Politoed Water 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0220 Swinub Ice Ground 0221 Piloswine Ice Ground 0225 Delibird Ice Flying 0226 Mantine Water Flying 0233 Porygon2 Normal 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 0241 Miltank Normal 0242 Blissey Normal 0245 Suicune Water 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0258 Mudkip Water 0259 Marshtomp Water Ground 0260 Swampert Water Ground 0270 Lotad Water Grass 0271 Lombre Water Grass 0272 Ludicolo Water Grass 0278 Wingull Water Flying 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 0283 Surskit Bug Water 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 0287 Slakoth Normal 0288 Vigoroth Normal 0289 Slaking Normal 0293 Whismur Normal 0294 Loudred Normal 0295 Exploud Normal 0298 Azurill Normal 0300 Skitty Normal 0301 Delcatty Normal 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0318 Carvanha Water Dark 0319 Sharpedo Water Dark 0320 Wailmer Water 0321 Wailord Water 0335 Zangoose Normal 0339 Barboach Water Ground 0340 Whiscash Water Ground 0341 Corphish Water 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 0349 Feebas Water 0350 Milotic Water 0351 Castform Normal 0355 Duskull Ghost 0356 Dusclops Ghost 0359 Absol Dark 0361 Snorunt Ice 0362 Glalie Ice 0363 Spheal Ice Water 0364 Sealeo Ice Water 0365 Walrein Ice Water 0366 Clamperl Water 0367 Huntail Water 0368 Gorebyss Water 0369 Relicanth Water 0370 Luvdisc Water 0378 Regice Ice 0382 Kyogre Water 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 0393 Piplup Water 0394 Prinplup Water 0395 Empoleon Water Steel 0399 Bidoof Normal 0400 Bibarel Normal Water 0408 Cranidos Rock 0409 Rampardos Rock 0410 Shieldon Rock 0411 Bastiodon Rock 0418 Buizel Water 0419 Floatzel Water 0422 Shellos Water 0422 Shellos Water 0423 Gastrodon Water Ground 0423 Gastrodon Water Ground 0428 Lopunny Normal 0446 Munchlax Normal 0456 Finneon Water 0457 Lumineon Water 0458 Mantyke Water Flying 0459 Snover Grass Ice 0460 Abomasnow Grass Ice 0461 Weavile Dark Ice 0463 Lickilicky Normal 0464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 0471 Glaceon Ice 0473 Mamoswine Ice Ground 0474 Porygon-Z Normal 0477 Dusknoir Ghost 0478 Froslass Ice Ghost 0481 Mesprit Psychic 0483 Dialga Steel Dragon 0484 Palkia Water Dragon 0489 Phione Water 0490 Manaphy Water 0491 Darkrai Dark 0493 Arceus Normal Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Special move

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost Pokémon Platinum Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Trivia

• Suicune is the only non-Template:Type2 to learn Blizzard naturally (in Platinum).

In other languages

• French: Blizzard
• German: Blizzard
• Italian: Bora
• Spanish: Ventisca

Variations of the move Blizzard
Blizzard • Thunder • Hurricane Formerly a variation Gunk Shot Focus Blast