Hail (weather condition)

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Hail あられ Hail
File:Dragonspiral Tower hail.png
Move	Ability
Hail	Snow Warning

Hail (Japanese: あられ Hail) is a weather condition introduced in battle in Generation III. It was introduced in the overworld in Generation IV.

It will last for five turns if created using Hail (eight if the user is holding a Icy Rock) or Snow Warning (Generation VI only). If encountered in the overworld or created using Snow Warning (prior to Generation VI), it will last until replaced.

Description

• When activated:

"It started to hail!"

• After turn is complete:

"Hail continues to fall."^{Before Gen V only}

• When damaging a Pokémon:

"Wild/Foe <Pokémon> is pelted by Hail!"^{Gen III only}

• When hail ends:

"The hail stopped."

• Unused:

"The hail crashes down."^{Gen V}

On the field

Game	Region	Location	Conditions
	Sinnoh	Route 216
	Sinnoh	Route 217
	Sinnoh	Acuity Lakefront
	Sinnoh	Mt. Coronet peak
	Johto	Mt. Silver peak
	Unova	Route 6	During winter
	Unova	Route 7	During winter
	Unova	Route 8	During winter
	Unova	Icirrus City	During winter
	Unova	Dragonspiral Tower	During winter

Effects

In battle

Advantages

• Activates the following Abilities: Forecast, Ice Body and Snow Cloak.
• Changes Weather Ball to a Ice-type move and doubles its power.
• Changes Castform to its Hail Form.
• Allows Blizzard to bypass accuracy check (Generation V onward), or makes its accuracy 100% (prior to Generation V).
  • In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, allows Blizzard to hit through Protect and Detect 30% of the time.

Disadvantages

• Damages all Pokémon that do not have the Ice-type or the Abilities Ice Body, Snow Cloak, Magic Guard or Overcoat.
• Causes Solar Beam to deal only half its damage.
• Causes Moonlight, Synthesis, and Morning Sun to recover ¼ of max HP (half the normal amount in Generation II).

Variations

Heavy snow

Snow 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. Found on Route 216, Acuity Lakefront and sometimes in Icirrus City and Route 8 during the Winter.

Blizzard

Snow whips around, making it difficult to see. Found on Route 217, and less often on Route 216.

In the anime

Main article: Hail (move) → In the anime

Main article: Snow Warning (ability) → In the anime

In the manga

Main article: Hail (move) → In the manga

Main article: Snow Warning (ability) → In the manga

In other generations

In battle

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 the overworld

														File:Light snow Snowpoint City.png
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

														File:Heavy snow Acuity Lakefront.png					File:Dragonspiral Tower hail.png
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

														File:Blizzard snow Route 216.png
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

Unused snow weather in Generation III