Ice Punch (move)

Ice Punch れいとうパンチ Freezing Punch

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Battles Type  Ice Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  75 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes 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 May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM33 in Generation II Move Tutor in Pokémon Emerald Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

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

Ice Punch (Japanese: れいとうパンチ Freezing Punch) is a damage-dealing Ice-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM33 in Generation II.

Effect

Ice Punch does damage and has a 10% chance of freezing the target.

Description

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Games Description A special Ice-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of freezing the target. An icy punch. May cause freezing. RSE An icy punch that may freeze the foe. An icy punch that may freeze the target. FRLG The foe is punched with an icy fist. It may leave the foe frozen. The foe is punched with an icy fist. It may leave the target frozen. The target is punched with an icy fist. It may also leave the target frozen.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	38			26			26			31				36			'
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	31			25			25			18				18			''''
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic							--			--				--			'
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost										--				--			'
460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice										--				--			''''
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost										--				--			'
486		Regigigas	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. 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
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic
158		Totodile	Water		Water
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice
225		Delibird	Ice	Flying
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal
559		Scraggy	Dark	Fighting
613		Cubchoo	Ice		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 TM33		III --		IV --		V --		VI TM08
007		Squirtle	Water		Water				✔												✔
008		Wartortle	Water		Water				✔												✔
009		Blastoise	Water		Water				✔												✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground				✔												✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground				✔												✔
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal				✔												✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal				✔												✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal				✔												✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal				✔												✔
054		Psyduck	Water		Water				✔												✔
055		Golduck	Water		Water				✔												✔
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting				✔												✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting				✔												✔
061		Poliwhirl	Water		Water				✔												✔
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting				✔												✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic				✔												✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic				✔												✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic				✔												✔
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting				✔												✔
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting				✔												✔
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting				✔												✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic				✔												✔
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison				✔												✔
089		Muk	Poison		Poison				✔												✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison				✔												✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic				✔												✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic				✔												✔
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting				✔												✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal				✔												✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal				✔												✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic				✔												✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic				✔												✔
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric				✔												✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal				✔												✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying				✔												✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic				✔												✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic				✔												✔
158		Totodile	Water		Water				✔												✔
159		Croconaw	Water		Water				✔												✔
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water				✔												✔
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal				✔												✔
162		Furret	Normal		Normal				✔												✔
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying				✔												✔
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying				✔												✔
183		Marill	Water		Water				✔												✔
184		Azumarill	Water		Water				✔												✔
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock				✔												✔
186		Politoed	Water		Water				✔												✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal				✔												✔
194		Wooper	Water	Ground				✔												✔
195		Quagsire	Water	Ground				✔												✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic				✔												✔
209		Snubbull	Normal		Normal				✔												✔
210		Granbull	Normal		Normal				✔												✔
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice				✔												✔
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal				✔												✔
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal				✔												✔
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic				✔												✔
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric				✔												✔
241		Miltank	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. 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	BW	B2W2
007		Squirtle	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔		✔
008		Wartortle	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔		✔
009		Blastoise	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔		✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground					✔			✔	✔		✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground					✔			✔	✔		✔
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔		✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔		✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔		✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔		✔
054		Psyduck	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔		✔
055		Golduck	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔		✔
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting					✔			✔	✔		✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting					✔			✔	✔		✔
061		Poliwhirl	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔		✔
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting					✔			✔	✔		✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔		✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔		✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔		✔
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting					✔			✔	✔		✔
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting					✔			✔	✔		✔
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting					✔			✔	✔		✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic					✔			✔	✔		✔
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison					✔			✔	✔		✔
089		Muk	Poison		Poison					✔			✔	✔		✔
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison								✔	✔		✔
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison								✔	✔		✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison					✔			✔	✔		✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔		✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔		✔
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting					✔			✔	✔		✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔		✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock								✔	✔		✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔		✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔		✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic					✔			✔	✔		✔
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric					✔			✔	✔		✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔		✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying					✔			✔	✔		✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔		✔
158		Totodile	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔		✔
159		Croconaw	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔		✔
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔		✔
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔		✔
162		Furret	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔		✔
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying					✔			✔	✔		✔
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying					✔			✔	✔		✔
183		Marill	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔		✔
184		Azumarill	Water		Water					✔			✔	✔		✔
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock					✔			✔	✔		✔
186		Politoed	Water		Water											✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔		✔
194		Wooper	Water	Ground					✔			✔	✔		✔
195		Quagsire	Water	Ground					✔			✔	✔		✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic					✔			✔	✔		✔
209		Snubbull	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔		✔
210		Granbull	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔		✔
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice					✔			✔	✔		✔
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔		✔
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔		✔
225		Delibird	Ice	Flying											✔
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic					✔			✔	✔		✔
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric					✔			✔	✔		✔
241		Miltank	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔		✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark								✔	✔		✔
259		Marshtomp	Water	Ground					✔			✔	✔		✔
260		Swampert	Water	Ground					✔			✔	✔		✔
271		Lombre	Water	Grass					✔			✔	✔		✔
272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass					✔			✔	✔		✔
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔		✔
281		Kirlia	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔		✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔		✔
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔		✔
288		Vigoroth	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔		✔
289		Slaking	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔		✔
293		Whismur	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔		✔
294		Loudred	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔		✔
295		Exploud	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔		✔
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting					✔			✔	✔		✔
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting					✔			✔	✔		✔
299		Nosepass	Rock		Rock					✔			✔	✔		✔
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost					✔			✔	✔		✔
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel					✔			✔	✔		✔
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock					✔			✔	✔		✔
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic					✔			✔	✔		✔
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic					✔			✔	✔		✔
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug					✔			✔	✔		✔
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug					✔			✔	✔		✔
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison					✔			✔	✔		✔
317		Swalot	Poison		Poison					✔			✔	✔		✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic					✔			✔	✔		✔
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔		✔
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔		✔
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal					✔			✔	✔		✔
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost					✔			✔	✔		✔
375		Metang	Steel	Psychic					✔			✔	✔		✔
376		Metagross	Steel	Psychic					✔			✔	✔		✔
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock					✔			✔	✔		✔
378		Regice	Ice		Ice					✔			✔	✔		✔
379		Registeel	Steel		Steel					✔			✔	✔		✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic					✔			✔	✔		✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic					✔						✔
418		Buizel	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
419		Floatzel	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal											✔
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔		✔
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel								✔	✔		✔
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
459		Snover	Ice	Grass								✔	✔		✔
460		Abomasnow	Ice	Grass								✔	✔		✔
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice								✔	✔		✔
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock								✔	✔		✔
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric								✔	✔		✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
476		Probopass	Rock	Steel								✔	✔		✔
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔		✔
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost								✔	✔		✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
505		Watchog	Normal		Normal											✔
515		Panpour	Water		Water											✔
516		Simipour	Water		Water											✔
531		Audino	Normal		Normal											✔
532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting											✔
533		Gurdurr	Fighting		Fighting											✔
534		Conkeldurr	Fighting		Fighting											✔
537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground											✔
538		Throh	Fighting		Fighting											✔
539		Sawk	Fighting		Fighting											✔
559		Scraggy	Dark	Fighting											✔
560		Scrafty	Dark	Fighting											✔
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic											✔
613		Cubchoo	Ice		Ice											✔
614		Beartic	Ice		Ice											✔
622		Golett	Ground	Ghost											✔
623		Golurk	Ground	Ghost											✔
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic											✔
648		Meloetta	Normal	Fighting											✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0239 Elekid Electric Pokémon XD (Trade for purified Togepi) 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

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0054 Psyduck Water Pokéwalker - Stormy Beach 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic Pokéwalker - Amity Meadow 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 event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0183 Marill Water Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice Dream World - Icy Cave 0296 Makuhita Fighting Dream World - Rugged Mountain 0303 Mawile Steel Dream World - Spooky Manor 0538 Throh Fighting Dream World - Dream Park 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

Snorlax Beartic Electivire Jynx
The user hits the foe with an icy fist.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Jynx's hand is surrounded by a blizzard. It then punches the opponent, freezing it.
Prima's Jynx	The Mandarin Island Miss-match		Debut
	Snorlax's hand is surrounded by an icy glow or an orb of pale blue light. It then punches the opponent, sometimes freezing it.
Ash's Snorlax	Better Eight Than Never		None
	Medicham's hand glows bluish-white. As Medicham punches the opponent, it is surrounded by an icy glow. Sometimes, it punches at the opponent from a distance and a ball of ice is fired at the opponent.
Grace's Medicham	Pros and Con Artists		None
Greta's Medicham	Wheel of Frontier		None
	Nidoking's fist is surrounded by an icy glow and it punches the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Nidoking	Saved by the Beldum		None
	One of Abomasnow's forearms glows light blue and it releases a blizzard from its hand at the opponent, or both of Abomasnow's forearms glow light blue and it punches the opponent with both of them.
Candice's Abomasnow	Sliding Into Seventh!		None
A Coordinator's Abomasnow	Dawn of a Royal Day!		None
	Mr. Mime pulls one of its fists back and its fist is surrounded by a light blue icy glow. Mr. Mime then punches the opponent, freezing it.
Clayton's Mr. Mime	Short and To the Punch!		None
	Buizel's fist glows light blue and a stream of energy of the same color spins around it. Buizel then punches the opponent, freezing it.
Ash's Buizel	Short and To the Punch!		None
	Electivire pulls back one of its fists, which is surrounded by swirling energy which changes from white to light blue. It then punches the opponent, freezing it.
Volkner's Electivire	The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!		None
	Beartic pulls back both of its fists, which are surrounded by swirling energy which changes from white to light blue. It then punches the opponent, freezing it.
Brycen's Beartic	Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Abra Hitmonchan Totodile File:Silver Sneasel Ice Punch.png Sneasel and Croconaw
The foe is punched with an icy fist. It may leave the target frozen.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Jynx hits the opponent with an open palm hit, and the opponent becomes frozen.
Ken's Jynx	The Jynx Jinx		Debut
	One of Hitmonchan's fists becomes surrounded by ice and it punches the opponent with it.
Bruno's Hitmonchan	Clefabulous Clefable		None
	One of Totodile's fists becomes surrounded in an icy aura and it punches the opponent with it.
Silver's Totodile	Totodile Rock		None
	One of Croconaw's fists becomes surrounded in an icy aura and it punches the opponent with it.
Silver's Croconaw	Teddiursa's Picnic		None
	One of Sneasel's fists becomes surrounded in an icy aura and it punches the opponent with it.
Silver's Sneasel	Teddiursa's Picnic		None
	Abra punches the air in front of it with one of its fists and an orb of cold energy with a chilling aura around it fires from its fist and hits the opponent. As it flies through the air, it leaves behind a trail of chilling aura.
Saturn's Abra	Crowded by Croagunk & Advanced on by Abra (II)		None

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Regigigas
The user punches the opponent with an arm full of ice.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Regigigas punches the opponent with an arm full of ice.
Hareta's Regigigas	Hareta's Fierce Battle		Debut

In other generations

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

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

Trivia

• Wooper and Gastly can learn this move despite both lacking arms or hands.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 急凍拳 Jí​dòng​ Quán​ Dutch IJsslag Finnish Jäänyrkki French Poinglace German Eishieb Greek Παγερή Γροθιά Hindi बर्फीला मुक्का Barfeela Mukka Indonesian Pukulan Es Italian Gelopugno Korean 냉동펀치 Naengdong Punch Polish Lodowy Cios Portuguese Brazil Soco de Gelo Portugal Soco de Gelo Romanian Pumnul de Gheață Serbian Ledena Pesnica Spanish Puño Hielo

Variations of the move Fire Punch
Fire Punch • Ice Punch • Thunder Punch Signal Beam • Relic Song

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