Icicle Spear (move)

Icicle Spear
つららばり Icicle Needle

Battles

Type	Ice
Category	Physical
PP	30 (max. 48)
Power	25
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation III
TM51 in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Contests

Condition	Beauty
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jam	1 ♥
Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.

Super Contests

Condition	Beauty
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Beautiful
Appeal	1 ♥
Jamming	0
Effectiveness varies depending on when it is used.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Icicle Spear (Japanese: つららばり Icicle Needle) is a damage-dealing Ice-type multi-strike move introduced in Generation III. It is TM51 in Generation VIII. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature move of Shellder.

Effect

Generation III

Icicle Spear inflicts damage, hitting the target 2-5 times per use. There is a 37.5% chance that it will hit 2 times, a 37.5% chance that it will hit 3 times, a 12.5% chance that it will hit 4 times, and a 12.5% chance that it will hit 5 times. Provided that the move does not miss, it will hit 3 times on average, giving it an average power of 30. Each strike made has an equal chance to be a critical hit.

Icicle Spear may continue attacking after breaking a substitute. Bide and Mirror Coat will only acknowledge the last strike of this move.

If the user is holding a King's Rock, each consecutive hit has an equal chance to cause the opponent to flinch.

Icicle Spear can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra two appeal points if move Hail was used in the prior turn.

Generation IV

Pokémon with the Ability Skill Link will always hit five times when using Icicle Spear unless it misses. Due to being now classified as a physical move, Icicle Spear is affected by Counter instead of Mirror Coat.

If the user is holding a Razor Fang, each consecutive hit has an equal chance to cause the opponent to flinch.

Generation V onwards

Icicle Spear's base power increased from 10 to 25. There is now a ~33.3% chance that it will hit 2 times, a ~33.3% chance it will hit 3 times, a ~16.7% chance it will hit 4 times, and a ~16.7% chance it will hit 5 times. Provided that the move does not miss, it will hit ~3.167 times on average, giving it an average power of ~79.2.

If a Focus Sash, Focus Band, or Sturdy activates before the last strike is dealt, the following strike will cause the defending Pokémon to faint. A Focus Band can still activate repeatedly to prevent fainting, but each chance is independent of the previous one.

If the target has Weak Armor or Stamina, each strike will activate it.

Description

Games	Description
RS E	Attacks the foe by firing 2 to 5 icicles in a row.
FRLG	Sharp icicles are fired at the foe. It strikes two to five times.
ColoXD	Attacks target by firing 2 to 5 icicles in a row.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user launches sharp icicles at the foe. It strikes two to five times in a row.
BW B2W2	The user launches sharp icicles at the target. It strikes two to five times in a row.
XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh	The user launches sharp icicles at the target two to five times in a row.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
028A		Sandslash Alolan Form		Field	Field					1, Evo.	1, Evo.
0090		Shellder		Water 3	Water 3	8^FRLG	13	13	13	13
0091		Cloyster		Water 3	Water 3						1, Evo.
0582		Vanillite		Mineral	Mineral			1	1	1	24
0583		Vanillish		Mineral	Mineral			1	1	1	24
0584		Vanilluxe		Mineral	Mineral			1	1	1	24
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		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TM51	IX --
027A		Sandshrew Alolan Form		Field		Field						✔
028A		Sandslash Alolan Form		Field		Field						✔
0090		Shellder		Water 3		Water 3						✔
0091		Cloyster		Water 3		Water 3						✔
122G		Mr. Mime Galarian Form		Human-Like		Human-Like						✔
0124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like						✔
0144		Articuno		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered						✔
0151		Mew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered						✔
0220		Swinub		Field		Field						✔
0221		Piloswine		Field		Field						✔
0222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3						✔
222G		Corsola Galarian Form		Water 1	Water 3						✔
0225		Delibird		Water 1	Field						✔
0362		Glalie		Fairy	Mineral						✔
0364		Sealeo		Water 1	Field						✔
0365		Walrein		Water 1	Field						✔
0378		Regice		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered						✔
0460		Abomasnow		Monster	Grass						✔
0461		Weavile		Field		Field						✔
0471		Glaceon		Field		Field						✔
0473		Mamoswine		Field		Field						✔
0478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral						✔
0582		Vanillite		Mineral		Mineral						✔
0583		Vanillish		Mineral		Mineral						✔
0584		Vanilluxe		Mineral		Mineral						✔
0614		Beartic		Field		Field						✔
0615		Cryogonal		Mineral		Mineral						✔
0646		Kyurem		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered						✔
646B		Kyurem Black Kyurem		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered						✔
646W		Kyurem White Kyurem		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered						✔
0699		Aurorus		Monster		Monster						✔
0712		Bergmite		Monster	Mineral						✔
0713		Avalugg		Monster	Mineral						✔
0818		Inteleon		Water 1	Field						✔
0864		Cursola		Water 1	Water 3						✔
0866		Mr. Rime		Human-Like		Human-Like						✔
0872		Snom		Bug		Bug						✔
0873		Frosmoth		Bug		Bug						✔
0875		Eiscue		Water 1	Field						✔
0881		Arctozolt		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered						✔
0883		Arctovish		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered						✔
0896		Glastrier		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered						✔
898I		Calyrex Ice Rider		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered						✔
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		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
027A		Sandshrew Alolan Form		Field		Field					✔
0086		Seel		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0090		Shellder		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0220		Swinub		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
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.

Special move

Generation V

#		Egg Groups		Obtained with
0086	Seel	Water 1	Field	Dream World - Sparkling Sea
0220	Swinub	Field		Field	Dream World - Icy Cave
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.

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0220		Swinub		Field		Field	Island Scan - Tapu Village^USUM
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 event

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0091		Cloyster		Water 3		Water 3	Abram Burrows's Cloyster
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.

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0473		Mamoswine		Field		Field	Arash Ommati's Mamoswine
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.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Icicle Spear is a move with 2 base power, 70% accuracy, and 22 PP. It damages an enemy in front of the user, cutting corners, 2 to 5 times. This move's base critical hit rate is lower than normal, at 2%.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's PP has been decreased to 8 and its accuracy to 33.75%.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Inflicts damage on the target. It hits two to five times in succession.
MDTD S	Inflicts damage on the target using 2 to 5 attacks in a single turn.
BSL	てきポケモンに２〜５かいれんぞくでダメージをあたえる
MDGtI	UNUSED
SMD	It damages an enemy 2 to 5 times in a row.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method
Shellder Vanillite Vanillish
The user fires ice shaped like icicles at the opponent.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Shellder fires sharp, thin, spear-shaped ice shards from its mouth at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Shellder	Old Rivals, New Tricks!	Debut
	Vanillite opens its mouth and the inside of it starts to glow light-blue. It then releases multiple sharp, thin, spear-shaped ice shards from its mouth at the opponent. As it does, a stream of cold air with white sparkles inside it is released as well.
Trip's Vanillite	Ash and Trip's Third Battle!	None
	Vanillish points the lower half of its body at the opponent and it starts to glow light-blue. Vanillish then spins around and fires multiple icicles from the bottom of its body at the opponent.
Cryogonal Man's Vanillish	The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!	None
Brycen's Vanillish	Caution: Icy Battle Conditions!	None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon	Method
Shellder
The user releases four icicles from its body at the opponent.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Shellder releases four icicles from the black parts on its face above its mouth at the opponent. The icicles travel so fast that they leave behind a white trail where they shot.
Lorelei's Shellder	Bested by Banette	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

This move is completely unavailable in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald and Pokémon Colosseum and XD without trading, as no Pokémon can learn it without breeding outside of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	冰錐 Bīngjēui * 冰針 Bīngjām *
Chinese	Mandarin	冰錐 / 冰锥 Bīngzhuī * 冰針 Bīngzhēn *
Dutch		Ijspegelspeer
French		Stalactite* Stalagtite*
German		Eisspeer
Greek		Παγολόγχη
Indonesian		Jarum Es
Italian		Gelolancia
Korean		고드름침 Godoreum Chim
Polish		Strzała Lodu
Portuguese	Brazil	Lança de Gelo
Portuguese	Portugal	Arpão de Gelo Lança de Gelo
Serbian		Ledenice
Spanish	Latin America	Arpón Carámbano (BW031) Lanza de Hielo (BW067) Carámbano* (BW079-present)
Spanish	Spain	Carámbano
Vietnamese		Kim Băng * Băng Châm *

Variations of the move Bullet Seed

Bullet Seed • Icicle Spear

Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
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