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Powder Snow (move)

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Powder Snow
こなゆき Powder Snow
File:Powder Snow.png
File:Powder Snow 2.png
Type  Ice
Category  Special
PP  25 (max. 40)
Power  40
Accuracy  100%
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
Affects all adjacent foes, but not allies
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
A highly appealing move.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

Powder Snow (Japanese: こなゆき Powder Snow) is a damage-dealing Ice-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II

Powder Snow inflicts damage and has a 9.8% chance of freezing the target.

Generations III and IV

Powder Snow now has a 10% chance of freezing the target.

Powder Snow hits both opponents in a Double Battle.

Generation V

In a Triple Battle, Powder Snow will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.

Description

Games Description
Stad2 An Ice-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of freezing the target.
GSC An attack that may cause freezing.
RSE Blasts the foe with a snowy gust. May cause freezing.
FRLG Blasts the foe with a snowy gust. It may cause freezing.
ColoXD Blasts target with a snowy gust. May cause freezing.
DPPtHGSS The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. It may also freeze the target.
BWB2W2 The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. It may also freeze the targets.
XYORAS The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. This may also freeze the opposing Pokemon.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
124   Jynx Ice Psychic 1, 13 1, 13 1, 11 1, 11 1, 11
144   Articuno Ice Flying 1 1 1 1 1
220   Swinub Ice Ground 10 10 8 8 8
221   Piloswine Ice Ground 1, 10 1, 10 1, 8 1, 8 1, 8
238   Smoochum Ice Psychic 13 13 11 11 11
351   Castform Normal Normal   10 10 10 10
361   Snorunt Ice Ice   1 1 1 1
362   Glalie Ice Ice   1 1 1 1
363   Spheal Ice Water   1 1 1 1
364   Sealeo Ice Water   1 1 1 1
365   Walrein Ice Water   1 1 1 1
459   Snover Grass Ice     1 1 1
460   Abomasnow Grass Ice     1 1 1
473   Mamoswine Ice Ground     1, 8 1, 8 1, 8
478   Froslass Ice Ghost     1 1 1
613   Cubchoo Ice Ice       1 5
614   Beartic Ice Ice       1 1
698   Amaura Rock Ice         1
699   Aurorus Rock Ice         1
712   Bergmite Ice Ice         5
713   Avalugg Ice Ice         5
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
582   Vanillite 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.


In other games

Pokémon Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★
Power: 24
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Has a 10% chance of freezing each target.
Users:          
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also leave the target frozen and incapable of action.
Conq. Create a small blizzard that may also freeze the target.


In the anime

 
Swinub
File:Articuno Powder Snow.png
Articuno
 
Jynx
The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Swinub shakes its nose and blue powder comes out of it at the opponent, freezing it.
Rory's Su Spring Fever Debut
Rory's Ein Spring Fever Debut
Rory's Ub Spring Fever Debut
  Articuno flaps its wings and a mini-blizzard comes out and freezes anything it touches.
A wild Articuno Freeze Frame None
  Jynx blows out snow from its mouth and it freezes the opponent.
Nurse Joy's Jynx EP250 None
  Snover puts its hands in front of its body and a light blue light forms in front of them. A wind with sparkling blue powder is then released from the glow at the opponent, freezing it.
A wild Snover Pikachu's Exploration Club None
A wild Snover The Lonely Snover! None
  Smoochum spins around and releases a stream of powder snow. From the stream then come several snowflakes.
Nini's Smoochum Pathways to Performance Partnering! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master! manga


In other generations

       
Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V
 
MD: Red and Blue
     
Stadium 2 Colosseum XD
 
Battrio

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 細雪 Xìxuě
  Dutch Poedersneeuw
  French Poudreuse
  German Pulverschnee
  Greek Πάχνη
  Hindi बर्फीला पावडर Barfeela Powder
  Indonesian Salju
  Italian Polneve
  Korean 눈싸라기 Nun Ssaragi
  Polish Śniegowy Pył
Portuguese   Brazil Pó de Neve
Neve em Pó (XY series and TCG)
  Portugal Pó de Neve
  Romanian Zăpadă Pudră
  Serbian Snežni prah
Spanish   Latin America Polvo de Nieve
  Spain Nieve Polvo



Variations of the move Acid
  Acid • Bubble • Ember • Thunder Shock • Powder Snow


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