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Icicle Spear (move)

Icicle Spear
つららばり Icicle Needle
Icicle Spear IX.png
Icicle Spear IX 2.png
Type  Ice
Category  Physical
PP  30 (max. 48)
Power  25
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1 ♥
Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  1 ♥
Jamming  0  
Effectiveness varies depending on when it is used.

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

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. 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 has a base power of 10.

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 was raised from 10 to 25.

There is now a 35% chance that it will hit 2 times, a 35% chance it will hit 3 times, a 15% chance it will hit 4 times, and a 15% chance it will hit 5 times.

If a Focus Sash 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. Sturdy will activate with each hit if the defending Pokémon has a maximum HP of 1.

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

Description

Games Description
RSE 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.
Colo.XD Attacks target by firing 2 to 5 icicles in a row.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user launches sharp icicles at the foe. It strikes two to five times in a row.
BWB2W2 The user launches sharp icicles at the target. It strikes two to five times in a row.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA 		The user launches sharp icicles at the target two to five times in a row.
SV The user attacks by launching sharp icicles at the target. This move hits two to five times in a row.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
028   Sandslash
Alolan Form 		 
  		Field Field 1, Evo. 1, Evo.
090   Shellder
   Water 3 Water 3 8FRLG 13 13 13 13
091   Cloyster
  
  		Water 3 Water 3 1, Evo. Evo.
582   Vanillite
   Mineral Mineral 1 1 1 24
583   Vanillish
   Mineral Mineral 1 1 1 24
584   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.


By TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
-- 		II
-- 		III
-- 		IV
-- 		V
-- 		VI
-- 		VII
-- 		VIII
TM51 		IX
--
027   Sandshrew
Alolan Form 		 
  		Field Field ✔
028   Sandslash
Alolan Form 		 
  		Field Field ✔
090   Shellder
   Water 3 Water 3 ✔
091   Cloyster
  
  		Water 3 Water 3 ✔
122   Mr. Mime
Galarian Form 		 
  		Human-Like Human-Like ✔
124   Jynx
  
  		Human-Like Human-Like ✔
144   Articuno
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
151   Mew
   No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
220   Swinub
  
  		Field Field ✔
221   Piloswine
  
  		Field Field ✔
222   Corsola
  
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔
222   Corsola
Galarian Form 		  Water 1 Water 3 ✔
225   Delibird
  
  		Water 1 Field ✔
362   Glalie
   Fairy Mineral ✔
364   Sealeo
  
  		Water 1 Field ✔
365   Walrein
  
  		Water 1 Field ✔
378   Regice
   No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
460   Abomasnow
  
  		Monster Grass ✔
461   Weavile
  
  		Field Field ✔
471   Glaceon
   Field Field ✔
473   Mamoswine
  
  		Field Field ✔
478   Froslass
  
  		Fairy Mineral ✔
582   Vanillite
   Mineral Mineral ✔
583   Vanillish
   Mineral Mineral ✔
584   Vanilluxe
   Mineral Mineral ✔
614   Beartic
   Field Field ✔
615   Cryogonal
   Mineral Mineral ✔
646   Kyurem
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
646   Kyurem
Black Kyurem 		 
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
646   Kyurem
White Kyurem 		 
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
699   Aurorus
  
  		Monster Monster ✔
712   Bergmite
   Monster Mineral ✔
713   Avalugg
   Monster Mineral ✔
818   Inteleon
   Water 1 Field ✔
864   Cursola
   Water 1 Water 3 ✔
866   Mr. Rime
  
  		Human-Like Human-Like ✔
872   Snom
  
  		Bug Bug ✔
873   Frosmoth
  
  		Bug Bug ✔
875   Eiscue
   Water 1 Field ✔
881   Arctozolt
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
883   Arctovish
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
896   Glastrier
   No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
898   Calyrex
Ice Rider 		 
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups 		Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
027   Sandshrew
Alolan Form 		 
  		Field Field ✔
086   Seel
   Water 1 Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
090   Shellder
   Water 3 Water 3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
220   Swinub
  
  		Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
222   Corsola
  
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
996   Frigibax
  
  		Dragon Mineral ✔
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 V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
086   Seel
   Water 1 Field Dream World - Sparkling Sea
220   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.


Generation VII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
220   Swinub
  
  		Field Field Island Scan - Tapu VillageUSUM
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By event

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
091   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.


Generation VI

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
473   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.


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%.

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Icicle Spear is a Charged Attack that was made available on January 16, 2022.

  Icicle Spear
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 60
Energy cost 33
Duration 2.2 seconds
Damage window 1.2-1.8 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 60
Energy cost 40
Secondary effect
Effect chance %
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
By Elite Charged TM
 
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Trainer Battles
  • September 1, 2022
    • Energy cost: 35 → 40

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Physical 2 — 15 18 100% An opponent Multistrike Attacks the target two to five times in a row. Steven (Summer 2020) & Sandslash*
Bea (Palentine's 2022) & Vanilluxe
Scottie/Bettie & Seel/Dewgong Egg

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Icicle Spear
★★★★
Attack power 31.68497 (Hits 1-4), 56.4819 (Hit 5)
Charge time 0.5 seconds (Hits 1-4), 0.82 (Hit 5) seconds
Range type Projectile
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It hits two to five times in succession.
MDTDS 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
MDRTDX 		It damages an enemy 2 to 5 times in a row.


In the anime

       
Shellder Vanillite Vanillish Eiscue
The user fires ice shaped like icicles at the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Shellder Shellder fires sharp, thin, spear-shaped ice shards from its mouth at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Shellder Old Rivals, New Tricks! Debut
  Vanillite 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 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
  Eiscue Eiscue fires sharp, thin, spear-shaped ice shards from its face at the opponent.
A wild Eiscue Grabbing the Brass Ring! None
  Cloyster Cloyster fires sharp, thin, spear-shaped ice shards from its mouth at the opponent.
Goh's Cloyster Battling in the Freezing Raid! None
  Frosmoth Frosmoth fires multiple sharp icicles at the opponent.
Lyla's Frosmoth Chasing to the Finish! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

       
 
Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI
   
Generation VII Generation VIII

Side series games

     
Colosseum XD Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

     
MD: Red and Blue SMD Masters EX

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 冰錐 Bīngjēui *
冰針 Bīngjām *
Mandarin 冰錐 / 冰锥 Bīngzhuī *
冰針 Bīngzhēn *
  Dutch IJspegelspeer
  French StalactiteVIII+
StalagtiteIII–VII
  German Eisspeer
  Greek Παγολόγχη
  Indonesian Jarum Es
  Italian Gelolancia
  Korean 고드름침 Godoreum Chim
  Polish Strzała Lodu
Portuguese   Brazil Lança Congelada (games, JN113–present, manga)
Lança de Gelo (BW031–BW079)
  Portugal Arpão de Gelo
  Serbian Ledenice
Spanish   Latin America Lanza de Hielo (BW057, JN113–present)
Carámbano (BW079)
Arpón Carámbano (BW031)
  Spain Carámbano
  Vietnamese Kim Băng *
Băng Châm *



Variations of the move Bullet Seed
  Bullet Seed • Icicle Spear


Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19
20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39
40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59
60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79
80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
BDSP
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20
21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40
41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60
61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80
81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19
20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39
40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59
60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79
80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99


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