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Powder Snow (move)

Powder Snow
こなゆき Powder Snow
Powder Snow IX.png
Powder Snow IX 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
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • 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

Powder Snow inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of freezing the target.

Powder Snow hits both opponents in a Double Battle. In a Triple Battle, Powder Snow will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.

Powder Snow can be used as the first move of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Blizzard to score double the normal appeal if used in the next turn. It can also be used to finish a combination, with the user gaining 4 bonus appeal points if Hail was used in the previous turn. It is also part of a Contest Spectacular combination, giving an extra three appeal points if the move Hail was used in the prior turn.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Category  Special
PP  25
Agile Strong
Power  40  30  50
Accuracy  100%  100%  100%
Action speed modifier
Self  0  0  +5
Target  0  +3  0
Additional effect
Chance  30%  30%  50%
Turns  3  2  4
   ?  ?
Inflicts the target with frostbite

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.
Colo.XD Blasts target with a snowy gust. May cause freezing.
DPPtHGSSPBR 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
SMUSUM 		The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. This may also freeze the opposing Pokemon.
SwShBDSP The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. This may also freeze opposing Pokémon.
LA The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. This may also leave the target with frostbite.
SV The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. This may also leave opposing Pokémon frozen.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
027   Sandshrew
Alolan Form 		 
  		Field Field 5SMUSUM 6SwSh
028   Sandslash
Alolan Form 		 
  		Field Field 1SwSh
037   Vulpix
Alolan Form 		  Field Field 1SMUSUM 1SwShLA
038   Ninetales
Alolan Form 		 
  		Field Field 1SwShLA
124   Jynx
  
  		Human-Like Human-Like 1, 13 1, 13 1, 11 1, 11 1, 11 1, 11SMUSUM 1SwShBDSP
144   Articuno
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1 1 1 1 1SMUSUM 5SwShBDSP 5
220   Swinub
  
  		Field Field 10 10 8 8 8 8 5SwShBDSP
221   Piloswine
  
  		Field Field 1, 10 1, 10 1, 8 1, 8 1, 8 1, 8 1SwShBDSP
238   Smoochum
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 13 13 11 11 11 11 4SwShBDSP
351   Castform
   Fairy Amorphous 10 10 10 10 10 10BDSP
361   Snorunt
   Fairy Mineral 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
362   Glalie
   Fairy Mineral 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
363   Spheal
  
  		Water 1 Field 1 1 1 1 1 12SwShBDSP
6LA
364   Sealeo
  
  		Water 1 Field 1 1 1 1 1 12SwShBDSP
6LA
365   Walrein
  
  		Water 1 Field 1 1 1 1 1 12SwShBDSP
6LA
459   Snover
  
  		Monster Grass 1 1 1 1 1 1
460   Abomasnow
  
  		Monster Grass 1 1 1 1 1 1
471   Glaceon
   Field Field Evo.LA
473   Mamoswine
  
  		Field Field 1, 8 1, 8 1, 8 1, 8 1SwShBDSP
478   Froslass
  
  		Fairy Mineral 1 1 1 1 1 1
554   Darumaka
Galarian Form 		  Field Field 1SwSh
555   Darmanitan
Galarian Form 		  Field Field 1SwSh
613   Cubchoo
   Field Field 1 5 5 1SwSh 1
614   Beartic
   Field Field 1 1 1, 5 1SwSh 1
698   Amaura
  
  		Monster Monster 1 1 1SwSh
699   Aurorus
  
  		Monster Monster 1 1 1SwSh
712   Bergmite
   Monster Mineral 5 5 6SwSh
5LA 		6
713   Avalugg
   Monster Mineral 5 1, 5 1SwSh 1
713   Avalugg
Hisuian Form 		 
  		Monster Mineral 5LA 1
872   Snom
  
  		Bug Bug 1SwSh 1
873   Frosmoth
  
  		Bug Bug 1SwSh 1
875   Eiscue
   Water 1 Field 1SwSh 1
881   Arctozolt
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1SwSh
883   Arctovish
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1SwSh
974   Cetoddle
   Field Field 1
975   Cetitan
   Field Field 1
991   Iron Bundle
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 7
100   Chien-Pao
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1
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
582   Vanillite
   Mineral Mineral ✔ ✔ ✔
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, Powder Snow is a move with 4 power, 90% accuracy and 17 PP. The user attacks all enemies in the room, possibly freezing them. In hallways, this move targets Pokémon up two tiles away (or one in one-tile darkness).

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's PP has been decreased to 10.

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.

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Powder Snow is a Fast Attack that has been available since February 16, 2017.

  Powder Snow
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 6
Energy boost 15
Duration 1 second
Damage window 0.85 - 1 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 5
Energy boost 8
Turns 2
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
                    
By Elite Fast TM
 
By GO Snapshot
 
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Trainer Battles
  • July 27, 2020
    • Power: 4 → 5

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Powder Snow
★
Attack power 35.66979
Charge time 0.78 seconds
Range type Arc (wide)
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect May freeze the foe


Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Special 1 — 16 19 100% All opponents — Has a chance (10%) of leaving the target frozen.* Glacia & Glalie
Nessa (Holiday 2021) & Eiscue
Scottie/Bettie & Strike/Support Smoochum/Jynx Egg
  • Description prior to Version 2.10.0*: Has a very small chance of leaving the target frozen.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Powder Snow is Alolan Ninetales's first move as Alolan Vulpix. The user attacks with a chilly gust of powdery snow, slowing and damaging enemies hit. Upon evolving at level 4, it is replaced by either Avalanche or Dazzling Gleam.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also leave the target frozen and incapable of action.
MDTD Inflicts damage on all enemies in the room. It may also afflict enemies in the room with a Frozen status condition, making it incapable of action.
MDS Inflicts damage on all enemies in the room. It may also afflict enemies in the room with a Frozen status condition, making them incapable of action.
BSL おなじへやの てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる いっていのかくりつで こおりじょうたいにして うごけなくする
Conq. Create a small blizzard that may also freeze the target.
MDGtI It damages an enemy. It could also cause the Frozen status condition. With the Frozen status, the enemy can't do anything.
SMD It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy frozen.


In the anime

       
Articuno Arctozolt Smoochum Alolan Vulpix
The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. This may also freeze opposing Pokémon.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Swinub Swinub shakes its nose and blue powder comes out of it at the opponent, freezing it.
Rory's Su, Ein, and Ub Spring Fever Debut
  Articuno Articuno flaps its wings and a mini-blizzard comes out and freezes anything it touches.
Articuno (Johto) Freeze Frame None
  Jynx Jynx blows out snow from her mouth at the opponent, freezing it.
Nurse Joy's Jynx EP250 None
  Snover 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 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
  Vulpix Alolan Vulpix breathes a gust of cold wind with small balls of snow at the opponent, freezing them upon contact.
Lillie's Snowy Getting to Know You! None
  Arctozolt Arctozolt breathes a gust of cold wind with small balls of snow at the opponent, freezing them upon contact.
Goh's Arctozolt A Pinch of This, a Pinch of That! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master!


In other generations

Core series games

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

Side series games

       
Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

     
MD: Red and Blue MD: GTI SMD
   
Battrio Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 細雪 Saisyut
Mandarin 細雪 / 细雪 Xìxuě
  Dutch Poedersneeuw
  French Poudreuse
  German Pulverschnee
  Greek Πάχνη
  Hindi बर्फीला पावडर Barfeela Powder
  Indonesian Salju
Butiran Salju
  Italian Polneve
  Korean 눈싸라기 Nun Ssaragi
  Polish Śniegowy Pył*
Śnieżny Pył*
Atak Śnieżny*
Portuguese   Brazil Neve em Pó (games, Pokémon the Series: XY-present, TCG, manga)
Pó de Neve (early anime)
  Portugal Neve em Pó
  Romanian Zăpadă Pudră
  Russian Снежная Пудра Snezhnaya Pudra
  Serbian Snežni prah
Spanish   Latin America Polvo de Nieve
  Spain Nieve Polvo
  Thai ผงหิมะ
  Vietnamese Bụi Tuyết




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


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