Snowball

The Snowball (Japanese: ゆきだま Snowball) is an item introduced in Generation VI.

Snowball
ゆきだま
Snowball
Bag Snowball Sprite.png
Snowball
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation VI
Pocket
Generation VI Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Generation VII Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Generation VIII Bag Other Items pocket icon.png Other Items (SwSh)
Generation VIII Bag Items pocket icon.png Items (LA)
Generation IX Bag Other Items pocket icon.png Other Items
Fling
Power 30

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
XYORAS N/A $100
SMUSUM
SwSh
N/A $2,000
LA N/A $10
SV $5,000 $1,250

Effect

Held item

If the holder is hit by a Ice-type damaging move, it consumes the Snowball and its Attack is increased by one stage.

It does not activate if the holder already has +6 Attack stat stages (unless its Ability is Contrary, in which case it will not activate if the holder has -6 Attack stat stages). It does not activate if the holder is protected from or unaffected by the Ice-type move (e.g. due to Telepathy or Wonder Guard).

If multiple Pokémon each holding a Snowball are hit by an Ice-type move at once, each hit Pokémon will consume its Snowball before Symbiosis transfers any item (including Snowballs).

Bag item

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, if the player has Snowballs in their satchel, they can be thrown at wild Pokémon to temporarily stun them.

Other uses

In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, if held by a nicknamed Regice in the party, along with Regirock and Registeel, allows to spawn Regigigas in Island Cave, except at night or before defeating/catching GroudonOR/KyogreAS.

Description

Games Description
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts Attack if hit with an Ice-type attack. It can only be used once.
SwShBDSP An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts Attack if the holder is hit with an Ice-type attack. It can only be used once.
LA Held item: An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts Attack if the holder is hit with an Ice-type attack. It can only be used once.
Hisui: A hard ball made of compressed snow. Hitting a Pokémon with one may stun the Pokémon, creating an opening for you to act.
SV Held item: An item to be held by a Pokémon. This single-use ball of snow boosts the Attack stat if the holder is damaged by an Ice-type move.
Hisui: A hard ball made of compressed snow. Hitting a Pokémon with one may stun the Pokémon, creating an opening for you to act.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
XY Snow piles
ORAS Battle Maison (32 BP)
Held by wild Snorunt (5% chance)
SMUSUM Held by wild Vulpix and wild Snorunt (5% chance each)
SwSh Circhester Battle Tower (10 BP)
Possible gift after cooking curry
Held by wild Snorunt and wild Snom (5% chance each)
SwShIA Cram-o-matic (Ice: 2-20 points, 82-90 points)
SwShCT Hidden recurring item (Slippery Slope, Frostpoint Field, Snowslide Slope)
LA Snow piles (Alabaster Icelands)
SV Delibird Presents (Cascarrafa Branch, after earning 4 Gym Badges)
Sparkling overworld item (Glaseado Mountain)
SVID Sparkling overworld item (Polar Biome)

Distribution

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period
SM Pokémon Center Alolan Vulpix items Japan February 13 to May 13, 2017

Gallery

Artwork

   
Artwork from
Legends: Arceus
Artwork from
Scarlet and Violet

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 雪球 Syutkàuh (held item)
雪丸 Syutyún (Hisui)
Mandarin 雪球 Xuěqiú (held item)
雪丸 Xuěwán (Hisui)
  French Boule de Neige
  German Schneeball
  Italian Palla di neve
  Korean 눈덩이 Nundeong-i
  Spanish Bola de Nieve

External links



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