Ice Burn (move)

(Japanese: コールドフレア Cold Flare) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Cold Flare deals damage, has a 30% chance of burning the target.

Cold Flare does nothing on the turn it is selected, other than state that the user is charging. On the following turn, Cold Flare will deal damage, PP will be deducted from it, and it will count as the last move used. Once Cold Flare is selected, the user won't be able to switch out until it is disrupted or fully executed.

If Cold Flare is not fully executed, PP will not be deducted from it, and it will not count as the last move used. If the target uses Mirror Move during the turn that the user is charging, Mirror Move will copy the move that the user executed immediately before using Cold Flare (or fail if it can't).

Sleep, freeze, partial trapping, and flinching will pause but not disrupt the duration of Cold Flare.

Learnset

Generation V

Currently, no Pokémon is known to learn Cold Flare by any means.

In other languages

Trivia

• This move seems to draw reference to both Reshiram and Kyurem, as it is Ice-Type and its name and side-effect are fire-related. This has led fans to speculate that Kyurem will be able to use this move in a third game taking place in the Isshu region, perhaps in an alternate forme.
  • Also, a move that is believed to be its polar opposite, Freeze Bolt seems to also draw reference to Kyurem's typing and Reshiram's polar opposite, Zekrom.

Variations of the move Sky Attack
Sky Attack • Freeze Shock Ice Burn

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