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Powder Snow
こなゆき Powder Snow

Battles

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
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests

Condition	Beauty
Appeal	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam	0
A highly appealing move.

Super Contests

Condition	Beauty
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Beautiful
Appeal	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Quite an appealing move.

On Smogon's Movedex:

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 also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, giving extra four appeal points if move Hail was used in the prior turn. It can also be used to start a combination, causing Blizzard to give extra four appeal points if used in the next 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.

Description

Games	Description
Stad2	An Ice-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of freezing the target.
GS C	An attack that may cause freezing.
RS E	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.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. It may also freeze the target.
BW B2W2	The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. It may also freeze the targets.
XY ORAS SM USUM	The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. This may also freeze the opposing Pokemon.
SwSh	The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. This may also freeze opposing Pokémon.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
027A		Sandshrew Alolan Form		Field		Field						5	6
028A		Sandslash Alolan Form		Field		Field							1
037A		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field						1	1
038A		Ninetales Alolan Form		Field		Field							1
0124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like	1, 13	1, 13	1, 11	1, 11	1, 11	1, 11	1
0144		Articuno		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered	1	1	1	1	1	1	5
0220		Swinub		Field		Field	10	10	8	8	8	8	5
0221		Piloswine		Field		Field	1, 10	1, 10	1, 8	1, 8	1, 8	1, 8	1
0238		Smoochum		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered	13	13	11	11	11	11	4
0351		Castform		Fairy	Amorphous		10	10	10	10	10
0361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral		1	1	1	1	1	1
0362		Glalie		Fairy	Mineral		1	1	1	1	1	1
0363		Spheal		Water 1	Field		1	1	1	1	1	12
0364		Sealeo		Water 1	Field		1	1	1	1	1	12
0365		Walrein		Water 1	Field		1	1	1	1	1	12
0459		Snover		Monster	Grass			1	1	1	1	1
0460		Abomasnow		Monster	Grass			1	1	1	1	1
0473		Mamoswine		Field		Field			1, 8	1, 8	1, 8	1, 8	1
0478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral			1	1	1	1	1
554G		Darumaka Galarian Form		Field		Field							1
555G		Darmanitan Galarian Form		Field		Field							1
0613		Cubchoo		Field		Field				1	5	5	1
0614		Beartic		Field		Field				1	1	1, 5	1
0698		Amaura		Monster		Monster					1	1	1
0699		Aurorus		Monster		Monster					1	1	1
0712		Bergmite		Monster	Mineral					5	5	6
0713		Avalugg		Monster	Mineral					5	1, 5	1
0872		Snom		Bug		Bug							1
0873		Frosmoth		Bug		Bug							1
0875		Eiscue		Water 1	Field							1
0881		Arctozolt		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered							1
0883		Arctovish		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered							1
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		Types	Parent Egg Groups	Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0582		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. 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 Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Powder Snow is a move with 4 power, 90% accuracy and 17PP. 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 GO Snapshot

Updates

Trainer Battles

July 27, 2020
- Power: 4 → 5

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

Pokémon	Method
File:Articuno Powder Snow.png Articuno Jynx Smoochum Alolan Vulpix
The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow.
User	First Used In	Notes
	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 flaps its wings and a mini-blizzard comes out and freezes anything it touches.
Articuno (Johto)	Freeze Frame	None
	Jynx blows out snow from her mouth at the opponent, freezing it.
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
	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

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon	Method
Swinub Jynx
The user releases snow from its body at the opponent.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Swinub releases snow from its body at the opponent.
Pryce's Swinub	Savvy Swinub	Debut
	Jynx releases a blizzard from its mouth at the opponent.
Lorelei's Jynx	Some Things Are Better Left Unown	None

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

Pokémon	Method
Piloswine
The user releases a blizzard from its body.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Piloswine releases a blizzard from its mouth.
Ryū's Piloswine	ABM03	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	細雪 Saisyut
Chinese	Mandarin	細雪 / 细雪 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* Śnieżny Pył* Atak Śnieżny*
Portuguese	Brazil	Neve em Pó (games, Pokémon the Series: XY-present, TCG, manga) Pó de Neve (early anime)
Portuguese	Portugal	Neve em Pó
Romanian		Zăpadă Pudră
Russian		Снежная Пудра Snezhnaya Pudra
Serbian		Snežni prah
Spanish	Latin America	Polvo de Nieve
Spanish	Spain	Nieve Polvo
Vietnamese		Bụi Tuyết

Variations of the move Acid

Acid • Bubble • Ember • Thunder Shock • Powder Snow

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.

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Powder Snow (move): Difference between revisions

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Contents

Effect

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

By breeding

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Pokémon Conquest

Pokémon GO

Updates

Description

In the anime

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

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