Snow Warning (Ability)

Snow Warning (Japanese: ゆきふらし Snowfall) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV. It is the signature Ability of Snover and Abomasnow.

Effect

In battle

Snow Warning summons a hailstorm in battle as soon as a Pokémon with Snow Warning enters the battle. Its effects are the same as Hail but, instead of lasting for five turns, it lasts for the whole battle until replaced. If a Pokémon with Snow Warning is sent out in the same turn as another Pokémon whose Ability affects the weather, the slower Pokémon's Ability will override the faster Ability.

Outside of battle

Snow Warning has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Snow Warning

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0459		Snover	Grass	Ice	Snow Warning	None	Soundproof
0460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice	Snow Warning	None	Soundproof
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

Trivia

• Just like the move Hail debuted one generation after all three other weather moves, this Ability debuted one generation after the three other weather-summoning Abilities.
• Currently, this is the only weather-changing Ability that is exclusive to a single evolutionary family.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 降雪 Jiàngxuě French Alerte Neige German Hagelalarm Italian Scendineve Korean 눈퍼뜨리기 Nun Peotteurigi Portuguese Aviso da Neve Spanish Nevada

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