Blizzard (move)
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| Blizzard ふぶき Snowstorm | ||||||||||||
| A howling blizzard is summoned to strike the foe. It may also freeze the target solid. | ||||||||||||
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Blizzard (Japanese: ふぶき Snowstorm) is a damage-dealing Ice-type move introduced in Generation I. It is TM14 in every generation so far.
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Effect
Generation I
Blizzard does damage and has a 9.8% chance of freezing the target. It can't freeze a target that has a Substitute or already has a major status ailment. It has an accuracy of 89.5% in Generation I.
Generation II
Same as before, but 10% chance of freezing and 70% accuracy instead.
Generation IV
Blizzard has an accuracy of 100% if used while it is hailing.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | 
| Jynx | Ice | Psychic | 58 |
| 144 | 
| Articuno | Ice | Flying | 51 |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
By TM14
Generation II
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 |
| Jynx | Ice | Psychic | 57 |
| 144 |
| Articuno | Ice | Flying | 73 |
| 220 | 
| Swinub | Ice | Ground | 46 |
| 221 | 
| Piloswine | Ice | Ground | 56 |
| 238 | 
| Smoochum | Ice | Psychic | 49 |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
By TM14
Generation III
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 |
| Jynx | Ice | Psychic | 67 |
| 144 |
| Articuno | Ice | Flying | 73 |
| 220 |
| Swinub | Ice | Ground | 46 |
| 221 |
| Piloswine | Ice | Ground | 56 |
| 238 |
| Smoochum | Ice | Psychic | 57 |
| 361 | 
| Snorunt | Ice | 43 | |
| 362 | 
| Glalie | Ice | 53 | |
| 363 | 
| Spheal | Ice | Water | 43 |
| 364 | 
| Sealeo | Ice | Water | 47 |
| 365 | 
| Walrein | Ice | Water | 50 |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
By TM14
Generation IV
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 |
| Jynx | Ice | Psychic | 55 |
| 144 |
| Articuno | Ice | Flying | 71 |
| 220 |
| Swinub | Ice | Ground | 44 |
| 221 |
| Piloswine | Ice | Ground | 56 |
| 238 |
| Smoochum | Ice | Psychic | 45 |
| 245 | 
| Suicune | Water | 85Pt | |
| 361 |
| Snorunt | Ice | 46 | |
| 362 |
| Glalie | Ice | 51 | |
| 363 |
| Spheal | Ice | Water | 43 |
| 364 |
| Sealeo | Ice | Water | 47 |
| 365 |
| Walrein | Ice | Ground | 52 |
| 459 | 
| Snover | Grass | Ice | 41 |
| 460 | 
| Abomasnow | Grass | Ice | 47 |
| 471 | 
| Glaceon | Ice | 71 | |
| 473 | 
| Mamoswine | Ice | Ground | 56 |
| 478 | 
| Froslass | Ice | Ghost | 51 |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
By TM14
Special move
| # | Pokémon | Type | Obtained in | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479 | 
| Rotom Frost Rotom | Electric | Ghost | Pokémon Platinum |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
In the anime
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| Rotom | Team Rocket's Delibird | May's Skitty | Candice's Abomasnow |
| The user fires an icy wind filled with small snowballs from its mouth to its opponent. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Episode Used In | Notes | |
| Jynx
| Jynx fires an icy wind filled with small snowballs from its mouth to its opponent. | ||
| Prima's Jynx | The Mandarin Island Miss Match | Debut | |
| Erica's Jynx | Mean With Envy | None | |
 Delibird
| Delibird fires an icy wind filled with small snowballs by swinging its tail back in forth at its opponent. | ||
| Team Rocket's Delibird | Dues and Don'ts | The user shakes its tail to attack. | |
 Skitty
| Skitty takes a breath of air and fires a sparkly, icy wind at its opponent. | ||
| May's Skitty | Delcatty Got Your Tongue | The user fires a sparkly wind. | |
 Delcatty
| Delcatty fires an icy wind filled with small snowballs at its opponent. | ||
| Dr. Abby's Delcatty | Delcatty Got Your Tongue | None | |
 Weavile
| The crystal on Weavile's forehead glows. Weavile then fires an icy wind filled with small snowballs at its opponent. | ||
| Paul's Weavile | Top-Down Training! | The crystal on Weavile's forehead glows before attacking. | |
| Abomasnow
| Abomasnow fires an icy wind filled with small snowballs at its opponent. | ||
| Candice's Abomasnow | Miss Suzuna of the Trainers' School! | None | |
| Rotom
| Rotom opens itself and then fires an icy wind filled with small snowballs at its opponent. | ||
| Rotom | Get Your Rotom Running | The user opens itself to utilize the move. | |
Trivia
- Suicune is the only non-Ice-type to learn Blizzard naturally, but only in Pokémon Platinum. Prior to its release, all Pokémon that could learn Blizzard by leveling up were at least part-Ice-type.
In other languages
- French: Blizzard
- German: Blizzard
- Italian: Bora
- Norwegian: Snøstorm
- Spanish: Ventisca
- Hindi: Barfeela Toofaan
| Variations on the move Blizzard | |
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| Gunk Shot |
| Blizzard | Thunder | Focus Blast |
| Generation I TMs | |
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| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | |
| Generation I HMs | |
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | |
| Generation II TMs | |
|---|---|
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | |
| Generation II HMs | |
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | |
| Generation III TMs | |
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| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | |
| Generation III HMs | |
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | |
| Generation IV TMs | |
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| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | |
| 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | |
| 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | |
| Generation IV HMs | |
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | |
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