Ice Ball (move)

Ice Ball アイスボール Ice Ball

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Battles Type  Ice Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  30 Accuracy  90% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Temporaily stops the crowd from growing excited.

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.

Ice Ball on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Ice Ball on Eevee's Movedex

Ice Ball (Japanese: アイスボール Ice Ball) is a damage-dealing Ice-type move introduced in Generation III. It is the signature move of the Spheal evolution family.

Effect

Ice Ball does damage over five turns, increasing in power for each consecutive hit. The power will reset after five turns or if Ice Ball is interrupted. If the Pokémon uses Defense Curl any time before Ice Ball, Ice Ball's power is doubled as long as the Pokémon remains in battle.

Description

Games Description RSE A 5-turn attack that gains power on successive hits. FRLG A 5-turn rolling attack that becomes stronger each time it rolls. Colo.XD An attack lasting 5 turns with rising intensity. DPPtHGSS The user continually rolls into the foe over five turns. It becomes stronger each time it hits. BWB2W2 The user continually rolls into the target over five turns. It becomes stronger each time it hits. Conq The user continually rolls into the target several times. It becomes stronger each time it hits.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
363		Spheal	Ice	Water	13			13				13
364		Sealeo	Ice	Water	13			13				13
365		Walrein	Ice	Water	13			13				13
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
060		Poliwag	Water		Water
225		Delibird	Ice	Flying
258		Mudkip	Water		Water
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Conquest

Ice Ball is the only move of Sealeo.

In the anime

	Sealeo	Walrein
The user creates a ball of ice that is launched at the foe. The attack gets bigger and stronger each time it is used.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Walrein	Walrein opens its mouth and creates a ball of ice that it launches at the opponent. The move is used five times, and each time the ice ball gets bigger. Also, the bigger it is, the longer it takes to charge up.
Rocky's Walrein	Training Wrecks		Debut
Sealeo	Sealeo opens its mouth and creates a ball of ice that it launches at the opponent. The move is used five times in a row, and each time the ice ball gets bigger.
Juan's Sealeo	The Great Eight Fate!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Sealeo
The user curls its body and covers it with ice, flinging itself at the opponent afterwards.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Sealeo	Sealeo curls its body and it becomes covered in a ball of ice. It then fires itself at the opponent.
Wallace's Richard	VS. Kyogre & Groudon VIII		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Though rarely encountered under normal circumstances, this move has the distinction of being capable of attaining the highest base power; if the attacking Pokémon has used Defense Curl and Ice Ball hits for a fifth consecutive time, the move will have a base power of 960.
• Though in the games, Ice Ball makes contact, the anime portrays the move as a projectile that does not involve the user and target making physical contact. A similar situation occurs with Petal Dance and Grass Knot, both of which have anime depictions that contradict the fact that they make contact in the games.
  • Conversely, the opposite is true for Sky Attack, which does not make contact in the games, but does so in the anime.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 冰球 Bīng Qíu Dutch IJsbal Finnish Jääpallo French Ball'Glace German Frostbeule Greek Σφαίρα Πάγου Italian Palla Gelo Korean 아이스볼 Ice Ball Polish Lodowa piłka Portuguese Brazil Esfera de Gelo Portugal Bola de Gelo Serbian Ledena Lopta Spanish Latin America Bola de Hielo Spain Bola Hielo

Variations of the move Rollout
Rollout • Ice Ball

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