Ice Beam (move)

Ice Beam れいとうビーム Freezing Beam

The foe is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. It may also freeze the target solid.

Battles Type  Ice Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  95 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM13 in Generation I Move tutor in Pokémon Crystal TM13 in Generation III TM13 in Generation IV

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles all Pokémon that have made a Beauty-type appeal this turn.

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

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

Ice Beam (Japanese: れいとうビーム Freezing Beam) is a damage-dealing Ice-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Ice Beam inflicts damage and has a 9.8% chance of freezing the target. Ice Beam can't freeze an target that has a Substitute or already has a major status ailment.

Generation II and on

The effects of Ice Beam are the same as the previous generation, however, it has a 10% chance of freezing the target.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, it fires in a straight line for 10 tiles.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 086 Seel Water 50 087 Dewgong Water Ice 56 090 Shellder Water 50 131 Lapras Water Ice 38 144 Articuno Ice Flying -- 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 TM13

#   Pokémon Type 007 Squirtle Water 008 Wartortle Water 009 Blastoise Water 019 Rattata Normal 020 Raticate Normal 030 Nidorina Poison 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 033 Nidorino Poison 034 Nidoking Poison Ground 035 Clefairy Normal 036 Clefable Normal 039 Jigglypuff Normal 040 Wigglytuff Normal 054 Psyduck Water 055 Golduck Water 060 Poliwag Water 061 Poliwhirl Water 062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 072 Tentacool Water Poison 073 Tentacruel Water Poison 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 086 Seel Water 087 Dewgong Water Ice 090 Shellder Water 091 Cloyster Water Ice 098 Krabby Water 099 Kingler Water 104 Cubone Ground 105 Marowak Ground 108 Lickitung Normal 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 113 Chansey Normal 115 Kangaskhan Normal 116 Horsea Water 117 Seadra Water 118 Goldeen Water 119 Seaking Water 120 Staryu Water 121 Starmie Water Psychic 124 Jynx Ice Psychic 128 Tauros Normal 130 Gyarados Water Flying 131 Lapras Water Ice 134 Vaporeon Water 137 Porygon Normal 138 Omanyte Rock Water 139 Omastar Rock Water 140 Kabuto Rock Water 141 Kabutops Rock Water 143 Snorlax Normal 144 Articuno Ice Flying 147 Dratini Dragon 148 Dragonair Dragon 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 086 Seel Water 37 087 Dewgong Water Ice 43 090 Shellder Water 49 131 Lapras Water Ice 36 144 Articuno Ice Flying 49 223 Remoraid Water 44 224 Octillery Water 54 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 breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 054 Psyduck Water Seel, Dewgong Lapras Remoraid, Octillery Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

By move tutor

In Pokémon Crystal

#   Pokémon Type 007 Squirtle Water 008 Wartortle Water 009 Blastoise Water 020 Raticate Normal 030 Nidorina Poison 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 033 Nidorino Poison 034 Nidoking Poison Ground 035 Clefairy Normal 036 Clefable Normal 039 Jigglypuff Normal 040 Wigglytuff Normal 054 Psyduck Water 055 Golduck Water 060 Poliwag Water 061 Poliwhirl Water 062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 072 Tentacool Water Poison 073 Tentacruel Water Poison 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 086 Seel Water 087 Dewgong Water Ice 090 Shellder Water 091 Cloyster Water Ice 098 Krabby Water 099 Kingler Water 104 Cubone Ground 105 Marowak Ground 108 Lickitung Normal 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 113 Chansey Normal 115 Kangaskhan Normal 116 Horsea Water 117 Seadra Water 118 Goldeen Water 119 Seaking Water 120 Staryu Water 121 Starmie Water Psychic 124 Jynx Ice Psychic 128 Tauros Normal 130 Gyarados Water Flying 131 Lapras Water Ice 134 Vaporeon Water 137 Porygon Normal 138 Omanyte Rock Water 139 Omastar Rock Water 140 Kabuto Rock Water 141 Kabutops Rock Water 143 Snorlax Normal 144 Articuno Ice Flying 147 Dratini Dragon 148 Dragonair Dragon 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 158 Totodile Water 159 Croconaw Water 160 Feraligatr Water 170 Chinchou Water Electric 171 Lanturn Water Electric 183 Marill Water 184 Azumarill Water 186 Politoed Water 194 Wooper Water Ground 195 Quagsire Water Ground 199 Slowking Water Psychic 200 Misdreavus Ghost 211 Qwilfish Water Poison 215 Sneasel Dark Ice 220 Swinub Ice Ground 221 Piloswine Ice Ground 222 Corsola Water Rock 223 Remoraid Water 224 Octillery Water 225 Delibird Ice Flying 226 Mantine Water Flying 230 Kingdra Water Dragon 233 Porygon2 Normal 238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 241 Miltank Normal 242 Blissey Normal 245 Suicune Water 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 249 Lugia Psychic Flying Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 086 Seel Water 41 087 Dewgong Water Ice 51 090 Shellder Water 49RSE 090 Shellder Water 50FRLG 131 Lapras Water Ice 31 144 Articuno Ice Flying 49 223 Remoraid Water 44 224 Octillery Water 54 361 Snorunt Ice 34 362 Glalie Ice 34 382 Kyogre Water 35 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 TM13

#   Pokémon Type 007 Squirtle Water 008 Wartortle Water 009 Blastoise Water 019 Rattata Normal 020 Raticate Normal 029 Nidoran♀ Poison 030 Nidorina Poison 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 029 Nidoran♂ Poison 033 Nidorino Poison 034 Nidoking Poison Ground 035 Clefairy Normal 036 Clefable Normal 039 Jigglypuff Normal 040 Wigglytuff Normal 054 Psyduck Water 055 Golduck Water 060 Poliwag Water 061 Poliwhirl Water 062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 072 Tentacool Water Poison 073 Tentacruel Water Poison 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 086 Seel Water 087 Dewgong Water Ice 090 Shellder Water 091 Cloyster Water Ice 098 Krabby Water 099 Kingler Water 104 Cubone Ground 105 Marowak Ground 108 Lickitung Normal 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 113 Chansey Normal 115 Kangaskhan Normal 116 Horsea Water 117 Seadra Water 118 Goldeen Water 119 Seaking Water 120 Staryu Water 121 Starmie Water Psychic 124 Jynx Ice Psychic 128 Tauros Normal 130 Gyarados Water Flying 131 Lapras Water Ice 134 Vaporeon Water 137 Porygon Normal 138 Omanyte Rock Water 139 Omastar Rock Water 140 Kabuto Rock Water 141 Kabutops Rock Water 143 Snorlax Normal 144 Articuno Ice Flying 147 Dratini Dragon 148 Dragonair Dragon 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 158 Totodile Water 159 Croconaw Water 160 Feraligatr Water 161 Sentret Normal 162 Furret Normal 170 Chinchou Water Electric 171 Lanturn Water Electric 183 Marill Water 184 Azumarill Water 186 Politoed Water 194 Wooper Water Ground 195 Quagsire Water Ground 199 Slowking Water Psychic 206 Dunsparce Normal 211 Qwilfish Water Poison 215 Sneasel Dark Ice 220 Swinub Ice Ground 221 Piloswine Ice Ground 222 Corsola Water Rock 223 Remoraid Water 224 Octillery Water 225 Delibird Ice Flying 226 Mantine Water Flying 230 Kingdra Water Dragon 233 Porygon2 Normal 238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 241 Miltank Normal 242 Blissey Normal 245 Suicune Water 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 258 Mudkip Water 259 Marshtomp Water Ground 260 Swampert Water Ground 263 Zigzagoon Normal 264 Linoone Normal 270 Lotad Water Grass 271 Lombre Water Grass 272 Ludicolo Water Grass 278 Wingull Water Flying 279 Pelipper Water Flying 283 Surskit Bug Water 284 Masquerain Bug Flying 287 Slakoth Normal 288 Vigoroth Normal 289 Slaking Normal 293 Whismur Normal 294 Loudred Normal 295 Exploud Normal 298 Azurill Normal 300 Skitty Normal 301 Delcatty Normal 303 Mawile Steel 306 Aggron Steel Rock 316 Gulpin Poison 317 Swalot Poison 318 Carvanha Water Dark 319 Sharpedo Water Dark 320 Wailmer Water 321 Wailord Water 333 Swablu Normal Flying 334 Altaria Dragon Flying 335 Zangoose Normal 337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 339 Barboach Water Ground 340 Whiscash Water Ground 341 Corphish Water 342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 344 Claydol Ground Psychic 349 Feebas Water 350 Milotic Water 351 Castform Normal 351 Castform Fire 351 Castform Water 351 Castform Ice 352 Kecleon Normal 355 Duskull Ghost 356 Dusclops Ghost 359 Absol Dark 361 Snorunt Ice 362 Glalie Ice 363 Spheal Ice Water 364 Sealeo Ice Water 365 Walrein Ice Water 366 Clamperl Water 367 Huntail Water 368 Gorebyss Water 369 Relicanth Rock Water 370 Luvdisc Water 378 Regice Ice 380 Latias Dragon Psychic 381 Latios Dragon Psychic 382 Kyogre Water 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 386 Deoxys Normal Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Attack Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Defense Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Speed Forme Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 086 Seel Water 47 087 Dewgong Water Ice 47 090 Shellder Water 49 131 Lapras Water Ice 32 144 Articuno Ice Flying 43 223 Remoraid Water 40 224 Octillery Water 48 362 Glalie Ice 37 378 Regice Ice 73 382 Kyogre Water 35 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 TM13

#   Pokémon Type 007 Squirtle Water 008 Wartortle Water 009 Blastoise Water 019 Rattata Normal 020 Raticate Normal 029 Nidoran♀ Poison 030 Nidorina Poison 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 029 Nidoran♂ Poison 033 Nidorino Poison 034 Nidoking Poison Ground 035 Clefairy Normal 036 Clefable Normal 039 Jigglypuff Normal 040 Wigglytuff Normal 054 Psyduck Water 055 Golduck Water 060 Poliwag Water 061 Poliwhirl Water 062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 072 Tentacool Water Poison 073 Tentacruel Water Poison 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 086 Seel Water 087 Dewgong Water Ice 090 Shellder Water 091 Cloyster Water Ice 098 Krabby Water 099 Kingler Water 104 Cubone Ground 105 Marowak Ground 108 Lickitung Normal 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 113 Chansey Normal 115 Kangaskhan Normal 116 Horsea Water 117 Seadra Water 118 Goldeen Water 119 Seaking Water 120 Staryu Water 121 Starmie Water Psychic 124 Jynx Ice Psychic 128 Tauros Normal 130 Gyarados Water Flying 131 Lapras Water Ice 134 Vaporeon Water 137 Porygon Normal 138 Omanyte Rock Water 139 Omastar Rock Water 140 Kabuto Rock Water 141 Kabutops Rock Water 143 Snorlax Normal 144 Articuno Ice Flying 147 Dratini Dragon 148 Dragonair Dragon 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 150 Mewtwo Psychic 151 Mew Psychic 158 Totodile Water 159 Croconaw Water 160 Feraligatr Water 161 Sentret Normal 162 Furret Normal 170 Chinchou Water Electric 171 Lanturn Water Electric 183 Marill Water 184 Azumarill Water 186 Politoed Water 194 Wooper Water Ground 195 Quagsire Water Ground 199 Slowking Water Psychic 206 Dunsparce Normal 211 Qwilfish Water Poison 215 Sneasel Dark Ice 220 Swinub Ice Ground 221 Piloswine Ice Ground 222 Corsola Water Rock 223 Remoraid Water 224 Octillery Water 225 Delibird Ice Flying 226 Mantine Water Flying 230 Kingdra Water Dragon 233 Porygon2 Normal 238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 241 Miltank Normal 242 Blissey Normal 245 Suicune Water 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 249 Lugia Psychic Flying 258 Mudkip Water 259 Marshtomp Water Ground 260 Swampert Water Ground 263 Zigzagoon Normal 264 Linoone Normal 270 Lotad Water Grass 271 Lombre Water Grass 272 Ludicolo Water Grass 278 Wingull Water Flying 279 Pelipper Water Flying 283 Surskit Bug Water 284 Masquerain Bug Flying 287 Slakoth Normal 288 Vigoroth Normal 289 Slaking Normal 293 Whismur Normal 294 Loudred Normal 295 Exploud Normal 298 Azurill Normal 300 Skitty Normal 301 Delcatty Normal 303 Mawile Steel 306 Aggron Steel Rock 316 Gulpin Poison 317 Swalot Poison 318 Carvanha Water Dark 319 Sharpedo Water Dark 320 Wailmer Water 321 Wailord Water 333 Swablu Normal Flying 334 Altaria Dragon Flying 335 Zangoose Normal 337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 339 Barboach Water Ground 340 Whiscash Water Ground 341 Corphish Water 342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 344 Claydol Ground Psychic 349 Feebas Water 350 Milotic Water 351 Castform Normal 351 Castform Fire 351 Castform Water 351 Castform Ice 352 Kecleon Normal 355 Duskull Ghost 356 Dusclops Ghost 359 Absol Dark 361 Snorunt Ice 362 Glalie Ice 363 Spheal Ice Water 364 Sealeo Ice Water 365 Walrein Ice Water 366 Clamperl Water 367 Huntail Water 368 Gorebyss Water 369 Relicanth Rock Water 370 Luvdisc Water 378 Regice Ice 380 Latias Dragon Psychic 381 Latios Dragon Psychic 382 Kyogre Water 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 386 Deoxys Normal Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Attack Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Defense Forme Psychic 386 Deoxys Speed Forme Psychic 393 Piplup Water 394 Prinplup Water 395 Empoleon Water Steel 399 Bidoof Normal 400 Bibarel Normal Water 408 Cranidos Rock 409 Rampardos Rock 410 Shieldon Rock Steel 411 Bastiodon Rock Steel 418 Buizel Water 419 Floatzel Water 422 Shellos West Sea Water 422 Shellos East Sea Water 423 Gastrodon West Sea Water Ground 423 Gastrodon East Sea Water Ground 427 Buneary Normal 428 Lopunny Normal 446 Munchlax Normal 456 Finneon Water 457 Lumineon Water 458 Mantyke Water Flying 459 Snover Grass Ice 460 Abomasnow Grass Ice 461 Weavile Dark Ice 463 Lickilicky Normal 464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 471 Glaceon Ice 473 Mamoswine Ice Ground 474 Porygon-Z Normal 477 Dusknoir Ghost 478 Froslass Ice Ghost 481 Mesprit Psychic 483 Dialga Steel Dragon 484 Palkia Water Dragon 488 Cresselia Psychic 489 Phione Water 490 Manaphy Water 491 Darkrai Dark 493 Arceus Ghost 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

Regice	Buneary	Shellder	Snover
The opponent is hit by a bolt of icy cold energy from the the user.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Lapras	Lapras opens its mouth and a stream of water comes out. When the water hits contact with the target, it instantly freezes, or a light blue ball forms in front of Lapras's mouth and beams shoot out of its mouth.
Santa Claus's Lapras	Holiday Hi-Jynx		Debut
Ash's Lapras	Fit to be Tide		None
Multiple wild Lapras	Viva Las Lapras		None
A Lapras at Mahogany Gym	Nice Pryce, Baby!		None
Angie's temporary owned Lapras	One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!		None
Vaporeon	Vaporeon opens its mouth and a stream of water comes out. When the water hits contact with the target, it instantly freezes.
Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Vaporeon	The Ultimate Test		None
Dewgong	A light blue ball forms on Dewgong's horn, or its mouth. Then, the beam fires at the opponent.
Dewgong (Cerulean Gym)	The Misty Mermaid		None
Pryce's Dewgong	Rage of Innocence		None
A Dewgong at the Mahogany Gym	Nice Pryce, Baby!		None
Shellder	Shellder shoots two light blue beams from the horns on its head.
Jessie's Shellder	The Evolution Solution		None
Marilyn's Shellder	Battling a Cute Drama!		None
Nidoqueen	A light blue ball forms in front of Nidoqueen's horn. Light blue beams are then released, freezing anything it touches.
Danny's Nidoqueen	Navel Maneuvers		None
Poliwrath	A light blue ball forms in Poliwrath's hands. The ball then moves forward and releases light blue beams, freezing anything it touches.
Tad's Poliwrath	Charizard Chills		None
Articuno	A light blue ball forms in front of Articuno's beak. Light blue beams are then released from the ball, freezing anything it touches.
Wild Articuno	The Power of One		None
A wild Articuno	Freeze Frame		None
Dragonite	A white ball is formed in front of Dragonite's mouth. Light blue beams are then fired at the target, freezing anything it touches.
Drake's Dragonite	Enter the Dragonite		None
Remoraid	A white ball forms in front of Remoraid's mouth. White beams are then released from the ball, freezing anything it touches.
Multiple wild Remoraid	The Light Fantastic		None
Seel	A white ball forms on top of Seel's horns. Light blue beams are then released from the ball, freezing anything it touches.
Unknown Trainer's Seel	Octillary the Outcast		None
A Seel at the Mahogany Gym	Nice Pryce, Baby!		None
Lunatone	A light blue ball forms in front of its nose. Light blue beams are then released from the ball, freezing anything it touches.
Liza's Lunatone	It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!		None
Jynx	A light blue ball forms in front of its nose. Light blue beams are then released from the ball, freezing anything it touches.
Three wild Jynx	Three Jynx and a Baby!		None
Squirtle	A light blue ball forms on Squirtle. Then, the beam fires at the opponent.
May's Squirtle	The Saffron Con!		None
Regice	A light blue ball forms in front of Regice. Light blue beams are then released.
Brandon's Regice	Pace - The Final Frontier		None
Buneary	A light blue ball forms in front of Buneary's mouth. Light blue beams are then released out of its mouth.
Dawn's Buneary	Setting The World On It's Buneary		None
Feebas	A light blue ball forms in front of Feebas's mouth. Light blue beams are then released out of its mouth.
Hayley's Feebas	Ya Wanna See an Evolution!		None
Weavile	A light blue ball forms in front of Weavile's mouth. Light blue beams are then released out of its mouth.
Paul's Weavile	Top Down Training!		None
Rayquaza	A light blue ball forms in front of Rayquaza's mouth. Light blue beams are then released out of its mouth.
Cynthia's Rayquaza	Malice in Wonderland!		Illusion Created by Mismagius
Glaceon	A light blue ball forms in front of Glaceon's mouth. Light blue beams are then released out of its mouth.
May's Glaceon	A Full Course Tag Battle		None
Bibarel	A light blue ball forms in front of Bibarel's mouth. Light blue beams are then released out of its mouth.
Reggie's Bibarel	Lost Leader Strategy!		None
Lanturn	Lanturn's headlight turns light blue and then releases a light blue beam.
Kyle's Lanturn	Pruning a Passel of Pals!		None
Quagsire	A light blue ball forms in front of Quagsire's mouth. Light blue beams are then released out of its mouth.
Crasher Wake's Quagsire	A Crasher Course in Power!		None
Spheal	A light blue ball forms in front of its mouth. It then fires it in a light blue beam.
Multiple Wild Spheal	Leading a Stray!		None
Phione	A light blue ball forms in front of its mouth. It then fires it in a light blue beam.
A Wild Phione	Hold the Phione!		None
Froslass	A light blue ball forms in front of its hand. It then freezes the opponent.
Wild Froslass	The Drifting Snorunt		None
Aggron	A light blue ball forms in front of its mouth. It then freezes the opponent.
Wild Aggron	Trials and Adulations!		None
Snover	A light blue ball forms in front of its Hand. It then freezes the opponent.
Candice's Snover	Sliding into Seventh!		None

Trivia

• Unlike the other two variations of Flamethrower, Ice Beam only has 10 PP.
• As of Generation IV, every Water-type Pokémon, with the exception of Magikarp, can learn Ice Beam.
• Even though Ice Beam has a low chance of freezing in the games, it has a low chance of not freezing in the anime.

In other languages

• Brazilian Portuguese: Raio de Gelo
• Dutch: Ijsstraal
• French: Laser Glace
• German: Eisstrahl
• Italian: Geloraggio
• Korean: 냉동빔 Freeze Beam
• Norwegian: Isstråle
• Spanish: Rayo Hielo
• Hindi: बर्फीली बीम Barfeeli Beam

Variations on the move Flamethrower
	Flamethrower | Ice Beam | Thunderbolt

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