Icicle Spear (move)
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| Icicle Spear つららばり Icicle Needle | ||||||||||||
| The user launches sharp icicles at the foe. It strikes two to five times in a row. | ||||||||||||
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Icicle Spear (Japanese: つららばり Icicle Needle) is a damage-dealing Ice-type move introduced in Generation III.
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Effect
Generation III
Icicle Spear does damage, hitting 2-5 times per use. There is a 37.5% chance that it will hit 2 times, a 37.5% chance that it will hit 3 times, a 12.5% chance that it will hit 4 times, and a 12.5% chance that it will hit 5 times. Each attack made has an equal chance to land a critical hit.
Icicle Spear will end immediately if it breaks a Substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last hit of this move.
Generation IV
Same as Generation III, except it will continue attacking after a Substitute is broken.
Learnset
Generation III
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 090 | 
| Shellder | Water | 8 | |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 086 | 
| Seel* | Water | Corsola | |
| 090 |
| Shellder | Water | Shellder, Cloyster | |
| 220 | 
| Swinub* | Ice | Ground | Seel, Dewgong |
| 222 | 
| Corsola | Water | Rock | Shellder, Cloyster |
| 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. | |||||
Generation IV
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 090 |
| Shellder | Water | 13 | |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 086 |
| Seel* | Water | Corsola | |
| 090 |
| Shellder | Water | Shellder, Cloyster | |
| 220 |
| Swinub* | Ice | Ground | Seel, Dewgong |
| 222 |
| Corsola | Water | Rock | Shellder, Cloyster |
| 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. | |||||
In other languages
- Brazilian Portuguese: Estalactites
- Spanish: Carámbano
- Italian: Gelolancia
| Variations on the move Bullet Seed | |
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| Bullet Seed | Icicle Spear |
| This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |
