Icicle Spear (move)

Icicle Spear つららばり Icicle Needle

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Battles Type  Ice Category  Physical PP  30 (max. 48) Power  25 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make 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  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.

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

Icicle Spear on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Icicle Spear on Eevee's Movedex

Icicle Spear (Japanese: つららばり Icicle Needle) is a damage-dealing Ice-type multi-hit move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature move of Shellder.

Effect

Generation III

Icicle Spear has a base power of 10, does damage, and hits 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.

Generation V

Icicle Spear's Power increased from 10 to 25. Unlike previous generations, if Focus Sash, Focus Band, or Sturdy activate before the last hit is dealt, the following hit will cause the defending Pokémon to faint. Each hit will also cause Weak Armor to activate.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
090		Shellder	Water		Water		8	13				13
582		Vanillite	Ice		Ice	no			no				--
583		Vanillish	Ice		Ice	no			no				--
584		Vanilluxe	Ice		Ice	no			no				--
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
086		Seel*	Water		Water
090		Shellder	Water		Water
220		Swinub*	Ice	Ground
222		Corsola	Water	Rock
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 086 Seel Water Dream World - Sparkling Sea 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

	Shellder	Vanillite
The user fires ice shaped like icicles at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Shellder	Shellder fires sharp, thin spear-shaped ice shards from its mouth at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Shellder	Old Rivals, New Tricks!		Debut
Vanillite	Vanillite opens its mouth and the inside of it starts to glow light blue. It then releases multiple sharp, thin spear-shaped ice shards from its mouth at the opponent. As it does, a stream of cold air with white sparkles inside it is released as well.
Trip's Vanillite	Ash and Trip's Third Battle!		None
Vanillish	Vanillish's lower body glows light blue and it releases multiple sharp, thin spear-shaped ice shards from its lower body at the opponent.
Freege Man's Vanillish	BW057		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Shellder
The user releases four icicles from its body at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Shellder	Shellder releases four icicles from the black parts on its face above its mouth at the opponent. The icicles travel so fast that they leave behind a white trail where they shot.
Lorelei's Shellder	Father's Name is Giovanni		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)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Dutch IJsspeer French Stalagtite German Eisspeer Greek Παγολόγχη Italian Gelolancia Korean 고드름침 Godoreum Chim Brazilian Portuguese Lança de Gelo Serbian Ledenice Spanish Carámbano

Variations of the move Bullet Seed
Bullet Seed • Icicle Spear

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