Powder Snow (move)

Powder Snow こなゆき Powder Snow

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Battles Type  Ice Category  Special PP  25 (max. 40) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects all adjacent foes, but not allies

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Powder Snow on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Powder Snow on Eevee's Movedex

Powder Snow (Japanese: こなゆき Powder Snow) is a damage-dealing Ice-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II

Powder Snow inflicts damage and has a 9.8% chance of freezing the target.

Generation III onwards

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

Powder Snow hits both opponents in a double battle. In a triple battle, Powder Snow will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	--, 13			--, 13			--, 11				--, 11
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying	--			--			--				--
220		Swinub	Ice	Ground	10			10			8				8
221		Piloswine	Ice	Ground	--, 10			--, 10			--, 8				--, 8
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic	13			13			11				11
351		Castform	Normal		Normal	no			10			10				10
361		Snorunt	Ice		Ice	no			--			--				--
362		Glalie	Ice		Ice	no			--			--				--
363		Spheal	Ice	Water	no			--			--				--
364		Sealeo	Ice	Water	no			--			--				--
365		Walrein	Ice	Water	no			--			--				--
459		Snover	Grass	Ice	no			no			--				--
460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice	no			no			--				--
473		Mamoswine	Ice	Ground	no			no			--, 8				--, 8
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost	no			no			--				--
613		Cubchoo	Ice		Ice	no			no			no				--
614		Beartic	Ice		Ice	no			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
582		Vanillite	Ice		Ice	no			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.

In the anime

Swinub	Articuno	Jynx
The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Swinub	Swinub shakes its nose and blue powder comes out of it at the opponent, freezing it.
Rory's Su	Spring Fever		Debut
Rory's Ein	Spring Fever		Debut
Rory's Ub	Spring Fever		Debut
Articuno	Articuno flaps its wings and a mini-blizzard comes out and freezes anything it touches.
A wild Articuno	Freeze Frame		None
Jynx	Jynx blows out snow from its mouth and it freezes the opponent.
Nurse Joy's Jynx	The Ice Cave!		None
Snover	Snover puts its hands in front of its body and a light blue light forms in front of them. A wind with sparkling blue powder is then released from the glow at the opponent, freezing it.
A wild Snover	Pikachu's Exploration Club		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Swinub	Jynx
The user releases snow from its body at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Swinub	Swinub releases snow from its body at the opponent.
Pryce's Swinub	Savvy Swinub		Debut
Jynx	Jynx releases a blizzard from its mouth at the opponent.
Lorelei's Jynx	Red, Man of Failure		None

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

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

Trivia

• Castform is the only non-Ice-type Pokémon to learn this move.
  • However, Castform can be an Ice-type, so every Pokémon that can learn this move can potentially get STAB from it, with the exception of Smeargle

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 細雪 Xìxuě Dutch Poedersneeuw French Poudreuse German Pulverschnee Greek Πάχνη Hindi बर्फीला पावडर Barfeela Powder Indonesian Salju Italian Polneve Korean 눈싸라기 Nun Ssaragi Polish Pó de Neve Brazilian Portuguese Pó de Neve Serbian Snežni Prah Spanish Nieve Polvo

Variations of the move Ember
Acid • Ember • Powder Snow • ThunderShock

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