Sheer Cold (move)

Sheer Cold ぜったいれいど Absolute Zero

The foe is attacked with a blast of absolute-zero cold. The foe instantly faints if it hits.

Battles Type  Ice Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  — Accuracy  30% 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 III Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  0 Earn +15 if all the Pokémon choose the same Judge.

Sheer Cold on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Sheer Cold on Eevee's Movedex

Sheer Cold (Japanese: ぜったいれいど Absolute Zero) is an Ice-type one-hit knockout move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

If it hits, it will inflict damage equal to the opponent's current HP, therefore knocking out the target. It will fail if the target's level is higher than the user's level.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice	34
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	55
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying	85
362		Glalie	Ice		61
363		Spheal	Ice	Water	49
364		Sealeo	Ice	Water	55
365		Walrein	Ice	Water	61
382		Kyogre	Water		60
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
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice	34
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	55
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying	78
362		Glalie	Ice		59
363		Spheal	Ice	Water	49
364		Sealeo	Ice	Water	55
365		Walrein	Ice	Water	65
382		Kyogre	Water		60
459		Snover	Grass	Ice	46
460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice	58
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Trivia

• Sheer Cold is the only OHKO move not introduced in Generation I, the only OHKO move that can affect all types, and the only Special OHKO move.

In other languages

• French: Glaciation
• German: Eiseskälte
• Italian: Purogelo
• Spanish: Frío Polar

One-hit knockout moves
	Fissure | Guillotine | Horn Drill
	Sheer Cold

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