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Powder Snow inflicts damage and has a 9.8% chance of {{stat|Freeze|freezing}} the target. Powder Snow cannot freeze the target if it has a {{m|Substitute}} or already has a major status ailment. | Powder Snow inflicts damage and has a 9.8% chance of {{stat|Freeze|freezing}} the target. Powder Snow cannot freeze the target if it has a {{m|Substitute}} or already has a major status ailment. | ||
===Generation III | ===Generation III onwards=== | ||
The effects are the same as the previous generation; however, it has a 10% chance of freezing the target instead. | 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== | ==Learnset== |
Revision as of 14:38, 22 April 2011
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Powder Snow (Japanese: こなゆき Powder Snow) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.
Effect
Generation II
Powder Snow inflicts damage and has a 9.8% chance of freezing the target. Powder Snow cannot freeze the target if it has a Substitute or already has a major status ailment.
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
Generation II
By leveling up
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Generation III
By leveling up
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Generation IV
By leveling up
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Generation V
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0583
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Vanillite
| style="background: #FFF" | Vanillite
| colspan="2" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice
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| colspan="6" | 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.
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In the anime
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The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
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 flaps its wings and a mini-blizzard comes out and freezes anything it tounches. | |||
A wild Articuno | Freeze Frame | None | |
Jynx blows out snow from its mouth and it freezes the opponent. | |||
Nurse Joy's Jynx | The Ice Cave! | None | |
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
The user releases snow from its body at the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Swinub releases snow from its body at the opponent. | |||
Pryce's Swinub | Savvy Swinub | Debut | |
Jynx releases a blizzard from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
Lorelei's Jynx | Red, Man of Failure | None |
In other generations
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.
- In Generation II, all the Pokémon that learn Powder Snow are dual types.
In other languages
- Dutch: Poedersneeuw
- French: Poudreuse
- German: Pulverschnee
- Greek: Πάχνη
- Hindi: Barfeela Powder
- Italian: Polneve
- Korean: 눈싸라기 Nun Ssaragi
- Portuguese (Brazilian): Nevar
- Spanish: Nieve polvo
- Serbian: Snežni Prah
Variations of the move Acid | ||
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