Powder Snow (move)

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Powder Snow
こなゆき Powder Snow
Type  Ice
Category  Special
PP  25 (max. 40)
Power  40
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Many Others: Affects all adjacent opponents, but not allies
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
A highly appealing move.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

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.

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.

Description

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Games Description
GSC An attack that may cause freezing.
BW The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. It may also freeze the targets.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
124 Jynx Jynx Ice Psychic --, 13 --, 13 --, 11 --, 11 ''''
144 Articuno Articuno Ice Flying -- -- -- -- ''''
220 Swinub Swinub Ice Ground 10 10 8 8 ''''
221 Piloswine Piloswine Ice Ground --, 10 --, 10 --, 8 --, 8 ''''
238 Smoochum Smoochum Ice Psychic 13 13 11 11 ''''
351 Castform Castform Normal Normal   10 10 10 '''
361 Snorunt Snorunt Ice Ice   -- -- -- ''''
362 Glalie Glalie Ice Ice   -- -- -- ''''
363 Spheal Spheal Ice Water   -- -- -- ''''
364 Sealeo Sealeo Ice Water   -- -- -- ''''
365 Walrein Walrein Ice Water   -- -- -- ''''
459 Snover Snover Grass Ice     -- -- ''''
460 Abomasnow Abomasnow Grass Ice     -- -- ''''
473 Mamoswine Mamoswine Ice Ground     --, 8 --, 8 ''''
478 Froslass Froslass Ice Ghost     -- -- ''''
613 Cubchoo Cubchoo Ice Ice       -- ''''
614 Beartic Beartic Ice Ice       -- ''''
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
582 Vanillite Vanillite Ice Ice       SnoruntGlalie
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In the anime

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


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, with the exception of Smeargle

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 細雪 Xìxuě
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Poedersneeuw
France Flag.png French Poudreuse
Germany Flag.png German Pulverschnee
Greece Flag.png Greek Πάχνη
India Flag.png Hindi बर्फीला पावडर Barfeela Powder
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Salju
Italy Flag.png Italian Polneve
South Korea Flag.png Korean 눈싸라기 Nun Ssaragi
Poland Flag.png Polish Pó de Neve
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Pó de Neve
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Snežni Prah
Spain Flag.png Spanish Nieve Polvo



Variations of the move Acid
SpecialIC HOME.png AcidBubbleEmberThunder ShockPowder Snow


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