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
Unknown
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
???
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Powder Snow is an Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II that deals a small amount of damage.

Effect

Generation I

Powder Snow does damage and has a 9.8% chance of freezing the opponent. Powder Snow cannot freeze an opponent that has a Substitute or already has a major status ailment.

Generation II - Generation IV

The effects of Powder Snow continue into this generation, however, it has a 10% chance of freezing the opponent.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0124 Jynx Jynx
Ice Psychic --
13
0144 Articuno Articuno
Ice Flying --
0220 Swinub Swinub
Ice Ground 10
0221 Piloswine Piloswine
Ice Ground --
10
0238 Smoochum Smoochum
Ice Psychic 13
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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0124 Jynx Jynx
Ice Psychic --
13
0144 Articuno Articuno
Ice Flying --
0220 Swinub Swinub
Ice Ground 10
0221 Piloswine Piloswine
Ice Ground --
10
0238 Smoochum Smoochum
Ice Psychic 13
0351 Castform Castform
Normal 10
0361 Snorunt Snorunt
Ice --
0362 Glalie Glalie
Ice --
0363 Spheal Spheal
Ice Water --
0364 Sealeo Sealeo
Ice Water --
0365 Walrein Walrein
Ice Water --
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
0124 Jynx Jynx
Ice Psychic --
11
0144 Articuno Articuno
Ice Flying --
0220 Swinub Swinub
Ice Ground 10
0221 Piloswine Piloswine
Ice Ground --
8
0238 Smoochum Smoochum
Ice Psychic 11
0351 Castform Castform
Normal 10
0361 Snorunt Snorunt
Ice --
0362 Glalie Glalie
Ice --
0363 Spheal Spheal
Ice Water --
0364 Sealeo Sealeo
Ice Water --
0365 Walrein Walrein
Ice Water --
0459 Snover Snover
Grass Ice --
0460 Abomasnow Abomasnow
Grass Ice --
0473 Mamoswine Mamoswine
Ice Ground --
8
0478 Froslass Froslass
Ice Ghost --
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 other languages

  • French: Poudreuse
  • German: Pulverschnee
  • Italian: Polneve
  • Spanish: Nieve polvo

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