Glacial Lance (move)

Glacial Lance (Japanese: ブリザードランス Blizzard Lance) is a damage-dealing Ice-type move introduced during Generation VIII, in The Crown Tundra. It is the signature move of Ice Rider Calyrex.

Glacial Lance ブリザードランス Blizzard Lance

Battles Type  Ice Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  120 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Many Others: Affects all adjacent opponents, but not allies

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

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Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Effect

Generation VIII

Glacial Lance deals damage to all adjacent opponents.

Glacial Lance has a base power of 130.

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Glacial Lance cannot be selected in a battle.

Generation IX

Glacial Lance's base power was reduced to 120.

Description

Games Description SwShLA SV The user attacks by hurling a blizzard-cloaked icicle lance at opposing Pokémon. BDSP This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						VIII	IX
						SwSh	SV
0898		Calyrex Ice Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	1	1
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.

Form change

Generation VIII onward

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0898		Calyrex Ice Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	Upon changing into this formSwShSV
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 other games

Pokémon Masters EX

Name	Category	Move gauge cost	MP (uses)	Base power	Max power	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair(s)
Glacial Lance	Physical	4	—	160	192	100%	All opponents	—	No additional effect.	Leon (Holiday 2021) & Calyrex

In other generations

Core series games

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• In Generation VIII, when Glacial Lance is used by Ice Rider Calyrex, the animation is depicted as a spear being thrown at a chunk of ice. When used by other Pokémon, however, it is instead shown as a small beam of ice fired at the ice chunk.
• Glacial Lance can only be registered in the mobile version of Pokémon HOME's move Pokédex using a Smeargle that used Sketch to learn the move. This is possible in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet after The Indigo Disk DLC introduced Smeargle. It shares this trait with Astral Barrage, Behemoth Blade, Behemoth Bash, Ice Burn, and Freeze Shock.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	雪矛 Syutmàauh
	Mandarin	雪矛 Xuěmáo
French		Lance de Glace
German		Blizzardlanze
Italian		Lancia Glaciale
Korean		블리자드랜스 Beullijadeuraenseu
Brazilian Portuguese		Lança Glacial
Spanish		Lanza Glacial

References

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