Sheer Cold (move)

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Sheer Cold
ぜったいれいど Absolute Zero
Sheer Cold IV.png
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Type  Ice
Category  Special
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1
Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Earn +15 if all the Pokémon choose the same Judge.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Sheer Cold (Japanese: ぜったいれいど Absolute Zero) is an Template:Type2 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. The accuracy of Sheer Cold depends on the level of the user and the level of the target and is worked out with the formula: Accuracy = [(level of user-level of target) + 30]%. Sheer Cold ignores all changes to accuracy and evasion stats.

Mystery Dungeon

Sheer Cold will cause a Pokémon to instantly faint through 'calamitous damage' but is unreliably prone to missing.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0087 Dewgong Dewgong
Water Ice 34
0131 Lapras Lapras
Water Ice 55
0144 Articuno Articuno
Ice Flying 85
0362 Glalie Glalie
Ice 61
0363 Spheal Spheal
Ice Water 49
0364 Sealeo Sealeo
Ice Water 55
0365 Walrein Walrein
Ice Water 61
0382 Kyogre 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
0087 Dewgong Dewgong
Water Ice 34
0131 Lapras Lapras
Water Ice 55
0144 Articuno Articuno
Ice Flying 78
0362 Glalie Glalie
Ice 59
0363 Spheal Spheal
Ice Water 49
0364 Sealeo Sealeo
Ice Water 55
0365 Walrein Walrein
Ice Water 65
0382 Kyogre Kyogre
Water 60
0382 Kyogre Kyogre
Water 75
0459 Snover Snover
Grass Ice 46
0460 Abomasnow 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.


By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0245 245 Suicune Water 13th Movie Event
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 V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0087 Dewgong Dewgong
Water Ice 34
0131 Lapras Lapras
Water Ice 55
0144 Articuno Articuno
Ice Flying 78
0362 Glalie Glalie
Ice 59
0363 Spheal Spheal
Ice Water 49
0364 Sealeo Sealeo
Ice Water 55
0365 Walrein Walrein
Ice Water 65
0382 Kyogre Kyogre
Water 75
0459 Snover Snover
Grass Ice 46
0460 Abomasnow Abomasnow
Grass Ice 58
0582 Vanipeti Vanipeti
Ice 52
0583 Baniricchi Baniricchi
Ice 58
0584 Baibanira Baibanira
Ice 67
0613 Kumasyun Kumasyun
Ice 57
0614 Tsunbear Tsunbear
Ice 66
0615 Furiijio Furiijio
Ice 61
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 the anime

The foe is attacked with a blast of absolute-zero cold. The foe instantly faints if it hits.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Lapras Lapras's body glows light blue and releases a wave of light blue energy, freezing anything around it.
Solidad's Lapras May, We Harley Drew'd Ya! Debut


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


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.
  • Kyogre is the only non-Template:Type2 Pokémon capable of learning this move through leveling up.

In other languages

  • Dutch: Ijskoud
  • French: Glaciation
  • German: Eiseskälte
  • Greek: Δριμύ Ψύχος
  • Italian: Purogelo
  • Korean: 절대영도 Jeoldae Yeongdo
  • Portuguese (Brazilian): Congelamento
  • Spanish: Frío Polar
  • Serbian: Potpuno Zamrzavanje


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