Icicle Crash (move)

Icicle Crash つららおとし Icicle Drop

Battles Type  Ice Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  85 Accuracy  90% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Excites the audience a lot if used last.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII

Icicle Crash (Japanese: つららおとし Icicle Drop) is a damage-dealing Ice-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Icicle Crash inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.

Icicle Crash can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if the move Hail was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 The user attacks by harshly dropping an icicle onto the target. It may also make the target flinch. XYORAS SMUSUM The user attacks by harshly dropping large icicles onto the target. This may also make the target flinch.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
028		Sandslash Alola Form		Field		Field			1
091		Cloyster		Water 3		Water 3	52	50	50
614		Beartic		Field		Field	37	37	1, Evo.
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
027		Sandshrew Alola Form		Field		Field			✔
215		Sneasel		Field		Field		✔	✔
220		Swinub		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Form change

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
025		Pikachu Belle		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	Upon changing into the Belle costumeORAS
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
473		Mamoswine		Field		Field	Arash Ommati's Mamoswine
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Conquest

>	Table assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right. Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit. Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon. A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.
★★★★
Power = 45 | Accuracy = 90% | Effect = Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.
Used by :

Description

Games Description Conq. The user attacks by harshly dropping an icicle onto the target. It may also make the target flinch. MDGtI It damages an enemy. It could also cause the Cringe status condition, which makes the enemy unable to attack or use moves. SMD It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy flinch.

In the anime

	Beartic	Being hit
The user blends and fires icicles that drop on to the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Beartic	Beartic takes in a deep breath and releases a wind with light blue sparkles in it from its mouth into the air. Then, small clumps of ice form in the wind and grow longer and larger, forming into sharp icicles. The icicles then rain down over the opponent.
Georgia's Beartic	Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!		Debut
Brycen's Beartic	Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!		None
Pikachu	Pikachu Belle releases a wind with light blue sparkles in it from its mouth into the air. Then, small clumps of ice form in the wind and grow longer and larger, forming into sharp icicles. The icicles then rain down over the opponent.
Pikachu Belle	Party Dancecapades!		Poké TV segment

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Beartic	Being hit
The user creates icicles in the air that smash onto the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Beartic	Beartic shoots out a blast of cold air from its mouth that quickly freezes into a road of ice. Then, icicles shoot out from the ice onto the opponent.
Team Plasma Grunts' two Beartic	Fight in a Cold Climate		Debut

In other generations

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 冰柱墜擊 Bīngchyúh Jeuihgīk * 掉落冰柱 Diuhlohk Bīngchyúh * Mandarin 冰柱墜擊 / 冰柱坠击 Bīngzhù Zhuìjí / Bīngzhù Zhuìjī * 掉落冰柱 Diàoluò Bīngzhù * Dutch IJspegelkogel French Chute Glace German Eiszapfhagel Italian Scagliagelo Korean 고드름떨구기 Godureum Thulgoogi Polish Atak Sopli Portuguese Brazil Estaca de Gelo Choque de Icelo (TCG) Choque de Gelo (manga) Portugal Colisão de Gelo Chuva de Gelo Spanish Latin America Carámbano Spain Chuzos Vietnamese Giáng Trụ Đá

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