Powder Snow (move)

Powder Snow こなゆき Powder Snow

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Battles 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 Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

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 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 III onward

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 Ice Psychic -- 13 0144 Articuno Ice Flying -- 0220 Swinub Ice Ground 10 0221 Piloswine Ice Ground -- 10 0238 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 Ice Psychic -- 13 0144 Articuno Ice Flying -- 0220 Swinub Ice Ground 10 0221 Piloswine Ice Ground -- 10 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 13 0351 Castform Normal 10 0361 Snorunt Ice -- 0362 Glalie Ice -- 0363 Spheal Ice Water -- 0364 Sealeo Ice Water -- 0365 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 Ice Psychic -- 11 0144 Articuno Ice Flying -- 0220 Swinub Ice Ground 10 0221 Piloswine Ice Ground -- 8 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 11 0351 Castform Normal 10 0361 Snorunt Ice -- 0362 Glalie Ice -- 0363 Spheal Ice Water -- 0364 Sealeo Ice Water -- 0365 Walrein Ice Water -- 0459 Snover Grass Ice -- 0460 Abomasnow Grass Ice -- 0473 Mamoswine Ice Ground -- 8 0478 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