Ice Shard (move)

Ice Shard こおりのつぶて Ice Throwing Stone

Battles Type  Ice Category  Physical PP  30 (max. 48) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  +1 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Appeals first in the next turn

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Ice Shard (Japanese: こおりのつぶて Ice Throwing Stone) is a damage-dealing Ice-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Ice Shard inflicts damage, and is an increased priority move. If the target does not use an increased priority move during the round that it is used, Ice Shard will go first regardless of the user's or target's speed. If the target also uses a move with an increased priority of +1 during the same round that the user uses Ice Shard, the attack order of the users will be determined normally. If the user is put to sleep or frozen during the round that Ice Shard is (or attempts to be) used, Ice Shard's increased speed priority will not be reset. Subsequently, it will only be reset on the turn after the user wakes up or is defrosted, or if the user switches out.

Description

Games Description The user flash freezes chunks of ice and hurls them. This move always goes first. The user flash freezes chunks of ice and hurls them at the target. This move always goes first. PMDTDS Inflicts damage on a target up to 2 tiles away.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
086		Seel	Water		Water	17				17			'''
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice	17				17			''''
090		Shellder	Water		Water	28				28			'''
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	10				10			''''
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying	15				15			''''
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice	49				51	47	''''
220		Swinub	Ice	Ground	28				28	24	''''
361		Snorunt	Ice		Ice	37				37			''''
459		Snover	Ice	Grass	26				26			''''
460		Abomasnow	Ice	Grass	26				26			''''
471		Glaceon	Ice		Ice	36				36	25	''''
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost	37				37			''''
615		Cryogonal	Ice		Ice					5			''''
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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice
225		Delibird	Ice	Flying
231		Phanpy	Ground		Ground
582		Vanillite	Ice		Ice	no
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.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0225 Delibird Ice Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 0583 Vanillish Ice Dream World - Icy Cave 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

Abomasnow Mamoswine Vanillite Glaceon
The user forms icy projectiles, then launches them at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Snover raises its hands above its head and a ball of light blue glowing ice forms in between them. It then throws the ball at the opponent. When it hits, the opponent becomes surrounded by a light blue light and when the glow fades, the opponent becomes frozen.
A wild Snover	Pikachu's Exploration Club		Debut
	A glowing light blue block of ice forms in front of Swinub's nose. It then fires it at the opponent, or Swinub fires a beam of white wind with shards of ice in it at the opponent.
Leona's Swinub	Hot Springing a Leak!		None
Dawn's Swinub	Hungry For the Good Life!		None
	Glaceon opens its mouth and fires multiple shards of ice from its mouth at the opponent.
May's Glaceon	Strategy With a Smile!		None
	Froslass floats into the air and spins its body rapidly, releasing multiple glowing light blue balls of ice from its body at the opponent, or Froslass raises its arms above its head and forms a light blue glowing ball of ice in between them. It then tosses the ball at the opponent.
A wild Froslass	Pikachu's Ice Adventure		None
Paul's Froslass	A Real Rival Rouser!		None
	Weavile raises its hands and forms a glowing light blue block of ice in between them. It then throws it at the opponent.
Paul's Weavile	Aiding the Enemy!		None
	Piloswine creates a glowing light blue ball of ice in front of its nose and fires it at the opponent. When it hits the opponent, the opponent glows light blue and becomes frozen.
Dawn's Piloswine	A Breed Stampede!		None
	Mamoswine creates a glowing light blue ball of ice in between the ends of its tusks and fires it at the opponent. When it hits the opponent, the opponent becomes frozen, or Mamoswine releases multiple glowing light blue icicles from its mouth at the opponent.
Dawn's Mamoswine	A Breed Stampede!		None
	Abomasnow holds its hands above its head and a glowing light blue ball of ice forms in between them. It then tosses it at the opponent, or Abomasnow releases a glowing light blue ball of ice from its mouth at the opponent.
Candice's Abomasnow	Classroom Training!		None
	Vanillite's body becomes outlined in light blue. Then, light blue orbs of energy form around Vanillite's body and spin around it in a circle. The light blue orbs then glow a bright white and when the glow fades, the orbs have turned into multiple shards of ice. Vanillite then fires the ice shards at the opponent.
Trip's Vanillite	Ash and Trip's Third Battle!		None

In the manga

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

File:Abomasnow Ice Shard P7.png Abomasnow
The user shoots out shards ice.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Abomasnow releases several shards of ice out of its mouth.
Team Galactic's Abomasnow	A World Covered In Darkness		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Abomasnow Froslass
The user spits up several balls of snow or ice at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Abomasnow opens its mouth and releases a beam of small snowballs from its mouth at the opponent. The balls of snow then pile on the opponent when it hits the ground and trap it under snow.
Candice's Abomasnow	To and Fro with Froslass		Debut
	Froslass waves one of its arms to the side and multiple shards of ice come out of its arm and fire at the opponent.
Platinum's Froslass	VS. Dragonite		None

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	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• The only Pokémon that will never be able to get STAB from this move is Phanpy (the only other non-Ice-types that can learn Ice Shard are Shellder and Seel, which both evolve into part Ice-type Pokémon).
• Cryogonal is the only Generation V Pokémon to learn Ice Shard via Level Up.
• Ice Shard and its variations are tied with Swift, its variations, Hyper Beam, and its variations with the largest number of variations to a single move.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 冰粒 Bīng​lì​ Dutch IJsschild French Éclats Glace German Eissplitter Greek Θραύσμα Πάγου Indonesian Kerikil Es Italian Geloscheggia Korean 얼음뭉치 Eol'eum Mungchi Polish Odłamki lodu Brazilian Portuguese Caco de Gelo Romanian Ciobul de Gheață Spanish Latin America Fragmento de Hielo Spain Canto Helado

Variations of the move Quick Attack
Quick Attack • Mach Punch • Bullet Punch Ice Shard • Shadow Sneak Vacuum Wave

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