Icicle Crash (move)

Icicle Crash つららおとし Icicle Drop

File:Icicle Crash.png

Battles Type  Ice Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  85 Accuracy  90% 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 Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation V Not a TM, TR, 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  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

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.

Description

Games Description Conq The user attacks by harshly dropping an icicle onto the target. It may also make the target flinch.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
091		Cloyster	Water	Ice	52			''''
614		Beartic	Ice		Ice	37			''''
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
220		Swinub	Ice	Ground
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 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 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

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

File:TP Beartic Icicle Crash Adventures 1.png Beartic File:TP Beartic Icicle Crash Adventures 2.png Being hit
The user creates icicles in the air that smash onto the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	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's Beartic	ABW31		Debut

Trivia

Icicle Crash's index number is 556, giving it the highest index number of any move that is not a signature move. Infact, the closest non-signature move by index number is Hurricane* with the index number of 542.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 掉落冰柱 Diàoluò Bīngzhù Dutch IJspegel Kogel French Chute Glace German Eiszapfhagel Italian Scagliagelo Korean 고드름떨구기 Godureum Thulgoogi Polish Atak Sopli Brazilian Portuguese Estaca de Gelo Spanish Latin America Carámbano Spain Chuzos

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