Snow Cloak (Ability)

Snow Cloak	ゆきがくれ
	Hidden in the Snow
Flavor text Generation III Currently unknown Generation IV Raises evasion in a hailstorm. Generation V Raises evasion in a hailstorm. Generation VI Boosts evasion in a hailstorm. Generation VII Boosts evasion in a hailstorm. Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Snow Cloak (Japanese: ゆきがくれ Hidden in the Snow) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV. All Pokémon that have this Ability are Ice types.

Effect

In battle

During hail, the accuracy of any move used against a Pokémon with this Ability is modified by a factor of ⁴/₅. A Pokémon with this Ability will take no damage from hail if it otherwise would.

Outside of battle

If a Pokémon with Snow Cloak is leading the party in an area with a blizzard, then Snow Cloak decreases the wild Pokémon encounter rate by 50%.

Pokémon with Snow Cloak

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
027A	Sandshrew	Sandshrew	Ice	Steel	Snow Cloak	None	Slush Rush
028A	Sandslash	Sandslash	Ice	Steel	Snow Cloak	None	Slush Rush
037A	Vulpix	Vulpix	Ice		Ice	Snow Cloak	None	Snow Warning
038A	Ninetales	Ninetales	Ice	Fairy	Snow Cloak	None	Snow Warning
0144		Articuno	Ice	Flying	Pressure	None	Snow Cloak
0220		Swinub	Ice	Ground	Oblivious	Snow Cloak	Thick Fat
0221		Piloswine	Ice	Ground	Oblivious	Snow Cloak	Thick Fat
0471		Glaceon	Ice		Ice	Snow Cloak	None	Ice Body
0473		Mamoswine	Ice	Ground	Oblivious	Snow Cloak	Thick Fat
0478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost	Snow Cloak	None	Cursed Body
0582		Vanillite	Ice		Ice	Ice Body	Snow Cloak	Weak Armor
0583		Vanillish	Ice		Ice	Ice Body	Snow Cloak	Weak Armor
0613		Cubchoo	Ice		Ice	Snow Cloak	Slush Rush	Rattled
0614		Beartic	Ice		Ice	Snow Cloak	Slush Rush	Swift Swim
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

• Prior to Generation VII, Vanillite and Vanillish did not have Snow Cloak.

In the anime

Froslass
The Pokémon's evasiveness rises while it is hailing out.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	While it is snowing or foggy out on the battlefield, Froslass can repeatedly appear and disappear throughout the battlefield. It can also turn transparent and seemingly go through attacks.
Paul's Froslass	A Real Rival Rouser!		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Beartic
The Pokémon becomes swifter when it's hailing.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	While Hail is active, Beartic can dodge attacks more easily.
Brycen's Beartic	A Cold Reception		Debut

• In volume 40, Platinum's Froslass was revealed to have Snow Cloak as her Ability.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Mamoswine
The Pokémon can move twice as fast during a hail storm.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	During a hailstorm, Mamoswine's movements become faster than normal.
Koya's Mamoswine	Hearts and Spirits Collide		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 雪隱 Syutyán * 雪裡隱身 Syut-léuih Yánsān * Mandarin 雪隱 / 雪隐 Xuěyǐn * 雪裡隱身 Xuě-lǐ Yǐnshēn * Finnish Lumiviitta French Rideau Neige German Schneemantel Hebrew מעטה שלג Ma'ate sheleg Italian Mantelneve Korean 눈숨기 Nun Sumgi Polish Płaszcz Przeciwśniegowy Portuguese Brazil Capa de Neve Portugal Casaco de Neve Russian Снежный Плащ Snezhnyy Plashch Spanish Latin America Manto Helado Spain Manto Níveo

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