Sheer Cold (move)

Sheer Cold ぜったいれいど Absolute Zero

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Battles Type  Ice Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  — Accuracy  30% 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 {{{gen}}}]] Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ ???

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Earn +15 if all the Pokémon choose the same Judge.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Sheer Cold is a very inaccurate Template:Type2 one-hit KO move introduced in Generation III. It will not work if the target's level is higher than the user.

Effect

If it hits, it will knock out the target.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

• Dewgong at Lv.34
• Lapras at Lv.55
• Articuno at Lv.85
• Glalie at Lv.61
• Spheal at Lv.49
• Sealeo at Lv.55
• Walrein at Lv.61
• Kyogre at Lv.60

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Dewgong at Lv.34
• Lapras at Lv.55
• Articuno at Lv.78
• Glalie at Lv.59
• Spheal at Lv.49
• Sealeo at Lv.55
• Walrein at Lv.65
• Kyogre at Lv.60
• Snover at Lv.46
• Abomasnow at Lv.58

Trivia

• Sheer Cold is the only one-hit-KO move not introduced in Generation I.
• This move is considered to be the most lethal of the three because Articuno can learn both it and Lock-On for an instant two turn kill.

In other languages

French: glaciation, German: eiseskälte, Italian: purogelo, Spanish: frio polar