Icicle Spear (move)
| Icicle Spear つららばり Icicle Needle | ||||||||||||
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Icicle Spear (Japanese: つららばり Icicle Needle) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature move of Shellder.
Effect
Generation III
Icicle Spear has a base power of 10, does damage, and hits 2-5 times per use. There is a 37.5% chance that it will hit 2 times, a 37.5% chance that it will hit 3 times, a 12.5% chance that it will hit 4 times, and a 12.5% chance that it will hit 5 times. Each attack made has an equal chance to land a critical hit.
Icicle Spear will end immediately if it breaks a Substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last hit of this move.
Generation IV
Same as Generation III, except it will continue attacking after a Substitute is broken.
Generation V
Icicle Spear's Power increased from 10 to 25. Unlike previous generations, if Focus Sash, Focus Band, or Sturdy activate before the last hit is dealt, the following hit will cause the defending Pokémon to faint. Each hit will also cause Broken Armor to activate.
Learnset
Generation III
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0086
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Seel
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Corsola
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0090
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Shellder
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Shellder, Cloyster
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0220
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Swinub
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground
| style="background: #FFF" | Seel, Dewgong
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0222
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Corsola
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#AFA981" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Rock
| style="background: #FFF" | Shellder, Cloyster
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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Generation IV
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0086
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Seel
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Corsola
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0090
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Shellder
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Shellder, Cloyster
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0220
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Swinub
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground
| style="background: #FFF" | Seel, Dewgong
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0222
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Corsola
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#AFA981" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Rock
| style="background: #FFF" | Shellder, Cloyster
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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Generation V
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0086
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Seel
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Corsola
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0090
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Shellder
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Shellder, Cloyster
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0220
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Swinub
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground
| style="background: #FFF" | Seel, Dewgong
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0222
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Corsola
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#AFA981" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Rock
| style="background: #FFF" | Shellder, Cloyster
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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In the anime
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| The user fires ice shaped like icicles at the opponent. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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Shellder fires sharp, thin icicle shaped ice shards from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| A Coordinator's Shellder | Old Rivals, New Tricks! | Debut | |
In other languages
- Dutch: IJsspeer
- French: Stalagtite
- German: Eisspeer
- Greek: Παγολόγχη
- Italian: Gelolancia
- Korean: 고드름침 Godoreum Chim
- Portuguese (Brazilian): Lança de Gelo
- Spanish: Carámbano
- Serbian. Ledenice
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