Hail (move)

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Hail あられ Hail

Battles Type  Ice Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not 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 All: Affects all Pokémon on the field

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM07 in Generation III TM07 in Generation IV TM07 in Generation V TM07 in Generation VI

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles those that have made appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Hail (Japanese: あられ Hail) is a non-damaging Ice-type move introduced in Generation III. It has been TM07 since Generation III.

Effect

Generation III

When Hail is used, a hailstorm will begin on the field. This effect will last for 5 turns. This clears any other weather effect.

While Hail is in effect, all Pokémon not of the Ice-type will be damaged at the end of each turn. Synthesis, Morning Sun and Moonlight will recover only ¼ of the user's maximum HP. Additionally, Castform and the move Weather Ball become Ice-type.

Generation IV

Blizzard's accuracy increases to 100% during Hail. In Diamond and Pearl, it can strike through Protect and Detect with 30% accuracy. This was fixed in Platinum.

Pokémon with the Ice Body Ability recover ¹/₁₆ of their maximum HP each round. Pokémon with the Snow Cloak Ability increase their evasion by 20%. If an Icy Rock is held by the Pokémon using Hail at the time of use, the duration of Hail will increase from 5 to 8 turns.

Generation V

Blizzard will now hit during Hail regardless of target's evasion and user's accuracy.

Description

Games Description RSE Summons a hailstorm that strikes every turn.* Summons a hailstorm that hurts all types except Ice.RS* Creates a hailstorm that damages all types except Ice.E* FRLG A hailstorm lasting five turns damages all Pokémon except the Ice-type. The user summons a hailstorm lasting five turns. It damages all Pokémon except the Ice type.* Summons a hailstorm that lasts for five turns. The hailstorm damages all types except Ice.* The user summons a hailstorm lasting five turns. It damages all Pokémon except the Ice type.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
086		Seel	Water		Water								53			53
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice								65			65
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying				85				85			57
351		Castform	Normal		Normal	20			20				30	20	20
361		Snorunt	Ice		Ice	37			40				40			40
362		Glalie	Ice		Ice	42			40				40			40
363		Spheal	Ice	Water	31			31				31			31
364		Sealeo	Ice	Water	31			31				31			31
365		Walrein	Ice	Water	31			31				31			31
471		Glaceon	Ice		Ice				64				64	37	37
473		Mamoswine	Ice	Ground				25				25	21	21
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost				40				40			40
582		Vanillite	Ice		Ice								40			40
583		Vanillish	Ice		Ice								42			42
584		Vanilluxe	Ice		Ice								42			42
613		Cubchoo	Ice		Ice								49			49
614		Beartic	Ice		Ice								53			53
698		Amaura	Rock	Ice											38
699		Aurorus	Rock	Ice											38
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 TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I --		II --		III TM07		IV TM07		V TM07		VI TM07
007		Squirtle	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
008		Wartortle	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
009		Blastoise	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
054		Psyduck	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
055		Golduck	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
060		Poliwag	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
061		Poliwhirl	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
086		Seel	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
090		Shellder	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
091		Cloyster	Water	Ice	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
098		Krabby	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
099		Kingler	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
116		Horsea	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
117		Seadra	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
118		Goldeen	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
119		Seaking	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
120		Staryu	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
134		Vaporeon	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
139		Omastar	Rock	Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
158		Totodile	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
159		Croconaw	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
183		Marill	Water	Fairy	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
184		Azumarill	Water	Fairy	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
186		Politoed	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
194		Wooper	Water	Ground	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
195		Quagsire	Water	Ground	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
220		Swinub	Ground	Ice	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
221		Piloswine	Ground	Ice	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
222		Corsola	Water	Rock	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
225		Delibird	Ice	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
226		Mantine	Water	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
245		Suicune	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
258		Mudkip	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
259		Marshtomp	Water	Ground	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
260		Swampert	Water	Ground	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
270		Lotad	Water	Grass	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
271		Lombre	Water	Grass	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
278		Wingull	Water	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
298		Azurill	Normal	Fairy	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
320		Wailmer	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
321		Wailord	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
339		Barboach	Water	Ground	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
340		Whiscash	Water	Ground	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
341		Corphish	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
349		Feebas	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
350		Milotic	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
351		Castform	Normal		Normal	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
361		Snorunt	Ice		Ice	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
362		Glalie	Ice		Ice	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
363		Spheal	Ice	Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
364		Sealeo	Ice	Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
365		Walrein	Ice	Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
366		Clamperl	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
367		Huntail	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
368		Gorebyss	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
370		Luvdisc	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
378		Regice	Ice		Ice	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
382		Kyogre	Water		Water	✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
393		Piplup	Water		Water				✔				✔		✔	✔
394		Prinplup	Water		Water				✔				✔		✔	✔
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel				✔				✔		✔	✔
418		Buizel	Water		Water				✔				✔		✔	✔
419		Floatzel	Water		Water				✔				✔		✔	✔
422		Shellos	Water		Water				✔				✔		✔
423		Gastrodon	Water	Ground				✔				✔		✔	✔
440		Happiny	Normal		Normal				✔				✔		✔	✔
456		Finneon	Water		Water				✔				✔		✔	✔
457		Lumineon	Water		Water				✔				✔		✔	✔
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying				✔				✔		✔	✔
459		Snover	Grass	Ice				✔				✔		✔	✔
460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice				✔				✔		✔	✔
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice				✔				✔		✔	✔
471		Glaceon	Ice		Ice				✔				✔		✔	✔
473		Mamoswine	Ice	Ground				✔				✔		✔	✔
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost				✔				✔		✔	✔
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon				✔				✔		✔	✔
489		Phione	Water		Water				✔				✔		✔	✔
490		Manaphy	Water		Water				✔				✔		✔	✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal				✔				✔		✔	✔
501		Oshawott	Water		Water								✔		✔	✔
502		Dewott	Water		Water								✔		✔	✔
503		Samurott	Water		Water								✔		✔	✔
515		Panpour	Water		Water								✔		✔	✔
516		Simipour	Water		Water								✔		✔	✔
535		Tympole	Water		Water								✔		✔	✔
536		Palpitoad	Water	Ground								✔		✔	✔
537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground								✔		✔	✔
550		Basculin	Water		Water								✔		✔	✔
580		Ducklett	Water	Flying								✔		✔	✔
581		Swanna	Water	Flying								✔		✔	✔
582		Vanillite	Ice		Ice								✔		✔	✔
583		Vanillish	Ice		Ice								✔		✔	✔
584		Vanilluxe	Ice		Ice								✔		✔	✔
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost								✔		✔	✔
593		Jellicent	Water	Ghost								✔		✔	✔
594		Alomomola	Water		Water								✔		✔	✔
613		Cubchoo	Ice		Ice								✔		✔	✔
614		Beartic	Ice		Ice								✔		✔	✔
615		Cryogonal	Ice		Ice								✔		✔	✔
646		Kyurem	Dragon	Ice								✔		✔	✔
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting								✔		✔	✔
690		Skrelp	Poison	Water										✔	✔
691		Dragalge	Poison	Dragon										✔	✔
698		Amaura	Rock	Ice										✔	✔
699		Aurorus	Rock	Ice										✔	✔
703		Carbink	Rock	Fairy										✔	✔
706		Goodra	Dragon		Dragon										✔	✔
712		Bergmite	Ice		Ice										✔	✔
713		Avalugg	Ice		Ice										✔	✔
716		Xerneas	Fairy		Fairy										✔	✔
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

Froslass
The user summons a hail storm.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Froslass's body glows light blue and it floats into the sky. Then, thick clouds appear above the battlefield and a thick fog forms. Froslass then floats into the clouds. Snow starts to fall from the clouds, and occasionally large balls of hail fly down and hit the opponent repeatedly. When Froslass takes a lot of damage, the clouds fade away and disappear.
Paul's Froslass	A Real Rival Rouser!		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

File:Popo Hail.png Being hit Vanillish
The user uses nearby icicles to create a hail storm.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Castform crashes into several icicles hanging from the ceiling, causing chunks of ice to fall onto the opponent.
Ruby's Popo	The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon X		Debut
	Vanillish creates a snow cloud from the ice covering its head. Hail then falls down on the opponent repeatedly.
Brycen's Vanillish	A Cold Reception		None

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Mamoswine
The user creates a hail storm.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Mamoswine lets out a roar and a hail storm comes down in the form of rain.
Koya's Mamoswine	Hearts and Spirits Collide		Debut

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

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

• Hail is the only weather-inducing move that was not introduced in Generation II.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 冰雹 Bīng​báo​ Dutch Hagel French Grêle German Hagelsturm Greek Χαλάζι Indonesian Kabut Salju Italian Grandine Korean 싸라기눈 Ssaragi Nun Norwegian Hagle Polish Grad Brazilian Portuguese Granizo Serbian Grad Spanish Granizo

Moves that cause weather conditions
Sandstorm • Rain Dance • Sunny Day • Hail • Snowscape

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.