Ice Beam (move)

Ice Beam れいとうビーム Freezing Beam

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Battles Type  Ice Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  95 Accuracy  100% 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 but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM13 in Generation I Move Tutor in Pokémon Crystal TM13 in Generation III TM13 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles all Pokémon that have made a Beauty-type appeal this turn.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Ice Beam (Japanese: れいとうビーム Freezing Beam) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Ice Beam inflicts damage and has a 9.8% chance of freezing the target. Ice Beam can't freeze an target that has a Substitute or already has a major status ailment.

Generation II and on

The effects of Ice Beam are the same as the previous generation, however, it has a 10% chance of freezing the target.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, it fires in a straight line for 10 tiles.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0086 Seel Water 50 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 56 0090 Shellder Water 50 0131 Lapras Water Ice 38 0144 Articuno Ice Flying -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM13

#   Pokémon Type 0007 Squirtle Water 0008 Wartortle Water 0009 Blastoise Water 0019 Rattata Normal 0020 Raticate Normal 0030 Nidorina Poison 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0033 Nidorino Poison 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0054 Psyduck Water 0055 Golduck Water 0060 Poliwag Water 0061 Poliwhirl Water 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0086 Seel Water 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 0090 Shellder Water 0091 Cloyster Water Ice 0098 Krabby Water 0099 Kingler Water 0104 Cubone Ground 0105 Marowak Ground 0108 Lickitung Normal 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0113 Chansey Normal 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0116 Horsea Water 0117 Seadra Water 0118 Goldeen Water 0119 Seaking Water 0120 Staryu Water 0121 Starmie Water Psychic 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0128 Tauros Normal 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0131 Lapras Water Ice 0134 Vaporeon Water 0137 Porygon Normal 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 0139 Omastar Rock Water 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 0143 Snorlax Normal 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0147 Dratini Dragon 0148 Dragonair Dragon 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0086 Seel Water 37 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 43 0090 Shellder Water 49 0131 Lapras Water Ice 36 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 49 0223 Remoraid Water 44 0224 Octillery Water 54 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

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| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Seel, Dewgong
Lapras
Remoraid, Octillery

|- | 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. |} |}

By move tutor

In Pokémon Crystal

#   Pokémon Type 0007 Squirtle Water 0008 Wartortle Water 0009 Blastoise Water 0020 Raticate Normal 0030 Nidorina Poison 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0033 Nidorino Poison 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0054 Psyduck Water 0055 Golduck Water 0060 Poliwag Water 0061 Poliwhirl Water 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0086 Seel Water 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 0090 Shellder Water 0091 Cloyster Water Ice 0098 Krabby Water 0099 Kingler Water 0104 Cubone Ground 0105 Marowak Ground 0108 Lickitung Normal 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0113 Chansey Normal 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0116 Horsea Water 0117 Seadra Water 0118 Goldeen Water 0119 Seaking Water 0120 Staryu Water 0121 Starmie Water Psychic 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0128 Tauros Normal 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0131 Lapras Water Ice 0134 Vaporeon Water 0137 Porygon Normal 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 0139 Omastar Rock Water 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 0143 Snorlax Normal 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0147 Dratini Dragon 0148 Dragonair Dragon 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0158 Totodile Water 0159 Croconaw Water 0160 Feraligatr Water 0170 Chinchou Water Electric 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 0183 Marill Water 0184 Azumarill Water 0186 Politoed Water 0194 Wooper Water Ground 0195 Quagsire Water Ground 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0220 Swinub Ice Ground 0221 Piloswine Ice Ground 0222 Corsola Water Rock 0223 Remoraid Water 0224 Octillery Water 0225 Delibird Ice Flying 0226 Mantine Water Flying 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon 0233 Porygon2 Normal 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 0241 Miltank Normal 0242 Blissey Normal 0245 Suicune Water 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0086 Seel Water 41 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 51 0090 Shellder Water 49 0090 Shellder Water 50 0131 Lapras Water Ice 31 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 49 0223 Remoraid Water 44 0224 Octillery Water 54 0361 Snorunt Ice 34 0362 Glalie Ice 34 0382 Kyogre Water 35 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM13

#   Pokémon Type 0007 Squirtle Water 0008 Wartortle Water 0009 Blastoise Water 0019 Rattata Normal 0020 Raticate Normal 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 0030 Nidorina Poison 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0029 Nidoran♂ Poison 0033 Nidorino Poison 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0054 Psyduck Water 0055 Golduck Water 0060 Poliwag Water 0061 Poliwhirl Water 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0086 Seel Water 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 0090 Shellder Water 0091 Cloyster Water Ice 0098 Krabby Water 0099 Kingler Water 0104 Cubone Ground 0105 Marowak Ground 0108 Lickitung Normal 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0113 Chansey Normal 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0116 Horsea Water 0117 Seadra Water 0118 Goldeen Water 0119 Seaking Water 0120 Staryu Water 0121 Starmie Water Psychic 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0128 Tauros Normal 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0131 Lapras Water Ice 0134 Vaporeon Water 0137 Porygon Normal 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 0139 Omastar Rock Water 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 0143 Snorlax Normal 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0147 Dratini Dragon 0148 Dragonair Dragon 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0158 Totodile Water 0159 Croconaw Water 0160 Feraligatr Water 0161 Sentret Normal 0162 Furret Normal 0170 Chinchou Water Electric 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 0183 Marill Water 0184 Azumarill Water 0186 Politoed Water 0194 Wooper Water Ground 0195 Quagsire Water Ground 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0206 Dunsparce Normal 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0220 Swinub Ice Ground 0221 Piloswine Ice Ground 0222 Corsola Water Rock 0223 Remoraid Water 0224 Octillery Water 0225 Delibird Ice Flying 0226 Mantine Water Flying 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon 0233 Porygon2 Normal 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 0241 Miltank Normal 0242 Blissey Normal 0245 Suicune Water 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0258 Mudkip Water 0259 Marshtomp Water Ground 0260 Swampert Water Ground 0263 Zigzagoon Normal 0264 Linoone Normal 0270 Lotad Water Grass 0271 Lombre Water Grass 0272 Ludicolo Water Grass 0278 Wingull Water Flying 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 0283 Surskit Bug Water 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 0287 Slakoth Normal 0288 Vigoroth Normal 0289 Slaking Normal 0293 Whismur Normal 0294 Loudred Normal 0295 Exploud Normal 0298 Azurill Normal 0300 Skitty Normal 0301 Delcatty Normal 0303 Mawile Steel 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0316 Gulpin Poison 0317 Swalot Poison 0318 Carvanha Water Dark 0319 Sharpedo Water Dark 0320 Wailmer Water 0321 Wailord Water 0333 Swablu Normal Flying 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 0335 Zangoose Normal 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 0339 Barboach Water Ground 0340 Whiscash Water Ground 0341 Corphish Water 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 0344 Claydol Ground Psychic 0349 Feebas Water 0350 Milotic Water 0351 Castform Normal 0351 Castform Fire 0351 Castform Water 0351 Castform Ice 0352 Kecleon Normal 0355 Duskull Ghost 0356 Dusclops Ghost 0359 Absol Dark 0361 Snorunt Ice 0362 Glalie Ice 0363 Spheal Ice Water 0364 Sealeo Ice Water 0365 Walrein Ice Water 0366 Clamperl Water 0367 Huntail Water 0368 Gorebyss Water 0369 Relicanth Rock Water 0370 Luvdisc Water 0378 Regice Ice 0380 Latias Dragon Psychic 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 0382 Kyogre Water 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0086 Seel Water 47 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 47 0090 Shellder Water 49 0131 Lapras Water Ice 32 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 43 0223 Remoraid Water 40 0224 Octillery Water 48 0362 Glalie Ice 37 0378 Regice Ice 73 0382 Kyogre Water 35 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM13

#   Pokémon Type 0007 Squirtle Water 0008 Wartortle Water 0009 Blastoise Water 0019 Rattata Normal 0020 Raticate Normal 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 0030 Nidorina Poison 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0029 Nidoran♂ Poison 0033 Nidorino Poison 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0054 Psyduck Water 0055 Golduck Water 0060 Poliwag Water 0061 Poliwhirl Water 0062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0086 Seel Water 0087 Dewgong Water Ice 0090 Shellder Water 0091 Cloyster Water Ice 0098 Krabby Water 0099 Kingler Water 0104 Cubone Ground 0105 Marowak Ground 0108 Lickitung Normal 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0113 Chansey Normal 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0116 Horsea Water 0117 Seadra Water 0118 Goldeen Water 0119 Seaking Water 0120 Staryu Water 0121 Starmie Water Psychic 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0128 Tauros Normal 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0131 Lapras Water Ice 0134 Vaporeon Water 0137 Porygon Normal 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 0139 Omastar Rock Water 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 0143 Snorlax Normal 0144 Articuno Ice Flying 0147 Dratini Dragon 0148 Dragonair Dragon 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0158 Totodile Water 0159 Croconaw Water 0160 Feraligatr Water 0161 Sentret Normal 0162 Furret Normal 0170 Chinchou Water Electric 0171 Lanturn Water Electric 0183 Marill Water 0184 Azumarill Water 0186 Politoed Water 0194 Wooper Water Ground 0195 Quagsire Water Ground 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0206 Dunsparce Normal 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0220 Swinub Ice Ground 0221 Piloswine Ice Ground 0222 Corsola Water Rock 0223 Remoraid Water 0224 Octillery Water 0225 Delibird Ice Flying 0226 Mantine Water Flying 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon 0233 Porygon2 Normal 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 0241 Miltank Normal 0242 Blissey Normal 0245 Suicune Water 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0258 Mudkip Water 0259 Marshtomp Water Ground 0260 Swampert Water Ground 0263 Zigzagoon Normal 0264 Linoone Normal 0270 Lotad Water Grass 0271 Lombre Water Grass 0272 Ludicolo Water Grass 0278 Wingull Water Flying 0279 Pelipper Water Flying 0283 Surskit Bug Water 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 0287 Slakoth Normal 0288 Vigoroth Normal 0289 Slaking Normal 0293 Whismur Normal 0294 Loudred Normal 0295 Exploud Normal 0298 Azurill Normal 0300 Skitty Normal 0301 Delcatty Normal 0303 Mawile Steel 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0316 Gulpin Poison 0317 Swalot Poison 0318 Carvanha Water Dark 0319 Sharpedo Water Dark 0320 Wailmer Water 0321 Wailord Water 0333 Swablu Normal Flying 0334 Altaria Dragon Flying 0335 Zangoose Normal 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 0339 Barboach Water Ground 0340 Whiscash Water Ground 0341 Corphish Water 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 0344 Claydol Ground Psychic 0349 Feebas Water 0350 Milotic Water 0351 Castform Normal 0351 Castform Fire 0351 Castform Water 0351 Castform Ice 0352 Kecleon Normal 0355 Duskull Ghost 0356 Dusclops Ghost 0359 Absol Dark 0361 Snorunt Ice 0362 Glalie Ice 0363 Spheal Ice Water 0364 Sealeo Ice Water 0365 Walrein Ice Water 0366 Clamperl Water 0367 Huntail Water 0368 Gorebyss Water 0369 Relicanth Rock Water 0370 Luvdisc Water 0378 Regice Ice 0380 Latias Dragon Psychic 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 0382 Kyogre Water 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0393 Piplup Water 0394 Prinplup Water 0395 Empoleon Water Steel 0399 Bidoof Normal 0400 Bibarel Normal Water 0408 Cranidos Rock 0409 Rampardos Rock 0410 Shieldon Rock Steel 0411 Bastiodon Rock Steel 0418 Buizel Water 0419 Floatzel Water 0422 Shellos Water 0422 Shellos Water 0423 Gastrodon Water Ground 0423 Gastrodon Water Ground 0427 Buneary Normal 0428 Lopunny Normal 0446 Munchlax Normal 0456 Finneon Water 0457 Lumineon Water 0458 Mantyke Water Flying 0459 Snover Grass Ice 0460 Abomasnow Grass Ice 0461 Weavile Dark Ice 0463 Lickilicky Normal 0464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 0471 Glaceon Ice 0473 Mamoswine Ice Ground 0474 Porygon-Z Normal 0477 Dusknoir Ghost 0478 Froslass Ice Ghost 0481 Mesprit Psychic 0483 Dialga Steel Dragon 0484 Palkia Water Dragon 0488 Cresselia Psychic 0489 Phione Water 0490 Manaphy Water 0491 Darkrai Dark 0493 Arceus Ground Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

File:Regice ice beam.png Regice File:Buneary Ice Beam.png Buneary File:ShellderIceBeam.PNG Shellder File:Snover ice beam.png Snover
The opponent is hit by a bolt of icy cold energy from the the user.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Lapras opens its mouth and a stream of water comes out. When the water hits contact with the target, it instantly freezes, or a light blue ball forms in front of Lapras's mouth and beams shoot out of its mouth.
Santa Claus's Lapras	Holiday Hi-Jynx		Debut
Ash's Lapras	Fit to be Tide		None
Multiple wild Lapras	Viva Las Lapras		None
	Vaporeon opens its mouth and a stream of water comes out. When the water hits contact with the target, it instantly freezes.
Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Vaporeon	The Ultimate Test		None
	A light blue ball forms on Dewgong's horn. Then, the beam fires at the opponent.
Dewgong (Cerulean Gym)	The Misty Mermaid		None
	Shellder shoots two light blue beams from the horns on its head.
Jessie's Shellder	The Evolution Solution		None
	A light blue ball forms in front of Nidoqueen's horn. Light blue beams are then released, freezing anything it touches.
Danny's Nidoqueen	Navel Maneuvers		None
	A light blue ball forms in Poliwrath's hands. The ball then moves forward and releases light blue beams, freezing anything it touches.
Tad's Poliwrath	Charizard Chills		None
	A light blue ball forms in front of Articuno's beak. Light blue beams are then released from the ball, freezing anything it touches.
Wild Articuno	The Power of One		None
A wild Articuno	Freeze Frame		None
	A white ball is formed in front of Dragonite's mouth. Light blue beams are then fired at the target, freezing anything it touches.
Drake's Dragonite	Enter the Dragonite		None
	A white ball forms in front of Remoraid's mouth. White beams are then released from the ball, freezing anything it touches.
Multiple wild Remoraid	The Light Fantastic		None
	A light blue ball forms in front of its nose. Light blue beams are then released from the ball, freezing anything it touches.
Liza's Lunatone	It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!		None
	A light blue ball forms in front of its nose. Light blue beams are then released from the ball, freezing anything it touches.
Three wild Jynx	Three Jynx and a Baby!		None
	A light blue ball forms on Squirtle. Then, the beam fires at the opponent.
May's Squirtle	The Saffron Con!		None
	A light blue ball forms in front of Regice. Light blue beams are then released.
Brandon's Regice	Pace - The Final Frontier		None
	A light blue ball forms in front of Buneary's mouth. Light blue beams are then released out of its mouth.
Dawn's Buneary	Setting The World On It's Buneary		None
	A light blue ball forms in front of Feebas's mouth. Light blue beams are then released out of its mouth.
Hayley's Feebas	Ya Wanna See an Evolution!		None
	A light blue ball forms in front of Weavile's mouth. Light blue beams are then released out of its mouth.
Paul's Weavile	Top Down Training!		None
	A light blue ball forms in front of Rayquaza's mouth. Light blue beams are then released out of its mouth.
Cynthia's Rayquaza	Malice in Wonderland!		Illusion Created by Mismagius
	A light blue ball forms in front of Glaceon's mouth. Light blue beams are then released out of its mouth.
May's Glaceon	A Full Course Tag Battle		None
	A light blue ball forms in front of Bibarel's mouth. Light blue beams are then released out of its mouth.
Reggie's Bibarel	Lost Leader Strategy!		None
	Lanturn's headlight turns light blue and then releases a light blue beam.
Kyle's Lanturn	Pruning a Passel of Pals!		None
	light blue ball forms in front of Quagsire's mouth. Light blue beams are then released out of its mouth..
Crasher Wake's Quagsire	A Crasher Course in Power!		None
	A light blue ball forms in front of its hand. It then freezes the opponent.
Wild Froslass	The Drifting Snorunt		None

Trivia

• Unlike the other two variations of Flamethrower, Ice Beam only has 10 PP.
• As of Generation IV, every Template:Type2 Pokémon, with the exception of Magikarp, can learn Ice Beam.

In other languages

• Brazilian Portuguese: Raio de Gelo
• Dutch: Ijsstraal
• French: Laser Glace
• German: Eisstrahl
• Italian: Geloraggio
• Korean: 냉동빔 Freeze Beam
• Norwegian: Isstråle
• Spanish: Rayo Hielo
• Hindi: बर्फीली बीम Barfeeli Beam

Variations of the move Flamethrower
Flamethrower • Ice Beam • Thunderbolt