Powder Snow

Essentials

Powder Snow

special

Generation 2

Summary

Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 40; percentile 13.8
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 25, up to 40 with PP Up
Target: All opponents
Effect chance: 10
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: An attack that may cause freezing.

: Blasts the foe with a snowy gust. May cause freezing.
: Blasts the foe with a snowy gust. It may cause freezing.

: The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. It may also freeze the target.

: The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. It may also freeze the targets.

: The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. This may also freeze the opposing Pokémon.

: The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. This may also freeze the opposing Pokémon.

Foreign Names

Japanese: こなゆき (konayuki)
: こなゆき
Korean: 눈싸라기
Chinese: 細雪
: 细雪
French: Poudreuse
German: Pulverschnee
Spanish: Nieve Polvo
Italian: Polneve
Czech: Prašan

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡♡♡♡

Jam

Flavor text

A highly appealing move.

Use after

Hail

Use before

Blizzard

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡♡
Flavor text: A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Powder Snow.

Move	PP	Power	Acc	Effect
Ice Beam	10	90	100%	Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
Ice Punch	15	75	100%	Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
Shadow Chill	—	75	100%	Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.

Pokémon

Ice Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Special Attack are more suited to Powder Snow's special damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

							Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
						5	Alolan Sandshrew		Snow Cloak Slush Rush		Field	50	75	90	10	35	40	300
						—	Alolan Vulpix		Snow Cloak Snow Warning		Field	38	41	40	50	65	65	299
13	13	11	11	11	11	11	Smoochum		Oblivious Forewarn Hydration		Undiscovered	45	30	15	85	65	65	305
—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Jynx		Oblivious Forewarn Dry Skin		Human-Like	65	50	35	115	95	95	455
—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Articuno		Pressure Snow Cloak		Undiscovered	90	85	100	95	125	85	580
10	10	8	8	8	8	8	Swinub		Oblivious Snow Cloak Thick Fat		Field	50	50	40	30	30	50	250
—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Piloswine		Oblivious Snow Cloak Thick Fat		Field	100	100	80	60	60	50	450
		—	—	—	—	—	Mamoswine		Oblivious Snow Cloak Thick Fat		Field	110	130	80	70	60	80	530
	10	10	10	10	10	10	Castform		Forecast		Fairy Amorphous	70	70	70	70	70	70	420
	10	10	10	10	10	10	Sunny Castform		Forecast		Fairy Amorphous	70	70	70	70	70	70	420
	10	10	10	10	10	10	Rainy Castform		Forecast		Fairy Amorphous	70	70	70	70	70	70	420
	10	10	10	10	10	10	Snowy Castform		Forecast		Fairy Amorphous	70	70	70	70	70	70	420
	—	—	—	—	—	—	Snorunt		Inner Focus Ice Body Moody		Fairy Mineral	50	50	50	50	50	50	300
	—	—	—	—	—	—	Glalie		Inner Focus Ice Body Moody		Fairy Mineral	80	80	80	80	80	80	480
					—	—	Mega Glalie		Refrigerate		Fairy Mineral	80	120	80	120	80	100	580
		—	—	—	—	—	Froslass		Snow Cloak Cursed Body		Fairy Mineral	70	80	70	80	70	110	480
	—	—	—	—	—	—	Spheal		Thick Fat Ice Body Oblivious		Water 1 Field	70	40	50	55	50	25	290
	—	—	—	—	—	—	Sealeo		Thick Fat Ice Body Oblivious		Water 1 Field	90	60	70	75	70	45	410
	—	—	—	—	—	—	Walrein		Thick Fat Ice Body Oblivious		Water 1 Field	110	80	90	95	90	65	530
		—	—	—	—	—	Snover		Snow Warning Soundproof		Monster Grass	60	62	50	62	60	40	334
		—	—	—	—	—	Abomasnow		Snow Warning Soundproof		Monster Grass	90	92	75	92	85	60	494
				—	—	—	Mega Abomasnow		Snow Warning		Monster Grass	90	132	105	132	105	30	594
			—	5	5	5	Cubchoo		Snow Cloak Slush Rush Rattled		Field	55	70	40	60	40	40	305
			—	—	—	—	Beartic		Snow Cloak Slush Rush Swift Swim		Field	95	130	80	70	80	50	505
				—	—	—	Amaura		Refrigerate Snow Warning		Monster	77	59	50	67	63	46	362
				—	—	—	Aurorus		Refrigerate Snow Warning		Monster	123	77	72	99	92	58	521
				5	5	5	Bergmite		Own Tempo Ice Body Sturdy		Monster	55	69	85	32	35	28	304
				5	5	—	Avalugg		Own Tempo Ice Body Sturdy		Monster	95	117	184	44	46	28	514
							Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
							Vanillite		Ice Body Snow Cloak Weak Armor		Mineral	36	50	50	65	60	44	305

29 Pokémon