Ice Shard (move)

Move data

Type Ice
Category Physical  Physical
Power 40
Accuracy 100
PP 30  (max. 48)
Priority +1
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 4

Effects

Ice Shard deals damage and has a priority of +1.

Moves with a higher priority always go first, regardless of a Pokémon's speed. If two moves with the same priority are used, the faster Pokémon goes first as usual.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Icium Z and uses its Z-Power, Ice Shard turns into Subzero Slammer and has base power 100.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Ice Shard
Japanese こおりのつぶて (Koori no Tsubute)
German Eissplitter
French Éclats Glace
Italian Geloscheggia
Spanish Canto Helado
Korean 얼음뭉치
Chinese (Simplified) 冰砾
Chinese (Traditional) 冰礫

Game descriptions

Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
The user flash freezes chunks of ice and hurls them. This move always goes first.
Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
The user flash freezes chunks of ice and hurls them at the target. This move always goes first.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
The user flash-freezes chunks of ice and hurls them at the target. This move always goes first.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
L.G. Pikachu​/​L.G. Eevee
The user flash-freezes chunks of ice and hurls them at the target. This move always goes first.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
The user flash-freezes chunks of ice and hurls them at the target. This move always goes first.
Scarlet​/​Violet The user flash-freezes chunks of ice and hurls them at the target. This move always goes first.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Ice Shard at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Alolan Vulpix Vulpix
Alolan Vulpix
#0037 / Ice
Level 8
Seel Seel
#0086 / Water
Level 17
Dewgong Dewgong
#0087 / Water · Ice
Level 17
Shellder Shellder
#0090 / Water
Level 8
Cloyster Cloyster
#0091 / Water · Ice
Level 1
Lapras Lapras
#0131 / Water · Ice
Level 20
Articuno Articuno
#0144 / Ice · Flying
Level 15
Swinub Swinub
#0220 / Ice · Ground
Level 15
Piloswine Piloswine
#0221 / Ice · Ground
Level 15
Snorunt Snorunt
#0361 / Ice
Level 15
Glalie Glalie
#0362 / Ice
Level 15
Snover Snover
#0459 / Grass · Ice
Level 15
Abomasnow Abomasnow
#0460 / Grass · Ice
Level 15
Weavile Weavile
#0461 / Dark · Ice
Level 1
Glaceon Glaceon
#0471 / Ice
Level 20
Mamoswine Mamoswine
#0473 / Ice · Ground
Level 15
Froslass Froslass
#0478 / Ice · Ghost
Level 15
Cryogonal Cryogonal
#0615 / Ice
Level 1
Cetoddle Cetoddle
#0974 / Ice
Level 12
Cetitan Cetitan
#0975 / Ice
Level 12
Baxcalibur Baxcalibur
#0998 / Dragon · Ice
Level 1
Chien-Pao Chien-Pao
#1002 / Dark · Ice
Level 20

Learnt by breeding

These Pokémon can learn Ice Shard as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.

Alolan Sandshrew Sandshrew
Alolan Sandshrew
#0027 / Ice · Steel
Field
Sneasel Sneasel
#0215 / Dark · Ice
Field
Weavile Weavile
#0461 / Dark · Ice
Field