Powder Snow (move)

Move data

Type Ice
Category Special  Special
Power 40
Accuracy 100
PP 25  (max. 40)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 2

Effects

Powder Snow deals damage and has a 10% chance of freezing the target.

Ice type Pokémon, those with the ability Magma Armor or those behind a Substitute cannot be frozen.

Z-Move effects

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

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets all adjacent foes.

Other languages

English Powder Snow
Japanese こなゆき (Konayuki)
German Pulverschnee
French Poudreuse
Italian Polneve
Spanish Nieve Polvo
Korean 눈싸라기
Chinese (Simplified) 细雪
Chinese (Traditional) 細雪

Game descriptions

Gold​/​Silver
Crystal
An attack that may cause freezing.
Ruby​/​Sapphire
Emerald
Blasts the foe with a snowy gust. May cause freezing.
FireRed​/​LeafGreen Blasts the foe with a snowy gust. It may cause freezing.
Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. It may also freeze the target.
Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. It may also freeze the targets.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. This may also freeze the opposing Pokémon.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. This may also freeze the opposing Pokémon.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. This may also freeze opposing Pokémon.
Scarlet​/​Violet The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. This may also leave opposing Pokémon frozen.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Powder Snow 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 Sandshrew Sandshrew
Alolan Sandshrew
#0027 / Ice · Steel
Level 6
Alolan Vulpix Vulpix
Alolan Vulpix
#0037 / Ice
Level 1
Articuno Articuno
#0144 / Ice · Flying
Level 5
Swinub Swinub
#0220 / Ice · Ground
Level 5
Piloswine Piloswine
#0221 / Ice · Ground
Level 1
Snorunt Snorunt
#0361 / Ice
Level 1
Glalie Glalie
#0362 / Ice
Level 1
Snover Snover
#0459 / Grass · Ice
Level 1
Abomasnow Abomasnow
#0460 / Grass · Ice
Level 1
Mamoswine Mamoswine
#0473 / Ice · Ground
Level 1
Froslass Froslass
#0478 / Ice · Ghost
Level 1
Cubchoo Cubchoo
#0613 / Ice
Level 1
Beartic Beartic
#0614 / Ice
Level 1
Bergmite Bergmite
#0712 / Ice
Level 6
Avalugg Avalugg
#0713 / Ice
Level 1
Hisuian Avalugg Avalugg
Hisuian Avalugg
#0713 / Ice · Rock
Level 1
Snom Snom
#0872 / Ice · Bug
Level 1
Frosmoth Frosmoth
#0873 / Ice · Bug
Level 1
Eiscue (Ice Face) Eiscue
Ice Face
#0875 / Ice
Level 1
Cetoddle Cetoddle
#0974 / Ice
Level 1
Cetitan Cetitan
#0975 / Ice
Level 1
Iron Bundle Iron Bundle
#0991 / Ice · Water
Level 7
Chien-Pao Chien-Pao
#1002 / Dark · Ice
Level 1