Powder Snow (move)

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Flavor text
Learnt by level up

Move data

Type	Ice
Category	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

User

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.