Icicle Spear

Essentials

Icicle Spear

physical

Generation 3

Summary

Hits 2-5 times in one turn.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 25; percentile 5.8
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 30, up to 48 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
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

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Hits 2–5 times in one turn.

Has a 3/8 chance each to hit 2 or 3 times, and a 1/8 chance each to hit 4 or 5 times. Averages to 3 hits per use.

History

Before: Has 10 power.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Attacks the foe by firing 2 to 5 icicles in a row.
: Sharp icicles are fired at the foe. It strikes two to five times.

: The user launches sharp icicles at the foe. It strikes two to five times in a row.

: The user launches sharp icicles at the target. It strikes two to five times in a row.

: The user launches sharp icicles at the target two to five times in a row.

: The user launches sharp icicles at the target two to five times in a row.

Foreign Names

Japanese: つららばり (tsurarabari)
: つららばり
Korean: 고드름침
Chinese: 冰錐
: 冰锥
French: Stalagtite
German: Eisspeer
Spanish: Carámbano
Italian: Gelolancia
Czech: Rampouchové kopí

Contests

Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Jam: ♥
Flavor text: Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Icicle Spear.

Move	PP	Power	Acc	Effect
Double Slap	10	15	85%	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Comet Punch	15	18	85%	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Fury Attack	20	15	85%	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Pin Missile	20	25	95%	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Spike Cannon	15	20	100%	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Barrage	20	15	85%	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Fury Swipes	15	18	80%	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Bone Rush	10	25	90%	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Arm Thrust	20	15	100%	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Bullet Seed	30	25	100%	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Rock Blast	10	25	90%	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Tail Slap	10	25	85%	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.

Pokémon

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

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Icicle Spear's physical 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.
					0	Alolan Sandslash		Snow Cloak Slush Rush		Field	75	100	120	25	65	65	450
	8	13	13	13	13	Shellder		Shell Armor Skill Link Overcoat		Water 3	30	65	100	45	25	40	305
			—	—	—	Vanillite		Ice Body Snow Cloak Weak Armor		Mineral	36	50	50	65	60	44	305
			—	—	—	Vanillish		Ice Body Snow Cloak Weak Armor		Mineral	51	65	65	80	75	59	395
			—	—	—	Vanilluxe		Ice Body Snow Warning Weak Armor		Mineral	71	95	85	110	95	79	535
						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.
						Seel		Thick Fat Hydration Ice Body		Water 1 Field	65	45	55	45	70	45	325
						Shellder		Shell Armor Skill Link Overcoat		Water 3	30	65	100	45	25	40	305
						Swinub		Oblivious Snow Cloak Thick Fat		Field	50	50	40	30	30	50	250
						Corsola		Hustle Natural Cure Regenerator		Water 1 Water 3	65	55	95	65	95	35	410

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