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Icy Wind (Japanese: こごえるかぜ Freezing Wind) is a damage-dealing Ice-type move introduced in Generation II.

It is:

Effect

Generation II

Icy Wind inflicts damage and has a 99.6% chance of lowering the target's Speed stat by one stage.

Generation III onwards

Icy Wind deals damage to all adjacent opponents and lowers the Speed of hit Pokémon by one stage.

Icy Wind can be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if the move Hail was used in the prior turn.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Description

Games	Description
Stad2	An Ice-type attack. It is guaranteed to reduce the target's Speed if it hits.
GS C	An icy attack that lowers Speed.
RS EColoXD	A chilling attack that lowers the foe's Speed.
FRLG	A chilling wind is used to attack. It also lowers the Speed stat.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. It also lowers the target's Speed stat.
BW B2W2	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. It also reduces the targets' Speed stat.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers the opposing Pokémon's Speed stats.
SwSh BDSP SV	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats.
LA	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Egg Groups		Level
			III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII		IX

0037	Field						15	16		16
0038	Field						−	1		1
0086	Water 1	Field	17	11	11	11	11		11	11
0087	Water 1	Field	1, 17	1, 11	1, 11	1, 11	1, 11		1, 11	1
0122	Human-Like							20
0215	Field		43	28	28^BW 14^B2W2	14	14	24	24	24
0220	Field		−	25	25^BW 21^B2W2	21	21	30	30	30
0221	Field		−	25	25^BW 21^B2W2	21	21	30	30	30
0361	Fairy	Mineral	16	13	13	13^XY 14^ORAS	14	25	25	25
0362	Fairy	Mineral	16	13	13	13^XY 14^ORAS	14	25	25	25
0378	No Eggs Discovered		9	9	9	9^XY 1, 7^ORAS	1, 7	1	1	1
0459	Monster	Grass		9	9	9	9	25	25	25
0460	Monster	Grass		1, 9	1, 9	1, 9	1, 9	25	25	25
0461	Field			28	28^BW 14^B2W2	14	14	24	24	24
0471	Field			15	15^BW 9^B2W2	9	1, Evo.	1, Evo.	1, Evo.	Evo.
0473	Field			−	−	−	−	30	30	30
0478	Fairy	Mineral		13	13	13^XY 14^ORAS	14	25	25	25
0582	Mineral				13	13	13	12
0583	Mineral				13	13	13	12
0584	Mineral				13	13	13	12
0613	Field				13	13	13	9		9
0614	Field				1, 13	1, 13	1, 13	9		9
0615	Mineral				17	17	5	16		12
0646	No Eggs Discovered				1	1	1	−		−
0698	Monster					13	13	12
0699	Monster					13	13	12
0712	Monster	Mineral				10	10	12		12
0713	Monster	Mineral				10	10	12		12
0713	Monster	Mineral								12
0728	Water 1	Field					16^USUM	15		15
0729	Water 1	Field					16^USUM	15		15
0730	Water 1	Field					16^USUM	15		15
0866	Human-Like							20
0873	Bug							1, Evo.		Evo.
0875	Water 1	Field						18		18
0883	No Eggs Discovered							14
0996	Dragon	Mineral								6
0997	Dragon	Mineral								6
0998	Dragon	Mineral								6
1002	No Eggs Discovered									5
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By TM/Move Tutor

By breeding

Special move

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0730				Water 1	Field	Hidden Ability Pokémon Bank Primarina^SM
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Icy Wind deals damage and reduces the target's Travel Speed by one stage.

Pokémon Conquest

Stars: ★★★

Power: 34

Accuracy: 95%

Effect: Lowers targets' range by one tile.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

Updates

Gyms & Raids

July 30, 2016
- Power: 15 → 25
February 16, 2017
- Power: 25 → 60
- Energy cost: 20 → 33
- Duration: 3.8 → 3.3 seconds

Trainer Battles

December 11, 2019
- Secondary effect added

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Icy Wind

★★★
Attack power	40.9656
Charge time	0.74 seconds
Range type	Wide Shot
Number of hits	1
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	None

Pokémon Masters EX

Notes:

Stat decreases caused by this move apply to each target hit.
Description prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Lowers the target's Speed.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Icy Wind is Alolan Ninetales's second move. The user attacks with a gust of freezing air, damaging, shoving, and slowing enemies hit. At level 6, it is replaced by either Blizzard or Aurora Veil. Due to the effect of Snow Warning, Icy Wind slings snow and contributes to Alolan Ninetales freezing opposing Pokémon.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It also lowers the target's Movement Speed by one level.
MDTD S	Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It also reduces the target's Movement Speed by 1 level.
BSL	はなれたポケモンにダメージをあたえるしかもいどうそくどを１だんかいさげる
Conq.	Blow an icy gale toward the target. May also reduce the target's Range.
MDGtI	It damages even a faraway Pokémon. It also lowers the Pokémon's Travel Speed.
SMD	It damages a Pokémon, even one far away. It also lowers the Pokémon's Travel Speed.
MDRTDX	It damages a Pokémon, even one far away. It also lowers the target's Travel Speed.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method
Sneasel Vanilluxe Primarina Dewgong and Glaceon
The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. The chilled air numbs the opponent's limbs, making them slower.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Murkrow flaps its wings and a cold wind blows out from them at the opponent.
Lily's Murkrow	Hocus Pokémon	Debut
	Azumarill blows a beam of icy wind from its mouth at the opponent.
Jackson's Azumarill	Tie One On!	None
	Snorunt blows sparkling blue snow out of its mouth, freezing anything the snow touches.
Ash's Snorunt	Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snorunt!	None
	Glalie blows sparkling blue snow out of its mouth, freezing anything it touches.
Ash's Glalie	Island Time	None
	Masquerain flaps its wings and waves of sparkling blue snow come out of its body and at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Masquerain	Old Rivals, New Tricks!	None
	Sneasel blows a beam of wind with sparkling blue snow in it at the opponent from its mouth; or, Sneasel holds its hands above its head and forms a ball of icy wind. It then releases a gust of icy wind from the ball toward the opponent.
Candice's Sneasel	Sliding Into Seventh!	None
Pokémon hunter's Sneasel	The Power of Us	None
	Snover releases a strong wind with sparkling blue snow in it at the opponent from its body.
Candice's Snover	Sliding Into Seventh!	None
	Beartic opens its mouth and the inside of it starts to glow light blue and light blue sparkles gather inside its mouth. Beartic then releases a wind with snow inside of it from its mouth at the opponent. When the wind hits the opponent, it freezes it.
Multiple wild Beartic	The Beartic Mountain Feud!	None
	The inside of Vanillish's mouth starts to glow light blue and it releases a wind with light blue sparkles in it from its mouth at the opponent.
Cryogonal Man's Vanillish	The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!	None
	Vanilluxe's mouths glow light blue and it releases a wind with light blue sparkles inside from its mouths at the opponent.
Georgia's Vanilluxe	Crisis at Ferroseed Research!	None
	Glaceon opens its mouth and the inside of it starts to glow light blue. It then releases a powerful blizzard from its mouth at the opponent; or, Glaceon releases a wind with light blue sparkles in it from its mouth at the opponent, freezing anything it touches.
Virgil's Glaceon	Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!	None
Regina's Mirche	Breaking the Ice!	None
	Abomasnow opens its mouth and the inside of it starts to glow light blue. It then releases a wind with light blue sparkles inside from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Abomasnow	Over the Mountain of Snow!	None
	Weavile blows a beam of wind with sparkling blue snow in it at the opponent from its mouth or the claws on one its hands turn light blue and then it slashes its claw, creating an icy gust of wind which is sent towards the opponent.
Kagetomo's Weavile	The Legend of the Ninja Hero!	None
Mable's Weavile	An Explosive Operation!	None
	The horn on the front of Bergmite's head glows white and then an icy burst of wind shoots out from the horn towards the opponent. The cold air numbs the opponent's limbs, slowing it down.
Wulfric's Bergmite	A Real Icebreaker!	None
	Primarina releases a wind with light blue sparkles inside from its mouth at the opponent, freezing anything it touches.
Lana's Primarina	Battling Besties!	None
	Dewgong releases a wind with light blue sparkles in it from its mouth at the opponent, freezing anything it touches.
Goh's Dewgong	Breaking the Ice!	None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl

Pokémon	Method
Abomasnow
The user summons a freezing wind of air.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Abomasnow swings its arm and summons a freezing wind of air.
A wild Abomasnow	PDP04	Debut

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

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Reason: Sneasel's description

Effect

Generation II

Generation III onwards

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/Move Tutor

By breeding

Special move

By event

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Pokémon Conquest

Pokémon GO

Updates

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Pokémon Masters EX

Pokémon UNITE

Description

In the anime

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

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