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Ice Ball

Ice Ball is a Ice-type physical move introduced in Generation 3. It has 30 base power and 90% accuracy, with 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 16 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Ice

Category

Physical

Power

30

Accuracy

90%

PP

20 (max 32)

Priority

0

Effect

Power doubles with each hit. Repeats for 5 turns. If this move is successful, the user is locked into this move and cannot make another move until it misses, 5 turns have passed, or the attack cannot be used. Power doubles with each successful hit of this move and doubles again if Defense Curl was used previously by the user. If this move is called by Sleep Talk, the move is used for one turn.

Targets
One adjacent Pokémon
Properties
Makes contact · Ball/bomb move (Bulletproof)
Scarlet & Violet
Not usable — it was removed in Scarlet & Violet
Pokémon Champions
Not usable
Legends: Z-A
Not usable

Type matchups as a Ice attack

2× vsGrassGroundFlyingDragon

½× vsFireWaterIceSteel

Pokémon that learn Ice Ball

16 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.

PokémonTypeChampionsS/VZ-AGens
Alolan SandshrewIce/Steel7
Alolan SandslashIce/Steel7
PoliwagWater3–7
PoliwhirlWater3–7
PoliwrathWater/Fighting3–7
PolitoedWater3–7
DelibirdIce/Flying3–7
MudkipWater3–7
MarshtompWater/Ground3–7
SwampertWater/Ground3–7
SphealIce/Water3–7
SealeoIce/Water3–7
WalreinIce/Water3–7
BergmiteIce6–7
AvaluggIce6–7
Hisuian AvaluggIce/Rock6–7

Ice Ball FAQ

What does Ice Ball do?

Ice Ball is a Ice-type physical move with 30 power. If this move is successful, the user is locked into this move and cannot make another move until it misses, 5 turns have passed, or the attack cannot be used. Power doubles with each successful hit of this move and doubles again if Defense Curl was used previously by the user. If this move is called by Sleep Talk, the move is used for one turn.

Which Pokémon can learn Ice Ball?

16 Pokémon and forms can learn Ice Ball in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Alolan Sandshrew, Alolan Sandslash, Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath and Politoed.

Is Ice Ball in Pokémon Champions?

No, no Pokémon can use Ice Ball in Pokémon Champions.

What is Ice Ball super effective against?

As a Ice-type attack, Ice Ball is super effective against Grass, Ground, Flying and Dragon, not very effective against Fire, Water, Ice and Steel (unless its effect says otherwise).

Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.