Ice Shard

こおりのつぶて Ice Throwing Stone

Introduced:	Generation IV

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	40
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	30 ^{(Max. 48)}
Priority:	+1
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Super Contests (DP Pt)

Condition:	Beauty
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Beautiful
Appeal:	3 ♥♥♥
Jam:	0
Causes the user to move earlier on the next turn.

Ice Shard is an Ice-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Description

Games	Description
DP PtHGSS	The user flash freezes chunks of ice and hurls them. This move always goes first.
BWB2W2	The user flash freezes chunks of ice and hurls them at the target. This move always goes first.
XYORAS	The user flash-freezes chunks of ice and hurls them at the target. This move always goes first.
SMUSUMPE	The user flash freezes chunks of ice and throws them at the opponent. This move will always strike first.

Effect

In Battle

Ice Shard does damage. Due to having a positive priority, Ice Shard will always go before moves that are not of this priority type. In a Double Battle, Ice Shard can target any Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Ice Shard can only target a Pokémon that's adjacent to the user.

Learnset

By Leveling Up

Pokémon		Type	Level
Pokémon		Type	IV	V	VI	VII
	Shandshrew	ice/steel				8 ^PE
	Sandslash	ice/steel				1 ^PE
	Vulpix	ice				10
	Ninetales	ice/fairy				1
	Seel	water	17	17	17	17 ^SMUSUM 16 ^PE
	Dewgong	water/ice	17	17	17	17 ^SMUSUM 15 ^PE
	Shellder	water	28	28	28	28 ^SMUSUM 13 ^PE
	Lapras	water/ice	10	10	10	10 ^SMUSUM 19 ^PE
	Articuno	ice/flying	10	10	10	15 ^SMUSUM 1 ^PE
	Sneasel	dark/ice	49	51 ^BW 47 ^B2W2	47	47
	Swinub	ice/ground	28	28 ^BW 24 ^B2W2	24	24
	Snorunt	ice	37	37	37 ^XY 10 ^ORAS	10
	Glalie	ice			1, 10 ^ORAS	1, 10
	Snover	ice/grass	26	26	26	26
	Abomasnow	ice/grass	26	26	26	26
	Glaceon	ice	36	36 ^BW 25 ^B2W2	25	25
	Froslass	ice/ghost	37	37	37 ^XY 1, 10 ^ORAS	1, 10
	Cryogonal	ice		5	1, 5	1
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By Breeding

Pokémon		Type	Father
Pokémon		Type	IV	V	VI	VII
	Sneasel	dark/ice				TBA
	Delibird	ice/flying				TBA
	Phanpy	ground				TBA
	Vanillite	ice				TBA
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn this move through chain breeding.