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
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
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.
SMUSUM	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
	Seel	water	17	17	17	TBA
	Dewgong	water/ice	17	17	17	TBA
	Shellder	water	28	28	28	TBA
	Lapras	water/ice	10	10	10	TBA
	Articuno	ice/flying	10	10	10	TBA
	Sneasel	dark/ice	49	51 (BW) 47 (B2W2)	47	TBA
	Swinub	ice/ground	28	28 (BW) 24 (B2W2)	24	TBA
	Snorunt	ice	37	37	37 (XY) 10 (ORAS)	TBA
	Glalie	ice			1, 10 (ORAS)	TBA
	Snover	ice/grass	26	26	26	TBA
	Abomasnow	ice/grass	26	26	26	TBA
	Glaceon	ice	36	36 (BW) 25 (B2W2)	25	TBA
	Froslass	ice/ghost	37	37	37 (XY) 1, 10 (ORAS)	TBA
	Cryogonal	ice		5	1, 5	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.

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.