Sheer Cold

Sheer Cold

ぜったいれいど Absolute Zero

Generation:	III

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	N/A
Accuracy:	N/A
PP:	5, max: 8
Affects:	Selected Target
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

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

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	1 ♥

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	0

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Sheer Cold (ぜったいれいど Absolute Zero) is a Ice-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

In Battle

Sheer Cold causes the target to faint if the move hits. The accuracy of Sheer Cold is equal to the difference in level between the user and the target plus 30% for ice Types or 20% for non-ice Types. Sheer Cold’s accuracy cannot be improved by Gravity, Compound Eyes, Wide Lens, etc. Pokémon holding a Focus Sash or Focus Band can still hang on as they usually would. This move does not affect ice Types, Pokémon of a higher level than the user, or Pokémon with Sturdy.

Contests

Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.

Super Contests

Earn +15 if all the Pokémon choose the same Judge.

Learnset

Generation III

By Leveling Up

By Leveling Up'
Pokémon	type	Level
Dewgong	Water/Ice	34
Lapras	Water/Ice	55
Articuno	Ice/Flying	85
Glalie	Ice	61
Spheal	Ice/Water	49
Sealeo	Ice/Water	55
Walrein	Ice/Water	61
Kyogre	Water	60
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

Generation IV

By Leveling Up

By Leveling Up'
Pokémon	type	Level
Dewgong	Water/Ice	34
Lapras	Water/Ice	55
Articuno	Ice/Flying	78
Glalie	Ice	59
Spheal	Ice/Water	49
Sealeo	Ice/Water	55
Walrein	Ice/Water	65
Kyogre	Water	60 (DPPt) 75 (HGSS)
Snover	Ice/Grass	46
Abomasnow	Ice/Grass	58
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By Event

By Event'
Pokémon	type	Obtained in
Suicune	Water	13th Movie Event
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

Generation V

By Leveling Up

By Leveling Up'
Pokémon	type	Level
Dewgong	Water/Ice	34
Lapras	Water/Ice	55
Articuno	Ice/Flying	78
Glalie	Ice	59
Spheal	Ice/Water	49
Sealeo	Ice/Water	55
Walrein	Ice/Water	65
Kyogre	Water	75
Snover	Ice/Grass	46
Abomasnow	Ice/Grass	58
Vanillite	Ice	52
Vanillish	Ice	58
Vanilluxe	Ice	67
Cubchoo	Ice	57
Beartic	Ice	66
Cryogonal	Ice	61
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

Generation VI

By Leveling Up

By Leveling Up'
Pokémon	type	Level
Dewgong	Water/Ice	34
Lapras	Water/Ice	50
Articuno	Ice/Flying	78
Glalie	Ice	59/61
Spheal	Ice/Water	49/46
Sealeo	Ice/Water	55/52
Walrein	Ice/Water	65,60
Kyogre	Water	75
Snover	Ice/Grass	46
Abomasnow	Ice/Grass	58
Vanillite	Ice	53
Vanillish	Ice	58
Vanilluxe	Ice	67
Cubchoo	Ice	57
Beartic	Ice	66
Cryogonal	Ice	61
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

Generation VII

By Leveling Up

By Leveling Up'
Pokémon	type	Level
Vulpix	Ice	50
Dewgong	Water/Ice	34
Lapras	Water/Ice	50
Articuno	Ice/Flying	99
Suicune	Water	1
Glalie	Ice	61
Spheal	Ice/Water	46
Sealeo	Ice/Water	52
Walrein	Ice/Water	60
Kyogre	Water	65
Snover	Ice/Grass	46
Abomasnow	Ice/Grass	58
Vanillite	Ice	53
Vanillish	Ice	58
Vanilluxe	Ice	67
Cubchoo	Ice	57
Beartic	Ice	66
Cryogonal	Ice	67
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

Trivia

• Sheer Cold is the only One-Hit-KO move that wasn't introduced in Generation I.
• Sheer Cold could be at -237.613452 celcius if the name ''absolute zero''is literral

Gallery

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Main games

Sheer Cold depicted in Generation III

Sheer Cold depicted in Generation IV

Sheer Cold depicted in Generation VI

Sheer Cold depicted in Generation VII

Sheer Cold depicted in Generation VIII

Main series

Sheer Cold being used by Solidad's Lapras.

Sheer Cold being used by Morana's Glalie.

Sheer Cold being used by a wild Primal Kyogre.

Sheer Cold being used by a a wild Kyogre.

Sheer Cold being used by a a wild Articuno.

Pokémon Adventures

Sheer Cold being used by Noland's Glalie.