Ice Ball (move)

	Ice Ball; アイスボール Ice Ball
Type	Ice
Category	Physical
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	30
Accuracy	90%
Priority	0
	Makes contact; Affected by Protect; Not affected by Magic Coat; Not affected by Snatch; Affected by Mirror Move; Affected by King's Rock;
	Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Introduced	Generation III
	Move Tutor in Pokémon Legends: Arceus;
Condition	Beauty
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jam	0
	Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited.
Condition	Beauty
Appeal	2 ♥♥
	Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.
Condition	Beautiful
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jamming	0
	Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited.
	On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III; Generation IV; Generation V; Generation VI; Generation VII; Generation VIII; Generation IX; ;

Ice Ball (Japanese: アイスボール Ice Ball) is a damage-dealing Ice-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation VI, it was the signature move of Spheal's evolutionary line, but other Pokémon could still inherit it via breeding.

Effect

Generations III to VII

Ice Ball inflicts damage over five turns, doubling in power for each consecutive hit; the power will reset after five turns or if Ice Ball is interrupted. It is a consecutively executed move. Ice Ball's power is doubled in addition if the user had previously used Defense Curl. Pokémon with Bulletproof are immune to Ice Ball.

Hitting a Mimikyu in Disguised Form will produce the Rollout storage glitch.

Ice Ball is also part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if Defense Curl was used in the prior turn.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl

Ice Ball cannot be selected in a battle.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Ice Ball's base power was increased to 40. It inflicts damage and causes the user to become fixated on using the move.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

		Agile	Strong
Category	Physical
PP	20

Power	40	30	50
Accuracy	90%	90%	100%
Action speed modifier
Self	0	0	+5
Target	0	+3	0
Additional effect
		?	?
		?	?
		?	?
The user becomes fixated

Generation IX

Ice Ball cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games	Description
RS E	A 5-turn attack that gains power on successive hits.
FRLG	A 5-turn rolling attack that becomes stronger each time it rolls.
ColoXD	An attack lasting 5 turns with rising intensity.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user continually rolls into the foe over five turns. It becomes stronger each time it hits.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS	The user continually rolls into the target over five turns. It becomes stronger each time it hits.
SM USUM PE	The user attacks the target for five turns. The move's power increases each time it hits.
SwSh BDSP SV	This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.
LA	The user hurls a chunk of ice at the target, then becomes fixated on using this move.

Learnset

By leveling up

#		Egg Groups		Level
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
								SM USUM	LA
0027	Sandshrew Alolan Form	Field		Field					7
0028	Sandslash Alolan Form	Field		Field					1
0362	Glalie	Fairy	Mineral	−	−	−	−	−	1
0363	Spheal	Water 1	Field	13	13	13	13	13	−
0364	Sealeo	Water 1	Field	13	13	13	13	13	−
0365	Walrein	Water 1	Field	13	13	13	13	13	−
0712	Bergmite	Monster	Mineral				30	30	−
0713	Avalugg	Monster	Mineral				30	30
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 breeding

#		Egg Groups		Egg Move
				III	IV	V	VI	VII
								SM USUM
0060	Poliwag	Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0225	Delibird	Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0258	Mudkip	Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
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 Move Tutor

#		Egg Groups		Compatibility
				VIII
				LA Tutor
0100	Voltorb Hisuian Form	Mineral		Mineral	✔
0101	Electrode Hisuian Form	Mineral		Mineral	✔
0108	Lickitung	Monster		Monster	✔
0143	Snorlax	Monster		Monster	✔
0208	Steelix	Mineral		Mineral	✔
0211	Qwilfish Hisuian Form	Water 2		Water 2	✔
0362	Glalie	Fairy	Mineral	✔
0363	Spheal	Water 1	Field	✔
0364	Sealeo	Water 1	Field	✔
0365	Walrein	Water 1	Field	✔
0463	Lickilicky	Monster		Monster	✔
0712	Bergmite	Monster	Mineral	✔
0713	Avalugg Hisuian Form	Monster	Mineral	✔
0904	Overqwil	Water 2		Water 2	✔
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.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Ice Ball deals damage, hitting the target up to 5 times per use. The move will end early as soon as a single hit misses. In the Rescue Team series, Ice Ball's damage is multiplied by 1.5×, 2×, 2.5×, and finally 3× for each successive hit. In the Explorers series, the damage increases only by 0.1× for each successive hit. Ice Ball's base critical hit rate is lower than normal (2% in the Rescue Team, Explorers, and Adventure Squad series).

From Super Mystery Dungeon onward, Ice Ball no longer increases in power for each successive hit, but will double in power the first time it is used successfully if Defense Curl had been used by the user on the same floor.

Game	Base Power	Max Power	Base PP	Max PP	Base Accuracy	Max Accuracy	Range	Target	Cuts corners
MDRB	1	-	15	-	68%	-	Front	Enemy	Yes
MDTD S	1	-	15	-	45%	-	Front	Enemy	Yes
BSL	1	-	15	-	45%	-	Front	Enemy	Yes
SMD	1	99	17	40	75%	98%	Front	Enemy	No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = Pokémon Platinum. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon Conquest


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Stars: ★

Power: 18

Accuracy: 90%

Effect: Doubles in power with each consecutive hit.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right, to act as their origin point.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move, if the move changes their positioning at all.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Ice Ball

★
Attack power	31.24669
Charge time	3.58 seconds
Range type	Dash
Number of hits	1
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	None

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Hits the target in succession until it misses. Its power rises with every hit. It may hit up to five times.
MDTD S	Inflicts damage on the target with attacks that continue in a single turn until one misses. Its power rises after each hit, and it can last for a maximum of 5 attacks.
BSL	はずれるまでれんぞくこうげきしてこうげきがあたるたびにいりょくがあがるさいだい５かいれんぞくこうげき
Conq.	The user continually rolls into the target several times. It becomes stronger each time it hits.
MDGtI	UNUSED
SMD	It damages an enemy up to 5 times, until one misses. Power goes up even more after you use Defense Curl!
MDRTDX	It damages an enemy up to 5 times or until it misses. The power goes up after you use Defense Curl.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Pokémon	Method
Walrein Sealeo Alolan Sandslash
The user continually rolls into the target or hurls a chunk of ice at the target. The move becomes stronger each time it is used.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Walrein opens its mouth and creates a ball of ice that it launches at the opponent. The move is used five times, and each time the ice ball gets bigger. Also, the bigger it is, the longer it takes to charge up.
Rocky's Walrein	Training Wrecks	Debut
	Sealeo opens its mouth and creates a ball of ice that it launches at the opponent. The move is used five times in a row, and each time the ice ball gets bigger.
Juan's Sealeo	The Great Eight Fate!	None
	Alolan Sandslash jumps into the air and rolls up into a ball as its body glows light blue. It then rolls into the opponent.
An Ace Trainer's Sandslash	A Timeless Encounter!	None

In A Timeless Encounter!, a Sealeo using Ice Ball is depicted as an image on Professor Kukui's "Book of Pokémon Super Moves".

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Sealeo
The user curls its body and covers it with ice, flinging itself at the opponent afterwards.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Sealeo curls its body and it becomes covered in a ball of ice. It then fires itself at the opponent.
Wallace's Richard	The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon VIII	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

Excluding signature moves and Z-Moves, Ice Ball is the only Ice-type move to not be usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
The animation of Ice Ball changes depending on the game it appears in:
- In the core series games and several spin-off games, it resembles a throwable ice ball.
- In Pokémon Battle Revolution, it resembles a rolling ball covered in ice.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	冰球 Bīng Kàuh
Chinese	Mandarin	冰球 Bīng Qíu
Dutch		IJsbal
Finnish		Jääpallo
French		Ball'Glace
German		Frostbeule
Greek		Σφαίρα Πάγου
Italian		Palla Gelo
Korean		아이스볼 Aiseubol
Polish		Lodowa Kula
Portuguese		Bola de Gelo
Serbian		Ledena Lopta
Spanish	Latin America	Bola de Hielo
Spanish	Spain	Bola Hielo
Vietnamese		Quả Cầu Băng Giá

Variations of the move Rollout

Rollout •

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