Chilling Water

Type

Water

Category

special

Power

50

Accuracy

100

PP

20

Priority

0

Target

adjacent

Contact

No

Spread

No

Protect blocks

Yes

Wide Guard blocks

No

A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.

• Floette Mega
• Greninja Ash
• Greninja Mega
• Gyarados Mega
• Dragalge Mega
• Glalie Mega
• Swampert Mega
• Slowbro Mega
• Goodra Hisui
• Dragonite Mega
• Florges
• Blastoise Mega
• Snorlax
• Empoleon
• Goodra
• Feraligatr Mega
• Palafin Hero
• Crabominable Mega
• Glaceon
• Abomasnow Mega
• Basculegion Female
• Dragonite
• Blastoise Gmax
• Froslass Mega
• Quaquaval
• Pelipper
• Swampert
• Feraligatr
• Blastoise
• Greninja Battle Bond
• Floette Eternal
• Grimmsnarl Gmax
• Vaporeon
• Gyarados
• Avalugg
• Clawitzer
• Greninja
• Avalugg Hisui
• Tauros Paldea Aqua Breed
• Beartic
• Meowscarada
• Weavile
• Dragalge
• Clefable Mega
• Politoed
• Primarina
• Samurott Hisui
• Grimmsnarl
• Slowking Galar
• Passimian
• Bellibolt
• Oranguru
• Samurott
• Milotic
• Abomasnow
• Snorlax Gmax
• Basculegion Male
• Clefable
• Crabominable
• Slowbro Galar
• Glalie
• Overqwil
• Slowbro
• Toxicroak
• Ninetales Alola
• Froslass
• Slowking
• Palafin Zero
• Toxapex
• Maushold Family Of Three
• Maushold Family Of Four
• Qwilfish
• Araquanid
• Araquanid Totem
• Qwilfish Hisui
• Azumarill
• Floette

Chilling Water is a Water-type special attack. It has 50 base power, 100% accuracy, 20 PP and targets a single adjacent target. Chilling Water is a Water-type special attack. It has 50 base power, 100% accuracy, 20 PP and targets a single adjacent target.

A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.

Consider Chilling Water when its type and power cover targets your team otherwise struggles with. Single-target attacks are reliable and do not risk your own partner, but they can be redirected by Follow Me or Rage Powder. Evaluate the move alongside your team's speed tiers and overall coverage.

In team building, Chilling Water is usually a coverage or primary STAB option. It shines when your team already has speed control or when it patches a matchup hole. Compare it with alternative moves of the same type and category to decide whether the extra power, accuracy or side effect justifies the slot over a more defensive option.

Common mistakes with Chilling Water include: Using it without a clear plan for the turns it creates. Forgetting that Protect and Detect can block it, wasting a key turn. Spamming it predictably and letting the opponent switch into a resist. Not considering how redirectors like Follow Me and Rage Powder change targeting.

Protect and Detect block this move. These interactions are situational, so test them in the team builder and matchup analyzer before committing to the moveslot.

Use the tools below to test Chilling Water in a full team context and compare it with alternative options.

• Protect / Detect: blocks this move.
• Wide Guard: does not block this move.
• Follow Me / Rage Powder: spread moves are not redirected.
• Quick Guard: no effect (non-priority).