Icicle Spear
IceIcicle Spear is a Ice-type physical attack. It has 25 base power, 100% accuracy, 30 PP and targets a single adjacent target. It makes contact, which matters for contact-triggering abilities and items.
Technical data
- Type
- Ice
- Category
- physical
- Power
- 25
- Accuracy
- 100
- PP
- 30
- Priority
- 0
- Target
- adjacent
- Contact
- Yes
- Spread
- No
- Protect blocks
- Yes
- Wide Guard blocks
- No
Competitive value
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.
How to learn it
Pokémon that can learn or be taught this move, by method.
Level-up6 Pokémon
Vanilluxe
TM / HM67 Pokémon
Glalie Mega
Glaceon
Abomasnow Mega
Froslass Mega
Mr Rime- Vanilluxe
Avalugg
Avalugg Hisui
Beartic
Weavile
Abomasnow
Glalie
Mamoswine
Aurorus
Ninetales Alola
Froslass
Egg move (breeding)7 Pokémon
No Pokémon listed in the current dataset.
Pokémon that use this move
67 Pokémon, sorted by usage
- Glalie Mega
- Glaceon
- Abomasnow Mega
- Froslass Mega
- Mr Rime
- Vanilluxe
- Avalugg
- Avalugg Hisui
- Beartic
- Weavile
- Abomasnow
- Glalie
- Mamoswine
- Aurorus
- Ninetales Alola
- Froslass
What this move does
Icicle Spear is a Ice-type physical attack. It has 25 base power, 100% accuracy, 30 PP and targets a single adjacent target. It makes contact, which matters for abilities and items that trigger on contact. Icicle Spear is a Ice-type physical attack. It has 25 base power, 100% accuracy, 30 PP and targets a single adjacent target. It makes contact, which matters for contact-triggering abilities and items.
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.
When to consider it
Consider Icicle Spear 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.
How to evaluate it in team building
In team building, Icicle Spear 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
Common mistakes with Icicle Spear 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.
VGC interactions
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.
Related tools and guides
Use the tools below to test Icicle Spear in a full team context and compare it with alternative options.
VGC interactions
- 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).
Frequently asked questions
＋Is Icicle Spear good in ChampionsVGC?
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder. It is blocked by Protect and Detect, which can waste a key turn if predicted.
＋Is Icicle Spear blocked by Protect?
Yes, Icicle Spear is blocked by Protect and Detect.