Icy Wind

Type

Ice

Category

special

Power

55

Accuracy

95

PP

15

Priority

0

Target

all-foes

Contact

No

Spread

Yes

Protect blocks

Yes

Wide Guard blocks

Yes

Spreadable speed control that doubles as chip damage; bypasses Tailwind setup needs.

• Metagross Mega
• Tyranitar Mega
• Gardevoir Mega
• Greninja Ash
• Greninja Mega
• Drampa Mega
• Gyarados Mega
• Barbaracle Mega
• Dragalge Mega
• Gallade Mega
• Glalie Mega
• Swampert Mega
• Slowbro Mega
• Dragonite Mega
• Blastoise Mega
• Gengar Mega
• Kangaskhan Mega
• Sharpedo Mega
• Snorlax
• Empoleon
• Feraligatr Mega
• Palafin Hero
• Crabominable Mega
• Glaceon
• Golurk Mega
• Abomasnow Mega
• Audino Mega
• Basculegion Female
• Dragonite
• Blastoise Gmax
• Rhyperior
• Froslass Mega
• Quaquaval
• Starmie Mega
• Aggron Mega
• Mr Rime
• Pelipper
• Swampert
• Feraligatr
• Gengar Gmax
• Blastoise
• Gengar
• Tyranitar
• Greninja Battle Bond
• Vanilluxe
• Skarmory Mega
• Vaporeon
• Gyarados
• Avalugg
• Clawitzer
• Greninja
• Absol Mega
• Avalugg Hisui
• Tauros Paldea Aqua Breed
• Aggron
• Beartic
• Absol Mega Z
• Simipour
• Tauros Paldea Blaze Breed
• Tauros Paldea Combat Breed
• Weavile
• Barbaracle
• Dragalge
• Gardevoir
• Banette Mega
• Kangaskhan
• Mawile Mega
• Clefable Mega
• Politoed
• Primarina
• Samurott Hisui
• Slowking Galar
• Chimecho Mega
• Spiritomb
• Zoroark Hisui
• Samurott
• Milotic
• Abomasnow
• Snorlax Gmax
• Basculegion Male
• Clefable
• Crabominable
• Slowbro Galar
• Glalie
• Overqwil
• Gallade
• Mamoswine
• Metagross
• Sableye Mega
• Slowbro
• Aurorus
• Sharpedo
• Tauros
• Toxicroak
• Starmie
• Drampa
• Ninetales Alola
• Absol
• Froslass
• Slowking
• Palafin Zero
• Toxapex
• Chimecho
• Golurk
• Skarmory
• Banette
• Qwilfish
• Araquanid
• Audino
• Araquanid Totem
• Qwilfish Hisui
• Azumarill
• Castform Snowy
• Castform Rainy
• Castform Sunny
• Castform
• Mawile
• Sableye

Icy Wind is a Ice-type special attack. It has 55 base power, 95% accuracy, 15 PP and targets a single adjacent target. As a spread move it can affect multiple Pokémon at once. Spread move that lowers the targets' Speed by one stage.

Spreadable speed control that doubles as chip damage; bypasses Tailwind setup needs.

Consider Icy Wind when you want to pressure both opponents simultaneously. Spread attacks are powerful in doubles, but remember that they can be blocked by Wide Guard and may hit your own partner if they target all adjacent Pokémon. Pair it with Pokémon that are immune or resistant to its type, or protect your partner with Follow Me, Rage Powder or a well-timed Protect.

In team building, Icy Wind helps compress coverage into a single moveslot because it threatens two foes at once. It works best on teams that can control the board with speed, redirection or Protect. Make sure your team does not rely too heavily on the same defensive typing, because a spread weakness can be punished by Wide Guard or an immune switch-in.

Common mistakes with Icy Wind include: Using it without a clear plan for the turns it creates. Forgetting that Protect and Detect can block it, wasting a key turn. Hitting your own partner with friendly fire in spread matchups. 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. Wide Guard blocks the spread effect. Spread moves hit both foes but may also damage your ally. 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 Icy Wind in a full team context and compare it with alternative options.

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