Ice Punch (move) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia

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Ice Punch (Japanese: れいとうパンチ Freezing Punch) is a damage-dealing Ice-type move introduced in Generation I.

It is:

It can be thought of as a counterpart to Fire Punch and Thunder Punch, having similar names and effects.

Effect

Ice Punch does damage and has a 10% chance of freezing the target.

Ice Punch can be used as the first move of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Fire Punch and ThunderPunch to score double the normal appeal if used in the next turn. It can also be used to finish a combination, with the user gaining 4 bonus appeal points if Fire Punch or ThunderPunch was used in the previous turn.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Ice Punch's PP was reduced from 15 to 10 and has a 30% chance of giving the opponent frostbite (the replacement for the frozen status).

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/Move Tutor

By breeding

Special move

Generation III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0239				No Eggs Discovered		Hordel's Elekid (Trade for Purified Togepi)XD
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.

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation IX

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0448				Field	Human-Like	Wild Tera Pokémon - Dalizapa PassageSV
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 event

Generation VI

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0376				Mineral		Suwoong Cheong's MetagrossSM
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 Punch deals damage and may leave the target frozen.

Pokémon GO

Updates

• February 16, 2017
  • Power: 45 → 50
  • Duration: 3.5 → 1.9 seconds
  • Damage window: 2.1 - 3.2 → 1.3 - 1.6 seconds

• January 31, 2019
  • Power: 50 → 55

Ice Punch
Charged Attack
Eligible Pokémon:

Pokémon Masters EX

• Description prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Has a very small chance of leaving the target frozen.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also leave the target frozen and incapable of action. MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Frozen status condition. A Pokémon with the Frozen status is incapable of action. BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる いっていのかくりつで こおりじょうたいにかえる こおりじょうたいの ポケモンは こうどうできない MDGtI UNUSED SMD It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy frozen.

In the anime

Main series

Electivire Beartic Mega Abomasnow Dusclops
The user punches the target with an icy fist. This may also leave the target frozen.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Jynx's hand becomes surrounded by a blizzard, and she punches the opponent, freezing it.
Prima's Jynx	The Mandarin Island Miss-match		Debut Incorrectly referred as Ice Beam in the English dub
	Snorlax's hand is surrounded by an icy glow or an orb of pale blue light and then punches the opponent, sometimes freezing it.
Ash's Snorlax	Better Eight Than Never		English dub debut
	Medicham's hand glows bluish-white. As Medicham punches the opponent, it is surrounded by an icy glow. Sometimes, it punches at the opponent from a distance and a ball of icy energy is fired at the opponent. On occasion, this will freeze the opponent.
Grace's Medicham	Pros and Con Artists		None
Greta's Medicham	Wheel of Frontier		None
	Nidoking's fist becomes surrounded by icy-blue energy and he punches the opponent.
A Trainer's Nidoking	Saved by the Beldum		None
	One of Abomasnow's forearms glows light blue and it releases a blizzard from its hand at the opponent, or both of Abomasnow's forearms glow light blue and it punches the opponent with both of them.
Candice's Abomasnow	Sliding Into Seventh!		None
A Coordinator's Abomasnow	Dawn of a Royal Day!		None
A wild Abomasnow	Over the Mountain of Snow!		None
	Mr. Mime pulls one of its fists back and its fist is surrounded by a light blue icy glow and then punches the opponent, freezing it.
Clayton's Mr. Mime	Short and To the Punch!		None
	Buizel's fist glows light blue and a stream of energy of the same color spins around it and then punches the opponent, freezing it.
Ash's Buizel	Short and To the Punch!		None
	Electivire pulls back one of its fists, which becomes surrounded by swirling energy that changes from white to light blue and then punches the opponent, freezing it.
Volkner's Electivire	The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!		None
	Beartic pulls back both of its fists, which are surrounded by swirling energy that changes from white to light blue and then punches the opponent, freezing it.
Brycen's Beartic	Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!		None
	Scraggy pulls back one of its fists, which becomes surrounded by swirling energy that changes from white to light blue and then punches the opponent, freezing it.
Concetta's Scraggy	Master Class is in Session!		None
	Mega Abomasnow pulls back one of its arms and a blue icy aura surrounds the hand on that arm and then punches the opponent with that hand, which may freeze what the hand comes into contact with.
Wulfric's Abomasnow	A Real Icebreaker!		None
	One of Gengar's fists becomes surrounded with icy blue energy and then punches the opponent. On occasion, this will freeze the opponent.
Ash's Gengar	Best Friend...Worst Nightmare!		None
	One of Dusclops's fists becomes surrounded with icy blue energy and then punches the opponent, freezing it.
Team Rocket's Dusclops	A Chilling Curse!		None
	One of Pancham's fists becomes surrounded with icy blue energy and then punches the opponent, freezing it.
Serena's Pancham	Reuniting for the First Time!		None

Pokémon Evolutions

Mega Swampert
The user hits the foe with an icy fist.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	One of Mega Swampert's fists becomes surrounded by icy blue energy and then punches the opponent, freezing it.
May's Swampert	The Wish		Debut

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

Jynx
The user's hand is covered in energy made of ice.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Jynx punches the opponent and leaves behind some icy energy during contact.
Shu's Jynx	GDZ63		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages

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