Blizzard (move)

Blizzard (Japanese: ふぶき Blizzard) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation I. It has been TM14 in every game so far except Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, where it is TM51.

Generation I
Blizzard does damage and has a 10% chance of the target. It has an accuracy of 90% in Generation I.

In the Japanese versions of the Generation I core series games, Blizzard had a 30% chance of freezing. The chance was lowered to 10% for 's Colosseum 2, the Stadium games, and all international Generation I games.

Generations II and III
The accuracy of Blizzard was reduced to 70%. Blizzard will hit both opponents in a Double Battle.

Blizzard can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra four appeal points if either the move or  was used in the prior turn.

Generations IV and V
When used during, Blizzard bypasses checks to always hit, unless the target is in the  of a move such as  or. In, due to a glitch, when used in hail, it has a 30% chance to hit a target that has used or ; this was fixed in  onward.

In Triple Battles, Blizzard will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.

Generation VI onward
Blizzard's power was lowered from 120 to 110. In Horde Encounters, it will target all opponents. Blizzard will also destroy Berry trees found in the background of s.

Blizzard can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if the move was used in the prior turn.

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Pokémon GO

 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Blizzard had a power of 60.
 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Blizzard had a power of 100 and a duration of 3.9 seconds.

and may only know this move if they were obtained before February 16, 2017.

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Trivia

 * The English manual for mentions that "Blizzard's probability of freezing changes by 10%" when used in Colosseum 2. This is actually a mistranslation of something that only occurs in the Japanese version. In the Japanese Generation I handheld games, Blizzard has a 30% chance of freezing its target, but in Pokémon Yellow's Colosseum 2 this is reduced to 10%; in international releases, Blizzard always has a 10% chance of freezing its target.

In other languages
Blizzard Ventisca Blizzard Bora ふぶき 暴风雪（招式）