Snow Warning (Ability)

Snow Warning (Japanese: ゆきふらし Snowfall) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV. All that have this Ability are Ice types. Prior to Generation VI, it was the signature Ability of and.

Generation IV-V
Snow Warning summons a storm in battle as soon as a Pokémon with Snow Warning enters the battle. Its effects are the same as, but instead of lasting for five turns, it lasts for the whole battle until replaced. If a Pokémon with Snow Warning is sent out in the same turn as another Pokémon whose Ability affects the weather, the slower Pokémon's Ability will override the faster Ability.

Generation VI
In Generation VI, the hail will last only for five turns instead. This can be extended to eight turns if the Pokémon is holding an Icy Rock.

If heavy rain, extremely harsh sunlight, or a mysterious air current is present, Snow Warning will fail to activate.

Outside of battle
Snow Warning has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Snow Warning

 * Prior to Generation VII, did not have Snow Warning.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness, Snow Warning changes the to Hail upon entering a floor, and then every subsequent 36 turns.

In, Snow Warning changes the to hail upon entering a floor. Hail lasts a certain number of turns (in multiples of 66) before clearing. After the weather has cleared, Snow Warning will again activate after waiting a certain number of turns (in multiples of 66).

Description

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In the Pokémon Adventures manga

 * Candice's and  are revealed to have Snow Warning as their Ability.

Trivia

 * Just like the move debuted one generation after all three other weather moves (,, and ), this Ability debuted one generation after the three other weather-summoning Abilities (, , and ).

In other languages
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