Sheer Cold (move)

Sheer Cold (Japanese: ぜったいれいど ) is an one-hit knockout move introduced in Generation III.

Generations III to VI
If Sheer Cold hits, it will inflict damage equal to the opponent's current, therefore knocking out the target. It will fail if the target's level is higher than the user's level. Sheer Cold's chance of hitting is independent of and  stats; instead, it depends on the level of the user and the level of the target and is worked out with the formula Accuracy = ((level of user - level of target) + 30)%.

Sheer Cold can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining an extra two appeal points if either or  was used in the prior turn. It is also part of a Contest Spectacular combination and will give an extra three appeal points if any of the moves, and  was used in the prior turn.

Generation VII
Sheer Cold's accuracy is now displayed as 30%.

Pokémon are now immune to Sheer Cold. Additionally, the move's accuracy is lowered to 20% if the user is not an Ice-type Pokémon. The accuracy formula for non-Ice-types is show below: Accuracy = ((level of user - level of target) + 20)%.

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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
Sheer Cold will cause a Pokémon to instantly faint through "calamitous damage" (changed to "It's a one-hit KO!" in Gates to Infinity), regardless of level, but is prone to missing.

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Trivia

 * Sheer Cold is the only OHKO move introduced outside of Generation I, and the only special OHKO move. Prior to Generation VII, it was the only OHKO move that no Pokémon had a type-based immunity to.

In other languages
Eiseskälte Frío polar Glaciation Purogelo ぜったいれいど 绝对零度（招式）