Sheer Cold
Effect Summary
Causes a one-hit KO.
Detailed Effect
If Sheer Cold hits, it causes the target to faint and ignores
accuracy
and
evasion
modifiers.
Sheer Cold's
accuracy
is calculated with the following formula:
If the user and target are the same level, it has a 20% chance to hit, gaining 1% chance for each level between the user and the target.
The move reaches a 100% chance to hit with at least 80 levels between the user and the target.
Ice
-type Pokémon are immune to this move.
and
evasion
modifiers.
Sheer Cold's
accuracy
is calculated with the following formula:If the user and target are the same level, it has a 20% chance to hit, gaining 1% chance for each level between the user and the target.
The move reaches a 100% chance to hit with at least 80 levels between the user and the target.
Ice
-type Pokémon are immune to this move.
- In Gen 3-6 Sheer Cold can also affect
Description
RS E | A chilling attack that causes fainting if it hits. |
FRLG | The foe is attacked with ultimate cold that causes fainting if it hits. |
DP HGSS PL | The foe is attacked with a blast of absolute-zero cold. The foe instantly faints if it hits. |
COL B2W2 | The target is attacked with a blast of absolute-zero cold. The target instantly faints if it hits. |
XY ORAS | The target is attacked with a blast of absolute-zero cold. The target faints instantly if this attack hits. |
SM USUM LGPLGE SWSH | The target faints instantly. It’s less likely to hit the target if it’s used by Pokémon other than Ice types. |
Meta Information
| Move Target |  Normalmeans that the Pokémon can not be selected.means that the Pokémon can be selected.means that the Pokémon will be selected. | ||||
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Level Up
Egg Breeding
Contest Information
Contest
| Contest Condition | Beauty |
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| Color | Blue |
| Flavor | Dry |
Contest Effect
| Effect | Attempts to jam all Pokémon that have appealed this turn for half their appeal points (minimum 1). |
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| Description | Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals. |
| Jam | 🖤 |
| Appeal | ❤️❤️ |
Super Contest Effect
| Description | Earn +15 if all the Pokémon choose the same Judge. |
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| Appeal | - |