Ice Charged move

Icy Wind

Raid and GO Battle League stats for Icy Wind, plus every Pokemon that can learn it.

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

−33

Cost per use

Duration

3.5s

Animation time

DPS

18.6

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 65
Energy: −33
Duration: 3.5s
DPS: 18.6 dmg/s
DPE: 1.97 dmg/energy
Damage window start: 2.20s
Damage window end: 3.00s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 60
Energy: −45
Turns: 1 (instant)
DPE: 1.33 dmg/energy

Buff / debuff effect

opponent ATK -1 — 100% chance each time the move lands.

How it compares

Against the other Ice charged moves

Of the 13 Ice charged moves in the game, Icy Wind is #13 by damage per second — Freeze Shock leads with 106.7 against its 18.6. It is a 3-bar move (33 energy). Per point of energy it ranks #1 (1.97). All Ice moves.

In GO Battle League it costs 45 energy for 60 power, 1.33 damage per energy — #11 of 13 Ice charged moves on that measure. It lowers the opponent's Attack by 1 stage every time — in PvP only.

3 of the Pokemon listed below can only have it as a legacy move: Seaking, Thievul, Dewgong. A regular TM never rolls it for them — it takes an Elite TM or the event that features it.

What these stats mean

Power, energy, duration, DPS and the PvP numbers

Power: Base damage each use deals before type and stat multipliers.
Energy: Energy the move costs to fire.
Duration: Animation time. You cannot dodge or attack during it.
DPS: Damage per second — power × 1000 / duration.
PvP stats: GO Battle League runs on 0.5s turns with its own power and energy values, so they differ from the raid numbers.

Top Pokemon with Icy Wind

Released Pokemon that learn this move, ranked by base attack. Max CP is at level 50 with 15/15/15 IVs.

#	Pokemon	Max CP	ATK	DEF	STA
1	Baxcalibur DragonIce	4,014	254	168	229
2	Glaceon Ice	3,535	238	205	163
3	Frosmoth IceBug	3,084	230	155	172
4	Avalugg Ice	3,616	196	240	216
5	Articuno IceFlying	3,450	192	236	207
6	Seismitoad WaterGround	2,900	188	150	233
7	Cloyster WaterIce	2,881	186	256	137
8	Poliwrath WaterFighting	2,924	182	184	207
9	Drifblim GhostFlying	2,693	180	102	312
10	Abomasnow GrassIce	2,671	178	158	207
11	SeakingElite TM Water	2,445	175	147	190
12	Arctibax DragonIce	2,365	173	128	207
13	ThievulElite TM Dark	2,416	172	164	172
14	Wigglytuff NormalFairy	2,178	156	90	295
15	Vanillish Ice	1,799	151	138	139
16	Prinplup Water	1,924	150	139	162
17	DewgongElite TM WaterIce	2,245	139	177	207
18	Frigibax DragonIce	1,411	134	86	163
19	Delibird IceFlying	1,237	128	90	128
20	Cubchoo Ice	1,209	128	74	146
21	Vanillite Ice	1,169	118	106	113
22	Drifloon GhostFlying	1,354	117	80	207
23	Bergmite Ice	1,374	117	120	146
24	Spinda Normal	1,380	116	116	155
25	Shellder Water	1,221	116	134	102
26	Piplup Water	1,215	112	102	142
27	Snorunt Ice	1,004	95	95	137
28	Swinub IceGround	838	90	69	137
29	Seel Water	1,099	85	121	163
30	Snom IceBug	598	76	59	102

FAQ

Is Icy Wind a good move?

Icy Wind deals 65 base damage over 3.5 seconds, which works out at 18.6 DPS and 1.97 damage per energy spent.

Which Pokemon learn Icy Wind?

The table above lists the 30 strongest by base attack, led by Baxcalibur, Glaceon, Frosmoth.

Is Icy Wind better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 65 power for 33 energy over 3.5s. In GO Battle League it uses 60 power for 45 energy. It also has a stat-changing effect that only applies in PvP.

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