Snow Warning (Ability)

Snowfall redirects here. For the location in Pokémon Channel, see Mt. Snowfall.

Snow Warning (Japanese: ゆきふらし Snowfall) is an Ability introduced in Generation IV. Prior to Generation VI, it was the signature Ability of Snover and Abomasnow.

Effect

In battle

Generations IV and V

Snow Warning summons a hailstorm in battle as soon as a Pokémon with Snow Warning enters the battle. Its effects are the same as Hail, 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 to VIII

The hail will last only for five turns. This can be extended to eight turns if the Pokémon is holding an Icy Rock.

If heavy rain, extremely harsh sunlight, or strong winds are present, Snow Warning will fail to activate.

Generation IX

Snow Warning now summons a snowstorm instead of hail.

Outside of battle

Snow Warning has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Snow Warning

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0037		Vulpix Alolan Form	Ice		Ice	Snow Cloak	None	Snow Warning
0038		Ninetales Alolan Form	Ice	Fairy	Snow Cloak	None	Snow Warning
0459		Snover	Grass	Ice	Snow Warning	None	Soundproof
0460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice	Snow Warning	None	Soundproof
0460		Abomasnow Mega Abomasnow	Grass	Ice	Snow Warning	None	None
0584		Vanilluxe	Ice		Ice	Ice Body	Snow WarningGen VII+	Weak Armor
0698		Amaura	Rock	Ice	Refrigerate	None	Snow Warning
0699		Aurorus	Rock	Ice	Refrigerate	None	Snow Warning
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

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

In Super Mystery Dungeon, Snow Warning changes the weather 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).

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Snow Warning is Alolan Ninetales's Ability. It causes snow to fall on an enemy, dealing damage to it and decreasing their movement speed for a short time. Boosted attacks and moves (except Aurora Veil) sling snow, and hitting the same target with snow multiple times will freeze it for 1s. This Ability has an 8s cooldown.

Description

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Morana's Abomasnow Wulfric's Abomasnow Hail damage
When the Pokémon enters a battle, it summons a hailstorm that damages all combatants except Ice types.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	When Abomasnow is sent out, a brief blizzard occurs, covering the field with snow; optionally, Abomasnow releases a gust of cold air from its body, causing a hailstorm that damages all combatants that are not Ice types.
Morana's Abomasnow	Survival of the Striaton Gym!		Debut
Wulfric's Abomasnow	All Hail the Ice Battlefield!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• Candice's Abomasnow and Snover are revealed to have Snow Warning as their Ability.

Trivia

• Just like the move Hail debuted one generation after all three other weather moves (Sunny Day, Rain Dance, and Sandstorm), Snow Warning debuted one generation after the three other weather-summoning Abilities (Drought, Drizzle, and Sand Stream).

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 降雪 Gongsyut Mandarin 降雪 Jiàngxuě French Alerte Neige German SchneeschauerIX+ HagelalarmIV–VIII Italian Scendineve Korean 눈퍼뜨리기 Nun Peotteurigi Polish Śnieżny Krzyk Portuguese Brazil Alerta de Neve Portugal Alerta de Neve Spanish Nevada

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.