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Snowball

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Snowball

Items item in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Flavor

In-game flavor text and effect notes for this item.

Flavor Text

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts Attack if the holder is hit with an Ice-type attack. It can only be used once.

Short Effect

Held: If the holder is hit by a damaging Ice move, raises its Attack by one stage.

Effect

Held: If the holder is hit by a damaging Ice move, raises its Attack by one stage.

Found or bought

Picked up in the snowy spa town of Circhester. It also turns up held by wild Snorunt and Snom (about 5% each), so Thief can lift one in a pinch.

Luminous Moss

Safety Goggles

Snowball

Snowball

Items

Cost

4,000

Pocket

Items

Related

More items from the same pocket or category.

Bright Powder

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It casts a tricky glare that lowers the opposing Pokémon’s accuracy.

White Herb

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It will restore any lowered stat in battle. It can be used only once.

Quick Claw

An item to be held by a Pokémon. This light, sharp claw lets the bearer move first occasionally.

Mental Herb

An item to be held by a Pokémon. The holder shakes off move-binding effects to move freely. It can be used only once.

King’s Rock

An item to be held by a Pokémon. When the holder successfully inflicts damage, the target may also flinch.

Smoke Ball

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It enables the holder to flee from any wild Pokémon encounter without fail.

Focus Band

An item to be held by a Pokémon. The holder may endure a potential KO attack, leaving it with just 1 HP.

Scope Lens

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It’s a lens for scoping out weak points. It boosts the holder’s critical-hit ratio.

Leftovers

An item to be held by a Pokémon. The holder’s HP is slowly but steadily restored throughout every battle.

Shell Bell

An item to be held by a Pokémon. The holder restores a little HP every time it inflicts damage on others.

Lax Incense

An item to be held by a Pokémon. The beguiling aroma of this incense may cause attacks to miss its holder.

Wide Lens

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It’s a magnifying lens that slightly boosts the accuracy of moves.

Muscle Band

An item to be held by a Pokémon. This headband exudes strength, slightly boosting the power of physical moves.

Wise Glasses

An item to be held by a Pokémon. This thick pair of glasses slightly boosts the power of special moves.

Expert Belt

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It’s a well-worn belt that slightly boosts the power of supereffective moves.

Light Clay

An item to be held by a Pokémon. Protective moves like Light Screen and Reflect will be effective longer.

Life Orb

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the power of moves but at the cost of some HP on each hit.

Power Herb

A single-use item to be held by a Pokémon. It allows the holder to immediately use a move that normally requires a turn to charge.

Focus Sash

An item to be held by a Pokémon. If the holder has full HP, it will endure a potential KO attack with 1 HP. The item then disappears.

Zoom Lens

An item to be held by a Pokémon. If the holder moves after its target moves, its accuracy will be boosted.

Metronome

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts moves used consecutively but only until a different move is used.

Destiny Knot

An item to be held by a Pokémon. If the holder becomes infatuated, the opposing Pokémon will be, too.

Black Sludge

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It gradually restores HP to Poison-type Pokémon. It damages any other type.

Icy Rock

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It extends the duration of the move Hail when used by the holder.

Smooth Rock

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It extends the duration of the move Sandstorm when used by the holder.

Heat Rock

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It extends the duration of the move Sunny Day when used by the holder.

Damp Rock

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It extends the duration of the move Rain Dance when used by the holder.

Grip Claw

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It extends the duration of multi-turn attacks, such as Bind and Wrap.

Shed Shell

An item to be held by a Pokémon. This discarded carapace enables the holder to switch out of battle without fail.

Big Root

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the amount of HP the holder restores from HP-stealing moves.

Razor Claw

An item to be held by a Pokémon. This sharply hooked claw increases the holder’s critical-hit ratio.

Razor Fang

An item to be held by a Pokémon. When the holder successfully inflicts damage, the target may also flinch.

Unobtainable

Eviolite

A mysterious evolutionary lump. When held by a Pokémon that can still evolve, it raises both Defense and Sp. Def.

Float Stone

An item to be held by a Pokémon. This very light stone reduces the weight of a Pokémon when held.

Rocky Helmet

An item to be held by a Pokémon. If the holder is hit, the attacker will also be damaged upon contact.

Air Balloon

An item to be held by a Pokémon. The holder will float in the air until hit. Once the holder is hit, this item will burst.

Red Card

An item to be held by a Pokémon. When the holder is hit by an attack, the attacker is removed from battle.

Ring Target

An item to be held by a Pokémon. Moves that normally have no effect will land on a Pokémon holding it.

Binding Band

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It’s a band that increases the power of binding moves used by the holder.

Absorb Bulb

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts Sp. Atk if the holder is hit with a Water-type attack. It can only be used once.

Cell Battery

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts Attack if the holder is hit with an Electric-type attack. It can only be used once.

Eject Button

An item to be held by a Pokémon. If the holder is hit by an attack, it will be switched out of battle.

Pass Orb

A mysterious orb containing the power of the Unova region, to be used when generating Pass Power.

Unobtainable

Weakness Policy

An item to be held by a Pokémon. Attack and Sp. Atk sharply increase if the holder is hit with a move it’s weak to.

Assault Vest

An item to be held by a Pokémon. This offensive vest raises Sp. Def but prevents the use of status moves.

Luminous Moss

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts Sp. Def if the holder is hit with a Water-type attack. It can only be used once.

Safety Goggles

An item to be held by a Pokémon. These goggles protect the holder from both weather-related damage and powder.

Adrenaline Orb

If held by a Pokémon, it boosts Speed when intimidated.

Terrain Extender

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It extends the duration of the terrain caused by the holder’s move or Ability.

Protective Pads

An item to be held by a Pokémon. These pads protect the holder from effects caused by making direct contact with the target.

Electric Seed

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts Defense on Electric Terrain. It can only be used once.

Psychic Seed

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts Sp. Def on Psychic Terrain. It can only be used once.

Misty Seed

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts Sp. Def on Misty Terrain. It can only be used once.

Grassy Seed

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts Defense on Grassy Terrain. It can only be used once.

Throat Spray

Raises Sp. Atk when a Pokémon uses a sound-based move.

Eject Pack

An item to be held by a Pokémon. When the holder’s stats are lowered, it will be switched out of battle.

Heavy-Duty Boots

These boots prevent the effects of traps set on the battlefield.

Blunder Policy

Raises Speed sharply when a Pokémon misses with a move because of accuracy.

Room Service

An item to be held by a Pokémon. Lowers Speed when Trick Room takes effect.

Utility Umbrella

An item to be held by a Pokémon. This sturdy umbrella protects the holder from the effects of rain and harsh sunlight.

Games

Other games where Snowball appears, in release order. Each link opens that game's item page.
X & YOmega Ruby & Alpha SapphireSun & MoonUltra Sun & Ultra MoonLet's Go, Pikachu! & Eevee!Scarlet & Violet

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