Ability profile
Snow Cloak Pokemon Ability
Generation
Generation IV
Pokémon with ability
15
Effect
During hail, this Pokémon has 1.25× its evasion, and it does not take hail damage regardless of type. The evasion bonus does not count as a stat modifier. Overworld: If the lead Pokémon has this ability, the wild encounter rate is halved in snow.
Flavor text
Raises evasion in a hailstorm.
Quick summary
Snow Cloak is a main-series ability from Generation IV. Open species profiles below to see typings, moves, and community fan rank where available.
Battle context
Generation debut
Generation IV
Snow Cloak first appeared in Generation IV. Compare how newer releases reuse or power up the effect when building themed teams.
Main series
Yes
Snow Cloak is used in main-series battles and links to 15 species profiles below.
15 Pokémon can have Snow Cloak in the official dataset.
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