How To Get TM13 Ice Beam in Pokémon Platinum

by Chris Haygood

You can get TM13 Ice Beam in two locations in Pokémon Platinum:

One copy is on Route 216, far to the southeast of Snowpoint City. Reaching this copy of the TM requires the Hidden Move Rock Climb.
Unlimited copies can be purchased from the Prize Exchange in Veilstone City. Each copy of the TM costs 10,000 Coins, and you can win or buy coins from the Veilstone Game Corner next door.

Ice Beam is a damage-dealing Ice-type special move. It also has a 10% chance of freezing the target.

Getting TM13 Ice Beam

Location 1: Route 216

TM13’s Route 216 location on the Town Map.

The easiest way to obtain a copy of TM13 Ice Beam is by picking it up on Route 216.

Getting this copy requires the Hidden Move Rock Climb, so this can only be done after you defeat Gym Leader Candice in Snowpoint City and receive the Icicle Badge from her.

This copy of TM13 also involves a lot of traveling. The best location to start from is Snowpoint City, since it involves relatively few interruptions from wild Pokémon.

From Snowpoint’s Pokémon Center, head northwest, past the Sailor NPC.

Heading northwest from Snowpoint City’s Pokémon Center.

Turn southward at the gap in the trees, and walk toward Snowpoint’s shipyard.

Moving south toward the shipyard.

Descend the staircase, and begin heading to the west.

Heading westward at the Snowpoint shipyard.

Head up the western staircase to leave Snowpoint City and enter the Acuity Lakefront.

Entering Acuity Lakefront to the west.

Continue west through Acuity Lakefront’s wild grass.

Continuing westward across Acuity Lakefront.

Upon reaching the Lake Acuity sign, turn southward, and pass through the space between the trees.

Turning southward at the Lake Acuity sign.

Soon you will enter Route 217, where a raging blizzard will impair your vision and mobility. Slowly make your way down the linear southwestern path.

Moving southwest through the snowstorm.

Turn south to pass the Black Belt trainer.

Moving south past the Black Belt.

Pass the Hiker NPC’s house as you continue southward.

Walking south past the Hiker’s house.

Travel as far south as you can go.

When you reach the forest of trees at the very southern end, turn to the east and head that way.

Turning eastward at the trees.

Continue east until you can turn down to the south, then follow that path leading further down (pictured below).

Turning southward at the first available spot.

If you keep heading south, you will see a narrow opening in the trees with an NPC standing next to it.

Move south through the trees here.

Slipping through gaps in the trees.

Keep heading south, and the blizzard weather conditions will clear up once you reach Route 216.

Just resume your course and keep heading south.

Entering Route 216 from the north.

Pass the Snowbound Lodge at the corner of the mountain, and then turn eastward.

Turning east at the Snowbound Lodge.

Climb the staircase and continue east past the Skier trainer.

Heading eastward after passing the cottage.

A short distance to the east of the Snowbound Lodge, a rocky section of wall is visible on the north cliff face. Use Rock Climb to scale it.

Using Rock Climb on the rocky wall.

At the top of this mountain, resume heading eastward.

Turning east after scaling the mountain.

Head all the way east, past the many trainers up here.

Cutting all the way east through the snow.

When you have traveled as far to the east as you can go, you will see TM13 in the northeast corner by the wall. You should see it as a visible overworld item.

Obtaining TM13 Ice Beam.

Location 2: The Veilstone Game Corner

TM13 Ice Beam’s secondary location on the Town Map.

Unlimited copies of TM13 Ice Beam can be purchased from the Veilstone Prize Exchange, using Coins won or bought from the Game Corner next door.

The Prize Exchange is just a short distance to the south of the Veilstone City Pokémon Center. To reach it, head downstairs from the Pokémon Center and move south on the paved street.

Heading south from Veilstone’s Pokémon Center.

Circle around and head up the stairs leading to the two adjacent buildings in the strip.

The one to the east with the blue roof is the Prize Exchange, and the one west of it is the Game Corner.

Entering the Veilstone Prize Exchange.

TM13 Ice Beam’s listing at the Veilstone Prize Exchange.

The prizes at the Exchange can only be purchased using Coins from the Game Corner.

These coins must either be won by playing the slot machines, or by purchasing them with PokéDollars at the front counter.

Costing 10,000 Coins, Ice Beam is one of the pricier TMs for sale here.

The exchange rate between PokéDollars and Coins is 1,000 PokéDollars for 50 Coins (or 10,000 PokéDollars for 500 Coins). So if you planned to buy TM13 using money alone, it would cost you 200,000 PokéDollars to get one copy of TM13.

Ice Beam Details and Uses

In-game description of TM13 Ice Beam.

Ice Beam is a damage-dealing Ice-type special move that also has a 10% chance of freezing the target.

Ice Beam Move Details
Type	Ice
Category	Special
Power	95
Accuracy	100%
PP	10 (max. 16)

Ice Beam is a solid & dependable Ice move.

Its 90 base power is high enough to make the move worthwhile as it is, and the 10% chance of freezing the target—preventing the Pokémon from moving for several turns if it isn’t able to thaw itself out—is a nice secondary effect, even if the odds of activating it are low.

Ice Beam vs. Blizzard

There is some debate about whether Ice Beam or Blizzard is the better Ice-type attack.

Blizzard has a higher base power at 120, but this is arguably negated by its much lower 70% accuracy stat.

(In later Pokémon games, the base power stats of both Ice Beam and Blizzard are lowered to 90 and 110, respectively.)

Using Blizzard after summoning a hailstorm with Hail will bring Blizzard’s accuracy up to 100%, if you want to take up an entire second move slot just to make sure the first move works properly.

All things considered, Ice Beam is the more dependable option.

Miscellaneous Info about Ice Beam

TM13 Ice Beam can be sold for 1,500 PokéDollars.
If Ice Beam is used in a Pokémon Contest, it will earn the user 2 Appeal Points, plus 2 bonus Appeal Points if the user is the first to move in that turn.

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