Ice (type)

The Ice type (Japanese: こおりタイプ Ice type) is one of the eighteen types. Notable Trainers that specialize in Ice-type Pokémon are Lorelei of the Kanto Elite Four, Pryce of Mahogany Town, Glacia of the Hoenn Elite Four, Candice of Snowpoint City, and Brycen of Icirrus City. Prior to changes in Generation IV all Ice-type moves were special, but they may now also be physical depending on the attack.


Statistical averages

Overall

Stat
HP: 73.93
Attack: 75.13
Defense: 71.57
Sp.Atk: 79.13
Sp.Def: 80.23
Speed: 69.60
Total: 449.60


Fully evolved

Stat
HP: 81.89
Attack: 83.26
Defense: 83.26
Sp.Atk: 90.37
Sp.Def: 93.26
Speed: 79.21
Total: 511.26


Battle properties

Generation I

Offensive   Defensive
Power Types   Power Types
 
 
 
 
½×  
½×  
 
 
 
 
None None


Generation II-onwards

Offensive   Defensive
Power Types   Power Types
 
 
 
 
½×  
½×  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None None


Characteristics

Defense

The Ice type is considered by many to be the worst of all types defensively. It only resists itself, while carrying weaknesses to Fire, Fighting, Rock and Steel, making it weak to moves such as Stealth Rock, Bullet Punch and Fire Blast. Their sole resistance is nullified by the Swinub Family's Ground, Articuno's and Delibird's Flying, The Snover line's Grass, and Kyurem's Dragon. Even with a second type, all but two Ice-type Pokémon—Froslass and Frost Rotom—have more weaknesses than resistances and immunities.

Offense

Offensive-wise, because only two non-Ice types, which are Steel types, doubly resist Ice, and the fact that double weaknesses to Ice are fairly common (largely due to Dragon types, whose final forms are often doubly weak), Ice is, along with Ground, Fighting, Rock and Fire, one of the most commonly used attacking types. Ice also pairs well with other common attacking types, notably Ground and Electric. Water-type Pokémon can also effectively use Ice attacks, which cover their major weakness of Grass, as well as Dragon, which resists their moves.

Similarly, an Ice-type Pokémon can often use Water-type moves, which covers their weakness of Fire and Rock.

Contest Properties

When used in Contests, Ice-type moves typically become Beauty moves, while some may be Cool moves.

Pokémon

As of Generation V, there are 31 Ice-type Pokémon or 4.78% of all Pokémon, making it the third rarest type ahead of the Dragon and Ghost types.

Pure Ice-type Pokémon

# Name
351   Castform*
361   Snorunt
362   Glalie
378   Regice
471   Glaceon
582   Vanillite
583   Vanillish
584   Vanilluxe
613   Cubchoo
614   Beartic
615   Cryogonal

Half Ice-type Pokémon

Primary Ice-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2
124   Jynx Ice Psychic
144   Articuno Ice Flying
220   Swinub Ice Ground
221   Piloswine Ice Ground
225   Delibird Ice Flying
238   Smoochum Ice Psychic
363   Spheal Ice Water
364   Sealeo Ice Water
365   Walrein Ice Water
473   Mamoswine Ice Ground
478   Froslass Ice Ghost

Secondary Ice-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2
087   Dewgong Water Ice
091   Cloyster Water Ice
131   Lapras Water Ice
215   Sneasel Dark Ice
459   Snover Grass Ice
460   Abomasnow Grass Ice
461   Weavile Dark Ice
479   Rotom* Electric Ice
646   Kyurem Dragon Ice
  Dragon Ice
  Dragon Ice

Moves

Gen Move Category Contest Power Accuracy PP Target Description
I Aurora Beam Special Beauty 65 100% 20 (max 32)
     
     
Any adjacent Pokémon
The target is hit with a rainbow-colored beam. This may also lower the target's Attack stat.
IV Avalanche Physical Cool 60 100% 10 (max 16)
     
     
Any adjacent Pokémon
An attack move that inflicts double the damage if the user has been hurt by the target in the same turn.
I Blizzard Special Beauty 120 70% 5 (max 8)
     
     
All adjacent foes
A howling blizzard is summoned to strike the opposing team. It may also freeze them solid.
V Freeze Shock Physical 140 90% 5 (max 8)
     
     
Any adjacent Pokémon
On the second turn, the user hits the target with electrically charged ice. It may leave the target with paralysis.
V Frost Breath Special 40 90% 10 (max 16)
     
     
Any adjacent Pokémon
The user blows a cold breath on the target. This attack always results in a critical hit.
V Glaciate Special 65 95% 10 (max 16)
     
     
All adjacent foes
The user attacks by blowing freezing cold air at opposing Pokémon. This attack reduces the targets' Speed stat.
III Hail Status Beauty 100% 10 (max 16)
     
     
All Pokémon
The user summons a hail storm lasting five turns. It damages all Pokémon except the Ice type.
I Haze Status Beauty 100% 30 (max 48)
     
     
All Pokémon
The user creates a haze that eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle.
III Ice Ball Physical Beauty 30 90% 20 (max 32)
     
     
Any adjacent Pokémon
The user continually rolls into the target over five turns. It becomes stronger each time it hits.
I Ice Beam Special Beauty 95 100% 10 (max 16)
     
     
Any adjacent Pokémon
The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. It may also freeze the target solid.
V Ice Burn Special 140 90% 5 (max 8)
     
     
Any adjacent Pokémon
On the second turn, an ultracold, freezing wind surrounds the target. This may leave the target with a burn.
IV Ice Fang Physical Cool 65 95% 15 (max 24)
     
     
Any adjacent Pokémon
The user bites with cold-infused fangs. It may also make the target flinch or leave it frozen.
I Ice Punch Physical Beauty 75 100% 15 (max 24)
     
     
Any adjacent Pokémon
The target is punched with an icy fist. It may also leave the target frozen.
IV Ice Shard Physical Beauty 40 100% 30 (max 48)
     
     
Any adjacent Pokémon
The user flash freezes chunks of ice and hurls them at the target. This move always goes first.
V Icicle Crash Physical 85 90% 10 (max 16)
     
     
Any adjacent Pokémon
The user attacks by harshly dropping an icicle onto the target. It may also make the target flinch.
III Icicle Spear Physical Beauty 25 100% 30 (max 48)
     
     
Any adjacent Pokémon
The user launches sharp icicles at the target. It strikes two to five times in a row.
II Icy Wind Special Beauty 55 95% 15 (max 24)
     
     
All adjacent foes
The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. It also lowers the targets' Speed stat.
I Mist Status Beauty 100% 30 (max 48)
     
     
All allies
The user cloaks its body with a white mist that prevents any of its stats from being cut for five turns.
II Powder Snow Special Beauty 40 100% 25 (max 40)
     
     
All adjacent foes
The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. It may also freeze the targets.
III Sheer Cold Special Beauty 30% 5 (max 8)
     
     
Any adjacent Pokémon
The target is attacked with a blast of absolute-zero cold. The target instantly faints if it hits.
All details are accurate to Generation VII games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual move's page. Target data assumes user is in the lower left.

Trivia

  • Generation V introduced the most Ice-type Pokémon of any generation, with eight, and Generation II introduced the least Ice-type Pokémon, with five.
  • Generation I introduced the most Ice-type moves of any generation, with six, and Generation II introduced the least Ice-type moves, with two.
  • Although the Ice type existed since Generation I, pure Ice-type species were not introduced until Generation III.
  • In Generation III, all Ice-type moves were Beauty moves.
  • Only the Normal type has a lower number of resistances than the Ice type, having no resistances (but one immunity). Ice only resists itself.
  • All types that are weak to Ice have been combined with it on at least one Pokémon.
  • There has been a Gym Leader or Elite Four member who specializes in the Ice type introduced in each generation. All three of the Ice-type Gym Leaders, Pryce, Candice, and Brycen, are the seventh Gym Leaders in their respective region.
  • Every Ice type introduced in Generation V is a pale blue color. It is the only generation in which this happens.
  • Ice is the only type that is super effective against Flying-types that does not in turn resist Flying-type moves.
  • Ice-type attacks are resisted by all types that Water-type Pokémon resist.
  • Ice is the only type that can be triply resisted due to Dewgong and Sealeo's evolutionary lines having double resistance, as well as the Ability Thick Fat.

In other languages

Language Title
  Japanese こおり (氷) Kōri
Mandarin Chinese Bīng
  Danish Is
  Dutch IJs
  Finnish Jää
  French Glace
  German Eis
  Greek Πάγου Pagou
  Hebrew קרח Kerach
  Indonesian Es
  Italian Ghiaccio
  Korean 얼음 Eol'eum
  Norwegian Is
  Polish Lodowy
  Portuguese Gelo
  Romanian Gheață
  Russian Ледяной Ledyanoi
  Slovak Ľadový
  Spanish Hielo
  Swedish Is
  Thai น้ำแข็ง