Ice (type)
The Ice type (Japanese: こおりタイプ Ice type) is one of the eighteen types. Notable Trainers who specialize in Ice-type Pokémon are Lorelei former member of the Indigo Plateau Elite Four, Pryce of Mahogany Town, Glacia of the Hoenn Elite Four, Candice of Snowpoint City, Brycen former Gym Leader of Icirrus City, and Wulfric of Snowbelle 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
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Battle properties
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Generation II onwards
Ice-type Pokémon are immune to Hail weather damage.
Starting in Generation III, Ice-type Pokémon cannot be frozen.
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Characteristics
Defense
The Ice type is considered by many to be the worst of all types defensively. It only resists itself and is immune to freezing, 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 line'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, and certain Ice-type Pokémon such as Articuno, Delibird, the Snover line, and the Amaura line have at least one double weakness.
Offense
Offensive-wise, because only two non-Ice types (Empoleon and Heatran, which are both 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 Pokémon Contests, most Ice-type moves become Beauty moves, with two Cool moves being the only exceptions.
Pokémon
As of Generation VI, there are 35 Ice-type Pokémon or 4.8% of all Pokémon (counting forms and Mega Evolutions that change typing as different Pokémon), making it the second-rarest type, behind Ghost.
Pure Ice-type Pokémon
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Half Ice-type Pokémon
Primary Ice-type Pokémon
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Secondary Ice-type Pokémon
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Moves
| Gen | Move | Category | Contest | Power | Accuracy | PP | Target | Description | |||||||||
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| I | Aurora Beam | Special | Beauty | 65 | 100% | 20 (max 32) |
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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) |
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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 | 110 | 70% | 5 (max 8) |
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A howling blizzard is summoned to strike the opposing team. It may also freeze them solid. | |||||||||
| VI | Freeze-Dry | Special | Beauty | 70 | 100% | 20 (max 32) |
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The user rapidly cools the target. This may also leave the target frozen. This move is super effective on Water types. | |||||||||
| V | Freeze Shock | Physical | Beauty | 140 | 90% | 5 (max 8) |
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On the second turn, the user hits the target with electrically charged ice. It may leave the target with paralysis. | |||||||||
| V | Frost Breath | Special | Beauty | 60 | 90% | 10 (max 16) |
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The user blows a cold breath on the target. This attack always results in a critical hit. | |||||||||
| V | Glaciate | Special | Beauty | 65 | 95% | 10 (max 16) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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The user continually rolls into the target over five turns. It becomes stronger each time it hits. | |||||||||
| I | Ice Beam | Special | Beauty | 90 | 100% | 10 (max 16) |
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The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. It may also freeze the target solid. | |||||||||
| V | Ice Burn | Special | Beauty | 140 | 90% | 5 (max 8) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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The user flash freezes chunks of ice and hurls them at the target. This move always goes first. | |||||||||
| V | Icicle Crash | Physical | Beauty | 85 | 90% | 10 (max 16) |
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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) |
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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) |
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The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. It also lowers the targets' Speed stat. | |||||||||
| I | Mist | Status | Beauty | — | 100% | 30 (max 48) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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. | |||||||||||||||||
Abilities
Interacting with Ice-type
When it is hailing, Forecast will transform the user into the Ice-type. Pokémon with the ability Color Change will be changed into an Ice-type after it is hit with a Ice-type move. Protean will change its user into the Ice-type when it uses an Ice-type move. When a Pokémon with Multitype holds an Icicle Plate, it will become an Ice-type Pokémon. When a Pokémon with Imposter is sent out and its opposite opponent is Ice-type, it will transform into that Pokémon and have its Ice-typing.
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| VI | Refrigerate | Normal-type moves become Ice-type moves. |
| III | Thick Fat | Boosts resistance to Fire- and Ice-type moves. |
| All details are accurate to Generation VI games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page. | ||
Exclusive Abilities
Only Ice-type Pokémon can have these Abilities. This does not include signature Abilities.
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| VI | Refrigerate | Normal-type moves become Ice-type moves. |
| IV | Snow Cloak | Boosts evasion in a hailstorm. |
| IV | Snow Warning | The Pokémon summons a hailstorm when it enters a battle. |
| All details are accurate to Generation VI games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page. | ||
Trivia
- Generation V introduced the most Ice-type Pokémon of any generation, with eight, and Generation VI introduced the fewest Ice-type Pokémon, with four.
- Generation I introduced the most Ice-type moves of any generation, with six, and Generation VI introduced the fewest Ice-type moves, with only one.
- Although the Ice type existed since Generation I, pure Ice-type Pokémon were not introduced until Generation III.
- The only dual-type Ice-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V was a Legendary Pokémon.
- 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.
- There has been a Gym Leader or Elite Four member who specializes in the Ice type introduced in each generation. Three of the Ice-type Gym Leaders, Pryce, Candice, and Brycen, are the seventh Gym Leaders in their respective region. Wulfric is the exception, being the eighth in his region.
- Ice is the only type that is super effective against the Flying type that does not in turn resist Flying-type moves.
- It is also the only type that is super effective against the Grass type that does not in turn resist Grass-type moves.
- Ice-type attacks are resisted by all types that Water-type Pokémon resist.
- No Ice-type status moves change stats other than reverting changes and changing weather.
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