12
edits
Ice (type): Difference between revisions
no edit summary
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 68: | Line 68: | ||
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
===Defense=== | ===Defense=== | ||
The Ice type is considered by many to be the worst of all types defensively. It only resists itself and is immune to [[Freeze (status ailment)|freezing]], while carrying weaknesses to {{t|Fire}}, {{t|Fighting}}, {{t|Rock}}, and {{t|Steel}}. | The Ice type is considered by many to be the worst of all types defensively. It only resists itself and is immune to [[Freeze (status ailment)|freezing]], while carrying weaknesses to {{t|Fire}}, {{t|Fighting}}, {{t|Rock}}, and {{t|Steel}}. Additionally, double weaknesses are common amongst Ice types, especially to the {{t|Fighting}} type. As a result, most Ice types have more weaknesses than resistances. | ||
Ice-type Pokémon are also immune to the damage caused by {{weather|hail}}, although it is lack of additional defensive benefits, unlike the other weather conditions. | Ice-type Pokémon are also immune to the damage caused by {{weather|hail}}, although it is lack of additional defensive benefits, unlike the other weather conditions. | ||