Freeze-Dry (move)

Freeze-Dry フリーズドライ Freeze-Dry

Battles Type  Ice Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  70 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VI Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beautiful Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Beautiful Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   An appealing move that can be used repeatedly without boring the audience.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Freeze-Dry (Japanese: フリーズドライ Freeze-Dry) is a damage-dealing Ice-type move introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

Freeze-Dry deals damage and has a 10% chance of freezing the target. Unlike other Ice-type moves, it deals super-effective damage to Water-type Pokémon, even during Inverse Battles or if the user has the Normalize ability.

Type effectiveness

Freeze-Dry
Damage	Types
2×
1×
½×

Description

Games Description XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSPLA SV The user rapidly cools the target. This may also leave the target frozen. This move is super effective on Water types.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
122G		Mr. Mime Galarian Form		Human-Like		Human-Like			44
0144		Articuno		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	1	43	35	35
0362		Glalie		Fairy	Mineral	42ORAS	1, Evo.	1, Evo.	Evo.
0471		Glaceon		Field		Field			40	40
0584		Vanilluxe		Mineral		Mineral	1	1	1
0615		Cryogonal		Mineral		Mineral	50	49	36	36
0646		Kyurem		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			1
646W		Kyurem White Kyurem		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			1
646B		Kyurem Black Kyurem		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			1
0698		Amaura		Monster		Monster			36
0699		Aurorus		Monster		Monster	1, 77	1, Evo.	36
0866		Mr. Rime		Human-Like		Human-Like			44
0875		Eiscue		Water 1	Field			36	36
0881		Arctozolt		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			42
0883		Arctovish		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			42
0991		Iron Bundle		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				42
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
037A		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field		✔	✔
0131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔
0220		Swinub		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0225		Delibird		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
554G		Darumaka Galarian Form		Field		Field			✔
0996		Frigibax		Dragon	Mineral				✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0220		Swinub		Field		Field	Island Scan - Tapu VillageSM
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Freeze-Dry

★★★★
Attack power	47.34352
Charge time	0.74 seconds
Range type	Circular (ranged)
Number of hits	1
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	May freeze the foe

Description

Games Description SMD It could make an enemy frozen. It's super effective on Water-type Pokémon.* It damages an enemy. It's super effective on Water-type Pokémon, too. It could also make the enemy frozen.*

In the anime

Mega Glalie Glalie Mr. Rime
The user rapidly cools the target. This may also leave the target frozen.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Mega Glalie charges an orb of light blue energy in between the horns on its head. It then fires a beam of light blue energy from the orb at the opponent, freezing them.
Levi's Glalie	Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel		Debut
	Glalie releases a gust of cold air from its mouth at the opponent, freezing them.
A Trainer's Glalie	Crowning the Chow Crusher!		None
	Mr. Rime spins its cane and points it at the opponent, releasing a gust of cold air from it that freezes the opponent.
Leon's Mr. Rime	JN129		None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Freeze-Dry is the only Ice-type move introduced in Generation VI.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 冷凍乾燥 Láahngdung Gōnchou Mandarin 冷凍乾燥 / 冷冻干燥 Lěngdòng Gānzào French Lyophilisation German Gefriertrockner Italian Liofilizzazione Korean 프리즈드라이 Peurijeudeurai Polish Suchy Mróz Portuguese Brazil Liofilização Portugal Congelar Spanish Liofilización

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