Freeze (status condition): Difference between revisions

Once frozen, a Pokémon cannot be thawed out in battle other than via the use of items such as an [[Ice Heal]], being hit by a damaging {{type|Fire}} move that can inflict {{status|burn}} (i.e. any Fire-type move except {{m|Fire Spin}}), or the opponent using the move {{m|Haze}}. If a frozen Pokémon uses a move with 0 [[PP]] on the same turn that it thaws out, {{DL|List of glitches (Generation I)|Struggle bypassing|the PP of the move will roll over to 63 PP}}, and full [[PP Up]]s will be applied to it.

In the Generation I handheld games, if the user goes last and is immediately frozen solid, and if the opponent goes first and uses a Fire type move (Except Fire Spin) on the Pokémon, the Pokémon that is thawed out will select a glitch move. This is due to a Pokémon selecting the last move (including from another Pokémon) if it goes last and thaws out.

A frozen Pokémon has a 25/256 (≈10%) chance of being thawed out each time it attempts to move. On the turn that a Pokémon defrosts, it cannot attack until the next turn, similar to {{status|sleep}} in Generation I.

It is now possible to select a move in the Attack option as the thaw out glitch from [[Generation I]] has been fixed.

In addition, {{cat|Moves that thaw out the user|some moves}} can still be used by the frozen Pokémon while frozen (thawing it out in the process). Pokémon cannot be frozen in {{weather|harsh sunlight}}, but harsh sunlight does not affect when an already-frozen Pokémon thaws.

 

In [[Generation II]], if a frozen Pokémon enters the battle, its cry will not be heard.

Same as Generation II, but the thaw chance is now 20% and Pokémon can attack on the turn that they defrost. An animation also shows up whenever a Pokémon is unable to move due to being frozen (in contrast to previous generations, in which it only showed up when freeze was inflicted).

Now all damaging Fire-type moves can thaw a frozen target, regardless of whether or not they have a chance to burn; however, Fire-type {{m|Hidden Power}} cannot thaw a frozen target. Tri Attack can no longer thaw a frozen Pokémon. Freezing also disables the Ability {{a|Flash Fire}}.

{{m|Scald}} and {{m|Matcha Gotcha}} can also be used to thaw a frozen target.

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In all generations except [[Generation I]], freeze has a chance to be cured on its own on the frozen Pokémon's turn; it has a 10% chance in Generation II, and 20% chance in all subsequent generations. Consequently, the frozen Pokémon may thaw out on the turn of freezing. Pokémon cannot be frozen in {{weather|harsh sunlight}}, but harsh sunlight has no effect on Pokémon that are already frozen.

Being frozen can be cured with the use of an [[Ice Heal]], a [[Pumkin Berry]] ([[Generation III]] only) and [[Aspear Berry]] ([[Burnt Berry]] in [[Generation II]]). In addition, like all other major [[status condition]]s, it can be cured by the items [[Full Heal]], [[Rage Candy Bar]], [[Lava Cookie]], [[Old Gateau]], [[Casteliacone]], [[Lumiose Galette]], [[Shalour Sable]], [[Big Malasada]], [[Full Restore]], [[Heal Powder]], [[Lum Berry]] ([[MiracleBerry]] in Generation II), and [[Sacred Ash]].

In Generation I and II, if a frozen Pokémon is hit by a damaging Fire-type move that can inflict {{status|burn}} (i.e. every Fire-type move except {{m|Fire Spin}} and {{m|Hidden Power}}), it will be thawed; in Generation II, if a frozen Pokémon is hit by {{m|Tri Attack}}, it has a 1/3 chance of being thawed.

From Generation III onward, if a frozen Pokémon is successfully hit by a damaging {{type|Fire}} move, it will be immediately thawed; {{cat|moves that change type}} such as {{m|Weather Ball}} can thaw a frozen target if they are Fire-type, except {{m|Hidden Power}} in Generation III. From [[Generation V]] onward, Pokémon with the Ability {{a|Flash Fire}} will not be thawed by Fire-type moves, since they will not be damaged by them (prior to Generation V, Flash Fire cannot be activated while the Pokémon is frozen).

Starting in Generation VI, if a frozen Pokémon is successfully hit by {{m|Scald}}, {{m|Steam Eruption}}, {{m|Scorching Sands}}, or {{m|Matcha Gotcha}}, it will be immediately thawed. However, if the Pokémon is immune to the move (e.g. due to {{a|Water Absorb}} or {{a|Levitate}}), it cannot be thawed by it.

A frozen Pokémon can still use the moves {{m|Flame Wheel}}, {{m|Sacred Fire}}, {{m|Flare Blitz}}, {{m|Fusion Flare}}, {{m|Scald}}, {{m|Steam Eruption}}, {{m|Burn Up}}, {{m|Pyro Ball}}, {{m|Scorching Sands}}, and {{m|Matcha Gotcha}} while frozen; these moves will thaw the user, then execute normally. They will thaw out the user even if they are {{cat|Protection moves|blocked}}, miss, deal no damage due an Ability like {{a|Flash Fire}}, or are prevented from being executed by {{m|Powder}}, [[Rain|heavy rain]], or [[Harsh sunlight|extremely harsh sunlight]]; however, they cannot thaw out the user if they would fail (such as a non-Fire-type Pokémon using Burn Up).

The moves {{m|Heal Bell}} (unless the Pokémon has Soundproof as their Ability in Generation III and IV) and {{m|Aromatherapy}} remove the freeze condition from all Pokémon in the user's party. In Generation I only, using {{m|Haze}} cures the opponent from the freeze condition.

Pokémon with {{a|Natural Cure}} will be cured upon switching out, those with the {{a|Hydration}} Ability will be cured while it is {{weather|rain}}ing. Pokémon with {{a|Shed Skin}} have a 1/3 chance of being cured every turn, and Pokémon with {{a|Healer}} have a 30% chance of curing their allies.

A Pokémon holding a [[Covert Cloak]] cannot become frozen because the status condition only occurs as the [[additional effect]] of moves.

Pokémon that have either {{a|Magma Armor}}, {{a|Comatose}}, {{a|Shield Dust}}, or {{a|Purifying Salt}} as their Ability cannot be frozen.

In ''[[EP099|The Mandarin Island Miss Match]]'', [[Lorelei's Cloyster|Prima's Cloyster]] froze a Trainer's {{p|Kadabra}} with Blizzard. Later in the episode, Team Rocket got frozen by an {{m|Ice Punch}} from [[Lorelei#In the anime|Prima]]'s {{p|Jynx}}.

In ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', {{DL|Legendary birds (M02)|Articuno}} froze {{OBP|Lugia|M02}} in a {{m|Whirlpool}} with Ice Beam. However, the Diving Pokémon quickly broke out of the ice with its {{t|Psychic}} powers.

In ''[[AG190|Pace - The Final Frontier!]]'', [[Ash's Pikachu]] was frozen by an Ice Beam from {{DL|Brandon's Legendary giants|Regice|Brandon's Regice}}. However, thanks to Ash's encouragement, Pikachu was able to break free from the ice with a Thunderbolt.

In ''[[DP009|Setting the World On its Buneary!]]'', Ash, his friends, and most of their Pokémon were all frozen by an Ice Beam from a then-{{pkmn2|wild}} {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}}. They were later freed from the ice by a {{m|Poison Jab}} from [[Brock's Croagunk]], who had not been frozen.

In ''[[DP113|Hold the Phione!]]'', multiple people and Pokémon were frozen with Ice Beam on five separate occasions: the first instance occurred when a {{p|Phione}} that Team Rocket captured briefly froze [[Jessie]] before James freed her with a chop. The second case happened when the same Phione froze Team Rocket when they tried to capture it again. Piplup ended up getting briefly frozen by Phione twice, with the third instance occurring after he tried to shake its flipper and the fourth case happening after it was hit with an Ice Beam that was meant for Buneary. The fifth and final instance occurred when Buneary and Phione froze Team Rocket with a joint Ice Beam before Pikachu sent the trio blasting off with a Thunderbolt.

In ''[[DP129|Pillars of Friendship!]]'', in order to stop a rampaging {{p|Regigigas}}, Brandon had his {{DL|Brandon's Legendary giants|Regirock}} and {{DL|Brandon's Legendary giants|Registeel}} pin it down before Regice froze them all with Ice Beam.

In ''[[DP176|Coming Full-Festival Circle!]]'', during the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]] semifinals, Dawn's Buneary briefly froze {{an|Jessie}}'s Seviper with an Ice Beam.

In ''[[BW079|Caution: Icy Battle Conditions!]]'', during Ash's [[Icirrus Gym]] battle against [[Brycen]], [[Ash's Krokorok]] got his lower body frozen by a Blizzard from Brycen's {{p|Vanillish}} that he failed to dodge with {{m|Dig}}. Vanillish then broke him out of the ice and damaged him with a {{m|Mirror Shot}}, forcing Ash to recall him and send {{AP|Scraggy}} out in his place. Later on in the episode, Krokorok got his mouth frozen after Brycen's {{p|Beartic}} countered his {{m|Crunch}} attack with an Ice Punch. After managing to dodge a {{m|Brine}} attack, Krokorok freed his jaws from the ice.

In ''[[BW125|Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!]]'', during the [[Marine Cup Tournament]], [[Iris's Axew]] got frozen and knocked out by an Ice Beam from [[Teaque]]'s {{p|Vanillite}}. Later on in the tournament, Teaque's Vanillite froze and defeated a Trainer's Amoonguss with Blizzard.

In ''[[SM088|Full Moon and Many Arms!]]'', a {{pkmn2|wild}} {{DL|Light trio (anime)|Necrozma}} was briefly frozen by an Ice Beam from {{an|Lana}}'s [[Poké Ride|Ride]] {{p|Dragonair}} before the former broke out of the ice with brute force.