Freeze-Dry (move)

Freeze-Dry
フリーズドライ Freeze-Dry
Freeze-Dry IX.png
Freeze-Dry IX 2.png
Type  Ice
Category  Special
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  70
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VI
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  0  
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
An appealing move that can be used repeatedly without boring the audience.

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
         
                   
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
0037   Vulpix
Alolan Form
  Field Field 48
0038   Ninetales
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field Rem.
0122   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.SwShBDSP Evo.
0471   Glaceon
  Field Field 40SwShBDSP 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
0646   Kyurem
White Kyurem
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1
0646   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.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0037   Vulpix
Alolan Form
  Field Field
0131   Lapras
 
 
Monster Water 1
0220   Swinub
 
 
Field Field
0225   Delibird
 
 
Water 1 Field
0554   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.


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.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Freeze-Dry inflicts damage, and is super effective against Water-type Pokémon. It may also freeze the target.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
SMD 18 99 13 30 95% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series 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 A Flood of Torrential Gains! None


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

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



  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.