Ice Face (Ability)

Ice Face	アイスフェイス
	Ice Face
Flavor text Generation III Currently unknown Generation IV Currently unknown Generation V Currently unknown Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII The Pokémon's ice head can take a physical attack as a substitute, but the attack also changes the Pokémon's appearance. The ice will be restored when it hails.

Ice Face (Japanese: アイスフェイス Ice Face) is an Ability introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature Ability of Eiscue.

Effect

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In battle

When an Eiscue that's in its Ice Face form is hit by a physical move, it takes no damage and changes into its Noice Face form. If a hailstorm is set up after Eiscue has changed into its Noice Face form, it will be restored to its Ice Face form at the end of the turn.

Ice Face does not protect against special moves. A Noice Face Eiscue can be restored to its Ice Face form once per hailstorm, and will not be restored if the hailstorm has been set up before it changed into its Noice Face form.

This form change persists even when Eiscue is switched out, but resets at the end of the battle.

Outside of battle

Ice Face has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Ice Face

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Eiscue Ice Face	Ice		Ice	Ice Face	None	None
	Eiscue Noice Face	Ice		Ice	Ice Face	None	None
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation VIII games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV or later and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities. For Generation V games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VI or later. For Generation VI games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VII or later. For Generation VII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VIII or later.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Eiscue
The Pokémon's ice head absorbs a hit before shattering.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Eiscue	When Eiscue is hit by a physical attack, the ice on its head absorbs the blow, preventing it from taking damage. The ice then shatters, revealing Eiscue's Noice Face.
Casey's Peta	Sword & Shield chapter		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 結凍頭 Gitdung Tàuh Mandarin 結凍頭 / 结冻头 Jiédòng Tóu French Tête de Gel German Tiefkühlkopf Italian Gelofaccia Korean 아이스페이스 Ice Face Brazilian Portuguese Cara de Gelo Spanish Cara de Hielo

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