Never-Melt Ice

The Never-Melt Ice (Japanese: とけないこおり Never-Melting Ice), formatted NeverMeltIce prior to Generation VI, is a type of held item introduced in Generation II that boosts the power of Ice-type moves.

Never-Melt Ice
とけないこおり
Never-Melting Ice
Bag Never-Melt Ice Sprite.png
Never-Melt Ice
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Introduced in Generation II
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Fling
Power 30

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
GSC
RSEFRLG
Colo.XD
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
BDSP
N/A $50
SMUSUM N/A $500
SwSh $3,000 $500
SV $3,000 $750

Effect

Generations II and III

Boosts the power of the holder's Ice-type moves by 10%.

Generation IV onward

Boosts the power of the holder's Ice-type moves by 20%.

Other uses

In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, if held by a nicknamed Regice in the party, along with Regirock and Registeel, allows to spawn Regigigas in Island Cave, except at night or before defeating/catching GroudonOR/KyogreAS.

Description

Games Description
GSC Powers up ice-type moves.
RSEColo.XD A hold item that raises the power of Ice-type moves.
FRLG An item to be held by a Pokémon. A piece of ice that repels heat and boosts Ice-type moves.
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is a piece of ice that repels heat and boosts Ice-type moves.
XYORAS An item to be held by a Pokémon. It's a piece of ice that repels heat effects and boosts Ice-type moves.
SMUSUM
SwSh
An item to be held by a Pokémon. It's a heat-repelling piece of ice that boosts the power of Ice-type moves.
SV An item to be held by a Pokémon. It's a heat-repelling piece of ice that boosts the power of the holder's Ice-type moves.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
GSC Ice Path
RSE Shoal Cave
FRLG Icefall Cave Held by wild Dewgong (5% chance)
Colo. Held by Shadow Delibird
XD Held by Shadow Swinub
DPPt Snowpoint TempleDP, Iceberg RuinsPt Held by wild Snover and wild Abomasnow (5% chance each)
HGSS Ice Path
BW Cold Storage Held by wild Cryogonal (5% chance)
B2W2 Dragonspiral TowerWinter
DW* Icy Cave
XY Frost Cavern Icebergs
Held by wild Snover, wild Abomasnow, and wild Cryogonal (5% chance each)
ORAS Shoal Cave
SMUSUM Route 10SM, Seaward Cave Held by wild Vanillite and wild Vanillish (5% chance each)
SwSh Route 9 Stow-on-Side (bargain shop)
Held by wild Snover, wild Abomasnow, wild Vanillite, wild Vanillish (5% chance each), and wild Vanilluxe (50% chance)
SwShIA Cram-o-matic (Ice: 32-40 points)
SwShCT Hidden recurring item (Slippery Slope, Tunnel to the Top, Path to the Peak, Frigid Sea)
SV Glaseado Mountain (Snow Slope Run reward) Delibird Presents (Levincia Branch)
Sparkling overworld item (Glaseado Mountain)
SVID Sparkling overworld item (Polar Biome)
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Distribution

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period
SM Pokémon Center Alolan Vulpix items Japan February 13 to May 13, 2017
As a held item
Games Event Language/Region Distribution period
DP 10th Movie Deoxys Japanese June 23 to September 2, 2007

Gallery

Artwork

 
Artwork from
Scarlet and Violet

In the anime

In Climbing the Tower of Success!, a piece of Never-Melt Ice was mentioned as one of the search items for the Wishing Bell Festival scavenger hunt. However, the boy looking for it only found regular ice.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 不融冰 Bāt Yùhng Bīng *
不會融化的冰塊 Bātwúih Yùhngfa-dīk Bīngfaai *
Mandarin 不融冰 Bù Róng Bīng *
融化不了的冰塊 Rónghuà Bùliǎo-de Bīngkuài *
  Finnish Sulamaton jää
  French Glacéternel*
Glace Éternelle*
  German Ewiges Eis
  Italian Gelomai
  Korean 녹지않는얼음 Nokji Anneun Eoreum
  Polish Nieroztapialny Lód
  Brazilian Portuguese Gelo Eterno
  Spanish Antiderretir

External links



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