Ice (type)

Types

Normal

Fire

Fighting

Water

Flying

Grass

Poison

Electric

Ground

Psychic

Rock

Ice

Bug

Dragon

Ghost

Dark

Steel

Fairy

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Stellar

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The Ice type (Japanese: こおりタイプ Ice type) is one of the eighteen types. Notable Trainers who specialize in Ice-type Pokémon are Lorelei, a former member of the Indigo Plateau Elite Four, Pryce of Mahogany Town, Glacia of the Hoenn Elite Four, Candice of Snowpoint City, Brycen, the former Gym Leader of Icirrus City, and Wulfric of Snowbelle City. Prior to changes in Generation IV, all damaging Ice-type moves were special, but they may now also be physical depending on the attack.

Statistical averages

Overall

Stat
HP: 73.93
Attack: 75.13
Defense: 71.57
Sp.Atk: 79.13
Sp.Def: 80.23
Speed: 69.60
Total: 449.60

Fully evolved

Stat
HP: 81.89
Attack: 83.26
Defense: 83.26
Sp.Atk: 90.37
Sp.Def: 93.26
Speed: 79.21
Total: 511.26

Battle properties

Generation I

Ice-type Pokémon cannot be frozen by Ice-type moves.

Offensive			Defensive
Power	Types		Power	Types
2×			½×
½×			2×
0×	None		0×	None

Generation II onwards

Ice-type Pokémon are immune to Hail weather damage.

Starting in Generation III, Ice-type Pokémon cannot be frozen.

Offensive			Defensive
Power	Types		Power	Types
2×			½×
½×			2×
0×	None		0×	None

Characteristics

Defense

The Ice type is considered by many to be the worst of all types defensively. It only resists itself and is immune to freezing and the effects of hail, while carrying weaknesses to Fire, Fighting, Rock, and Steel. Additionally, double weaknesses are common amongst Ice types, especially to the Fighting type. As a result, most Ice types have more weaknesses than resistances.

However, some Ice types, such as Avalugg, have high defenses in order to compensate for their many weaknesses, which can help them withstand super-effective attacks and remain on the field longer.

Offense

Offensively, because the fact that double weaknesses to Ice are fairly common, especially due to Dragon and Flying types, Ice is one of the most commonly-used attacking types. Ice also pairs well with other common attacking types, notably Ground, which covers all of Ice's weaknesses except Fighting, and Electric, which covers Ice's ineffectiveness against Water. Some Ice-type Pokémon can use a few Water-type moves, which cover their weaknesses to Fire and Rock.

Water-type Pokémon are often compared with Ice-type Pokémon, as most of the former can also effectively use Ice attacks, which cover their major weakness of Grass and Dragon, which resist their moves. However, some Ice types have an advantage over Water types due to the introduction of Freeze-Dry in Generation VI (an Ice-type move that is exclusively learned by Ice types), as it can deal super-effective damage to most Water types.

Contest properties

When used in Pokémon Contests, most Ice-type moves become Beautiful moves, with two Cool moves being the only exceptions.

Pokémon

As of Generation VI, there are 35 Ice-type Pokémon or 4.8% of all Pokémon (counting forms and Mega Evolutions that change typing as different Pokémon), making it tied with Ghost as the rarest type.

Pure Ice-type Pokémon

# Name 351 Snowy Castform 361 Snorunt 362 Glalie 362 Mega Glalie 378 Regice 471 Glaceon 582 Vanillite 583 Vanillish 584 Vanilluxe 613 Cubchoo 614 Beartic 615 Cryogonal 712 Bergmite 713 Avalugg

Half Ice-type Pokémon

Primary Ice-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 124 Jynx Ice Psychic 144 Articuno Ice Flying 220 Swinub Ice Ground 221 Piloswine Ice Ground 225 Delibird Ice Flying 238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 363 Spheal Ice Water 364 Sealeo Ice Water 365 Walrein Ice Water 473 Mamoswine Ice Ground 478 Froslass Ice Ghost

Secondary Ice-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 087 Dewgong Water Ice 091 Cloyster Water Ice 131 Lapras Water Ice 215 Sneasel Dark Ice 459 Snover Grass Ice 460 Abomasnow Grass Ice 460 Mega Abomasnow Grass Ice 461 Weavile Dark Ice 479 Frost Rotom* Electric Ice 644 Kyurem Dragon Ice 644 White Kyurem Dragon Ice 644 Black Kyurem Dragon Ice 698 Amaura Rock Ice 699 Aurorus Rock Ice

Moves

Gen	Move	Category	Contest	Power	Accuracy	PP	Range	Description
I	Aurora Beam	Special	Beautiful	06565	100100%	2020 (max 32)	Normal	The target is hit with a rainbow-colored beam. This may also lower the target's Attack stat.
IV	Avalanche	Physical	Cool	06060	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	An attack move that inflicts double the damage if the user has been hurt by the target in the same turn.
I	Blizzard	Special	Beautiful	110110	07070%	055 (max 8)	Many Others	A howling blizzard is summoned to strike the opposing team. It may also freeze them solid.
VI	Freeze-Dry	Special	Beautiful	07070	100100%	2020 (max 32)	Normal	The user rapidly cools the target. This may also leave the target frozen. This move is super effective on Water types.
V	Freeze Shock	Physical	Beautiful	140140	09090%	055 (max 8)	Normal	On the second turn, the user hits the target with electrically charged ice. It may leave the target with paralysis.
V	Frost Breath	Special	Beautiful	06060	09090%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user blows a cold breath on the target. This attack always results in a critical hit.
V	Glaciate	Special	Beautiful	06565	09595%	1010 (max 16)	Many Others	The user attacks by blowing freezing cold air at opposing Pokémon. This attack reduces the targets' Speed stat.
III	Hail	Status	Beautiful	000—	100100%	1010 (max 16)	All	The user summons a hail storm lasting five turns. It damages all Pokémon except the Ice type.
I	Haze	Status	Beautiful	000—	100100%	3030 (max 48)	All	The user creates a haze that eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle.
III	Ice Ball	Physical	Beautiful	03030	09090%	2020 (max 32)	Normal	The user continually rolls into the target over five turns. It becomes stronger each time it hits.
I	Ice Beam	Special	Beautiful	09090	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. It may also freeze the target solid.
V	Ice Burn	Special	Beautiful	140140	09090%	055 (max 8)	Normal	On the second turn, an ultracold, freezing wind surrounds the target. This may leave the target with a burn.
IV	Ice Fang	Physical	Cool	06565	09595%	1515 (max 24)	Normal	The user bites with cold-infused fangs. It may also make the target flinch or leave it frozen.
I	Ice Punch	Physical	Beautiful	07575	100100%	1515 (max 24)	Normal	The target is punched with an icy fist. It may also leave the target frozen.
IV	Ice Shard	Physical	Beautiful	04040	100100%	3030 (max 48)	Normal	The user flash freezes chunks of ice and hurls them at the target. This move always goes first.
V	Icicle Crash	Physical	Beautiful	08585	09090%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user attacks by harshly dropping an icicle onto the target. It may also make the target flinch.
III	Icicle Spear	Physical	Beautiful	02525	100100%	3030 (max 48)	Normal	The user launches sharp icicles at the target. It strikes two to five times in a row.
II	Icy Wind	Special	Beautiful	05555	09595%	1515 (max 24)	Many Others	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. It also lowers the targets' Speed stat.
I	Mist	Status	Beautiful	000—	100100%	3030 (max 48)	Your Party	The user cloaks its body with a white mist that prevents any of its stats from being cut for five turns.
II	Powder Snow	Special	Beautiful	04040	100100%	2525 (max 40)	Many Others	The user attacks with a chilling gust of powdery snow. It may also freeze the targets.
III	Sheer Cold	Special	Beautiful	000—	03030%	055 (max 8)	Normal	The target is attacked with a blast of absolute-zero cold. The target instantly faints if it hits.
All details are accurate to Generation VII games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual move's page. Target data assumes user is in the lower left.

Abilities

Interacting with the Ice type

A Pokémon with Color Change, Protean, Imposter, Forecast, or Multitype will become a Ice-type Pokémon if (respectively) it is hit with with a Ice-type move, uses a Ice-type move, is sent out against a Ice-type opponent, if the weather is hail, or if it is holding an Icicle Plate.

Gen	Ability	Description
VI	Refrigerate	Normal-type moves become Ice-type moves.
III	Thick Fat	Boosts resistance to Fire- and Ice-type moves.
All details are accurate to Generation VI games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page.

Exclusive Abilities

Only Ice-type Pokémon can have these Abilities. This does not include signature Abilities.

Gen	Ability	Description
VI	Refrigerate	Normal-type moves become Ice-type moves.
IV	Snow Cloak	Boosts evasion in a hailstorm.
IV	Snow Warning	The Pokémon summons a hailstorm when it enters a battle.
All details are accurate to Generation VI games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page.

Trivia

• Generation V introduced the most Ice-type Pokémon of any generation, with eight, and Generation VI introduced the fewest Ice-type Pokémon, with four.
• Generation I introduced the most Ice-type moves of any generation, with six, and Generation VI introduced the fewest Ice-type moves, with only one.
• Although the Ice type existed since Generation I, pure Ice-type Pokémon were not introduced until Generation III.
• Similar to Fire-type moves, all Ice-type moves were Beautiful moves in Generation III.
• Only the Normal type has a lower number of resistances than the Ice type, having no resistances (but one immunity). Ice only resists itself.
• There has been a Gym Leader or Elite Four member who specializes in the Ice type introduced in each generation. Three of the Ice-type Gym Leaders, Pryce, Candice, and Brycen, are the seventh Gym Leaders in their respective region. Wulfric is the exception, being the eighth in his region.
• Ice is the only type that is super effective against the Flying type that does not in turn resist Flying-type moves.
  • It is also the only type that is super effective against the Grass type that does not in turn resist Grass-type moves.
• Ice-type attacks are resisted by all types that Water-type Pokémon resist.

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