What is Ice type strong against?

Ice-type moves are super effective (2x damage) against Grass, Ground, Flying, Dragon-type Pokemon.

What is Ice type weak to?

Ice-type Pokemon take super-effective damage from Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel-type moves.

What resists Ice type?

Ice-type Pokemon resist damage from Ice-type moves.

Is Ice type immune to anything?

No, Ice-type Pokemon have no immunities.

How many Ice-type Pokemon are there?

There are 49 Ice-type Pokemon across all generations.

Ice Type

Generation 1 · 49 Pokemon

Ice-type moves provide excellent coverage, hitting Dragon, Flying, Grass, and Ground super effectively. However, Ice is one of the worst defensive types with 4 weaknesses and only 1 resistance (itself).

StrengthsSuper effective against Dragon, Flying, Grass, Ground. Excellent coverage type.

Weaknesses4 weaknesses: Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel. Only resists Ice. Poor defensively.

Offensive Matchups – Ice Attacking

How Ice-type moves perform against each defending type.

2xSuper Effective

grass ground flying dragon

1xNormal Damage

normal electric fighting poison psychic bug rock ghost dark fairy

½xNot Very Effective

fire water ice steel

Defensive Matchups – Ice Defending

How Ice-type Pokemon take damage from each attacking type.

2xWeak To

fire fighting rock steel

1xNormal Damage

normal water electric grass poison ground flying psychic bug ghost dragon dark fairy

½xResists

ice

Pokemon Type Chart

AtkDef	Normal	Fire	Water	Electric	Grass	Ice	Fighting	Poison	Ground	Flying	Psychic	Bug	Rock	Ghost	Dragon	Dark	Steel	Fairy
Normal	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	0	x1	x1	½	x1
Fire	x1	½	½	x1	x2	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	½	x1	x2	x1
Water	x1	x2	½	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	x1	x1
Electric	x1	x1	x2	½	½	x1	x1	x1	0	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	x1	x1	x1
Grass	x1	½	x2	x1	½	x1	x1	½	x2	½	x1	½	x2	x1	½	x1	½	x1
Ice	x1	½	½	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x2	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1
Fighting	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	½	½	½	x2	0	x1	x2	x2	½
Poison	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	½	½	x1	x1	x1	½	½	x1	x1	0	x2
Ground	x1	x2	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x2	x1	0	x1	½	x2	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1
Flying	x1	x1	x1	½	x2	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x1	½	x1
Psychic	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x2	x1	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x1	0	½	x1
Bug	x1	½	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	½	x1	½	x2	x1	x1	½	x1	x2	½	½
Rock	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	½	x2	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	x1
Ghost	0	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	x1
Dragon	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	0
Dark	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	½
Steel	x1	½	½	½	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	½	x2
Fairy	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x2	½	x1

Dual-Type Combinations with Ice

How Ice pairs with each other type defensively. Sort by weaknesses or resistances to find the best combinations.

Ice + ... ↑	Weak	Resist/Immune	Weaknesses	Immunities
normal	4	2	fighting4xfirerocksteel	ghost
fire	4	4	rock4xwaterfightingground	–
water	4	2	electricgrassfightingrock	–
electric	4	3	firefightinggroundrock	–
grass	7	4	fire4xfightingpoisonflyingbugrocksteel	–
fighting	6	3	firefightingflyingpsychicsteelfairy	–
poison	5	5	firegroundpsychicrocksteel	–
ground	5	2	firewatergrassfightingsteel	electric
flying	4	3	rock4xfireelectricsteel	ground
psychic	6	2	firebugrockghostdarksteel	–
bug	4	3	fire4xrock4xflyingsteel	–
rock	6	4	fighting4xsteel4xwatergrassgroundrock	–
ghost	5	5	firerockghostdarksteel	normal fighting
dragon	5	3	fightingrockdragonsteelfairy	–
dark	6	4	fighting4xfirebugrocksteelfairy	psychic
steel	3	9	fire4xfighting4xground	poison
fairy	4	4	steel4xfirepoisonrock	dragon

Ice-Type Moves (29)

All 29 moves of the Ice type, including power, accuracy, PP, and category.

Move	Category	Power	Acc.	PP	Description
Freeze Shock	Physical	140	90%	5	Requires a turn to charge before attacking. Has a chance to paralyze the target.
Ice Burn	Special	140	90%	5	Requires a turn to charge before attacking. Has a chance to burn the target.
Glacial Lance	Physical	120	100%	5	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Blizzard	Special	110	70%	5	Has a chance to freeze the target.
Ice Hammer	Physical	100	90%	10	Lowers user’s Speed by one stage.
Mountain Gale	Physical	100	85%	10
Ice Beam	Special	90	100%	10	Has a chance to freeze the target.
Icicle Crash	Physical	85	90%	10	Has a chance to make the target flinch.
Ice Spinner	Physical	80	100%	15
Ice Punch	Physical	75	100%	15	Has a chance to freeze the target.
Freeze-Dry	Special	70	100%	20	Super-effective against Water.
Ice Fang	Physical	65	95%	15	Has a chance to freeze the target and a chance to make the target flinch.
Glaciate	Special	65	95%	10	Lowers the target’s Speed by one stage.
Aurora Beam	Special	65	100%	20	Has a chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage.
Avalanche	Physical	60	100%	10	Inflicts double damage if the user takes damage before attacking this turn.
Frost Breath	Special	60	90%	10	Always scores a critical hit.
Icy Wind	Special	55	95%	15	Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.
Powder Snow	Special	40	100%	25	Has a chance to freeze the target.
Ice Shard	Physical	40	100%	30	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Ice Ball	Physical	30	90%	20	Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns.
Icicle Spear	Physical	25	100%	30	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Triple Axel	Physical	20	90%	10	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Sheer Cold	Special	—	30%	5	Causes a one-hit KO.
Haze	Status	—	—	30	Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion.
Hail	Status	—	—	10	Changes the weather to a hailstorm for five turns.

Ice-Type Related Abilities

Abilities that interact with or boost Ice-type moves and Pokemon.

Snow Warning

Summons a hailstorm / snowstorm on entry

Summons hail that lasts indefinitely upon entering battle.

Ice Body

Restores HP each turn during hail/snow

Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during hail. Protects against hail damage.

Ice Face

Takes one physical hit with no damage, then changes form (Eiscue)

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 snows.

Slush Rush

Doubles Speed during hail/snow

During Hail, this Pokémon has double Speed.

Ice Scales

Halves damage from special moves

Halves damage from Special moves.

Refrigerate

Turns Normal-type moves into Ice-type with 1.2x boost

Turns the bearer's Normal moves into Ice moves and strengthens them to 1.3× their power.