Ice-type Pokemon weaknesses & resistances explained

Ice-type Pokemon can be tough to take down without the right knowledge. So, if you come across one or want to add one to your team, here’s everything you need to know about their strengths, weaknesses, counters, and more.

Mastering their cold abilities, Ice-type Pokemon can certainly pack a punch in battle. Their powerful moves can shatter your team and melt away any hope of success if you’re not prepared.

However, as it goes with all Pokemon, Ice-types have their weaknesses and can be taken down. So, to help you do so, here’s everything you need to know to survive an encounter or battle effectively with your very own Ice-type.

Contents

• What is an Ice-type Pokemon?
• Ice-type Pokemon weaknesses
• Ice-type Pokemon strengths & resistances
• Best counters for Ice-types
• Best Tera Types for Ice-type Pokemon
• All Ice-type moves

What is an Ice-type Pokemon?

Ice-type Pokemon are often confused with Water-types due to their color similarities and common dual types like Lapras or Cloyster.

However, you can usually spot them from the puns in their names, or their colder blue colors, like Regice, Beartic, or Glastrier.

Ice-type Pokemon weaknesses

Ice-type Pokemon have four primary weaknesses when it comes to moves and opposing Pokemon types:

• Fire
• Rock
• Steel
• Fighting

Fire-type Pokemon are a fantastic choice to put against Ice-type Pokemon thanks to their Burn abilities. However, Ice-types often have access to super effective Water-type moves, so be sure to assess their types before heading in or you could only do neutral damage.

Rock-type Pokemon is also a great shout for battle, as they’re not weak to Ice-Types, meaning you’ll get a little more protection.

In a similar way to the Rock-types, Steel-type Pokemon aren’t weak to Ice so you’ll be able to deal great damage to them while not getting too much in return. Combine this with their general tough nature, and you’ll have a match made in heaven.

Lastly, Fighting-types are ideal for an Ice battle, as they are resistant to Ice-types, meaning they’ll take even less damage in a fight.

Ice-type Pokemon strengths & resistances

As well as having weaknesses, Ice-type Pokemon are also resistant to the following types:

• Ice

When bringing another Ice-type Pokemon into battle with one, try to make it a dual-type to give you the edge in battle. This is often easy to do as many Ice types have a second elemental type, such as Flying or Water.

Best counters for Ice-type Pokemon

The best Pokemon you should use to counter Ice-type Pokemon are listed below:

• Rapidash (Fire)
• Magmar (Fire)
• Terrakion (Rock/Fighting)
• Cinderace (Fire)
• Heatran (Fire/Steel)
• Emboar (Fire/Fighting)
• Magcargo (Fire/Rock)

Always consider a Pokemon’s secondary type when selecting your counter Pokemon and moves. While the above examples are effective against pure Ice types, the opposing Pokemon may have resistances based on their primary/secondary type.

Best Tera Types for Ice-type Pokemon

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet’s addition of Tera Types can change a battle for many, so it’s always worth knowing the best Tera Types for an Ice-type Pokemon.

Here are the best Ter Types for Ice-types in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet:

• Water: Eliminates any weaknesses to Fire, Rock, and Steel
• Ice: Grants an extra boost of power with STAB.
• Ground: Eliminates weaknesses to Fire, Rock, and Steel

All Ice-type moves

There are 33 Ice-type moves in Pokemon and all have been listed below:

Gen 1

• Aurora Beam
• Blizzard
• Haze
• Ice Beam
• Ice Punch
• Mist

Gen 2

• Icy Wind
• Powder Snow

Gen 3

• Hail
• Ice Ball
• Icicle Spear
• Sheer Cold

Gen 4

• Avalanche
• Ice Fang
• Ice Shard

Gen 5

• Freeze Shock
• Frost Breath
• Glaciate
• Ice Burn
• Icicle Crash

Gen 6

• Freeze Dry

Gen 7

• Aurora Veil
• Freezy Frost
• Ice Hammer
• Subzero Slammer

Gen 8

• Glacial Lance
• G-Max Resonance
• Max Hailstorm
• Mountain Gale
• Triple Axel

Gen 9

• Chilly Reception
• Ice Spinner
• Snowscape

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