Ice (type)

The Ice type (Japanese: こおりタイプ Ice type) is one of the eighteen types. Ice-type moves are super effective against -, -, -, and , while Ice-type Pokémon are weak to -, -, -, and moves.
==Battle properties==
Note: Type effectiveness multipliers may vary in other outside the core series.
* In Generation I only, Ice-type moves dealt neutral damage to Pokémon.
* type was introduced in Generation II.
===Additional effects===
In Generation I, Ice-type cannot get by Ice-type moves, which are the only moves that can freeze their targets. In Generation II, Ice-type Pokémon cannot get frozen by Ice-type moves, but they can get frozen by the move . Starting in Generation III, Ice-type Pokémon cannot get frozen at all.
Ice-type Pokémon are also immune to and, as of Generation VII, the move . From Generation VII onwards, Sheer Cold also has increased when used by an Ice-type Pokémon.
As of Generation IX, the of Ice-type Pokémon is increased by 50% during snow.
==Pokémon==
As of Generation IX, or % of all Pokémon are Ice-type (counting those that are Ice-type in at least one of their forms, including regional forms), making it the least common type among Pokémon, followed by the .
The Pokémon below are listed by their current types. have had their types changed.
===Pure Ice-type Pokémon===
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# 		Name
0037		Alolan form
0351		
0361		
0362		
0362		Mega
0378		
0471		
0554		Galarian Form
0555		Galarian Form
0582		
0583		
0584		
0613		
0614		
0615		
0712		
0713		
0875		
0875		
0896		
0974		
0975		
===Half Ice-type Pokémon===
====Primary Ice-type Pokémon====
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# 		Name 	Type 1	Type 2
0027		Alolan form 	 	
0028		Alolan form 	 	
0038		Alolan form 	 	
0122		Galarian Form	 	
0124		 	 	
0144		 	 	
0220		 	 	
0221		 	 	
0225		 	 	
0238		 	 	
0363		 	 	
0364		 	 	
0365		 	 	
0473		 	 	
0478		 	 	
0555		Galarian Form	 	
0713		Hisuian Form 	 	
0866		 	 	
0872		 	 	
0873		 	 	
0991		 	 	
====Secondary Ice-type Pokémon====
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# 		Name 	Type 1	Type 2
0087		 	 	
0091		 	 	
0131		 	 	
0131		Gigantamax	 	
0215		 	 	
0459		 	 	
0460		 	 	
0460		Mega 	 	
0461		 	 	
0479		 	 	
0646		 	 	
0646		 	 	
0646		 	 	
0698		 	 	
0699		 	 	
0740		 	 	
0881		 	 	
0883		 	 	
0898		 	 	
0996		 	 	
0997		 	 	
0998		 	 	
1002		 	 	
===Changed types===
These Ice-type Pokémon have had their types changed.
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# 		Name	Original types	Original types	Original types	New types	New types	New types
0479		 	Gen IV 	Electric 	Ghost 	Gen V+ 	 	
==Moves==
As of Generation IX, there are 33 Ice-type moves, which makes up 3.53% of all moves (excluding those that are Ice-type only under certain circumstances), making it the third rarest type among moves, after , , and and before , , and .
Prior to changes in Generation IV, all damaging Ice-type moves were special, but they may now also be physical depending on the attack.
==Abilities==
===Interacting with the Ice type===
A with or will become an Ice-type Pokémon if it uses an Ice-type move. A Pokémon with , , , , or will become an Ice-type Pokémon if (respectively) it is hit with an Ice-type move, is sent out against an Ice-type opponent, if the weather is , if it is holding an Ice Memory, or if it is holding an Icicle Plate or Icium Z.
Gen 	Ability 	Description
 	 	Normal-type moves become Ice-type moves. The power of those moves is boosted a little.
 	 	The Pokémon is protected by a layer of thick fat, which halves the damage taken from Fire- and Ice-type moves.
All details are accurate to Generation IX games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page.	All details are accurate to Generation IX games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page.	All details are accurate to Generation IX games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page.
===Exclusive Abilities===
Only Ice-type Pokémon have these . This does not include signature Abilities.
Gen 	Ability 	Description
 	 	Normal-type moves become Ice-type moves. The power of those moves is boosted a little.
 	 	Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in snow.
 	 	Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in snow.
 	 	The Pokémon makes it snow when it enters a battle.
All details are accurate to Generation IX games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page.	All details are accurate to Generation IX games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page.	All details are accurate to Generation IX games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page.
==Items==
 	Name 	Description
 	Chill Drive 	A cassette to be held by . It changes Genesect's move so it becomes Ice type.
 	Ice Gem 	A gem with an essence of ice. When held, it strengthens the power of a Ice-type move one time.
 	Ice Memory 	A memory disc that contains Ice-type data. It changes the type of the holder if held by .
 	Ice Tera Shard 	On rare occasions, these shards form when a Pokémon falls in battle and its Tera Jewel shatters.
 	Icicle Plate 	An item to be held by a Pokémon. This stone tablet is imbued with the essence of ice and boosts the power of the holder’s Ice-type moves.
 	Icium Z 	This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades Ice-type moves to Z-Moves.
 	Never-Melt Ice 	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.
 	Snowball 	An item to be held by a Pokémon. This single-use ball of snow boosts the Attack stat if the holder is damaged by an Ice-type move.
 	Yache Berry 	If a Pokémon holding this Berry is hit with a supereffective Ice-type move, the power of that move will be weakened.
All details are accurate to Generation IX games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual item's page.	All details are accurate to Generation IX games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual item's page.	All details are accurate to Generation IX games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual item's page.
===Cram-o-matic===
	Name
	Aspear Berry
	Comet Shard
	Fossilized Dino
	Ganlon Berry
	Ice Stone
	Icy Rock
	Pomeg Berry
	
==Notable Ice-type Trainers==
Gen 	Trainer 	Title 	Location
I 	Lorelei 	Elite Four 	Indigo Plateau
II 	Pryce 	Gym Leader 	Mahogany Gym
III 	Glacia 	Elite Four 	Hoenn Pokémon League
IV 	Candice 	Gym Leader 	Snowpoint Gym
V 	Brycen 	Gym LeaderPokémon Trainer	Icirrus Gym
V 	Zinzolin	 	Plasma Frigate
VI 	Wulfric 	Gym Leader 	Snowbelle Gym
VII 	Sina 	Pokémon Trainer 	N/A
VIII	Melony 	Gym Leader 	Circhester Stadium
VIII	Gaeric 	Warden 	Icepeak Arena
IX 	Grusha 	Gym Leader 	Glaseado Gym
==Icons==
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==Statistical averages==
===Overall===
===Fully evolved===
==In spin-off games==
===Pokémon Sleep===
Unlike in the core series games, in , each Pokémon can only have one type, which determines the kind of Berry that the Pokémon will gather for to feed on. Ice-type Pokémon will gather Rawst Berries, and typically have the Slumbering sleep type.
The following is a list of Ice-type Pokémon in Pokémon Sleep.
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# 	Pokémon	Name 	
0037	 	Alolan form	Slumbering
0038	 	Alolan form	Slumbering
0363	 	 	Slumbering
0364	 	 	Slumbering
0365	 	 	Slumbering
0459	 	 	Slumbering
0460	 	 	Slumbering
0471	 	 	Slumbering
==In the TCG==
Due to the decreased amount of types in the TCG, Ice-type Pokémon are generally listed as Pokémon.
Ice-type Pokémon in the TCG are generally weak to and with no resistances. Ice-type Pokémon are strong against and Pokémon, whilst and Pokémon can resist this type.
==Trivia==
* Generation VIII introduced the most Ice-type of any generation, with eleven, and Generation VI introduced the fewest Ice-type Pokémon, with four.
** Should regional forms not be counted, Generation VII introduced the fewest, with only one, .
* 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, .
* In Generation I, no Ice-type Pokémon were able to evolve. They either were in the final stage of their evolutionary line or were not part of one. The first Ice-type Pokémon that could evolve during their debut were and .
** Although the Ice type existed since Generation I, pure Ice-type Pokémon were not introduced until Generation III.
* The Ice type has the fewest resistances of all types, only being resistant to itself.
** Only the type has a lower number of resistances than the Ice-type, having no resistances (but one ).
*The Ice type is the only type that is super effective against and to not resist them in turn.
* Ice-type attacks are resisted by all types that Pokémon resist.
* The Ice type has the most unique combinations with other types of all other types, with 8.
* Similar to moves, all Ice-type moves were moves in Generation III.
** The only Ice-type move that is not is , which is instead.
*All Ice-type moves are eligible to be used in Sky Battles.
* The Ice type is tied with the type for the fewest Pokémon who can Mega Evolve, with two each.
** It is also tied with the and types for the fewest Pokémon that can Gigantamax, with one each.
* The Ice type is the only type excluded from the Central Kalos Pokédex.
* There has been at least one Ice-type specialist in every region and generation. It shares this trait with the and types.
** The Ice type is the only type to not have a notable specialist native to the Alola region. Instead, Sina from the Kalos region is an Ice-type Pokémon specialist in .
** The only core series game where the player can't battle a notable Ice-type specialist is , as Melony is exclusive to Pokémon Shield.
* The Ice type has been paired up with every other type except for Normal and , the most common of these being Water, with eight.
** This makes Ice the only type to have not been been paired up with Poison.
==In other languages==
de:Eis
es:Tipo hielo
fr:Glace
it:Ghiaccio
ja:こおり
zh:冰（属性）