Ice-type Pokemon are quite elusive; there are just 29 in total, including only five pure Ice-types amongst final evolutions. Some are based on typical Arctic creatures like seals or yaks, while others are more mythical.
Ice moves are super-effective against:
Ice moves are not very effective against:
These types are not very effective against Ice pokemon:
These types are super-effective against Ice pokemon:
The chart below shows the strength of the Ice type against every type combination. The numbers in the squares show the fraction damage the move will do (i.e. ½ means 50% damage and not very effective, while 4 means 400% - super-effective).
For example, look where the Grass and Poison types intersect to see how good a Ice-type move would be against a pokemon like Venusaur. You will see that it is 200%.
| nor | fir | wat | ele | gra | ice | fig | poi | gro | fly | psy | bug | roc | gho | dra | dar | ste | fai | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | ½ | |||||||||||||||||
| Water | ½ | ¼ | ||||||||||||||||
| Electric | ½ | ½ | ||||||||||||||||
| Grass | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ice | ½ | ¼ | ¼ | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| Fighting | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| Poison | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| Ground | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Flying | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Psychic | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Bug | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Rock | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Ghost | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Dragon | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Dark | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Steel | ½ | ¼ | ¼ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ||||||
| Fairy | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | 2 | 2 | 2 | ½ |
Note: the exact strengths and weaknesses of the newly revealed Fairy type are not yet confirmed.
There are 32 Ice-type pokemon.
See also: