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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
There are currently 30 Ice-type pokemon.
See also: