Freeze-Dry (move)

Move data

Type Ice
Category Special  Special
Power 70
Accuracy 100
PP 20  (max. 32)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 6

Effects

Freeze-Dry deals damage and has a 10% change of freezing the target. In addition to Ice's usual type advantages, Freeze-Dry is also super-effective against the Water type. This in effect gives the move its own (slightly different) type chart, as shown below:

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Icium Z and uses its Z-Power, Freeze-Dry turns into Subzero Slammer and has base power 140.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Freeze-Dry
Japanese フリーズドライ (Freeze Dry)
German Gefriertrockner
French Lyophilisation
Italian Liofilizzazione
Spanish Liofilización
Korean 프리즈드라이
Chinese (Simplified) 冷冻干燥
Chinese (Traditional) 冷凍乾燥

Game descriptions

X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
The user rapidly cools the target. This may also leave the target frozen. This move is super effective on Water types.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
The user rapidly cools the target. This may also leave the target frozen. This move is super effective on Water types.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
The user rapidly cools the target. This may also leave the target frozen. This move is super effective on Water types.
Scarlet​/​Violet The user rapidly cools the target. This may also leave the target frozen. This move is super effective on Water types.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Freeze-Dry at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Alolan Vulpix Vulpix
Alolan Vulpix
#0037 / Ice
Level 48
Articuno Articuno
#0144 / Ice · Flying
Level 35
Glaceon Glaceon
#0471 / Ice
Level 40
Cryogonal Cryogonal
#0615 / Ice
Level 36
Kyurem Kyurem
#0646 / Dragon · Ice
Level 1
Kyurem (White Kyurem) Kyurem
White Kyurem
#0646 / Dragon · Ice
Level 1
Kyurem (Black Kyurem) Kyurem
Black Kyurem
#0646 / Dragon · Ice
Level 1
Eiscue (Ice Face) Eiscue
Ice Face
#0875 / Ice
Level 36
Iron Bundle Iron Bundle
#0991 / Ice · Water
Level 42

Learnt upon evolution

Glalie Glalie
#0362 / Ice

Learnt by breeding

These Pokémon can learn Freeze-Dry as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.

Swinub Swinub
#0220 / Ice · Ground
Field