Freeze-Dry (move)

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Learnt by level up
Learnt upon evolution
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Ice
Category	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:

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro	Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
	½	2		2	½			2	2					2		½

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

User

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.