Ice Type Guide: Strengths & Counters

Explore the Ice type: learn its strengths, weaknesses, resistances, immunities and practical tips for VGC and Showdown ladder play.

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Offense rank

#4 · Good

Defense rank

#18 · Worst

Offensive power

111%

Defensive strength

84%

What Is Ice Strong Against? Offensive Matchups

Strong against

GrassGroundFlyingDragon

Not very effective against

FireWaterIceSteel

Has no effect

None

Frost kills Grass, grinds Ground, ices wings, and freezes mighty Dragons, yet it melts before Fire, diffuses in Water, glances off Ice, and fails to scratch Steel.

Super-Effective

  • Grass

    Frost destroys crops and greenery.

  • Ground

    Glaciers grind and heave earth apart.

  • Flying

    Ice on wings stalls flight mid-air.

  • Dragon

    Cold-blooded scales freeze stiff.

Not Very Effective

  • Fire

    Flames melt ice faster than it forms.

  • Water

    Ice melts into water.

  • Ice

    Freezing a frozen target adds little extra pressure.

  • Steel

    Hardened metal cleaves or shrugs ice.

What Is Ice Weak To? Defensive Matchups

Weak to

FireFightingRockSteel

Resists

Ice

Immune to

None

Fire melts, Fighters shatter, Rocks crack, and Steel chisels brittle ice, while only other Ice attacks feel familiar enough to do minimal harm.

Weak To

  • Fire

    Heat liquefies frozen defenses.

  • Fighting

    Focused punches shatter brittle ice.

  • Rock

    Falling stones fracture glaciers.

  • Steel

    Metal blades carve frozen surfaces.

Resistant To

  • Ice

    Frozen bodies absorb cold better than most types.

Uneven Matchups

  • IceWater0.5×
    Water
  • IceGrass
    Grass
  • IceFighting
    Fighting
  • IceGround
    Ground
  • IceFlying
    Flying
  • IceRock
    Rock
  • IceDragon
    Dragon

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