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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What Is Ice Strong Against? Offensive Matchups
- Strong against: GrassGroundFlyingDragon
- Not very effective against: FireWaterIceSteel
- Has no effect: None
Average Offensive Power: 111%: Good offensively, ranking #4 of 18.
Offensive Matchup – Overview
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 – Frost on frost yields little change.
- Steel – Hardened metal cleaves or shrugs ice.
What Is Ice Weak To? Defensive Matchups
- Weak to: FireFightingRockSteel
- Resists: Ice
- Immune to: None
Average Defensive Strength: 84%: Worst defensively, ranking #18 of 18.
Defensive Matchup – Overview
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 – Snow versus snow yields minor damage.
Uneven Matchups
- Ice→Water0.5×←Water→1×
- Ice→Grass2×←Grass→1×
- Ice→Fighting1×←Fighting→2×
- Ice→Ground2×←Ground→1×
- Ice→Flying2×←Flying→1×
- Ice→Rock1×←Rock→2×
- Ice→Dragon2×←Dragon→1×
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