Ice-type Pokémon are usually affiliated with cold weather conditions, surroundings and the abilities to manipulate ice to use for many things. Many Ice-type attacks have a chance of causing the Freeze status effect, which prevents the frozen Pokémon from attacking until it is thawed. Ice-type Pokémon are immune to the Freeze status. In the First Generation, Ice-types were the rarest of all types, and was relatively powerful, but in later generations, with the addition of more powerful Fire, Rock, and Fighting types, along with the introduction of the Steel-type, their usefulness declined. Pokemon with Ice typing usually regret being this type due to these weakness.

Weaknesses and resistance

A type chart displaying the weaknesses and resistance of a Pokémon when damaged by a move. Empty fields are moves that do normal damage.

	Move Type
					×2	×2					½				×2	×2
	×2	½			×4	×2		½			½			×0	×2	×2
			×2	½	×2				½						×2	×2	½
				½	×2	×2	½			×2	½				×2
	½			×2		×2			½	×0					×4	×2
	½	×2			×0	×2		×2			½	×0	½		×2	×2
	×2			½	×2	×4	×2		½	½			×2		×2	×2	½
				×0	×2	×2			×2				½			×2	×2
	×2	×2				×2		×2			½			½	×2	×2
				×2	×2				×2		¼				×2		½

Abilities of Ice Pokémon

Natural

• Clear Body - Just Regice; This is a Steel ability.
• Forecast - Unique to Castform (Snowy form).
• Forewarn - Just the Smoochum family; This is a Psychic ability.
• Hustle - Just Delibird; This is a Flying/Normal ability.
• Hydration - Just Dewgong; This is a Water ability.
• Ice Body
• Inner Focus - This is a Fighting ability.
• Keen Eye - Just Sneasel; This is a Flying ability.
• Levitate - This is a Psychic ability.
• Multitype - Unique to Arceus (Ice Arceus).
• Oblivious - This is a Water ability.
• Pressure - This is a Flying ability.
• Shell Armor - This is a Water ability.
• Skill Link - Unique to the Shellder family.
• Snow Cloak
• Snow Warning - Unique to the Snover family.
• Thick Fat - This is a Water ability.
• Vital Spirit - Just Delibird; This is a Fighting/Normal ability.
• Water Absorb - Just Lapras; This is a Water ability.

Dream World

• Cursed Body - Just Froslass; This is a Ghost ability.
• Insomnia - Just Delibird; This is a Flying ability.
• Moody - Just the Snorunt family (Not Froslass) ; This is a Normal/Water ability.
• Overcoat - Just Cloyster; This is a Bug ability.
• Rattled - Just Cubchoo; This is a Normal ability.
• Soundproof - Just the Snover family; This is a Normal ability.
• Swift Swim - Just Beartic; This is a Water ability.
• Weak Armor - Just the Vanillite family; This is a Rock ability.
• Wicked Thief - Just the Sneasel family; This is a Dark ability.

Ice Pokémon Families

Unevolved	First evolution	Second evolution	Other type
Seel	Dewgong		This is a Water family; Only Dewgong is Ice
Shellder	Cloyster		This is a Water family; Only Cloyster is Ice
Smoochum	Jynx		Psychic
Lapras			Water
Eevee	Glaceon		Only Glaceon is Ice.
Articuno			Flying
Sneasel	Weavile		Dark
Swinub	Piloswine	Mamoswine	Ground
Delibird			Flying
Castform			(Snowy Form)
Snorunt	Glalie		Only Froslass is Ghost
	Froslass
Spheal	Sealeo	Walrein	Water
Regice
Snover	Abomasnow		Grass
Rotom			Electric(Gene. V onward - Frost Form)
Vanillite	Vanillish	Vanilluxe
Cubchoo	Beartic
Cryogonal
Kyurem			Dragon