Best Ice Type Pokémon
Pokémon ranking is calculated by stats, moves, speed, and more for each generation.
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Generation 1
Red & Blue / Yellow
Generation 2
Crystal / Gold & Silver
Generation 3
Emerald / FireRed & LeafGreen / Ruby & Sapphire
Generation 4
Diamond & Pearl / HeartGold & SoulSilver / Platinum
Generation 5
Black & White / Black 2 & White 2
Generation 6
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire / X & Y
Generation 7
Sun & Moon / Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Generation 8
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl / Sword & Shield
Legends: Arceus
Legends: Arceus
Generation 9
Scarlet & Violet
Legends: Z-A
Legends: Z-A
The Most Fragile Type in the Game
Ice has the worst defensive typing of any type -- it resists only itself and is weak to four types: Fire, Fighting, Rock, and Steel. Nothing else in the Pokédex has that few resistances. Cloyster pushes back on that reputation with an outlier 180 Defense (paired with Water typing), and Lapras (130 HP) and Mamoswine (110 HP, 130 Attack, also Ground-typed) both lean on raw bulk rather than typing to survive.
Why Teams Run It Anyway
Despite the fragility, Ice is super effective against four types including Dragon and Flying -- two types most other attacking options struggle against -- which is why an Ice-type move shows up on so many competitive teams even when the Ice-type Pokémon carrying it doesn't. Kyurem (660 base stat total) and the pseudo-legendary Baxcalibur (600) are the two heaviest hitters the type has produced.
See the full type chart → for every Ice type matchup, including how it stacks up against dual types.