Ice Type Weakness
Ice is weak to Fire, Fighting, Rock and Steel. Check every Ice matchup, 4× dual-type weaknesses and the best counters below.
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Quick Answer: What Is Ice Weak To?
Ice-type Pokémon are weak to Fire, Fighting, Rock and Steel. These attacking types deal 2× damage to a pure Ice type. Ice resists Ice.
What Is Ice Weak To in Pokémon?
Ice is a great attacking type but one of the weakest defensive types: it has four weaknesses and resists only itself.
A pure Ice-type Pokémon takes 2× damage from these attacking types:
- Fire (2×): common moves include Flamethrower and Fire Blast. See how Fire works in the Fire type guide.
- Fighting (2×): common moves include Close Combat and Drain Punch. See how Fighting works in the Fighting type guide.
- Rock (2×): common moves include Stone Edge and Rock Slide. See how Rock works in the Rock type guide.
- Steel (2×): common moves include Iron Head and Flash Cannon. See how Steel works in the Steel type guide.
The final result changes when a Ice Pokémon has a second type. Some combinations add a 4× weakness, and others cancel one of the weaknesses above. Use the checker at the top of this page for exact numbers.
Ice Type Strengths
Ice-type moves are super effective (2×) against:
Grass Ground Flying Dragon
Not very effective (½×) against: Fire Water Ice Steel
Ice Type Resistances and Immunities
Resists (takes ½× damage from): Ice
Immune to (takes no damage from): None
Ice has 4 weaknesses, 1 resistance and 0 immunities in the current type chart.
Ice Type Traits and Battle Mechanics
- Ice types cannot be frozen.
- In Scarlet and Violet, snow raises the Defense of Ice types by 50%. In older games, hail damaged every Pokémon except Ice types.
- Blizzard never misses in hail or snow.
- Freeze-Dry is an Ice move that is super effective against Water types, even though Water normally resists Ice.
Ice Type Weaknesses for Dual-Type Pokémon
A second type can add a 4× weakness, cancel one of Ice’s normal weaknesses, or give an extra immunity. This table covers every Ice dual-type combination that exists in the games, with real Pokémon examples.
| Type combo | Example Pokémon | 4× weak to | 2× weak to | Immune to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Fire | Zen Galarian Darmanitan | Rock | Water Fighting Ground | None |
| Ice Water | Dewgong, Cloyster, Lapras | None | Electric Grass Fighting Rock | None |
| Ice Electric | Arctozolt, Frost Rotom | None | Fire Fighting Ground Rock | None |
| Ice Grass | Snover, Abomasnow, Mega Abomasnow | Fire | Fighting Poison Flying Bug Rock Steel | None |
| Ice Fighting | Crabominable, Mega Crabominable | None | Fire Fighting Flying Psychic Steel Fairy | None |
| Ice Ground | Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine | None | Fire Water Grass Fighting Steel | Electric |
| Ice Flying | Articuno, Delibird | Rock | Fire Electric Steel | Ground |
| Ice Psychic | Jynx, Smoochum, Mr. Rime | None | Fire Bug Rock Ghost Dark Steel | None |
| Ice Bug | Snom, Frosmoth | Fire Rock | Flying Steel | None |
| Ice Rock | Amaura, Aurorus, Hisuian Avalugg | Fighting Steel | Water Grass Ground Rock | None |
| Ice Ghost | Froslass, Mega Froslass | None | Fire Rock Ghost Dark Steel | Normal Fighting |
| Ice Dragon | Kyurem, Frigibax, Arctibax | None | Fighting Rock Dragon Steel Fairy | None |
| Ice Dark | Sneasel, Weavile, Chien-Pao | Fighting | Fire Bug Rock Steel Fairy | Psychic |
| Ice Steel | Alolan Sandshrew, Alolan Sandslash | Fire Fighting | Ground | Poison |
| Ice Fairy | Alolan Ninetales | Steel | Fire Poison Rock | Dragon |
Watch out for 4× weaknesses: Ice/Fire (Zen Galarian Darmanitan) takes 4× from Rock, Ice/Grass (Abomasnow) takes 4× from Fire, Ice/Flying (Delibird) takes 4× from Rock, Ice/Bug (Frosmoth) takes 4× from Fire and Rock, Ice/Rock (Aurorus) takes 4× from Fighting and Steel, Ice/Dark (Weavile) takes 4× from Fighting, Ice/Steel (Alolan Sandshrew) takes 4× from Fire and Fighting and Ice/Fairy (Alolan Ninetales) takes 4× from Steel.
Combos that cancel a Ice weakness: Ice/Fire is no longer weak to Fire and Steel, Ice/Water is no longer weak to Fire and Steel, Ice/Electric is no longer weak to Steel, Ice/Fighting is no longer weak to Rock, Ice/Ground is no longer weak to Rock, Ice/Flying is no longer weak to Fighting, Ice/Psychic is no longer weak to Fighting, Ice/Bug is no longer weak to Fighting, Ice/Rock is no longer weak to Fire, Ice/Ghost is no longer weak to Fighting, Ice/Dragon is no longer weak to Fire, Ice/Steel is no longer weak to Rock and Steel and Ice/Fairy is no longer weak to Fighting.
Best Pokémon to Use Against Ice Types
The safest counters hit Ice Pokémon for super effective damage and also resist Ice-type attacks. These popular Pokémon do both:
| Pokémon | Types | Hits Ice with (2×) | Takes from Ice moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heatran | Fire Steel | Fire Steel | ¼× |
| Empoleon | Water Steel | Steel | ¼× |
| Kingambit | Dark Steel | Steel | ½× |
| Gholdengo | Steel Ghost | Steel | ½× |
| Scizor | Bug Steel | Steel | ½× |
| Metagross | Steel Psychic | Steel | ½× |
Before you switch in, check the opponent’s second type and its coverage moves. Tap any Pokémon to see its full matchup in the calculator.
About This Guide
Written and maintained by Mical Boje, who has been playing Pokémon games for more than 10 years. All matchups, tables and examples on this page come from the same data that powers the Pokémon Type Calculator.
- Rules used: the current type chart, from Gen 6 (X and Y) to Scarlet and Violet.
- Sources: the official main-series games, cross-checked with Bulbapedia’s Ice type page. Pokémon types and forms come from PokéAPI.
- Last updated:
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Ice weak to in Pokémon?
Ice is weak to Fire, Fighting, Rock and Steel. Each of these deals 2× damage to a pure Ice-type Pokémon.
What is Ice strong against?
Ice-type moves are super effective against Grass, Ground, Flying and Dragon.
What does Ice resist?
Ice resists Ice.
Which Ice dual types have a 4× weakness?
Ice/Fire (Zen Galarian Darmanitan) is 4× weak to Rock, Ice/Grass (Abomasnow) is 4× weak to Fire, Ice/Flying (Delibird) is 4× weak to Rock, Ice/Bug (Frosmoth) is 4× weak to Fire and Rock, Ice/Rock (Aurorus) is 4× weak to Fighting and Steel, Ice/Dark (Weavile) is 4× weak to Fighting, Ice/Steel (Alolan Sandshrew) is 4× weak to Fire and Fighting and Ice/Fairy (Alolan Ninetales) is 4× weak to Steel.
What is the best counter to Ice-type Pokémon?
Pokémon that resist Ice moves and hit back super effectively work best, such as Heatran, Empoleon, Kingambit and Gholdengo.
Why is Ice considered a bad defensive type?
Ice is weak to Fire, Fighting, Rock and Steel and resists only Ice, so it takes neutral or super effective damage from almost every attacking type.
Other Type Weakness Guides
Need the whole picture? See the complete Pokémon Type Chart or the overview of all 18 type weaknesses.