Ice Type

The best offensive coverage in one STAB—Dragons, Flyers, Grounds, and Grasses all fear Ice. Defensively frail, it needs support to shine.

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⚪️normal🔥fire💧water🌿grass⚡️electric❄️ice🥊fighting🧪poison🏜️ground🕊️flying🔮psychic🐛bug🪨rock👻ghost🐉dragon🌑dark⚙️steel✨fairy

How Ice plays

Ice is the ultimate coverage button: Ice Beam/Icicle Crash threaten meta staples. Defensively it’s fragile (many weaknesses), so support it with hazard control, screens, or bulky partners (Water/Steel). Hail/Snow teams grant Defense boosts and enable Slush Rush sweepers.

Strengths
  • Super-effective vs Dragon, Flying, Ground, Grass
  • Incredible end-game pressure; pairs with Water/Electric
  • Snow teams enable bulky offense
Weaknesses
  • Weak to Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel
  • Few resistances; SR chip hurts

Team-building notes

  • Cover blind spots: pair Ice with partners that answer the weaknesses above.
  • Create a pivot path: use U-turn/Volt Switch/Parting Shot or status to bring your breaker in safely.
  • Speed control: priority or fast teammates let your core close once checks are chipped.
  • Win-con clarity: decide if Ice is your breaker, cleaner, or glue—and support that role with hazards/screens/heal.

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