Ice Type Weakness

Best counters to Ice — what beats Ice-type Pokémon

These Pokémon resist Ice’s attacks and hit it super-effectively with Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel moves. Tap one to scout it, or assemble them into a team below.

HeatranFireSteelVolcanionFireWaterEmpoleonWaterSteelSolgaleoPsychicSteelMetagrossSteelPsychicJirachiSteelPsychicVictiniPsychicFireGenesectBugSteel

Build a team that beats Ice

The team below is pre-loaded with the top counters to Ice. Swap any slot and the weakness chart updates live — a balanced team wants no attacking type hitting three or more of your six. Prefer a blank slate? Open the full team builder.

Heatran

FireSteel

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Volcanion

FireWater

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Empoleon

WaterSteel

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Solgaleo

PsychicSteel

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Metagross

SteelPsychic

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Jirachi

SteelPsychic

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54

out of 100

Structurally exposed

Provisional rating

Pokémon team rating

Several shared weaknesses or coverage gaps need attention. Based on typing, switch-ins and selected attacks. This is not a prediction of match results.

1

6 members are weak to Ground

6 Pokémon are weak to Ground, with no resistance or immunity to switch into.

Ground

2

3 members are weak to Ghost

3 Pokémon are weak to Ghost, with no resistance or immunity to switch into.

Ghost

3

3 members are weak to Dark

3 Pokémon are weak to Dark, with no resistance or immunity to switch into.

Dark

Best one-click upgrades

Replace with Zarude

+8 points

Adds an answer to Ground, Ghost, & Dark.

Replace with Brute Bonnet

+8 points

Adds an answer to Ground, Ghost, & Dark.

Replace with Wo-Chien

+8 points

Adds an answer to Ground, Ghost, & Dark.

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54

out of 100

Structurally exposed

Provisional rating

Pokémon team rating

Several shared weaknesses or coverage gaps need attention. Based on typing, switch-ins and selected attacks. This is not a prediction of match results.

1

6 members are weak to Ground

6 Pokémon are weak to Ground, with no resistance or immunity to switch into.

Ground

2

3 members are weak to Ghost

3 Pokémon are weak to Ghost, with no resistance or immunity to switch into.

Ghost

3

3 members are weak to Dark

3 Pokémon are weak to Dark, with no resistance or immunity to switch into.

Dark

Best one-click upgrades

Replace with Zarude

+8 points

Adds an answer to Ground, Ghost, & Dark.

Replace with Brute Bonnet

+8 points

Adds an answer to Ground, Ghost, & Dark.

Replace with Wo-Chien

+8 points

Adds an answer to Ground, Ghost, & Dark.

Team weakness analysis

Each row shows damage from one attacking type. Several red cells in a row indicate a shared weakness.

⚠ Unresolved weaknesses — no member resists these types:

ElectricFightingGroundGhostDark

Type							Weak
Normal	½		½	½	½	½	·
Fire		¼		2×	2×	2×	3
Water	2×		½				1
Electric		2×	2×				2
Grass	¼			½	½	½	·
Ice	¼	¼	¼	½	½	½	·
Fighting	2×		2×				2
Poison	0		0	0	0	0	·
Ground	4×	2×	2×	2×	2×	2×	6
Flying	½		½	½	½	½	·
Psychic	½		½	¼	¼	¼	·
Bug	¼	½	½				·
Rock		2×	½	½	½	½	1
Ghost				2×	2×	2×	3
Dragon	½		½	½	½	½	·
Dark				2×	2×	2×	3
Steel	¼	¼	¼	½	½	½	·
Fairy	¼	½	½	½	½	½	·

Offensive coverage

Types hit super-effectively by your team’s own types and selected damaging moves.

No super-effective attack against:

NormalWaterElectricFlyingPsychicGhostDragonDark

Frequently asked questions

All Ice-type Pokémon (68)

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