Ice-type weakness
Ice-type defenders take ×1.6 from Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel — those are the moves you bring when a Ice raid boss or Ice-type gym defender is in front of you. Below is the full chart of what hits Ice hard, what resists Ice, the inverse (where Ice attacks shine and where they fall flat), dual-type matchups for the most common Ice-pair defenders in the game, and the top 5 attackers per super-effective type pulled from the live tier list.
Single-type Ice defenders take ×1.6 from any move of the listed weak-to types. Dual-type Ice defenders stack multiplicatively — a second weakness from their partner type can push the multiplier all the way to ×2.56. Resisted attacks deal only ×0.625, and doubly resisted attacks (a stack of two ×0.625) drop damage to roughly ×0.39 — never bring those into a Ice fight.
Use Ice attackers when the boss in front of you is one of the listed types. Stack STAB (×1.2) on top by picking a Ice-type mons that knows a Ice fast and Ice charged move. The combined multiplier is ×1.92 before weather.
Avoid Ice attackers when the defender is one of the listed types. Resisted damage cuts your DPS by 37.5%; doubly-resisted damage cuts it by 61%. In raids this is the difference between a 3-account clear and a relobby.
Most Ice-type bosses in the game are dual-type. Combined effectiveness multiplies through both types, so a Ice/X defender may be ×2.56 weak to a single attacker type, or fully neutral if the partner type cancels the Ice weakness. Pick the attacker type that maxes the multiplier.
| Dual-type | Examples | Top weakness | Mult |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice / Water | Lapras, Walrein, Cloyster | Electric | ×1.60 |
| Ice / Ground | Mamoswine | Fire | ×1.60 |
| Ice / Flying | Articuno, Delibird | Rock | ×2.56 |
| Ice / Grass | Abomasnow | Fire | ×2.56 |
| Ice / Fighting | Crabominable | Fire | ×1.60 |
| Ice / Ghost | Froslass | Fire | ×1.60 |
| Ice / Steel | Mr. Rime | Fire | ×2.56 |
Leagues: Master, anti-Dragon raids.
Mamoswine, Galarian Darmanitan, Kyurem-Black — Ice deletes Dragons / Flying in raids.
Knowing the Ice weakness chart matters as much in PvP as in raids — a Ice lead into one of the listed weak-to types loses the matchup before shields even come into play. Always check the dual-typing of the opposing lead: a single Ice mons is harder to counter than a Ice/Y where Y stacks a second weakness.
›What is Ice-type weak to in the game?
Ice-type defenders take ×1.6 damage from Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel attacks. Bring an attacker of one of those types to break a Ice raid boss or gym defender fastest.
›What resists Ice-type attacks?
Ice attacks are resisted by Fire, Water, Ice, Steel (×0.625 damage). Avoid sending Ice attackers into those defenders.
›What is super-effective against Ice?
Ice attacks deal ×1.6 to Grass, Ground, Flying, Dragon. Use Ice attackers to clear those defenders quickly in raids.
›Which Ice-type mons are best in PvP?
Mamoswine, Galarian Darmanitan, Kyurem-Black — Ice deletes Dragons / Flying in raids. League fit: Master, anti-Dragon raids.
›How do dual-type Ice defenders compute damage?
The matrix is multiplicative. If a Ice/Y dual-type has two weaknesses to the attacking type (one from Ice, one from Y), the multiplier stacks to ×2.56 — the maximum without STAB / weather.
The complete attacker-vs-defender chart for every type pairing in the game.
Top S-tier and A-tier attackers grouped by attacker type — full picker for Ice bosses.
Pick an actual current raid boss and get counter recommendations scored by tier × type effectiveness.