Ice · Physical move · Gen 1
Ice Punch
Ice Punch is a Ice-type physical move introduced in Generation 1. It has 75 base power and 100% accuracy, with 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 195 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Ice
Category
Physical
Power
75
Accuracy
100%
PP
15 (max 24)
Priority
0
Effect
10% chance to freeze the target. Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact · Punch move (Iron Fist)
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (144 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (55 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (79 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Ice attack
2× vsGrassGroundFlyingDragon
½× vsFireWaterIceSteel
Pokémon that learn Ice Punch
195 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Ice/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Ice/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison/Ground | 3–8 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 3–8 | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Water | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Ice/Psychic | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Ice/Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Ground | 3–8 | ||||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Ice | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Ice/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Ice/Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Rock/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Water/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Water/Grass | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Grass | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Steel/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Steel/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
| Bug | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Rock | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Steel | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Fighting/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Grass/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Grass/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Dark/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Rock/Steel | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ice/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Water/Ground | 5–8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Ice | 8 | ||||
| Ice | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |
| Normal/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Fighting/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
| Fighting/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | |
| Normal/Fighting | 7–8 | ||||
| Normal/Fighting | 7–8 | ||||
| Dragon/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Water/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Bug/Fighting | 7–8 | ||||
| Fighting/Ghost | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Steel | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Ice | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting/Dark | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting/Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground/Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Ground/Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ice | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Fairy/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ice/Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 9 |
Ice Punch FAQ
What does Ice Punch do?
Ice Punch is a Ice-type physical move with 75 power. Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
Which Pokémon can learn Ice Punch?
195 Pokémon and forms can learn Ice Punch in at least one game: 144 in Scarlet & Violet, 55 in Pokémon Champions and 79 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Alolan Sandshrew, Alolan Sandslash and Nidoqueen.
Is Ice Punch in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 55 Pokémon can use Ice Punch in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Ice Punch super effective against?
As a Ice-type attack, Ice Punch is super effective against Grass, Ground, Flying and Dragon, not very effective against Fire, Water, Ice and Steel (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.