One of the oft-neglected Pokémon types is Ice; their attacks are great for taking down formidable Dragon-type opponents, but the typing leaves much to be desired in terms of defense. It’s for this reason that they have often struggled competitively and now even have to contend with Fairy Pokémon trying to take their spot on teams.
There are still plenty of cool choices among the coldest Pokémon though. Collectors have often sought them for their beauty and style even if they fell short in battles. Generation I included no pure Ice-type Pokémon but did introduce us to classics such as Jynx, Lapras, Articuno and more. Further generations only bolstered the number of Ice-types available and even added an Eeveelution to the mix.
Let us know in the comments below your favorite Ice-type Pokémon from each generation, any memorable anime episodes featuring the type and any other stories you remember!
I’m going to wait to show case my bear only as it looks like no ones here
Rest or Mud Sport? I need a super early move for the bear
Rest
But is that too OP for learning at level 8?
What is it’s type?
Normal type
It has some meh defense in this stage
Not really because that gives the enemy 3 turns to kill you and you’re not gonna have great hp or defenses that low
True, it also gets Snore at level 20 so 5 levels before it evolves
Tauros learns it the lowest of all non legendsry or mythics at 19
Wait nosepass at 16
Wailord vs Cosmoem
I actually have come up with a strategy for Cosmoem
Give it Leftovers and have a second Pokémon to use spite after Cosmoem has maximum defense with Cosmic power, then use Struggle repeatedly
? I was asking the least dense vs the most dense
Oh Cosmoem is more dense then
I know that… And Wailord is the least dense pokemon…..
Why is Archen in the Water 3 Egg Group?
They should bring back seasons, even if just as a thing that Changes Deerling and Sawsbuck
Seriously tho
WHY ARE THERE ONLY SEASONS IN NEW YORK
Well folks the first stage of my Bear Pokémon. Introducing Bearby!
Bearby
The Bear Pokémon
Normal type
Ability: Pickup, Honey Gather HA: Fluffy
Gender ratio: 50/50
Stats-
HP: 40
Attack: 50
Defense: 40
Spec. Attack: 50
Spec. Defense: 40
Speed: 40
Overall: 260
“They live primarily live in trees high in the mountains looking for special honey and berries that only grow at those altitudes; its said depending on what its exact diet is will determine its evolution.”
Move Pool
Start- Scratch
Start- Odor Sleuth
Lvl.8- Rest
Lvl.11- Rage
Lvl.16- Lick
Lvl.20- Snore
Lvl.23- Bite
Lvl.27- Cotton Guard
Lvl.30- Detect
Lvl.32- Swift
Lvl.35- Stomping Tantrum
Lvl.39- Noble Roar
Lvl.42- Needle Arm
It has a split evolution at level 25 depending on attack/Special attack so I’ll give them individually
I like it, how does it use Needle Arm?
It has dangling arms that look sort of like clubs so I thought it was fitting
Bearry gotta watch out for these guys
The movepool seems a bit sporadic imo 😡
How its Fuzzy coat makes sense for Cotton Guard, they can throw Tantrums easily, bears lick their paws to get honey off, they bite (this one is arguable), hits heavy with its arm so it can learn Needle Arm, Detect and swift yeah I admit can be very debatable and they are noble so they can roar like that
It just doesn’t have a theme throughout its moveset that feels cohesive
If it’s Attack is higher at level 25 than it evolves into
Neglair
The Fuzzy Pokémon
Fighting type
Ability: Limber, Huge Power HA: Fluffy
Gender ratio: 50/50
Stats-
HP: 60
Attack: 80
Defense: 55
Spec. Attack: 50
Spec. Defense: 65
Speed: 50
Overall: 360
“They prefer to stay in trees when they aren’t foraging; if their food supply is disturbed they fly into a dangerous rage till it finds it thief, but will forgive them if its for a good cause.”
Move Pool
Start- Arm Thrust
Lvl.26- Defense Curl
Lvl.32- Bulk Up
Lvl.36- Low Kick
Lvl.40- Drain Punch
Lvl.44- Noble Roar
Lvl.49- Focus Punch
At level 40 at yet to be determined place it evolves into
Dargursa
The Grumpy Pokémon
Fighting/Dark type
Ability: Limber, Huge Power HA: Anger Point
Gender ratio: 50/50
Stats-
HP: 80
Attack: 110
Defense: 75
Spec. Attack: 50
Spec. Defense: 80
Speed: 75
Overall: 470
“They live underneath the tree where there children stay and mostly sleep during their lives; when they sense their children in peril, they go to what ever lengths necessary to protect them even putting themselves at risk.”
Move pool
Start- Knock Off
Lvl.42- Taunt
Lvl.46- Hammer Arm
Lvl.50- Parting Shot
Lvl.54- Close Combat
And finally if its Special attack is higher at level 25 then it evolves into
Bestral
The Astral Pokémon
Psychic type
Ability: Telepathy, Frisk HA: Serene Grace
Gender ratio: 50/50
Stats-
HP: 60
Attack: 50
Defense: 60
Spec. Attack: 80
Spec. Defense: 55
Speed: 55
Overall: 360
“Having moved to caves now, they typically only come out at night to absorb lunar energy into its body.”
Move pool
Start- Confusion
Lvl.26- Light Screen
Lvl.26- Reflect
Lvl.32- Hidden Power
Lvl.36- Psybeam
Lvl.40- Gravity
Lvl.44- Psyshock
Lvl.49- Psychic
And at level 40 in a still unknown place it evolves into
Ursation
The Astral Pokémon
Psychic/Fairy type
Ability: Telepathy, Frisk HA: Serene Grace
Gender ratio: 50/50
Stats-
HP: 70
Attack: 50
Defense: 80
Spec. Attack: 110
Spec. Defense: 75
Speed: 85
Overall: 470
“They have made a sanctuary out of their caves using lunar energy stored in their bodies; they have no need to become angry or they can foresee anything in its domain and will take care of it properly.”
Move pool
Start- Psyshock
Lvl.42- Cosmic Power
Lvl.46- Psychic
Lvl.50- Misty Terrain
Lvl.54- Moonblast
So your thoughts on Bearby and its evolutions?
I like it, what is the origin of ‘Ursation’ (reminds me of ‘Alsatian’)? Also where does the Fairy type come from?
The name was a mix of Ursa and constellation
And the Fairy type is justified as since its based on Ursa Major, and in the Roman mythology major was originally a Nymph named Callisto
And since Fairies and nymphs are similar I thought the typing fit well
I do think Bearby’s move pool will be altered because by the time I got to this half I was exhausted and kind of dragged it to the end
Hm, maybe rethink the name. Think Astronomy. Or keep it, it’s your creation.
When USUM was first getting leaked am I crazy or did the leaker say that Flygon gets Quiver Dance? Was that proven false?
Does not appear to be true from glancing at bulbapedia
Ugh welp there goes that… do you think Kingdra is bad competitively? I’m running that gimmicky critical set but I might change to Swift Swim. What do you think?
I have no clue, I don’t play competitively at all because I think it’s kinda bull
I can agree. If I ran Gamefreak for a day I would balance every Pokémon to be at least equally viable stat-wise.
Beat Totem Araquanid pretty easy with my Torracat, so that was nice. Should be able to go pick up my shiny charm now.
That’s cool! How did you win with Torracat
I used Fake Out then Body Slam twice while holding the Silk Scarf. I did have to revive it a couple of times. It only paralysed it on the second Body Slam, but it was in Fake Out KO range by the time I had revived Torracat back in. Still not bad, it was a level higher than Araquanid at the start but given the type disadvantage I thought that was OK.
Is anyone else really turned off by using the Choice items? I don’t like being limited to one move ?
Its the game you play, usually just gotta run the smart way
I usually run scarfed Darmanitan, Emboar, Heracross, Kommo-o and they slay (especially Heracross with Moxie boosts)
Okay based on the games I’ve played this year and since I won’t buy any more this year this is my best games of the year ranking. Will maybe follow up with a more detailed reviewed if people want to hear about a game they haven’t played. Note: Only will be about games that I’ve played, so some games can be left out.
1. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Do I need to say more? Expertedly crafted, wide world with the best exploration in any game to date, the combat is better than other Zeldas, everything about this game just clicks. Definitely in the best games ever category.
2. Super Mario Odyssey
Like BotW, it’s just expertedly designed. Might be on the easy side for a bit, but it’s varied, keeps refreshing and reinventing itself, lots of variety and tons of stuff to collect. Worthy follow up for 3D Mario.
3. Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Might not be to everyone’s tastes and it has some flaws, but damn this is the game I’ve been putting the most hours in the days right after release. Would have been my favorite if not for Zelda and Mario releasing this year that are more polished. Pick this up if you like a good story, like challenging and rewarding crazy combat and have 100 hours to spare.
4. Persona 5
It’s a bit in the same category as XC2, being very long and a grasping story. Didn’t finish it yet, and that’s mainly because the combat is not nearly as rewarding as any other turn based combat JRPG I’ve played. Will definitely revisit after I finished the other games on this list, it’s still on of the best JRPGs released ever.
5. Metroid: Samus Returns
Metroid’s back baby! Very fun and tight gameplay, only hampered by some slight annoyances. It’s over soon though, and can’t wait for MP4.
6. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
You all know this game. Take a great game and make it better, what can go wrong. #1 party driver.
7. Stardew Valley Switch
Excellent port of a game that helps you relax and makes you long after Animal Crossing. Will keep you busy but while there’s lot of stuff to do, it may seem a bit too longdreaded with a slight lack of variety in chores to do.
8. Splatoon 2
Great game, but just didn’t put many hours in it. It’s certainly a good upgrade from the previous one, but I lack the time to test out the online. Consider this a pending score.
9. Dragon Quest VIII 3DS
Great port of a classical game, some good additions, but the only damn problem is that this 80+ hours and I haven’t had the time to play it any further. You see that I have a problem with buying 60+ hour adventures games.
10. USUM
Ah, this is a well produced game. But released a year too late. This should have been what SM had to be in the first place. Worth its money, but not if you already played SM.
That’s all the games I bought this year! Well maybe except for Minecraft on Switch, but you all know Minecraft, no need for me to review it. If you have questions about one game you’ve been looking to buy, ask! 🙂
I’m goona make one of these but I haven’t even finished playing all the games I want to this year >.>
Mainly Hollowknight. Like, almost exclusively Hollowknight
The Climbing part of BoTW was cool and all, BUT WHERE IS MY HOOKSHOT, WHERE ARE MY IRON BOOTS, WHERE ARE ALL THE PUZZLES YOU NEED TO COME BACK TO BECAUSE YOU NEED X!
Non of that is needed though
Dual hookshots definitely are if they could integrate them correctly. You get to point when playing the game (like 100+ hours in) where climbing is tedious, especially in rain.
It isn’t needed, but a lot of the Things I love about the Zelda Series were done Poorly in BoTW. Still a Bitchin Game though.
Technically the Goron outfit boots are iron boots.
And one of the very few 3D Zelda games where you can’t go underwater
If we could I bet we’d see lots of ruins and wreckages of wagons, cities sunk into lakes and rivers, and corpses on the bottom of the lake. Also some dead Guardians.
That was one of the first things I did when I started (besides jumping off the starting cliff nekkid) was try to find some trez in the lake where the first korok was only to find out you can’t swim and you can drown in a foot of water
Ah.
They do Not Function as Iron Boots.
#DLC2
I hope it’s revolving restoring Hyrule or something. Honestly it’s way too depressing when walking around especially thinking how deadly and bloody the past was.
YASSS to this Team RR music! That old school music that first starts off when facing the first grunt was so nostalgic ???
Really Lillie a dang Clefairy? You aint want a Clefable? Did you not have a moon stone prior to this moment??
It was probably a Cleffa but recently evolved. Most likely it was an offspring of Lusamine’s Clefable.
Recently?! That thing is level 60! AND thats all she came to battle with!! ???
Hey give her credit she’s just beginning!
She lowkey helped with Reflect and Light Screen but then her Clefairy fainted and didnt send anything else out i was like dang… she really need to go back to Kanto lol
One thing that’s bad about Phermosa’s shiny (i love it though) is the when the Pokemon first appears it’s completely black, so it appears like it’s shiny at first glimpse.
uhh.. no
It kinda does, at least for me. At least just its’ abdomen.
Here’s what I think is Lillie’s team:
– Lvl. 60 Clefable (she gets it as a Cleffa from Lusamine after she breeds Clefable)
– Lvl. 65 Alolan Ninetales (see: S/M animé)
– Lvl 60 Lurantis (she receives it as an egg)
– Lvl 60 Aromatisse (Ultra Sun)/Slurpuff (Ultra Moon)
– Lvl 65 Florges (she catches it on her own)
– Lvl 70 Sylveon (she raises her own Eevee)
Whaddya think?
LMFAO that room with all the grunts going up to fight Archie really made me laugh… made me seem like i was gonna get caught off guard and jumped in the pokemon world ????
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyaBM7Pd_hg
Hey, look, something that’s not a repost (Or maybe it is and I just don’t remember). Anyways, this is probably one of my favorite DBS endings, it’s very charming
Oh it’s official Alola topped Golbat with a new annoying Pokémon
F*cking TRUMBEAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hate this completely evil Pokémon, they out Speed everything, have way to f*cking diverse of a moveset for Being a bird (really supersonic and Rock smash, get the f*ck out!), gets Pluck super early and nothing resists it at this point, almost leveled my team from Mr.D*ck c*nt rising star Mikey himself
I hate Trumbeak as a whole and want it to die in a horrible fire
hey anybody here who can help evolve my Magmar?
Sure
i really love the concept of ice-type, but a lot of the monster designs just don’t do it for me. there are a few nice ones, though! i really like Glaceon, Articuno, Lapras, and Alolan Ninetales.
My waifu and I got called out https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1255af665d04af816c1559fe76ce977dfc6e992c490a2df9f608e1f3179b2b84.jpg
Hot damn
Well today was uneventful, if anyone has any enlightening comments or fart jokes now’s the time
Mitochondria is the power house of the cell….umm that’s all I can muster soo tired?
How about this meme https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/45897d6ad7988d6bda260bebbaf9f99993c197b68d2869e8fa69bb5bdada4b44.png
This guy on Twitter claims to have some kind of access to Gen 8 information, and apparently they knew some things about XY. Is there a chance that we’re getting a starter trio based on an ibex, raccoon/tanuki, and wolf? (Unsubstantiated rumors obviously, but this sounds like a great idea for a trio).
https://twitter.com/GekkougaLarry/status/937734210953064448
Fire would be the Ibex if true, since it stands in for the Goat Zodiac.
If we get a real goat starter… I refuse to change mine
We’d also get a raccoon..
I already have taken my Racoon starter out (replaced by Woberry), but I will always say I made the first before them
Not like they’ll be the same anyway.
I would think the Racoon/Tajikistan would be the Grass Starter.
Agreed with you and Monkeyfuzz, but I can’t really imagine a Water wolf. Doing some research shows that “sea wolves” do exist…in Vancouver. https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/08/sea-oceans-wolves-animals-science/
SEA WOLVES
I’m swimming with wolves tonight,
I’m swimming with wolves tonight,
I’m swimming with wolves tonight,
I’m swimming with the wo-oooo-oo-ooo-oolves!!
(instead of running? It’s a song by Aurora) ._.
Not logical, wolves hate water ….wolf and Racoon kinda look similar this didn’t happen since gen1
Canada region here we come! It’s cold in Canada, right?
Grasscoon pwease?
I love the idea for a fire goat, though it may be best for it to stay pure Fire-type.
Fire/Rock and Fire/Steel say hi
Whelp time to follow him for a while. At least until it becomes clear they’re fake or not haha
I kinda hope that these aren’t the starters :/
fingers crossed! raccoon and wolf could both turn out awesome, i’d love to see it
I’m on my USUM adventures!! :DDDD
How are you doing with it so far?
US – Beat Hala, now I need to do the Photo thing.
UM – I am around before going to Big Wave Beach.
You’re playing them at the same time? Do you have 2 systems or do you alternate? Are you enjoying them?
Yes.
lol, every answer is a yes. I have two systems to trade Pokemon holding items with, but for the most part I play one at a time, not side-by-side.
I sincerely hope these leaks are true
I want a cute raccoon baby
I guarentee the final typings will be for these 3
Grass/Dark
Fire/Steel
Watee/Ghost (just seems fitting of a wolf)
Though on another hand
Since Goats do have a lot of devil affiliated myths surrounding them, it’s also possible the Goat would be Fire/Dark and the Raccoon could be pure grass or Grass/Fighting
I thought about that too, but then Incineroar. We’d have the whole Fire/Fighting thing again.
Maybe and I wouldn’t be suprised if a Goat also made Fire/Ghost as if they didn’t want a new trend then Ghost could be a healthy sub for it
Well, in a way that could work because the devil IS an evil spirit of sorts.
And a GF way to type it is Fire/Rock, but I do not want that. Swampert and Quagmire will my nightmares.
Well considering the rumour is an Ibex I wouldn’t rule out Fire/Rock or Fire/Ground. Also Raccoon could be Grass/Ghost, though idk if they’d do that twice in a row. There’s also the possibility of Grass/Fairy, basing it more on the Tanuki or other raccoon myths. A wolf is trickier since it needs to be different enough from other lupine Pokemon we already have. Of course these are all very early rumours.
You are right so I guess we have a good guess at what types will be, but you’re right that we shouldn’t get too complex into it
Though I will have to make a hard pick (unless ones design trumps the rest)
http://i.4cdn.org/vp/1512441191088.png
Nice wolf
One thing I’m actually crazy excited about for the Switch game is the ability to stream on twitch easily. Until now you’d need a capture card embedded into your 3ds. That takes money and time also. With Pokemon coming to the Switch I can just easily buy a general capture card and then plug it in. I’d like to try streaming at some point and since I shiny hunt it seems like a no brainier to do it on stream.
Lol PJ just followed that guy. Must be keeping an eye on him to see if there’s any actual info to come.