Ice Beam

Changes over time

How Ice Beam changed from game to game, newest first.

1. Gen VI

   Power 95 → 90 ▼ Nerfed

Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

See it in the games

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How it works in Champions

Good to know

• Has a secondary effect: Sheer Force boosts it and removes the effect, Serene Grace doubles the chance, and Shield Dust and Covert Cloak block it.Moves with a secondary effect
• Doesn't make contact: Rough Skin, Rocky Helmet and similar don't trigger.

Who runs Ice Beam on Showdown

1. Milotic48.5% of its sets
2. Politoed46.9% of its sets
3. Female Basculegion96.0% of its sets
4. Pelipper5.3% of its sets
5. Mega Blastoise13.8% of its sets
6. Empoleon63.0% of its sets
7. Primarina7.4% of its sets
8. Altaria50.4% of its sets
9. Inteleon61.0% of its sets
10. Vaporeon84.9% of its sets
11. Mega Greninja66.0% of its sets
12. Greninja68.8% of its sets

Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.

On the ladder today

Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Ice Beam among their most used moves.

#20Milotic#31Female Basculegion#32Politoed#36Primarina#81Greninja#83Inteleon#94Empoleon#100Altaria#149Galarian Slowbro#169Vaporeon#205Goodra#255Simipour#262Samurott

Who learns Ice Beam

93 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

Show all 93 in Champions

BlastoiseClefableSlowbroKangaskhanStarmieTaurosGyaradosVaporeonSnorlaxDragoniteFeraligatrAzumarillPolitoedSlowkingQwilfishTyranitarSwampertPelipperMawileAggronSharpedoAltariaMiloticCastformAbsolGlalieEmpoleonRampardosBastiodonLopunnyAbomasnowWeavileRhyperiorGlaceonMamoswineFroslassSamurottSimipourAudinoVanilluxeBearticGolurkGreninjaBarbaracleClawitzerAurorusGoodraAvaluggPrimarinaCrabominableToxapexAraquanidDrampaMr. RimeBasculegionOverqwilPalafinSunny CastformRainy CastformSnowy CastformMega BlastoiseMega KangaskhanMega GyaradosMega TyranitarMega MawileMega AggronMega AbsolMega AbomasnowMega SwampertMega AltariaMega AudinoMega SharpedoMega SlowbroMega GlalieMega LopunnyAlolan NinetalesGalarian SlowbroGalarian SlowkingHisuian SamurottHisuian GoodraHisuian AvaluggFemale BasculegionMega ClefableMega StarmieMega DragoniteMega FeraligatrMega FroslassMega GreninjaMega BarbaracleMega DrampaMega Absol ZMega GolurkMega Crabominable

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