Ice Face

Has a protective barrier that protects against Physical Attacks once and will change form to Noice Face after breaking. Confusion also breaks the barrier. Setting Snow or being sent out during Snow will restore the Ice Face and change form to Ice Face

Ice Face is a tier C ability. The Pokémon's ice head can take a physical attack as a substitute, but the attack also changes the Pokémon's appearance. The ice will be restored when it Snows. Common users include eiscue-noice, eiscue-ice. Has a protective barrier that protects against Physical Attacks once and will change form to Noice Face after breaking. Confusion also breaks the barrier. Setting Snow or being sent out during Snow will restore the Ice Face and change form to Ice Face

Positioning matters with Ice Face. Think about when the ability triggers — on entry, on hit, on switch out, or continuously — and build your turns around those moments. Abilities that trigger on entry pair well with pivot moves, while continuous abilities reward careful lead selection. If the ability affects the whole field, consider how long you expect that field condition to last and whether your opponent can override it.

In team building, Ice Face should justify at least one team slot and ideally shape several. Ask which Pokémon benefit directly from the ability and which opponents will try to play around it. Build redundant answers to the ability's common counters so the rest of the team still functions when the ability is negated, overridden or ignored.

Matchup value depends on whether the opponent's team can ignore, copy or remove the ability's effect. Bring Ice Face when you expect the opposing strategy to rely on the mechanics it counters, and consider a backup plan for games where that interaction does not come up. Test these matchups in the team builder and analyzer before finalizing your roster.

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