Ice Beam

Type

Ice

Category

special

Power

90

Accuracy

100

PP

10

Priority

0

Target

adjacent

Contact

No

Spread

No

Protect blocks

Yes

Wide Guard blocks

No

A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.

• Tyranitar Mega
• Greninja Ash
• Greninja Mega
• Drampa Mega
• Gyarados Mega
• Barbaracle Mega
• Glalie Mega
• Swampert Mega
• Slowbro Mega
• Goodra Hisui
• Dragonite Mega
• Altaria Mega
• Blastoise Mega
• Kangaskhan Mega
• Sharpedo Mega
• Snorlax
• Empoleon
• Goodra
• Feraligatr Mega
• Palafin Hero
• Crabominable Mega
• Glaceon
• Lopunny Mega
• Golurk Mega
• Abomasnow Mega
• Audino Mega
• Basculegion Female
• Dragonite
• Blastoise Gmax
• Rhyperior
• Froslass Mega
• Starmie Mega
• Aggron Mega
• Mr Rime
• Pelipper
• Swampert
• Feraligatr
• Blastoise
• Tyranitar
• Greninja Battle Bond
• Vanilluxe
• Vaporeon
• Gyarados
• Avalugg
• Clawitzer
• Greninja
• Absol Mega
• Avalugg Hisui
• Tauros Paldea Aqua Breed
• Aggron
• Beartic
• Absol Mega Z
• Simipour
• Tauros Paldea Blaze Breed
• Tauros Paldea Combat Breed
• Weavile
• Barbaracle
• Kangaskhan
• Mawile Mega
• Clefable Mega
• Politoed
• Primarina
• Samurott Hisui
• Slowking Galar
• Samurott
• Bastiodon
• Milotic
• Abomasnow
• Snorlax Gmax
• Basculegion Male
• Rampardos
• Altaria
• Clefable
• Crabominable
• Slowbro Galar
• Glalie
• Overqwil
• Mamoswine
• Slowbro
• Aurorus
• Sharpedo
• Tauros
• Starmie
• Drampa
• Ninetales Alola
• Absol
• Lopunny
• Froslass
• Slowking
• Palafin Zero
• Toxapex
• Golurk
• Qwilfish
• Araquanid
• Audino
• Araquanid Totem
• Qwilfish Hisui
• Azumarill
• Castform Snowy
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• Mawile

Ice Beam is a Ice-type special attack. It has 90 base power, 100% accuracy, 10 PP and targets a single adjacent target. Ice Beam is a Ice-type special attack. It has 90 base power, 100% accuracy, 10 PP and targets a single adjacent target.

A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.

Consider Ice Beam when its type and power cover targets your team otherwise struggles with. Single-target attacks are reliable and do not risk your own partner, but they can be redirected by Follow Me or Rage Powder. Evaluate the move alongside your team's speed tiers and overall coverage.

In team building, Ice Beam is usually a coverage or primary STAB option. It shines when your team already has speed control or when it patches a matchup hole. Compare it with alternative moves of the same type and category to decide whether the extra power, accuracy or side effect justifies the slot over a more defensive option.

Common mistakes with Ice Beam include: Using it without a clear plan for the turns it creates. Forgetting that Protect and Detect can block it, wasting a key turn. Spamming it predictably and letting the opponent switch into a resist. Not considering how redirectors like Follow Me and Rage Powder change targeting.

Protect and Detect block this move. These interactions are situational, so test them in the team builder and matchup analyzer before committing to the moveslot.

Use the tools below to test Ice Beam in a full team context and compare it with alternative options.

• Protect / Detect: blocks this move.
• Wide Guard: does not block this move.
• Follow Me / Rage Powder: spread moves are not redirected.
• Quick Guard: no effect (non-priority).