Freeze-Dry (move)

Freeze-Dry フリーズドライ Freeze-Dry

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Battles Type  Ice Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  70 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}}

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VI Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII

Freeze-Dry (Japanese: フリーズドライ Freeze-Dry) is a damage-dealing Ice-type move introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

Freeze-Dry deals damage and has a 10% chance to freeze the foe. This move is always super effective against Water-type Pokémon, even during Inverse Battles.

Type effectiveness

Freeze-Dry
Damage	Types
2×
1×
½×

Description

Games Description The user rapidly cools the target. This may also leave the target frozen. This move is super effective on Water types.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying	--
362		Glalie	Ice		Ice	42
584		Vanilluxe	Ice		Ice	--
615		Cryogonal	Ice		Ice	50
699		Aurorus	Rock	Ice	--, 77
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
131		Lapras	Water	Ice
220		Swinub*	Ice	Ground
225		Delibird*	Ice	Flying
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Trivia

• Freeze-Dry is the only Ice-type move introduced in Generation VI.

In other languages

Language Title French Lyophilization German Gefriertrockner Italian Liofilizzazione Korean 프리즈드라이 Freeze Dry Spanish Liofilización

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