Bittercold
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The Bittercold (Japanese: 氷触体 Glacial Body), also known as the Great Crystal (Japanese: 大結晶 Great Crystal), is a giant ice creature resembling a snowflake which appears in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity as the final boss in the main story. It dwells in the Glacier Palace's Great Spire where it attempts to destroy the world. The Bittercold is not a Pokémon, and is the second of a handful of non-Pokémon beings to appear in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, following the Judge of Darkness.
The player encounters this creature immediately after battling Kyurem. If defeated, the player can re-challenge the Bittercold without having to redo the dungeon. When re-challenged, the Bittercold will also keep the same amount of HP from when the player was last defeated.
Role
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When the player, their partner, and their team first travel to the Great Glacier, they encounter floating ice crystals suspended in midair. Umbreon and Espeon say that this is because of the legendary "Great Crystal" that is said to reside there. When they reach the top of the Glacier Palace, everyone except the player seems to be struggling to breathe and collapses. Kyurem then saves them and informs them that the Great Crystal indeed lies ahead. Kyurem gives them a treasure chest as a reward for making it all the way there and they leave.
While travelling with the Voice of Life, Hydreigon, to reunite with their partner, the player is told that the reason Hydreigon brought them to the world of Pokémon, along with many other humans, is to destroy the Bittercold, a mysterious object that suddenly appeared and is trying to destroy the world. It has the power to make ice and other objects float, which explains various mysterious phenomena the player witnessed previously at the Great Glacier. It is protected at the top of the Glacier Palace by the seer, Kyurem, who obstinately strives to protect the future he sees - even though it is the world's end - by using Munna's gang to stop any humans which come to the Pokémon world. Hydreigon explains that since the Bittercold is made of the negative emotions of Pokémon, any Pokémon that get close to the Bittercold are suffocated by its negative power. However, humans are mostly unaffected by this power.
When the player first arrives in the room where the Bittercold lurks, the wind coming from the Bittercold becomes too much for the player's partner - being suffocated by it, they collapse, unable to fight the Bittercold. Kyurem explains that this phenomenon, known as the Winds of Despair, is what feeds the Bittercold with the negative emotions of Pokémon all over the world.
As the player approaches the Bittercold, they too begin to feel the effects of the Winds of Despair, despite being human. Despite having come so far, the player finds they are unable to take a single step when faced with the Bittercold, even though all the world's hopes are entrusted to them and all are relying on them to save the world. Suddenly, they hear a voice urging them to keep going, followed by many other voices. As the voices of encouragement multiply, the Winds of Despair are suppressed and the Bittercold becomes momentarily immobilized. The player, able to move once again, begins to fight the Bittercold alone.
First battle
For this battle, the Bittercold is immune to damage, and after few turns, the battle ends. Because the player realizes that none of their attacks are even able to scratch the Bittercold, their hope begins to waver. That moment of hesitation is felt by the Bittercold, and the Winds of Despair become stronger as they begin swirling above the Great Spire. The player's partner urges the player not to despair, and that the power of emotions is strong.
Meanwhile, in Post Town, the residents watch the palace from the top of the hill, and seeing the darkness coming from it makes them wonder if even though they urged the player on, perhaps all hope has already been lost, and that they should give up. But Dunsparce reminds them that not only those in that town, but many others around the world (who can't even see the Glacier Palace) are desperately sending their emotions to the player, and that they should believe in the player and hold on to hope despite the impending disaster.
Back in the Bittercold's room, the player's partner manages to get up, urging the player to carry on. The player gets back up, powered by their friendship with their partner, and then successfully musters the last of their strength to lash out at the Bittercold, cracking its front. The player attacks again and shatters the front part of it, revealing a red core. The darkness around the palace momentarily disappears and multiple small rainbows appear in its place before disappearing.
Back in Post Town, the Pokémon recognize these rainbows as the Rainbows of Hope, a mythical series of rainbows that instills a strong feeling of hope in those who witness it. The Pokémon at the hill, realizing that hope is not yet lost, urge the player to let them see the Rainbows of Hope again. The player feels everyone's voices of encouragement once again, and strengthened by their emotions, they are able to continue fighting the Bittercold.
Second battle
In the second battle, the player will be able to deal damage to the weakened Bittercold. When the player defeats the Bittercold, it shatters and the Winds of Despair dissipate once again, and the Glacier Palace is destroyed.
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Personality and characteristics
The Bittercold does not appear to be a sentient being that is aware of what it is doing. Rather, it is simply an object formed from the negativity of Pokémon.
Attacks used
The Bittercold manipulates the Winds of Despair to perform three different attacks, all of which deal typeless damage and have 99 PP each. They are all called 
UNUSED in the game's code, despite them being used, but the names are not displayed in-game.
UNUSED - Damages the player in the room and also causes confusion.
- UNUSED - Damages the player in the room and reduces the player's Attack and Special Attack.
- UNUSED - Damages the player in the room and reduces the PP of all the player's moves by 3 each. This move has the strongest attack power out of all of Bittercold's moves.
Trivia
- The Bittercold is the only final boss where the player fights without their partner.
- It is similar to Dark Rust, Dark Matter and the Void Shadows in that they can be fought, but are not Pokémon.
- The Bittercold is very similar to Dark Matter in nature and purpose, but there is no known relationship between the two.
In other languages
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Bittercold
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Great Crystal
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