Ice Face (Ability)

Ice Face redirects here. For Eiscue's form, see Eiscue (Pokémon) → Form data.

Ice Face	アイスフェイス
	Ice Face
Flavor text Generation VIII 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 hails. Generation IX 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.

Ice Face (Japanese: アイスフェイス Ice Face) is an Ability introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature Ability of Eiscue.

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• Effect
  • In battle
  • Outside of battle
• Pokémon with Ice Face
• In the manga
  • Pokémon Adventures
• In the TCG
• In other languages

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Effect

In battle

When an Eiscue that's in its Ice Face form is hit by a physical move, it takes no damage and changes into its Noice Face form. If a hailstorm or snowstorm begins while Eiscue is in its Noice Face form, or if it is sent out in its Noice Face form during hail or snow, it will immediately revert to its Ice Face form. Eiscue will not revert to its Ice Face form if there is already hail or snow when it changes into its Noice Face form. This form change persists even when Eiscue is switched out, but is undone at the end of the battle.

Ice Face does not protect against special moves, including those that deal physical damage, such as Psyshock, Psystrike, or Secret Sword.

Gastro Acid, Worry Seed, and Simple Beam fail if the target has Ice Face. Role Play, Skill Swap, Entrainment, and Doodle fail if either Pokémon has Ice Face. Ice Face cannot be copied by Trace or replace Power of Alchemy or Receiver. Ice Face cannot be suppressed by Neutralizing Gas, traded by Wandering Spirit, or replaced by Lingering Aroma or Mummy.

Outside of battle

Ice Face has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Ice Face

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0875		Eiscue Ice Face	Ice		Ice	Ice Face	None	None
0875		Eiscue Noice Face	Ice		Ice	Ice Face	None	None
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Eiscue Eiscue's ice face shattering
The Pokémon's ice head can take a physical attack as a substitute, but the attack also changes the Pokémon's appearance.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	When Eiscue is hit by a physical attack, the ice on its head absorbs the blow, preventing it from taking damage. The ice then shatters, revealing Eiscue's Noice Face.
Casey's Peta	Cracking!! Brilliant Tap-Dancing		Debut

In the TCG

Ice Face debuted as an Ability in the Pokémon Trading Card Game with Eiscue from the Rebel Clash expansion. If a Pokémon with this Ability has full HP, the damage it takes from attacks from the opponent's Pokémon is reduced by a set amount (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

The following is a list of Pokémon cards with the Ice Face Ability.

Pokémon cards with Ice Face Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	Mark	English Expansion		Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion		Rarity	#
Eiscue			Rebel Clash			054/192	Rebellion Crash			028/096
							Shiny Star V			049/190
			Shining Fates			SV035/SV122	Shiny Star V			234/190

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	結凍頭 Gitdung Tàuh
	Mandarin	結凍頭 / 结冻头 Jiédòng Tóu
French		Tête de Gel
German		Tiefkühlkopf
Italian		Gelofaccia
Korean		아이스페이스 Ice Face
Brazilian Portuguese		Cara de Gelo
Spanish		Cara de Hielo

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.