Freeze-Dry (move)

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フリーズドライFreeze-Dry
Type Ice
Category Special
PP 20(max. 32)
Power 70
Accuracy 100%
Priority 0
Range
OpponentOpponentOpponent
SelfAllyAlly
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced Generation VI
Condition Beautiful
Appeal 0 
Jam 0 
Condition Beautiful
Appeal 0 
Condition Beautiful
Appeal 3♥♥♥
Jamming 0 
An appealing move that can be used repeatedly without boring the audience.

Freeze-Dry (Japanese:フリーズドライFreeze-Dry) is a damage-dealingIce-typemove introduced inGeneration VI.

Effect

Freeze-Dry deals damage and has a 10% chance offreezing the target. Freeze-Dry will always deal supereffective (x2) damage to theWater-type, even duringInverse Battles or if its type is changed.

Generation IX

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Category Special
Accuracy 100%
StandardPlus Move
Power 70 84
Cooldown 9s
Move wind-up time 10 frames
Effect duration —s
Additional effect
Chance 10%
 —
 —
May freeze the target.

Type effectiveness

Offensive properties of Freeze-Dry
Super effective (×2):Not very effective (×½):No effect (×0):
WaterGrassGroundFlyingDragonFireIceSteelNone

UnderElectrify

Offensive properties of Freeze-Dry under Electrify
Super effective (×2):Not very effective (×½):No effect (×0):
WaterFlyingGrassElectricDragonGround

UnderNormalize

Offensive properties of Freeze-Dry under Normalize
Super effective (×2):Not very effective (×½):No effect (×0):
WaterRockSteelGhost

DuringInverse Battles

Offensive properties of Freeze-Dry during Inverse Battles
Super effective (×2):Not very effective (×½):No effect (×0):
FireIceSteelWaterGrassGroundFlyingDragonNone

Description

GamesDescription
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA
SV		The user rapidly cools the target. This may also leave the target frozen. This move is super effective on Water types.
ZAThe user attacks by rapidly lowering targets' temperature. This move is super effective on Water-type Pokémon, and it may also leave targets frozen.


Learnset

Byleveling up

#PokémonTypesEgg GroupsLevel
VIVIIVIIIIX
0037Vulpix
Vulpix
Alolan Form
FieldField−−48
0038Ninetales
Ninetales
Alolan Form

FieldField−−Rem.
0122Mr. Mime
Mr. Mime
Galarian Form

Human-LikeHuman-Like4440
0144Articuno
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered143353535
0225Delibird
Water 1Field−−−−−37
0362GlalieFairyMineral42ORAS1,Evo.1,Evo.1,Evo.Evo.Evo.
0471GlaceonFieldField−−40404040
0584VanilluxeMineralMineral1111
0615CryogonalMineralMineral5049363636
0646Kyurem
Kyurem
All forms

No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered−−11
0698Amaura
MonsterMonster−−3636
0699Aurorus
MonsterMonster1, 771,Evo.3636
0866Mr. Rime
Human-LikeHuman-Like4440
0875EiscueWater 1Field3636
0881Arctozolt
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered42
0883Arctovish
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered42
0991Iron Bundle
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered42
0996Frigibax
DragonMineral−50
0997Arctibax
DragonMineral−50
0998Baxcalibur
DragonMineral−50
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Bybreeding

#PokémonTypesEgg GroupsEgg Move
VIVIIVIIIIX
0037Vulpix
Vulpix
Alolan Form
FieldField✔✔−
0131Lapras
MonsterWater 1✔✔✔✔✔
0220Swinub
FieldField✔✔✔✔✔
0225Delibird
Water 1Field✔✔✔✔✔
0554Darumaka
Darumaka
Galarian Form
FieldField✔
0996Frigibax
DragonMineral✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Special move

Generation VII

#PokémonTypesEgg GroupsObtained with
0220Swinub
FieldFieldIsland Scan -Tapu VillageSM
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Generation IX

#PokémonTypesEgg GroupsObtained with
0996Frigibax
DragonMineralWild Tera Pokémon -Glaseado MountainSV
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Freeze-Dry inflicts damage, and is super effective againstWater-type Pokémon. It may alsofreeze the target.

GameBase
Power		Max
Power		Base
PP		Max
PP		Base
Accuracy		Max
Accuracy		RangeTargetCuts
corners
SMD1899133095%98%FrontEnemyNo
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Freeze-Dry
★★★★
Attack power47.34352
Charge time0.74 seconds
Range typeCircular (ranged)
Number of hits1
Number of projectiles1
Critical hit rate1.5%
Additional effectMay freeze the foe

Pokémon Masters EX

NameCategoryStateBasepowerMaxpowerTargetEffect tagDescriptionPlayablesync pair
Sync move
Glacial Freeze-DrySpecialDefault
6★ EX		160192An opponent—BecomeMegaGlalie until the end of battle.
The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.		 Glacia & Glalie

Description

GamesDescription
SMDIt could make an enemy frozen. It's super effective on Water-type Pokémon.*
It damages an enemy. It's super effective on Water-type Pokémon, too. It could also make the enemy frozen.*


In animation

Pokémon animated series


Mega Glalie

Glalie

Mr. Rime
The user rapidly cools the target. This may also leave the target frozen.
PokémonMethod
UserFirst Used InNotes
GlalieMega Glalie charges an orb of light blue energy in between the horns on its head. It then fires a beam of light blue energy from the orb at the opponent, freezing them.
Levi's GlalieVolcanion and the Mechanical MarvelDebut
GlalieGlalie releases a gust of cold air from its mouth at the opponent, freezing them.
A Trainer's GlalieCrowning the Chow Crusher!None
Mr. RimeMr. Rime spins its cane and points it at the opponent, releasing a gust of cold air from it that freezes the opponent.
Leon's Mr. RimeA Flood of Torrential Gains!None

In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • Freeze-Dry is the onlyIce-type move introduced inGeneration VI.
  • This moveoriginated as aTCGattack.
  • The combination of Freeze-Dry and any damage-dealingWater-type move is the only combination of two moves that hits all 171 possible Pokémon type combinations for at least neutral damage and can be learned by at least one Pokémon.
    • In aDouble Battle, the only set of eight moves that hits all 171 possible Pokémon type combinations for super effective damage and can be learned by a pair of Pokémon is the set of Freeze-Dry and any damage-dealingDark-,Fairy-,Fighting-,Fire-,Ground-,Rock-, andSteel-type moves.

In other languages

LanguageTitle
CatalanLiofilització
ChineseCantonese冷凍乾燥Láahngdung Gōnchou
Mandarin冷凍乾燥 / 冷冻干燥Lěngdòng Gānzào
FrenchLyophilisation
GermanGefriertrockner
ItalianLiofilizzazione
Korean프리즈드라이Peurijeudeurai
PolishSuchy Mróz
PortugueseBrazilLiofilização (games, animated series,Paldean Fates–present)
Congelar (Fossil)[n 1]
PortugalCongelar
SpanishLiofilización

Notes

  1. ↑Prior to the introduction of Freeze-Dry as a move in core series games.
This article is part ofProject Moves and Abilities, aBulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.