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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 of freezing the target. Freeze-Dry will always deal super-effective (x2) damage to the Water-type, even during Inverse Battles or if its type is changed.
Type effectiveness
Under Electrify
Under Normalize
Offensive properties of Freeze-Dry under Normalize | ||
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Super effective (×2): | Not very effective (×½): | No effect (×0): |
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During Inverse Battles
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
By breeding
Special move
Generation VII
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0220 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Field | Island Scan - Tapu VillageSM | ||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB 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
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0996 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Dragon | Mineral | Wild Tera Pokémon - Glaseado MountainSV | |
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB 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 against Water-type Pokémon. It may also freeze the target.
Pokémon Rumble Rush

★★★★ | |
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Attack power | 47.34352 |
Charge time | 0.74 seconds |
Range type | Circular (ranged) |
Number of hits | 1 |
Number of projectiles | 1 |
Critical hit rate | 1.5% |
Additional effect | May freeze the foe |

Pokémon Masters EX
Description
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In the anime
In other generations
Core series games
Spin-off series games
Trivia
- Freeze-Dry is the only Ice-type move introduced in Generation VI.
- This move originated as a TCG attack.
- The combination of Freeze-Dry and any damage-dealing Water 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 other languages
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