Ice Burn
Ice-type charged move in Pokémon GO. Costs 60 energy to fire. Use the stats below to compare against alternatives in the same type.
- Power
- 120
- Energy cost
- 60
- Turns
- 1
- DPE
- 2.00
How Ice Burn performs in Pokémon GO PvP
Charged moves cost energy to fire. Ice Burn costs 60 energy and deals 120 damage, giving it a damage-per-energy of 2.00. Higher DPE = more bang per charged-move cycle, which compounds across long matches. This move also triggers a buff effect (see card on left) with a 30% activation chance.
Ice Burn has strong DPE — solid charged move for closers or surprise burst.
Best Pokémon with Ice Burn
Tier-list-ranked attackers that run Ice Burn as part of their recommended moveset. Tier shown is the best slot the mons holds — sometimes general-raid, sometimes a specific type bucket.
What does Ice Burn do in Pokémon GO?
Ice Burn is a Ice-type charged move. Costs 60 energy to fire, deals 120 damage, giving it a damage-per-energy of 2.00.
Is Ice Burn worth unlocking?
Ice Burn has strong DPE — solid charged move for closers or surprise burst.
What's the buff effect on Ice Burn?
Ice Burn has a 30% chance to trigger stat changes. Use as a bait/setup move — the buff often matters more than the raw damage.
Can Ice Burn be used in raids too?
Yes — charged-move stats are shared between PvP and raids, with different timing mechanics. In raids, Ice Burn contributes to DPS based on power and the underlying mons's stats. See /raid for raid counter rankings.
For the full move database with sortable columns, see all moves. For type-effectiveness math behind STAB, see the type chart.