Never-Melt Ice

Never-Melt Ice とけないこおり Never-Melting Ice

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Introduced in Generation II Pocket Generation II Items Generation III Items Generation IV Items Generation V Items (Held items) Generation VI Items Generation VII Items Generation VIII Other Items Generation IX Other Items Fling Power 30

The Never-Melt Ice (Japanese: とけないこおり Never-Melting Ice), formatted NeverMeltIce prior to Generation VI, is a type of held item introduced in Generation II that boosts the power of Ice-type moves.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price GSC RSEFRLG ColoXD DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS BDSP N/A $50 SMUSUM N/A $500 SwSh $3,000 $500 SV $3,000 $750

Effect

Generations II and III

Boosts the power of the holder's Ice-type moves by 10%.

Generation IV onward

Boosts the power of the holder's Ice-type moves by 20%.

Other uses

In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, if held by a nicknamed Regice in the party, along with Regirock and Registeel, allows to spawn Regigigas in Island Cave, except at night or before defeating/catching Groudon^OR/Kyogre^AS.

Description

Games Description GSC Powers up ice-type moves. RSEColoXD A hold item that raises the power of Ice-type moves. FRLG An item to be held by a Pokémon. A piece of ice that repels heat and boosts Ice-type moves. DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is a piece of ice that repels heat and boosts Ice-type moves. XYORAS An item to be held by a Pokémon. It's a piece of ice that repels heat effects and boosts Ice-type moves. SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA An item to be held by a Pokémon. It's a heat-repelling piece of ice that boosts the power of Ice-type moves. SV An item to be held by a Pokémon. It's a heat-repelling piece of ice that boosts the power of the holder's Ice-type moves.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods GSC Ice Path RSE Shoal Cave FRLG Icefall Cave Held by wild Dewgong (5% chance) Colo Held by Shadow Delibird XD Held by Shadow Swinub DPPt Snowpoint TempleDP, Mt. CoronetPt Held by wild Snover and wild Abomasnow (5% chance each) HGSS Ice Path BW Cold Storage Held by wild Cryogonal (5% chance) B2W2 Dragonspiral TowerWinter DW* Icy Cave XY Frost Cavern Icebergs Held by wild Snover, wild Abomasnow, and wild Cryogonal (5% chance each) ORAS Shoal Cave SMUSUM Route 10SM, Seaward Cave Held by wild Vanillite and wild Vanillish (5% chance each) SwSh Route 9 Stow-on-Side (bargain shop) Held by wild Snover, wild Abomasnow, wild Vanillite, wild Vanillish (5% chance each), and wild Vanilluxe (50% chance) SwShIA Cram-o-matic (Ice: 32-40 points) SwShCT Hidden recurring item (Slippery Slope, Tunnel to the Top, Path to the Peak, Frigid Sea) SV Glaseado Mountain (Snow Slope Run reward) Delibird Presents (Levincia Branch) Sparkling overworld item (Glaseado Mountain) SVID Sparkling overworld item (Polar Biome) Item Printer

Distribution

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period SM Pokémon Center Alolan Vulpix items Japan February 13 to May 13, 2017

As a held item

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period DP 10th Movie Deoxys Japanese June 23 to September 2, 2007

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

In Climbing the Tower of Success!, a piece of Never-Melt Ice was mentioned as one of the search items for the Wishing Bell Festival scavenger hunt. However, the boy looking for it only found regular ice.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 不融冰 Bāt Yùhng Bīng * 不會融化的冰塊 Bātwúih Yùhngfa-dīk Bīngfaai * Mandarin 不融冰 Bù Róng Bīng * 融化不了的冰塊 Rónghuà Bùliǎo-de Bīngkuài * Finnish Sulamaton jää French Glacéternel* Glace Éternelle* German Ewiges Eis Italian Gelomai Korean 녹지않는얼음 Nokji Anneun Eoreum Polish Nieroztapialny Lód Brazilian Portuguese Gelo Eterno Spanish Antiderretir

External links

• On Smogon Itemdex:
  • Generation II – III – IV – V – VI – VII – VIII – IX

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