Ice/Ghost strategy: two immunities with five 2× weaknesses
Ice/Ghost and Ghost/Ice are the same defensive pairing; this page uses ice-ghost as the canonical URL. Ice/Ghost is an offensive utility pairing that blocks Normal and Fighting while threatening Dragon, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ghost, and Psychic targets. Representative Pokémon include Froslass. The standard type chart gives this combination no 4× weakness and 2× weak to Fire, Rock, Ghost, Dark, Steel. It is immune to Normal, Fighting. Its main defensive value comes from no ¼× resistance; ½× resists Ice, Poison, Bug, but stats, ability, item, and format still decide whether a real Pokémon can use those entries repeatedly.
Offensive plan
Ice STAB pressures Dragon, Flying, Grass, and Ground targets, while Ghost STAB threatens Ghost and Psychic targets. Fire, Rock, Ghost, Dark, and Steel all hit for 2×, so the typing must rely on speed, disruption, or careful entry. Its immunities are useful, but they do not make repeated switching easy.
Counterplay and defensive risks
To counter Ice/Ghost, start with the chart pressure: Fire, Rock, Ghost, Dark, Steel. If a 4× weakness is listed, preserve that attack type before revealing it; if there is no 4× weakness, repeated 2× pressure and hazard chip usually matter more than a single surprise hit. Scout for abilities, Terastallization, weather, recovery, and pivot moves before assuming the visible multiplier ends the exchange.
Team-building advice
Ice/Ghost needs Fire, Rock, Ghost, Dark, and Steel answers. Water, Fairy, Fighting, Dark, and Steel-resistant partners can cover those lanes while Ice/Ghost offers Normal and Fighting immunities. Use the Team Calculator to check whether the rest of the six stacks the same Fire, Rock problem, then compare the full defensive chart before choosing moves or teammates.
Read the best Pokémon type combinations guide for a side-by-side defensive comparison.
Continue with Type Chart, Dual Type Calculator, Psychic/Ghost guide, and Ghost/Fire guide.
Frequently asked questions
What is Ice/Ghost weak to?
Ice/Ghost is no 4× weakness and 2× weak to Fire, Rock, Ghost, Dark, Steel under the standard type chart.
Is Ghost/Ice a different type combination?
No. Ghost/Ice and Ice/Ghost use the same two types, so they share the same weaknesses, resistances, and immunities.
What is Ice/Ghost immune to?
It is immune to Normal, Fighting.