Ice-type Pokémon have been around since gen one and are one of the few counters for dragon-types, making them a popular choice in battle. Through the games, we have been introduced to several ice type legendaries, as well as, Pokémon the resemble arctic creatures like polar bears.

The Pokémonseries has even gone so far as to make an ice cream cone creature to represent the typing. It’s no surprise that over the year the designs of ice-types has suffered from both praise and criticism. Below we have ranked the ten best ice-type designs that have been made to date.

10 Delibird

Delibird may not do well in battler, but it does have a creative design that fans seem to love. The bird has made its way onto tons of holiday-themed merchandise and even appeared in seasonal specials for the anime series. Delibirds design was inspired by Santa Claus as was it’s move present. Delibird has never gotten an evolution, and honestly, we don’t know how they would pull it off.

Delibird is designed as a gimmick, and fans simply love buying designs featuring this red and white creature.

9 Spheal

Spheal is another creature that may not suit you well in battle, but if it’s involved, it can become a great help to your team. Spheal is one of the cuter creatures in the series and reminds us of an inflated beachball with flippers. When it evolves, it even gets a mustache. Best of all, we know from the show specials that they don’t really walk anywhere; instead, they use their bodies to roll around.

Who wouldn’t want a miniature seal that could roll behind them in the snow?

8 Glaceon

Glaceon was one of the most exciting announcements for fans during Gen four. Glaceon can be evolved from Eevee when it is exposed to an ice stone or an ice rock depending on which game in the series you are playing. It looks similar to other eeveeloutions and appears to be fox-like. Its body can sometimes be seen glistening since it generates small ice crystals around its body.

Glaceon can’t be caught in the wild and must be evolved by its trainer.

7 Abomasnow

Abomasnow is a genius combination of two items commonly associated with snowy mountains. Abomasnow is essentially a yeti that ran into a pine tree. This creature is clearly an ice-type and not a bad pick for your team. It even got a mega-evolution in Sun and Moon, making it one of the only ice types to achieve a higher amount of power. This is also a monster that debuted in the Diamond and Pearl games.

To make Abomasnow even better, it has half grass making it more effective against water-type Pokémon.

6 Articuno

Articuno is probably the most well-know ice-type legendary out there and was featured in the first generation. This ice-type bird has been featured in several movies and even spin-off titles like Pokémon Snap. When sent out in some of the games, it even has a blue sparkle to show players that ice crystals are slowly flowing around its body. It is also one of the strongest ice-types to use on your team.

Articuno is even considered to be a part of Red’s team according to the Origin’s anime.

5 Mamoswine

Mamoswine is, of course, based on mammoths that once roamed the colder areas of the earth. Mamoswine, like many others on this list, was introduced in Generation IV. In the Sun and Moon games, Mamoswine is one of the few Pokémon you can ride in the overworld. In fact, without using Mamoswine, you won’t be able to get through Route 17 and complete the game.

Mamoswine is another strong evolution that can easily be used on in-game teams.

4 Cubchoo

Cubchoo isn’t going to do much for you in battle, but design-wise, Cubchoo is amazing. Cubchoo is made to resemble a baby polar bear who sadly has a case of the sniffles. This has made the ice-type easy to use for merchandise since it has such an appealing image, especially for holiday-themed items. Cubchoo also evolves into the much more powerful Beartic at level thirty-seven.

Cubchoo comes from generation V has even appeared in the spin-off Rumble series.

3 Sneasel

Sneasel is an ice-type that appeared in generation two and has been a popular partner every since. Sneasel’s design is different than many other ice-types and can be described as sleek. Many trainers even mistake Sneasel to only be a Dark-type for its color pattern. Sneasel does have an evolved form that was released in generation IV named Weavile.

Sneasel was one of the few Pokémon from generation II to be featured in Detective Pikachu.

2 Aurorus

Aurorus is one of the newer ice-types that was introduced in X and Y. It is one of the fossils that you can choose from and is revived from the Sail fossil. Aurorus is a bit harder to get since you have to get Amaura to level 39, and it will only evolve during the night. Aurorus is able to use powerful ice-type moves and is part rock types giving you additional advantages over electric moves.

Aurorus has a fairy-like design which is different from the usual rugged look of fossil Pokémon.

1 Regice

One of the most creative legendary trios in the series is the Regis that was introduced during Generation III. Regice can be found in several of the games, but in the Hoeen region was first unlocked by decoding brail and solving the associated puzzle. Regice is also one of the keys to unlocking Regigas when brought to a specific location inside of the game with the other two elemental golems.

Regice is another ice-type with high stats and can be a fearsome foe to pit against dragon-type teams.

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