Ice Beam in Pokemon Survivor

Ice Beam at a glance

What Ice Beam does

Ice Beam is an Ice-type beam move. An icy beam that almost freezes foes solid.

A Pokemon can learn it if it is Ice-type, which is true of 46 of the 966 Pokemon. It reaches you as a new-move card when you level up, as long as one of your four move slots is free. 30 Pokemon begin a run with it. Each level-up draws three cards by weight from up to six new-move candidates, your move upgrades and the stat cards, so even a good move can sit out several level-ups.

It slows enemies.

Ice Beam stats by level

At level 1, Ice Beam deals 20 damage with a 1.1 second cooldown. At level 5 that becomes 44 damage every 0.83 seconds, which is 52.7 potential damage per second against 18.2 at level 1.

Potential damage per second multiplies damage by the number of hits and divides by the cooldown. It assumes every one lands on the same enemy and leaves out the Pokemon's attack multiplier, your cards and the type chart, so treat it as an upper bound for comparing levels and moves, not as a kill time.

Ice Beam level-up changes

Each level-up card for Ice Beam applies the changes below. They stack, so the level 5 row above already includes all of them.

• Level 2: +45% damage
• Level 3: +30% length, +30% width
• Level 4: -25% cooldown
• Level 5: +50% damage

Ice Beam evolution: Blizzard

Ice Beam evolves into Blizzard when it reaches level 5 and you have taken the Power card at least once in the same run. Once both are true, a golden evolution card is always offered at your next level-up. Until then, the Power card keeps showing up with a note that it unlocks this evolution, so you do not have to hunt for it.

Blizzard keeps the Ice type and the same slot. Its damage goes from 44 to 78 and its cooldown goes from 0.83 to 0.7 seconds. The move evolution guide lists all 59 evolutions and the cards they need.

• +80% damage
• +50% width
• +20% length
• -15% cooldown

Which Pokemon can use Ice Beam

46 Pokemon can learn Ice Beam: every Ice-type, which is 16 single-type and 30 dual-type. The best of them by Stat Score are Baxcalibur, Kyurem, Cetitan, and Mamoswine.

30 Pokemon start with Ice Beam.

How to use Ice Beam

• Beam moves aim at a boss within 330 pixels first, then at an enemy touching you, then at the nearest enemy, so this is the kind of move that reaches a boss through a crowd. It waits until a target is in reach before it fires.
• Grass, Ground, Flying, and Dragon take 60% more damage from Ice moves, while Fire, Water, Ice, and Steel take 40% less. Enemies with two types multiply both effects. See the type chart.
• Other beam moves are Hydro Pump, Psybeam, and Dragon Rage. The moves list compares all 64.
• Each Reflexes card multiplies every cooldown by 0.92 and each Power card multiplies damage by 1.10. After 5 Reflexes cards the 1.1 second cooldown of Ice Beam at level 1 becomes 0.72 seconds.
• Only the move group in your active slot fires, and every move in the group keeps its own cooldown timer. A bond, which a rift win gives you, fuses loose moves into one group.
• Weather can boost or weaken Ice moves: see the weather guide.

Ice Beam in Pokemon Survivor FAQ

What does Ice Beam do in Pokemon Survivor?

An icy beam that almost freezes foes solid. It is an Ice-type beam move with 5 levels. It deals 20 damage at level 1 and 44 at level 5.

How do you evolve Ice Beam?

Level it to 5 and take the Power card at least once in the same run. A golden evolution card then appears at the next level-up and turns it into Blizzard.

Which Pokemon can learn Ice Beam?

The 46 Ice-type Pokemon, including dual types. 30 of them start with it.

Browse all 64 moves in the Pokemon Survivor moves list, or read the Pokemon Survivor guides.