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Ability

Ice Face

The Pokémon’s ice head can take a physical attack as a substitute, but the attack also changes the Pokémon’s appearance. The ice will be restored when it hails.

FAQ · SV OU
What's the most-used Pokémon in SV OU?

Great Tusk leads SV OU with a 32.0% usage rate in Abril 2026, followed by Gholdengo (30.9%) and Dragonite (29.5%).

Which Pokémon rose the most this month?

Gholdengo climbed the fastest in SV OU this Abril 2026, with a +8.8% change in usage rate.

How many battles inform these SV OU stats?

1,135,486 rated battles played on Pokémon Showdown ladder at ELO 1825+ during Abril 2026. Aggregated monthly from Smogon's public chaos JSON dump.

Where does the SV OU data come from?

Pokémon Showdown's monthly ladder snapshot (chaos JSON), refreshed each month. For VGC formats, official tournament results are also surfaced when available via Pokémon Company's Pokedata feed.

When was the SV OU data last updated?

The SV OU usage snapshot above reflects Abril 2026. New monthly data drops a few days after the end of each month.

Ice Face — SV OU Ability Stats, Effect, Top Users at Tier Usage | Pokékipe