#0996 · Paldea · Generation 9

Frigibax

Ice Fin Pokémon · Dragon/Ice-type

Frigibax is a Dragon/Ice-type Pokémon, the Ice Fin Pokémon, number 996 (#0996) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 0.5 m tall and weighs 17 kg.

Frigibax is a small Dragon and Ice type that soaks up heat through its dorsal fin and turns it into ice, which it uses to keep its nest as cold as a refrigerator. The hotter the weather, the more ice energy it stores.

How to pronounce Frigibax

Frigibax is pronounced FRIJ-ih-baks. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Frigibax said out loud:

In Japanese it is セビエ (Sebie).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Frigibax is a stout, grey, upright reptile, 0.5 m tall and 17 kg, with a big head, a pale snout, a light blue belly and short stubby limbs. A square ice crystal sits under its lip, and a thin yellow quill sticks out of the back of each hand. The triangular dorsal fin on its back, set on a pale circle, is the part that soaks up heat.

Behaviour

Frigibax keeps a nest, and the Violet Pokédex says it uses its fin to cool the inside of it. Bulbapedia says it fights with Bergmite whenever the two meet, and in the anime Frigibax settle quarrels by comparing their yellow quills, with the longest and most colourful quills winning.

Habitat

The Pokédex says it lives in forests and craggy areas. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in Dalizapa Passage and on Glaseado Mountain.

Powers

Its Ability Thermal Exchange boosts its Attack whenever a Fire-type move hits it and stops it being burned, and its hidden Ability is Ice Body. The Legends: Z-A Pokédex says its fin turns the heat of fire attacks into Ice-type energy, which matches how Thermal Exchange works in battle. It learns Icy Wind, Dragon Breath, Ice Fang, Dragon Claw, Ice Beam and Icicle Crash. With 75 Attack it is a modest early Dragon whose real value is its evolutions.

Name origin

Frigibax may combine frigid, back and axe. The Japanese name is Sebie (セビエ), possibly from sebire ('dorsal fin') and hie ('coldness').

Design inspiration

Bulbapedia says Frigibax looks like a baby dinosaur, possibly Concavenator, a theropod with arm quills and a back crest that may have helped it regulate its temperature. It may also draw on kaiju. No designer is credited, and these are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Frigibax evolves into Arctibax at level 35, and Arctibax becomes Baxcalibur at level 54.

In the games

Frigibax can be found in the wild and in 3-star Tera Raid Battles in Scarlet and Violet, where it debuted. In Legends: Z-A it turns up in the wild only in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose.

In the anime

Frigibax debuted in 'Roy and Fuecoco's First Snow!', where one appeared in front of a Bergmite and started a battle between them.

Fun facts

• Within the Dragon Egg Group, Frigibax's line holds the only Ice Pokémon, according to Bulbapedia.
• Among Pokémon introduced in Generation IX, its base stat total of 320 is the lowest of any Dragon type or Ice type.
• Thermal Exchange belongs to this line alone, Bulbapedia says.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Frigibax (Pokémon) · Serebii: Frigibax (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 65
• Attack: 75
• Defense: 45
• Sp. Atk: 35
• Sp. Def: 45
• Speed: 55

Frigibax’s base stat total is 320. Its highest stat is Attack.

Type matchups

What is Frigibax weak to?

Frigibax takes extra damage from Fighting (2×), Rock (2×), Dragon (2×), Steel (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.

It resists Water (½×), Electric (½×), Grass (½×).

Evolution

How does Frigibax evolve?

Frigibax evolves into Arctibax at level 35.

The whole family: Frigibax, Arctibax, Baxcalibur.

• Arctibax evolves into Baxcalibur at level 54.

Abilities

• Thermal Exchange: Raises Attack when hit by a Fire-type move. Cannot be burned.
• Ice Body (hidden ability): Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during snow or hail. Protects against hail damage.

Moves

Moves Frigibax learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (26)

Frigibax can learn 26 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Protect, Ice Fang, Facade, Icy Wind, Dragon Tail, Avalanche, Endure, Rain Dance, Snowscape, Dig, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Dragon Claw, Rest, Swords Dance, Substitute, Crunch, Dragon Pulse, Helping Hand, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Outrage, Draco Meteor, Tera Blast, Icicle Spear.

Egg moves (4):Aqua Tail, Dragon Rush, Freeze-Dry, Icicle Spear.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Dragon, Mineral.
• Egg cycles: 40 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 5,120).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Attack effort value.
• Base experience yield: 64.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon lives in forests and craggy areas. Using the power of its dorsal fin, it cools the inside of its nest like a refrigerator. (Violet)

Frigibax absorbs heat through its dorsal fin and converts the heat into ice energy. The higher the temperature, the more energy Frigibax stores. (Scarlet)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Shortest Ice type in Gen 9: 0.5 m.
• Lowest base stat total among Ice types in Gen 9: 320.
• Lowest base stat total among Dragon types in Gen 9: 320.
• Taller than 19% of all Pokémon (0.5 m).
• Heavier than 38% of all Pokémon (17 kg).
• Base stat total 320, ranked #772 of 1,025.
• One of 4 Pokémon that are both Dragon and Ice.
• One of 107 gray Pokémon.
• Number 91 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 35 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Frigibax (Pokémon), Serebii: Frigibax (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (FRIJ-ih-baks): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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