ZA gives one type the short end of the stick

With release Pokemon Legends: ZAplayers have the chance to delve back into the Kalos region and explore the sprawling Lumiose City map in hopes of catching and training their favorite critters. However, not all types are created equal Pokemon Legends: ZAand the Pokedex proves that some mons are more favored than others when it comes to representation. Some fans may be disappointed to find that their favorite Pokemon type is severely underrepresented in the game Legends: ZA Pokedex, leaving them with several options to incorporate these critters into their team.

When it comes to team building Pokemon Legends: ZAchoosing a balanced team with good type coverage is a must. To that end, with a large number of creatures to choose from, players can choose the mons they want to use while maintaining the necessary offensive and defensive variety. While Pokemon Legends: ZA's Pokedex contains 234 mons, the Ice type has the fewest representatives, so players will have to choose wisely when adding one to their team.

Pokemon Legends: ZA has some bad news for ice-type fans

While Ice-Type Pokémon have never been the best defensively, boasting a whopping 4 weaknesses and only 1 resistance, they are excellent attackers with solid coverage against Ground, Grass, Flying, and Dragon types. As such, Ice types can be perfect for players looking to add a glass cannon creature to their roster. Lumiose City doesn't seem to be as hospitable to Ice-types as it is to other Pokemon types, as only 14 unique species can be found there.

In Legends: ZA, only 14 Ice-type Pokemon can be obtained

Delibird
Snorunt
Glalia
Froslass
Snover
Abomasnow
Glaceon
Vanilla
Vanilla
Vanillux
Amaura
Aurora
Bergmite
Avalugg

Down from 24 Ice-Type mons Pokemon X and Y, Legends: ZA it limits some of the series' best options for players to choose from. Weavile, Lapras, and Mamoswine lose access to Lumiose City, although the Kalos region has some iconic frozen locations like Dendemille City, Frost Cavern, and Snowbelle City. Geographically, these areas must be far enough away from Lumiose City to make it difficult for some species to survive in an urban environment. As a result, players looking to add an ice type to their team should consider Froslass, Glalie, and Abomasnow as their best options.

Pokemon Legends: ZA still has a silver lining for ice types

It's not all doom and gloom for Ice-Type fans Pokemon Legends: ZAdespite a drastic reduction in the total number of representatives. Ice-Types still boast 3 Mega Evolutions Legends: ZAwhich is a huge win considering their overall Pokedex representation. In addition to the two returning Megas, Ice-Type also gets one of the few new Mega evolutions added in Pokemon Legends: ZA:

Mega Glalia
Mega Abomasnow
Mega Froslas (new in Legends: ZA)

Mega Froslas is the clear star of the show for Ice-Types in Pokemon Legends: ZAwith this latest game being Mega's first appearance. It also presents it as a fast Special Attacker with a dual Ghost/Ice type for a wider range of STAB attack coverage.

Its counterpart, Mega Glalie, splits its attack stats between special and physical, giving Mega Froslas an advantage for players who want to optimize their damage and lean on special instead of physical. Mega Froslas is also more advantageous than Mega Abomasnow, as it suffers from a similar problem as Mega Glalie in splitting its attack stats between physical and special, but also has drastically reduced speed and a lot more weaknesses. Despite the limited number of Ice-Types in its Pokedex, Mega Froslas is one of the reasons Ice-Type fans are excited. Legends: ZA.