>>52535632the only positive of Frozen status is that it comes from moves that are just built for damage.
10% is just not reliable, you're not likely to see a single one in 10 fights.
Better than not having it, I guess, but it can also just break immediately and have no effect.
So it's 10%, with a 50% chance of being nullified instantly.
5% chance of doing anything
2.5% chance of a 2 turn freeze.
If Frozen at the very least had a 1turn guarantee it would be a little added bonus, but as it is it's a non-entity.
Remember that it's also competing with fucking Spore, a 100% accuracy sleep move, and it's in a meta that is overrun by Gholdengo, a Steel Type with a 130BP stab move that is also immune to status and has decent bulk.
I've hit a Gholdengo with a Choice Spec'd Shadow Ball from a Glaceon (Trick Room) and it still survived.
Some types get fucking everything, Ice gets fucking nothing every single time. It's so bad that even when buffed it's still shit by a large margin. They could've made Snow do 1/16 damage, add defense and special defense and have it have a chance to freeze every turn and it still would be bad.
Not even a little niche where it's good, just generally shit.
