>>56162126>Calyrex-Ishut the fuck up, anything with 680 bst will be good
>Baxcaliburthis is still absolutely a hyper offense mon, but admittedly it utilizes some things that are unique to the ice type. This is the right direction for things to go, and I'd love to see it happen for more than just pseudos
>MamoswineCarried hard by Ground type and Ability, but this isn't hyper offensive and is a pretty balanced mon. If more Ice types could be like this, then things would be great.
>CloysterMy statement wasn't talking about early gens when coverage against ice types was non-existant (and no rocks). Cloyster is now one of the most hyper offensive mon there is. Shell smash is almost a cheating move that can't be defined as anything but that archetype, but desu it's kinda fallen off recently.
There are no bulky ice types that can actually succeed in their role. Closest thing we got was gen 8 kyurem when it still had 16pp roost, but that succeeded more due to being essentially a box legend. No ice types that can be pivots or anything that can safely switch in to check something. No ice types with enough longevity to succeed as hazard removal or setting. Mamoswine is probably the closest thing to a bulky attacker. It's not alone in this regard. Rock pretty much has all the same weaknesses as Ice does, and so does normal to a lesser degree. They can only suceed in one kind of archetype unless they have a ton of bst (calyrex-i) op abilities and moves (gargancl), and that's why I consider them to be a bad type.