That's basically the same role Hidden Power used to have, except Hidden Power gave more than one advantage. It was just a bitch to set up properly. (Now it's locked to 60 power.)
Now let's look at who can learn it.
Articuno: Helps with its coverage, in theory... in practice, though, Articuno's bulk makes a more defensive set a better option, using Ice Beam and possibly Hurricane for higher power and STAB - the latter is neutral to Water and with enough extra power to nearly negate Freeze-Dry's advantage, though it does need Rain Dance to be reliable.
Vanilluxe: I can see it potentially being used here. Vanilluxe has shit for other options really.
Cryogonal: Well, if you're really worried about water types, set up Sunny Day; Cryogonal gets Solarbeam naturally. Crazy, huh?
Aurorus: He's terribly slow, rather fragile (mostly due to literally the worst type combination possible defensively), and weak to Water; I don't think Freeze-Dry or Thunderbolt will save him.
And now to breeding.
Lapras: Definitely has a case for it. Thunderbolt's main use here is as a counter to Water-types, as Surf and Ice Beam provide neutral or better coverage against everything else. Still leaves Ice/Water-types in question, though... unless it forces super-effective damage regardless of secondary type, that'd be weird.
Piloswine: Horrid special attack, which Freeze-Dry runs on. STAB Earthquake is better against every Water type that's not Gyarados. Or Pelipper, but who the hell uses Pelipper?
Delibird: lol
A Psychic attack super-effective against both Dark and Ghost?
Ghost is neutral to Psychic, I think you forgot that.
What's the point of type relations if you're going to ignore them?
You only ignore them at the cost of over 20% of the attack's power.
I'm glad they're trying new things, especially since I've been playing since before Yellow was released. And so far, it seems reasonably balanced. Lapras always had Thunderbolt, and Aurorus probably would've gotten it either way, so they'd be able to do the same thing for slightly less damage. It should also be noted that Thick Fat resists this and doesn't resist Thunderbolt or Cryogonal's Solarbeam.
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