Eight Gatorade flavors you may never see again and fans are still missing them
James Austin
Published Aug 28, 2026
NUMEROUS Gatorade flavors have come and gone over the last nearly six decades.
From teas to tropical flavors, the iconic sports drink brand has never been shy about retiring drinks, even those remembered fondly by fans across generations.
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While Gatorade often teases comebacks for its withdrawn products, the company keeps specific plans vague.
Here are eight Gatorade flavors that have disappeared from shelves yet still provoke nostalgia online.
1. LEMON ICE
Gatorade's Lemon Ice flavor was only released for a limited time in the mid-2010s.
Yet, many fans became attached to the new flavor and lobbied for its return on social media.
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"Why was the Lemon Ice flavor discontinued? Will it ever be back?!" asked one Facebook user.
Alas, Gatorade repeated that the flavor was a limited-time offering while keeping the door open to a possible return.
2. MIDNIGHT THUNDER
This blackberry-flavored offering was quite popular during its debut in the 1990s.
Befitting its name, it was advertised with an intense and energetic commercial with loud alternative rock.
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Despite being discontinued, the flavor still has nostalgic fans online.
"The best flavor of Gatorade ever made in my opinion. With a unique blackberry taste, this limited-edition flavor was quite addicting and I had as much of it as I could until it went extinct," one Flickr poster said.
Unfortunately, Gatorade has given no indication of Midnight Thunder's comeback.
3. TROPICAL PUNCH
Many fans still miss Gatorade's tropical punch flavor.
While the drink is no more, Gatorade reached out to a disappointed fan to tell them that one other tropical flavor was still going strong.
"Tropical Mango is still out there...We recommend asking store managers to stock it for you," Gatorade replied on Twitter.
4. RAIN LIME
Gatorade introduced a line of lighter, less sweet beverages in the early 2000s.
One flavor was Rain Lime, which was based on the original and iconic lime flavor.
Unfortunately, Rain Lime was discontinued a few years back.
While Lime is no more, Rain Berry is still going strong.
5. ICED TEA COOLER
You may not know that Gatorade had a brief foray into the Iced Tea business back in the early 1990s.
The lemon-flavored tea is still remembered fondly by some on Twitter.
Gatorade responded in 2020 that it would look into giving the Iced Tea a comeback, but there has been no news since.
6. STARFRUIT
Starfruit-flavored Gatorade is another discontinued flavor from the 1990s that still has adherents online.
"I miss this flavor extremely, it was my second favorite Gatorade that I'd ever tried," one fan said, despite not liking starfruits.
Gatorade has not indicated whether Starfruit will ever return.
7. FROST HIGH TIDE
Frost High tide was one of three blue Gatorade flavors released under the Frost banner back in 1997.
All three drinks were marketed as especially icy refreshments Yet, only Glacier Freeze remains and High Tide is no more.
It met the same fate as the next flavor on our list.
8. ALPINE SNOW
Released alongside High Tide and Glacier Freeze, Frost Alpine Snow could not break out and become a mainstay.
The flavor, which had a white, watery color, has both detractors and fans online.
"By far the most notoriously awful Gatorade flavor. I never could figure out what I was tasting, it was just a water-colored bitter-tasting atrocity," one social media user said.
Yet, another couldn't disagree more.
"The loss of Alpine Snow still haunts and hurts me, even after all these years...," one user tweeted at Gatorade, without a response.
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