In Black & White, Snow Warning changes the entire equation for Abomasnow. The 494 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier. Blizzard with Focus Sash is the standard set.

Does Abomasnow mega evolve?

Mega Evolution isn't available in Black & White, but Abomasnow does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Abomasnow hits 594 BST.

What is Abomasnow weak to?

In Black & White, Abomasnow's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Machamp (Fighting), and Nidoking (Poison), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Charizard is the most dangerous since Fire moves deal 4x damage. Flying, Bug, Rock, and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 7 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

What is the best ability for Abomasnow?

Snow Warning is what you want on Abomasnow. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Soundproof) work on paper but Snow Warning is what makes Abomasnow worth using.

What role does Abomasnow play in battle?

At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Abomasnow is a special attacker with base 92 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two.

Abomasnow - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

CTier

60Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Attack and Sp. Atk carry most of Abomasnow's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Moderately hard to find and yields 2 Attack and Sp. Atk EVs. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Above

HP90

Attack92

Defense75

Sp. Atk92

Sp. Def85

Speed60

Total494

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging60 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height2.2 m

Weight135.5 kg

Base XP173

Abilities

Snow WarningTop Pick

Summons hail that lasts indefinitely upon entering battle.

SoundproofHARare

Protects against sound-based moves.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpA+1SpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

They appear when the snow flowers bloom. When the petals fall, they retreat to places unknown again.

Abomasnow Weakness

Abomasnow is weak to Fire, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Bug, Rock, and Steel. Watch out for Fire attacks, those deal 4x damage. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses.

Abomasnow Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Fire
2x (Weak)	Fighting, Poison, Flying, Bug, Rock, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

7Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-12

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

Fire

2xWeak

Fighting Poison Flying Bug Rock Steel

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (6)

Water Ground Rock Grass Flying Dragon

How to Beat Abomasnow in Black & White (Best Counters)

XatuResists Grass, recovers with Roost, threatens with Roost PsychicFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Bounce ItemRocky Helmet NatureRelaxed Moves RoostRecovery U Turn Night Shade Hidden Power Ice Damage vs Abomasnow U Turn 2x 32-37% View Xatu builds →
DonphanThreatens with Stealth Rock, sturdy guarantees survival, walls physical sets Ground	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB Stealth Rock Rapid Spin Ice Shard Damage vs Abomasnow Earthquake 25-30% Rapid Spin 17-20% Ice Shard 14-16% View Donphan builds →
JellicentResists Ice, recovers with Recover, burns with Scald WaterGhost	B
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves RecoverRecovery Will O Wisp TauntUtility ScaldSTAB Damage vs Abomasnow Scald 15-18% View Jellicent builds →
GliscorWears down with Toxic, threatens with Stealth Rock, outspeeds GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB ProtectPriority Stealth Rock Swords Dance Damage vs Abomasnow Earthquake 21-24% View Gliscor builds →
PolitoedResists Ice, burns with Scald, wears down with Toxic Water	B
Recommended Build AbilityDrizzle ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves ScaldSTAB EncoreUtility ProtectPriority ToxicUtility Damage vs Abomasnow Scald 16-19% View Politoed builds →

Black & White Evolution

Evolved from Snover. Abomasnow is the final form in this two-stage line. Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. HP grew the most through evolution (+30 over Snover), and Abomasnow peaks at 494 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#459Snover

Level 40

#460Abomasnow

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Snover

GrassIce

Abomasnow

GrassIce

90+30

ATK

92+30

DEF

75+25

SP.ATK

92+30

SP.DEF

85+25

SPE

60+20

BST

334C-Tier

494B-Tier+160

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Abomasnow to get Snover eggs easily using 57 partners from the Plant and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Avalanche, Bullet Seed, Double-Edge and 8 more.

Egg Groups

PlantMonster

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

11moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Abomasnow Best Moveset

Focus Sash guarantees Abomasnow survives one hit from full HP. That's enough to deal early damage and fire off Blizzard before going down. Snow Warning and flexible EVs maximize first-turn impact.

Best Build

Solid pick

Special Sweeper

Ability

Snow Warning

Item

Focus SashSURVIVAL

Best Nature for Abomasnow

Rash+SPA

Abomasnow best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

Atk

SpA

Spe

Special Sweeper Moveset

BlizzardSTAB
Ice ShardSTAB
Hidden Power Fire
Wood HammerSTAB

Recommended Teammates

JirachiDecent

StarmieDecent

DragoniteDecent

Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Abomasnow gets Avalanche and Bullet Seed exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 7 types rounds out the picture alongside Wood Hammer and Solar Beam.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Ice Punch

C7510015Ice

Lv 1

Icy Wind

C559515Ice

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Powder Snow

—4010025Ice

Lv 1

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Lv 5

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Lv 9

Icy Wind

C559515Ice

Lv 13

Grass Whistle

——5515Grass

Lv 17

Swagger

——9015Normal

Lv 21

Mist

———30Ice

Lv 26

Ice Shard+1

S4010030Ice

Lv 31

Ingrain

———20Grass

Lv 36

Wood Hammer

A12010015Grass

Lv 47

Blizzard

S120705Ice

Lv 58

Sheer Cold

——305Ice

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

S120705Ice

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM78

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM53

Energy Ball

B8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

C120705Fighting

TM79

Frost Breath

C609010Ice

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM07

Hail

———10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

B9510010Ice

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

B——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Avalanche-4

C6010010Ice

Egg

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

Egg

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Egg

Growth

D——40Normal

Egg

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Egg

Magical Leaf

—60—20Grass

Egg

Mist

———30Ice

Egg

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Egg

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

Egg

Skull Bash

—10010010Normal

Egg

Stomp

—6510020Normal

Tutor Moves

Abomasnow can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

Gen 4

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 4

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

How to Get Abomasnow in Black & White

No wild encounters for Abomasnow in Black & White. Bring Snover over from Diamond, Platinum, or Sword, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.

How to Obtain Abomasnow in Black & White

Step 1Obtain Snover
Also found in:
Diamond Platinum X Sword
Train until Level 40
Step 2Abomasnow ✓

Abomasnow Guide

In Black & White, Snow Warning changes the entire equation for Abomasnow. The 494 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier. Blizzard with Focus Sash is the standard set.
Mega Evolution isn't available in Black & White, but Abomasnow does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Abomasnow hits 594 BST.
In Black & White, Abomasnow's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Machamp (Fighting), and Nidoking (Poison), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Charizard is the most dangerous since Fire moves deal 4x damage. Flying, Bug, Rock, and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 7 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Snow Warning is what you want on Abomasnow. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Soundproof) work on paper but Snow Warning is what makes Abomasnow worth using.
At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Abomasnow is a special attacker with base 92 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two.

Game Availability

Since debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Abomasnow has appeared in 14 titles over 7 generations. Along the way, it received a Mega form in Generation 6, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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