For X & Y, we rate Froslass C-Tier: a niche pick in X & Y's meta. At 480 BST, it fits the hazard setter role. Ice Beam with Focus Sash is the standard set.

What is Froslass weak to?

In X & Y, Froslass's biggest threats include Blaziken (Fire), Rhyperior (Rock), and Gengar (Ghost), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Dark and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. Froslass's base 110 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.

What is the best ability for Froslass?

Snow Cloak is the go-to ability for Froslass. It increases evasion to 1.25× during hail. Its hidden ability Cursed Body can work in specific setups.

What role does Froslass play in battle?

Base 110 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Froslass is leaning toward the physical side (base 80 Attack). Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a hazard setter.

What are the best moves for Froslass?

For X & Y, the core moveset is Ice Beam, Thunder Wave, Destinybond, and Spikes. Ice Beam leads at 23% usage. This set covers the hazard setter role with a mix of damage and utility.

Froslass - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Hazard Setter

CTier

110Speed · Fast

Stats & Training

The stat budget goes to damage. Speed and Attack carry the offense, HP doesn't even come close. A Snow Land Pokemon on a medium-fast 1M XP curve, worth 2 Speed EVs per KO.

Base Stats

Above

HP70

Attack80

Defense70

Sp. Atk80

Sp. Def70

Speed110

Total480

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.3 m

Weight26.6 kg

Base XP168

Abilities

Snow Cloak

Increases evasion to 1.25× during hail. Protects against hail damage.

Cursed BodyHATop Pick

Has a 30% chance of Disabling any move that hits the Pokémon.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+2

Speed training target

Pokedex Entries

It freezes foes with an icy breath nearly -60 degrees Fahrenheit. What seems to be its body is actually hollow.

Froslass Weakness

Type-wise, Froslass takes extra damage from Fire, Rock, Ghost, Dark, and Steel. Normal and Fighting moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity.

Froslass Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Rock, Ghost, Dark, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Ice, Poison, Bug
0x (Immune)	Normal, Fighting

Type ChartAvg

5Weak

3Resist

2Immune

Score-1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Rock Ghost Dark Steel

½xResist

Ice Poison Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Normal Fighting

STAB (6)

Grass Ground Flying Dragon Psychic Ghost

How to Beat Froslass in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Weavile threatens a KO with Knock Off (144-169%).

Ferrothorn GrassSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves Leech Seed Gyro Ball SpikesHazard Power Whip View Ferrothorn builds →
Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Icicle Crash Ice Shard PursuitSTAB Damage vs Froslass Knock Off 2x 144-169%KO Ice Shard 22-26% Pursuit 2x 88-104%KO View Weavile builds →
Heatran FireSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves Stealth Rock Lava Plume Earth Power TauntUtility View Heatran builds →
Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Froslass Stone Edge 2x 198-233%KO Pursuit 2x 80-95% Crunch 2x 159-187%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Gengar GhostPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Focus Blast Sludge Wave Damage vs Froslass Shadow Ball 2x 187-220%KO Sludge Bomb 52-62% View Gengar builds →

X & Y Evolution

Froslass is one of 2 ways Snorunt's chain can end. This one takes the item path, while the siblings go different directions. Breed through Snorunt to get eggs. Froslass and Glalie share the same 480 total stats, but they're distributed differently. Check the comparison below to see where each one specializes. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Evolutions

#361Snorunt

#362GlalieLevel 42

#478FroslassDawn Stone

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Snorunt

Ice

Glalie

Ice

Froslass

IceGhost

80+30

70+20

ATK

80+30

DEF

80+30

70+20

SP.ATK

80+30

SP.DEF

80+30

70+20

SPE

80+30

110+60

BST

300D-Tier

480C-Tier+180

480B-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Moderate

Breed with Froslass to get Snorunt eggs using 47 partners from the Fairy and Mineral egg groups. Notable egg moves include Avalanche, Bide, Block and 7 more.

Egg Groups

FairyMineral

Gender

♀100.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

10moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Froslass Best Moveset

The Sash lets Froslass ignore defensive shortcomings for one turn. Use that turn to get Spikes up, and Cursedbody squeezes extra value from the position. Max Sp. Atk and Speed EVs push damage output.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Cursed Body

Item

Focus SashSURVIVAL

Best Nature for Froslass

Timid+SPE

Froslass best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

SpA

Spe

Support Moveset

Ice BeamSTAB
Thunder Wave
Destiny BondSTAB
SpikesHazard

Recommended Teammates

InfernapeGood

TogekissDecent

ZapdosDecent

Moves

Breeding's the move. Avalanche and Bide give Froslass options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 7 types already covers a decent range on top of Blizzard and Ice Beam. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 1

Destiny Bond

A——5Ghost

Lv 1

Double Team

———15Normal

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Powder Snow

—4010025Ice

Lv 4

Double Team

———15Normal

Lv 10

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 13

Icy Wind

C559515Ice

Lv 19

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 22

Ominous Wind

—601005Ghost

Lv 28

Wake-Up Slap

—7010010Fighting

Lv 31

Captivate

——10020Normal

Lv 37

Ice Shard+1

B4010030Ice

Lv 40

Hail

D——10Ice

Lv 51

Blizzard

C110705Ice

Lv 59

Destiny Bond

A——5Ghost

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

C110705Ice

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

C10010015Psychic

TM63

Embargo

——10015Dark

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM79

Frost Breath

S609010Ice

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM07

Hail

D——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

S9010010Ice

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

S——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

S8010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM25

Thunder

C1107010Electric

TM73

Thunder Wave

S—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

C9010015Electric

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Avalanche-4

C6010010Ice

Egg

Bide+1

———10Normal

Egg

Block

D——5Normal

Egg

Disable

C—10020Normal

Egg

Fake Tears

D—10020Dark

Egg

Hex

C6510010Ghost

Egg

Rollout

D309020Rock

Egg

Spikes

A——20Ground

Egg

Switcheroo

C—10010Dark

Egg

Weather Ball

D5010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Froslass can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem

Bite

D6010025Dark

Rem

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Rem

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Rem

Ice Fang

C659515Ice

Rem

Protect+4

S——10Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 4

Sucker Punch+1

D801005Dark

Gen 5

Telekinesis

———15Psychic

How to Get Froslass in X & Y

Froslass can't be caught in X & Y. Transfer Snorunt from Ruby, Emerald, or Sword and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.

How to Obtain Froslass in X & Y

Step 1Obtain Snorunt
Catch in the wild in:
Omega RubyWalking · Shoal Cave
Then trade to X & Y to continue the evolution chain.
Also found in:
Ruby Emerald Diamond Platinum Sun Ultra Sun
Dawn Stone ♀
Step 2Froslass ✓

Froslass Guide

For X & Y, we rate Froslass C-Tier: a niche pick in X & Y's meta. At 480 BST, it fits the hazard setter role. Ice Beam with Focus Sash is the standard set.
In X & Y, Froslass's biggest threats include Blaziken (Fire), Rhyperior (Rock), and Gengar (Ghost), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Dark and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. Froslass's base 110 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
Snow Cloak is the go-to ability for Froslass. It increases evasion to 1.25× during hail. Its hidden ability Cursed Body can work in specific setups.
Base 110 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Froslass is leaning toward the physical side (base 80 Attack). Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a hazard setter.
For X & Y, the core moveset is Ice Beam, Thunder Wave, Destinybond, and Spikes. Ice Beam leads at 23% usage. This set covers the hazard setter role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Obtainable through an item-based evolution, Froslass appears in 14 titles across 7 generations since Diamond & Pearl. The evolution method adds a barrier that wild-catchable Pokemon don't have.

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