In Diamond & Pearl, Glaceon has a 525 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Diamond & Pearl's meta. It works best as a wallbreaker. Base 130 Sp. Atk is where it shines.

What is Glaceon weak to?

In Diamond & Pearl, watch for Infernape (Fire), Machamp (Fighting), and Aerodactyl (Rock) when using Glaceon. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Steel-type attackers are also a problem.

What is the best ability for Glaceon?

Snow Cloak increases evasion to 1.25× during hail. That's the one you want on Glaceon. Ice Body is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.

What role does Glaceon play in battle?

In Diamond & Pearl, Glaceon fills the wallbreaker role. It's a special attacker with base 130 Sp. Atk. At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

What counters Glaceon?

For Diamond & Pearl, Glaceon has answers, but so do you. Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Physical attackers can break through.

Glaceon - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Wallbreaker

CTier

65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Glaceon's spread isn't flashy. Sp. Atk leads, Attack trails, 3 stats clear the bar. Tough to catch and worth 2 Sp. Atk EVs, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

High

HP65

Attack60

Defense110

Sp. Atk130

Sp. Def95

Speed65

Total525

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight25.9 kg

Base XP184

Abilities

Snow Cloak

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

Ice BodyHANot in game

Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during hail. Protects against hail damage.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+2SpDSpe

Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

As a protective technique, it can completely freeze its fur to make its hairs stand like needles.

Glaceon Weakness

Glaceon's Ice typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Fighting, Rock, and Steel. 4 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.

Glaceon Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Ice

Type ChartFragile

4Weak

1Resist

0Immune

Score-7

Gen IV Type Chart

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

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Fighting Rock Steel

½xResist

Ice

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Grass Ground Flying Dragon

How to Beat Glaceon in Diamond & Pearl (Best Counters)

In Diamond & Pearl, Infernape can KO Glaceon with Close Combat (115-135%). Bronzong's Explosion hits Glaceon for 79-93%. Lucario's Close Combat also KOs at 170-200%.

Infernape FireFighting	A
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Close Combat U Turn Grass Knot Fire Blast Damage vs Glaceon Close Combat 2x 115-135%KO U Turn 23-27% Fire Blast 2x 86-101%KO View Infernape builds →
Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureBrave Moves Gyro Ball Explosion Earthquake Stealth Rock Damage vs Glaceon Explosion 79-93% Earthquake 31-37% View Bronzong builds →
Lucario FightingSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves Close Combat Extreme Speed Swords Dance Bullet Punch Damage vs Glaceon Close Combat 2x 170-200%KO Extreme Speed 38-44% Bullet Punch 2x 57-68% View Lucario builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Stealth Rock TauntUtility Stone Edge Damage vs Glaceon Earthquake 32-38% Stone Edge 2x 97-114%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Arcanine Fire	C
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves Extreme Speed Flare Blitz Crunch Thunder Fang Damage vs Glaceon Extreme Speed 27-31% Flare Blitz 2x 119-141%KO Crunch 27-31% Thunder Fang 22-26% View Arcanine builds →

Diamond & Pearl Evolution

Out of 8 evolutions from Eevee, Glaceon comes from the item path. The method you use determines which form you end up with. Breed through Eevee to get eggs. Both Glaceon and Vaporeon hit 525 total stats from Eevee. The difference is how those stats are split. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

7 Evolutions

#133Eevee

VaporeonWater Stone

JolteonThunder Stone

FlareonFire Stone

EspeonHigh Friendship (Day)

UmbreonHigh Friendship (Night)

LeafeonLeaf Stone

GlaceonIce Stone

Stat Comparison 8 Forms

Normal

Water

Electric

Fire

Psychic

Dark

Grass

Glaceon

Ice

130+75

65+10

95+40

65+10

ATK

65+10

130+75

65+10

110+55

60+5

DEF

60+10

110+60

130+80

110+60

SP.ATK

110+65

95+50

130+85

60+15

130+85

SP.DEF

95+30

110+45

95+30

130+65

95+30

SPE

65+10

130+75

65+10

110+55

65+10

95+40

65+10

BST

325D-Tier

525B-Tier+200

525A-Tier+200

525C-Tier+200

525A-Tier+200

525B-Tier+200

ROLE

Balanced

Tank

Sweeper

Wallbreaker

Sweeper

Wall

Attacker

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Utility

Special

Physical

Special

Utility

Physical

Special

Breeding

Challenging

Breed with Glaceon to get Eevee eggs (with patience) using 131 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Charm, Covet, Curse and 6 more.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

35 cycles·8,995 steps

Slow~9 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Diamond & Pearl Glaceon Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Charm and Covet from the egg pool give Glaceon something extra. Pair those with Blizzard and Ice Beam for STAB and coverage across 8 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 1

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 8

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 15

Icy Wind

C559515Ice

Lv 22

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 29

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 36

Ice Shard+1

D4010030Ice

Lv 43

Ice Fang

D659515Ice

Lv 50

Last Resort

C1301005Normal

Lv 57

Mirror Coat-5

——10020Psychic

Lv 64

Hail

D——10Ice

Lv 71

Blizzard

B120705Ice

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM72

Avalanche-4

D6010010Ice

TM14

Blizzard

B120705Ice

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM07

Hail

D——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

B9510010Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

HM04

Strength

D8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

C6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Charm

——10020Normal

Egg

Covet

—6010025Normal

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Endure+4

———10Normal

Egg

Fake Tears

——10020Dark

Egg

Flail

——10015Normal

Egg

Tickle

——10020Normal

Egg

Wish

C——10Normal

Egg

Yawn

D——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Glaceon can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem

Baton Pass

D——40Normal

Rem

Growl

——10040Normal

Rem

Take Down

—908520Normal

Rem

Trump Card

———5Normal

How to Get Glaceon in Diamond & Pearl

You're catching Eevee first, not Glaceon. Eevee appears at moderate rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.

How to Obtain Glaceon in Diamond & Pearl

Step 1Catch Eevee
Trophy Garden - Daily Pokemon
PearlGrass Lv.16 Forest
RareMid
Trophy Garden - Daily Pokemon
DiamondGrass Lv.16 Forest
RareMid
Ice Stone / Ice Rock
Step 2Glaceon ✓

Glaceon Guide

In Diamond & Pearl, Glaceon has a 525 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Diamond & Pearl's meta. It works best as a wallbreaker. Base 130 Sp. Atk is where it shines.
In Diamond & Pearl, watch for Infernape (Fire), Machamp (Fighting), and Aerodactyl (Rock) when using Glaceon. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Steel-type attackers are also a problem.
Snow Cloak increases evasion to 1.25× during hail. That's the one you want on Glaceon. Ice Body is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
In Diamond & Pearl, Glaceon fills the wallbreaker role. It's a special attacker with base 130 Sp. Atk. At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
For Diamond & Pearl, Glaceon has answers, but so do you. Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Physical attackers can break through.

Game Availability

Glaceon has been available in 14 games since Diamond & Pearl, though obtaining it requires an item-based evolution. This extra step makes it less common than Pokemon found through standard wild encounters.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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