In Sword & Shield, Glaceon has a 525 base stat total and ranks as B-Tier: a solid option in Sword & Shield for the right team. It works best as a wallbreaker. Auroraveil with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Glaceon weak to?

In Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, 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 are the best moves for Glaceon?

In Sword & Shield, run Auroraveil, Protect, Ice Beam, and Helpinghand on Glaceon. Auroraveil is the most common pick at 21% usage. This set covers the wallbreaker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Glaceon - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Wallbreaker

BTier

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 CloakPopular

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

Ice BodyHAPopular

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

Any who become captivated by the beauty of the snowfall that Glaceon creates will be frozen before they know it.

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

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Fighting Rock Steel

½xResist

Ice

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Grass Ground Flying Dragon

How to Beat Glaceon in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

In Sword & Shield, Incineroar threatens a KO with Flare Blitz (98-116%). Lunatone deals 50-60% with Psychic.

Klinklang Steel	S
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemAir Balloon NatureAdamant Moves Shift Gear Gear Grind Wild Charge SubstituteUtility Damage vs Glaceon Wild Charge 22-26% View Klinklang builds →
Incineroar FireDark	A
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemSitrus Berry NatureAdamant Moves Fake Out Parting Shot Knock Off Flare Blitz Damage vs Glaceon Knock Off 27-32% Flare Blitz 2x 98-116%KO View Incineroar builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemPower Herb NatureModest Moves Ice Beam Moonblast PsychicSTAB Meteor Beam Damage vs Glaceon Ice Beam 17-20% Moonblast 35-42% Psychic 50-60% View Lunatone builds →
Gurdurr Fighting	A
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemEviolite NatureAdamant Moves Bulk Up Drain Punch Knock Off Mach Punch Damage vs Glaceon Drain Punch 2x 53-63% Knock Off 15-18% Mach Punch 2x 29-34% View Gurdurr builds →
Arcanine Fire	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves Extreme Speed Burn Up Flare Blitz Will O Wisp Damage vs Glaceon Extreme Speed 19-23% Flare Blitz 2x 87-103%KO View Arcanine builds →

Sword & Shield 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

8 Evolutions

#133Eevee

VaporeonWater Stone

JolteonThunder Stone

FlareonFire Stone

EspeonHigh Friendship (Day)

UmbreonHigh Friendship (Night)

LeafeonLeaf Stone

GlaceonIce Stone

SylveonHigh Friendship

Stat Comparison 9 Forms

Normal

Water

Electric

Fire

Psychic

Dark

Grass

Glaceon

Ice

Sylveon

Fairy

130+75

65+10

95+40

65+10

95+40

ATK

65+10

130+75

65+10

110+55

60+5

65+10

DEF

60+10

110+60

130+80

110+60

65+15

SP.ATK

110+65

95+50

130+85

60+15

130+85

110+65

SP.DEF

95+30

110+45

95+30

130+65

95+30

130+65

SPE

65+10

130+75

65+10

110+55

65+10

95+40

65+10

60+5

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

Tank

TYPE

Utility

Special

Physical

Special

Utility

Physical

Special

Breeding

Challenging

Breed with Glaceon to get Eevee eggs (with patience) using 152 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Curse, Detect, Double Kick and 5 more.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

35 cycles·8,995 steps

Slow~9 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Glaceon Best Moveset

Icebody isn't flashy, but it matters. Combined with Leftovers for passive recovery each turn and max Sp. Atk without Speed EVs, Glaceon fills the defensive wall slot reliably. Bold nature finishes the spread.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Ice Body

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Glaceon

Bold+DEF

Glaceon best EVs are Defense and Sp. Atk

EVs

Def

SpA

Doubles Special Tank Moveset

Aurora VeilSTAB
ProtectFAST +4
Ice BeamSTAB
Helping Hand

Recommended Teammates

ZeraoraGood

GarchompGood

Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Curse and Detect from the egg pool give Glaceon something extra. Pair those with Blizzard and Ice Beam for STAB and coverage across 7 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

Lv 1

Charm

C—10020Fairy

Lv 1

Copycat

C——20Normal

Lv 1

Covet

D6010025Normal

Lv 1

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Helping Hand+5

A——20Normal

Lv 1

Icy Wind

C559515Ice

Lv 1

Swift

C60—20Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 1

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Take Down

D908520Normal

Lv 5

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 10

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 15

Baby-Doll Eyes+1

D—10030Fairy

Lv 20

Ice Shard+1

A4010030Ice

Lv 25

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 30

Ice Fang

D659515Ice

Lv 35

Hail

A——10Ice

Lv 40

Freeze-Dry

A7010020Ice

Lv 45

Mirror Coat-5

D—10020Psychic

Lv 50

Blizzard

A110705Ice

Lv 55

Last Resort

C1401005Normal

TM Moves

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM64

Avalanche-4

D6010010Ice

TR29

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

TR06

Blizzard

A110705Ice

TR01

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

TM29

Charm

C—10020Fairy

TM15

Dig

D8010010Ground

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM47

Fake Tears

D—10020Dark

TR13

Focus Energy

C——30Normal

TM09

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM35

Hail

A——10Ice

TM41

Helping Hand+5

A——20Normal

TM08

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TR42

Hyper Voice

A9010010Normal

TR05

Ice Beam

A9010010Ice

TM67

Ice Fang

D659515Ice

TM51

Icicle Spear

D2510030Ice

TM27

Icy Wind

C559515Ice

TR31

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM02

Pay Day

—4010020Normal

TM25

Protect+4

S——10Normal

TM33

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM79

Retaliate

D701005Normal

TM76

Round

C6010015Normal

TR33

Shadow Ball

A8010015Ghost

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TR82

Stored Power

D2010010Psychic

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM40

Swift

C60—20Normal

TM46

Weather Ball

C5010010Normal

TR85

Work Up

D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Detect+4

C——5Fighting

Egg

Double Kick

D3010030Fighting

Egg

Flail

D—10015Normal

Egg

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Egg

Tickle

D—10020Normal

Egg

Wish

C——10Normal

Egg

Yawn

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Triple Axel

D209010Ice

How to Get Glaceon in Sword & Shield

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 Sword & Shield

To get Glaceon, start by catching Eevee through walking encounters at Lv. 14-65. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.

Step 1Catch Eevee
Route 4
ShieldOverworld Lv.14-16 Route
5%Early
All Weather
Route 4
SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Route
1%Early
All Weather
Ballimere Lake
ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Water
5%Post
Normal Weather
Ballimere Lake
SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Water
5%Post
Normal Weather
Giant's Bed
ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65
5%Post
Normal Weather
Giant's Bed
SwordOverworld Lv.60-65
5%Post
Normal Weather
Ice Stone / Ice Rock
Step 2Glaceon ✓

Glaceon Guide

In Sword & Shield, Glaceon has a 525 base stat total and ranks as B-Tier: a solid option in Sword & Shield for the right team. It works best as a wallbreaker. Auroraveil with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, 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.
In Sword & Shield, run Auroraveil, Protect, Ice Beam, and Helpinghand on Glaceon. Auroraveil is the most common pick at 21% usage. This set covers the wallbreaker role with a mix of damage and utility.

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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