In Sword & Shield, Glastrier is a Legendary Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 580 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a wallbreaker. Close Combat with Assault Vest is the standard set.

What is Glastrier weak to?

In Sword & Shield, Glastrier's biggest threats include Blaziken (Fire), Lucario (Fighting), and Terrakion (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Steel-type attackers are also a problem. At base 30 Speed, Glastrier won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

What is the best ability for Glastrier?

Chilling Neigh is the go-to ability for Glastrier. It boosts Attack after knocking out a Pokémon. It's Glastrier's only ability.

What role does Glastrier play in battle?

Glastrier is a physical attacker with base 145 Attack. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 30 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the wallbreaker role.

What are the best moves for Glastrier?

For Sword & Shield, the core moveset is Close Combat, Avalanche, Bulldoze, and Icywind. Close Combat leads at 25% usage. Avalanche provides reliable STAB damage.

Glastrier - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Wallbreaker

BTier

30Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

The stat bars tell the story: Attack carries everything and Speed's dead weight. But this Wild Horse Pokemon still yields 3 Attack EVs per fight on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Pseudo

HP100

Attack145

Defense130

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def110

Speed30

Total580

Details

Catch Rate

Legendary3 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height2.2 m

Weight800.0 kg

Base XP290

Abilities

Chilling NeighTop Pick

Boosts Attack after knocking out a Pokémon.

EV Yield

HPAtk+3DefSpASpDSpe

Strong Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

Glastrier emits intense cold from its hooves. It’s also a belligerent Pokémon—anything it wants, it takes by force.

Glastrier Weakness

Glastrier is weak to Fire, Fighting, Rock, and Steel. Glastrier's overall bulk (100/130/110) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.

Glastrier 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 Glastrier in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

In Sword & Shield, Incineroar's Flare Blitz hits Glastrier for 78-92%.

Klinklang Steel	S
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemAir Balloon NatureAdamant Moves Shift Gear Gear Grind Wild Charge SubstituteUtility Damage vs Glastrier Wild Charge 18-21% View Klinklang builds →
Incineroar FireDark	A
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemSitrus Berry NatureAdamant Moves Fake Out Parting Shot Knock Off Flare Blitz Damage vs Glastrier Knock Off 21-25% Flare Blitz 2x 78-92% View Incineroar builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemPower Herb NatureModest Moves Ice Beam Moonblast PsychicSTAB Meteor Beam Damage vs Glastrier Ice Beam 7-8% Moonblast 14-17% Psychic 20-24% View Lunatone builds →
Gurdurr Fighting	A
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemEviolite NatureAdamant Moves Bulk Up Drain Punch Knock Off Mach Punch Damage vs Glastrier Drain Punch 2x 42-50% Knock Off 12-14% Mach Punch 2x 23-27% View Gurdurr builds →
Arcanine Fire	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves Extreme Speed Burn Up Flare Blitz Will O Wisp Damage vs Glastrier Extreme Speed 15-18% Flare Blitz 2x 69-82% View Arcanine builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

Glastrier is strong overall with 580 total stats as a Ice legendary. Can't breed it, so you're locked to whatever you catch or receive. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#896GlastrierDoes not evolve

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Sword & Shield Glastrier Best Moveset

This build takes hits and hits back. Assault Vest provides a special bulk boost with no status moves allowed, Chillingneigh supports the gameplan, and max HP and Attack EVs mean Glastrier doesn't crumble to chip damage. Plus Ground coverage backing it up.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Chilling Neigh

Item

Assault VestBULK

Best Nature for Glastrier

Brave+ATK

Glastrier best EVs are HP and Attack

EVs

Atk

Def

Doubles Physical Tank Moveset

Close Combat
AvalancheSLOW -4STAB
BulldozeCoverage
Icy WindSTAB

Recommended Teammates

StakatakaGood

HattereneGood

Moves

Most of Glastrier's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Blizzard and Ice Beam, but Normal and Fighting and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 1

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 6

Double Kick

D3010030Fighting

Lv 12

Avalanche-4

S6010010Ice

Lv 18

Stomp

—6510020Normal

Lv 24

Torment

D—10015Dark

Lv 30

Mist

D——30Ice

Lv 36

Icicle Crash

S859010Ice

Lv 42

Take Down

C908520Normal

Lv 48

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

Lv 54

Thrash

B12010010Normal

Lv 60

Taunt

C—10020Dark

Lv 66

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Lv 72

Swords Dance

S——20Normal

TM Moves

TM58

Assurance

—6010010Dark

TM64

Avalanche-4

S6010010Ice

TR06

Blizzard

C110705Ice

TR99

Body Press

C8010010Fighting

TR01

Body Slam

B8510015Normal

TM81

Bulldoze

S6010020Ground

TR53

Close Combat

S1201005Fighting

TR32

Crunch

B8010015Dark

TR26

Endure+4

S——10Normal

TM39

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM09

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM35

Hail

C——10Ice

TR79

Heavy Slam

S—10010Steel

TR94

High Horsepower

S959510Ground

TM08

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TR05

Ice Beam

C9010010Ice

TM51

Icicle Spear

D2510030Ice

TM27

Icy Wind

S559515Ice

TR46

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

TR28

Megahorn

B1208510Bug

TM53

Mud Shot

D559515Ground

TR24

Outrage

B12010010Dragon

TM57

Payback

C5010010Dark

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TM26

Scary Face

——10010Normal

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM96

Smart Strike

C70—10Steel

TM85

Snarl

D559515Dark

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TM98

Stomping Tantrum

B7510010Ground

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TR39

Superpower

B1201005Fighting

Swords Dance

S——20Normal

TR37

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TR95

Throat Chop

C8010015Dark

TR35

Uproar

D9010010Normal

Egg Moves

Glastrier doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Lash Out

C751005Dark

How to Get Glastrier in Sword & Shield

Glastrier is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

This is an event-exclusive or special distribution.

Glastrier Guide

In Sword & Shield, Glastrier is a Legendary Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 580 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a wallbreaker. Close Combat with Assault Vest is the standard set.
In Sword & Shield, Glastrier's biggest threats include Blaziken (Fire), Lucario (Fighting), and Terrakion (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Steel-type attackers are also a problem. At base 30 Speed, Glastrier won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Chilling Neigh is the go-to ability for Glastrier. It boosts Attack after knocking out a Pokémon. It's Glastrier's only ability.
Glastrier is a physical attacker with base 145 Attack. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 30 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the wallbreaker role.
For Sword & Shield, the core moveset is Close Combat, Avalanche, Bulldoze, and Icywind. Close Combat leads at 25% usage. Avalanche provides reliable STAB damage.

Game Availability

Since Sword & Shield, Glastrier has appeared in 2 games. Legendary Pokemon like Glastrier are usually found through story events or special post-game areas rather than random encounters.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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