Is Glastrier Good in Sword & Shield Playthrough?
Glastrier has the type edge here and should clean up Milo's team.
Glastrier trades roughly evenly with Nessa's team.
Glastrier trades roughly evenly with Kabu's team.
Glastrier trades roughly evenly with Bea's team.
Glastrier trades roughly evenly with Opal's team.
Glastrier trades roughly evenly with Gordie's team.
Glastrier has the type edge here and should clean up Piers's team.
Glastrier has the type edge here and should clean up Raihan's team.
Glastrier trades roughly evenly with Bede's team.
Glastrier trades roughly evenly with Leon's team.
Glastrier cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
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 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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ice |
What is Glastrier Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Glastrier
 Pancham Fighting | D | |
 Growlithe Fire | C | |
 Timburr Fighting | C | |
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Sizzlipede FireBug | C | |
 Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Hitmonlee builds →Brick Break 2x48-57% Blaze Kick 2x36-43% | ||
Pancham Fighting | D | |
 Carkol RockFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Carkol builds →Ancient Power 2x28-34% Flame Charge 2x22-27% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
 Throh Fighting | C | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Hitmonlee builds →Brick Break 2x45-55% Blaze Kick 2x35-42% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Sudowoodo builds →Stone Edge 2x54-64% Hammer Arm 2x35-42% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Perrserker Steel | C | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Hitmonlee builds →Close Combat 2x73-86% Blaze Kick 2x35-42% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Pangoro builds →Vital Throw 2x45-53% Bullet Punch 2x18-22% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Perrserker Steel | C | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Hitmonlee builds →Close Combat 2x73-87% Blaze Kick 2x35-41% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Pangoro builds →Vital Throw 2x45-53% Bullet Punch 2x19-22% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Darmanitan builds →Fire Punch 2x51-60% Hammer Arm 2x46-54% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Perrserker Steel | C | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Hitmonlee builds →Close Combat 2x72-85% Blaze Kick 2x34-40% | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Excadrill builds →Smart Strike 2x46-54% Brick Break 2x33-39% Rock Slide 2x33-39% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x82-97% Hammer Arm 2x46-54% Rock Slide 2x35-41% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x80-95% Fire Punch 2x27-32% Rock Slide 2x27-32% Bullet Punch 2x15-18% | ||
Perrserker Steel | C | |
 Barbaracle RockWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Barbaracle builds →Rock Slide 2x41-48% Brick Break 2x27-32% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x83-98% Hammer Arm 2x46-55% Rock Slide 2x35-42% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x82-96% Fire Punch 2x28-33% Rock Slide 2x28-33% Bullet Punch 2x16-19% | ||
Perrserker Steel | C | |
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x82-97% Superpower 2x55-65% Rock Slide 2x35-41% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Torkoal builds →Eruption 2x78-92% Rock Slide 2x23-27% | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x73-86% Rock Slide 2x30-36% | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Gurdurr builds →Focus Punch 2x80-95% Stone Edge 2x36-42% Fire Punch 2x27-32% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x82-97% Superpower 2x55-65% Rock Slide 2x35-41% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Torkoal builds →Eruption 2x78-92% Rock Slide 2x23-27% | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Poliwrath builds →Close Combat 2x60-71% Rock Slide 2x25-30% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Pangoro builds →Close Combat 2x75-88% Fire Punch 2x32-37% Rock Slide 2x32-37% Bullet Punch 2x17-21% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x82-97% Superpower 2x55-65% Rock Slide 2x35-41% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Torkoal builds →Eruption 2x78-92% Rock Slide 2x23-27% | ||
Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Poliwrath builds →Close Combat 2x60-71% Rock Slide 2x25-30% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Pangoro builds →Close Combat 2x75-88% Fire Punch 2x32-37% Rock Slide 2x32-37% Bullet Punch 2x17-21% | ||
In Sword & Shield, Arcanine's Flare Blitz hits Glastrier for 69-82%. Machamp's Close Combat also KOs at 86-101%.
 Ferrothorn GrassSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Ferrothorn builds →Knock Off9-11% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemRocky Helmet NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Arcanine builds →Extreme Speed15-18% Flare Blitz 2x69-82% Flamethrower 2x45-53% | ||
 Machamp Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemFlame Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Machamp builds →Bullet Punch 2x19-23% Knock Off15-18% Close Combat 2x86-101%KO | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Glastrier View Terrakion builds →Stone Edge 2x97-114%KO Close Combat 2x116-137%KO Earthquake32-38% | ||
Glastrier Evolutions
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
Breeding
SwSh Glastrier Best Moveset
145 Attack with 130 Defense and 110 Sp. Def on an Ice-type create the physically strongest Ice attacker available. AbilityChilling Neigh raises Attack after each KO. The moveset hits with extreme physical power and tanks hits. E-tier because 30 Speed goes dead last and Ice typing adds four common weaknesses.
Best Build
Glastrier best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- High Horsepower
- Icicle Crash
- Swords Dance
- Heavy Slam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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.
Glastrier emits intense cold from its hooves. It’s also a belligerent Pokémon—anything it wants, it takes by force.
Glastrier has tremendous physical strength, and the mask of ice covering its face is 100 times harder than diamond.
Glastrier Sword & Shield Guide
In Sword & Shield, Glastrier is a Legendary Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 580 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a wallbreaker. Highhorsepower with Custapberry 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 Highhorsepower, Iciclecrash, Swords Dance, and Heavyslam. Highhorsepower leads at 0% usage. This set covers the wallbreaker role with a mix of damage and utility.
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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShDebut
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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