Is Abomasnow Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Abomasnow needs importing. AbilitySnow Warning sets hail, but the 4x Fire weakness and no Mega Stone make it risky. Alolan Ninetales covers Ice/hail natively.
Snover trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Snover trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Snover trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
Kiawe's team hits Snover's weaknesses hard.
Snover trades roughly evenly with Mallow's team.
Snover has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Sophocles's team hits Snover's weaknesses hard.
Snover trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Snover trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Abomasnow has the type edge here and should clean up Totem Kommo-o's team.
Snover has the type edge here and should clean up Hapu's team.
Abomasnow trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Abomasnow has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Abomasnow has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Abomasnow trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Abomasnow 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. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 40.
How to Get Abomasnow in Sun & Moon
Abomasnow isn't available in the wild in Sun & Moon. Start by transferring Snover from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Sword & Shield. The evolution path from Snover to Abomasnow is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Abomasnow in SM
Step 1Obtain SnoverBREEDINGAvailableLeave Abomasnow with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Snover egg.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 216. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Lake Acuity. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Walking · Route 17. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · Axew's Eye · Snowstorm. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Abomasnow ✓
Abomasnow Weakness
Abomasnow is weak to Fire, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Bug, Rock, and Steel. Watch out for Fire attacks, those deal 4x damage. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Abomasnow's overall bulk (90/105/105) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fire |
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting, Poison, Flying, Bug, Rock, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
What is Abomasnow Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Abomasnow
 Quilava Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Quilava builds →Ember 4x63-75% Brick Break 2x30-36% | ||
 Litten Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodIki Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Litten builds →Fire Fang 4x80-96% Acrobatics 2x23-29% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Salamence builds →Fly 2x86-102%KO Fire Fang 4x84-100%KO Brick Break 2x48-57% Rock Slide 2x48-57% | ||
 Oricorio Fire | C | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x50-59% Rock Slide 2x32-39% | ||
 Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Iki Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 4x92-108%KO Acrobatics 2x25-31% | ||
Quilava Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Quilava builds →Flame Wheel 4x71-83% Brick Break 2x28-33% | ||
 Litwick GhostFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Litwick builds →Flame Burst 4x78-92% Smog 2x14-17% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Salamence builds →Fly 2x85-100%KO Fire Fang 4x79-94% Brick Break 2x47-56% Rock Slide 2x47-56% | ||
Oricorio Fire | C | |
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Magmar builds →Flame Burst 4x97-115%KO Brick Break 2x32-38% Clear Smog 2x23-28% | ||
Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Iki Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 4x78-92% Acrobatics 2x23-28% | ||
Quilava Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Quilava builds →Flame Wheel 4x65-77% Brick Break 2x26-31% | ||
Litwick GhostFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Litwick builds →Flame Burst 4x72-85% Smog 2x13-15% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Salamence builds →Fly 2x78-92% Fire Fang 4x73-87% Brick Break 2x44-51% Rock Slide 2x44-51% | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Magmar builds →Flame Burst 4x96-114%KO Brick Break 2x33-40% Clear Smog 2x24-29% | ||
Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Iki Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 4x85-100%KO Acrobatics 2x24-29% | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x61-71% Rock Slide 2x40-48% Acrobatics 2x30-36% | ||
Quilava Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Quilava builds →Flame Wheel 4x67-79% Brick Break 2x26-31% | ||
Litwick GhostFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Litwick builds →Flame Burst 4x73-86% Smog 2x12-14% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Magmar builds →Flame Burst 4x98-116%KO Brick Break 2x32-39% Clear Smog 2x24-28% | ||
Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Iki Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 4x82-97% Leech Life 2x32-39% Acrobatics 2x24-28% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x60-71% Rock Slide 2x40-47% Acrobatics 2x29-34% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Flareon builds →Overheat 4x173-203%KO Smog 2x14-17% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Arcanine builds →Overheat 4x177-208%KO Aerial Ace 2x30-36% | ||
 Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Turtonator builds →Overheat 4x164-193%KO Venoshock 2x29-34% Rock Tomb 2x24-29% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Torkoal builds →Overheat 4x159-188%KO Rock Slide 2x31-37% Smog 2x14-17% | ||
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Salazzle builds →Overheat 4x186-220%KO Sludge Bomb 2x66-78% Leech Life 2x26-31% Acrobatics 2x18-21% | ||
 Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Iki Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Incineroar builds →Overheat 4x144-169%KO Leech Life 2x40-47% Brick Break 2x37-44% Acrobatics 2x28-34% | ||
Ninetales Fire | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Flareon builds →Overheat 4x167-197%KO Smog 2x14-17% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Arcanine builds →Overheat 4x171-202%KO Aerial Ace 2x30-35% | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Typhlosion builds →Eruption 4x214-253%KO Focus Blast 2x57-68% Rock Slide 2x30-35% Aerial Ace 2x25-29% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Chandelure builds →Overheat 4x237-279%KO Smog 2x19-23% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 4x199-234%KO Smog 2x14-16% | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Emboar builds →Overheat 4x173-204%KO Hammer Arm 2x78-92% Poison Jab 2x43-50% Stone Edge 2x52-62% | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Salazzle builds →Overheat 4x189-223%KO Sludge Wave 2x69-81% Leech Life 2x25-30% Acrobatics 2x18-21% | ||
Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Typhlosion builds →Eruption 4x212-249%KO Focus Blast 2x56-67% Rock Slide 2x28-34% Aerial Ace 2x23-27% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Chandelure builds →Overheat 4x235-277%KO Smog 2x19-22% | ||
 Solgaleo PsychicSteel | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Solgaleo builds →Flare Blitz 4x137-161%KO Sunsteel Strike 2x86-101%KO Stone Edge 2x57-67% Wake-Up Slap 2x40-48% | ||
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 4x189-222%KO Hammer Arm 2x79-93% Head Smash 2x78-92% Poison Jab 2x42-49% | ||
Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Iki Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Incineroar builds →Flare Blitz 4x178-210%KO Cross Chop 2x49-58% Leech Life 2x40-47% Acrobatics 2x28-33% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityUnaware ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Quagsire builds →Scald4-5% Earthquake11-12% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemEviolite NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Hippopotas builds →Earthquake9-11% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStormdrain ItemLeftovers NatureSassy Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Gastrodon builds →Scald5-7% Earthquake10-12% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureHardy Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Claydol builds →Rapid Spin9-11% Psychic10-12% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureGentle Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Altaria builds →Earthquake9-11% Ice Beam10-12% Draco Meteor14-17% | ||
Abomasnow Evolutions
Evolved from Snover. Abomasnow is the final form in this two-stage line. Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Attack grew the most through evolution (+70 over Snover), and Abomasnow peaks at 594 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
SM Abomasnow Best Moveset
Mega Abomasnow fires 132 Attack with AbilitySnow Warning setting hail on entry. Base form sets hail for Ice-type allies. Grass/Ice carries seven weaknesses including 4x Fire. Z-MoveBlizzard fires a guaranteed-accuracy 185-power Ice nuke in hail. The moveset earns D-tier through hail support limited by the worst defensive type combination in the game.
Best Build
Abomasnow best EVs are Attack and Sp. Atk
Mixed Tank Moveset
- Blizzard
- Wood Hammer
- Earthquake
- Ice Shard
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
TMs carry this one. Abomasnow learns Wood Hammer and Solar Beam naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Fighting and Ground and beyond give it real matchup play.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Abomasnow Sun & Moon Guide
In Sun & Moon, Snow Warning changes the entire equation for Abomasnow. The 594 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked B-Tier as a wallbreaker. Blizzard with Assault Vest is the standard set.
In Sun & Moon, Abomasnow can Mega Evolve into Mega Abomasnow. That's 694 BST, up from 594. The stat redistribution often changes its best role. Mega Stone required, one per battle.
In Sun & Moon, Abomasnow's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Machamp (Fighting), and Nidoking (Poison), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Charizard is the most dangerous since Fire moves deal 4x damage. Flying, Bug, Rock, and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 7 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. At base 30 Speed, Abomasnow won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Snow Warning is what you want on Abomasnow. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. On wall sets, Snow Warning pairs with Abomasnow's base 105 Defense to absorb physical hits on the switch.
Base 30 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Abomasnow is a mixed attacker with base 132 Attack and 132 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a wallbreaker.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Abomasnow has appeared in 14 titles over 7 generations. Along the way, it received a Mega form in Generation 6, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
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 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves